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All posts tagged

1980s

March 4, 2010

Philosophical Queries of Academia That Prompted Classic Songs By Hair Bands

by Selena Coppock
October 25, 2009

An Open Letter to the Soundtrack of My Life

by Clinton Larson
May 5, 2009

The Tom Tom Club Catechism

by Maureen Miller
March 30, 2009

1980s TV Shows for Plants

by Ross Murray
March 13, 2009

Academic Monographs by Stars of the 1980s

by Burke Hilsabeck
October 31, 2008

Famous Lines From ’80s Anthems Adjusted for the Cost of Living

by Gabrielle Wootton
April 19, 2008

Signs Your Work Environment Is Actually Van Halen Circa 1984

by Ryan Boudinot
March 21, 2008

A 1980s Teen Sex Comedy Becomes Politically Uncomfortable

by Andrew Golden
December 7, 2007

Twisted Sister: Where Are They Now?

by Mike Drucker and Jon Clarke
May 25, 2007

Jenny’s Alternate Numbers

by Gretchen VanWormer

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June 14, 2022

My Favorite Controlled Substance Is Daycare

by Sarah Suksiri
June 17, 2021

What Your Favorite ’90s Rock Band Says About the Type of Bored Suburban Dad You Are Today

by Talia Argondezzi and Jared Bilski
January 14, 2022

What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You

by John Moe
June 16, 2022

How to Give Directions Like My Dad

by Charles Stayton

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by McKayley Gourley
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First Drafts of Classic Movie Quotes

by Louie Aronowitz and Patrick Coyne
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by Wendi Aarons and Johanna Gohmann
June 28, 2022

I’m the Last Bottle of Ketchup at Mar-a-Lago and I Live in a State of Constant Fear

by Matt Fotis