http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:34:22 -0700 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:12:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Johnny-Marr-is-there-and-back-again?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner The Cribs's previous album. Johnny Marr, the most brilliant guitarist of the 1980s, continues to expand his repertoire and move forward. Marr has had the sort of career one might most envy, one that began with an artistic apex but one that he has n... johnny marr Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:12:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Johnny-Marr-is-there-and-back-again?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d15-The-Dark-Legacy-of-the-1980s-explored-in-new-film?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner John Hankey is a controversial filmmaker, based in Los Angeles, who has several films to his credit exploring topics ranging from the critical analysis of cinema to political conspiracies.  His new film, Dark Legacy, concerns both the records o... bush dark legacy jfk Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:24:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d15-The-Dark-Legacy-of-the-1980s-explored-in-new-film?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Michael-Jackson-a-life-in-pop?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner (AP Photo/Mark Baker) It’s a strange thing, this affiliation we feel for those things which first move us. As is the case for so many of us of a certain age, Thriller was the first LP I ever purchased. I proceeded to wear it out on my ancient ... michael jackson Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:55:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Michael-Jackson-a-life-in-pop?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d23-My-Dinner-with-Andre-arrives-on-Criterion-DVD?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner My Dinner with Andre receives the Criterion treatment today, having just been released on DVD. Directed by Louis Malle (Au Revoir Les Enfants, Atlantic City), the film consists entirely of a single conversation between friends Andre Gregory and Wal... wallace shawn louis malle my dinner with andre Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:23:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d23-My-Dinner-with-Andre-arrives-on-Criterion-DVD?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Members-of-New-Order-and-Blur-join-forces?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner New Order officially broke up yet again last year, and as usual the problem centered around bickering alphas Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook. Hooky is gone, and with him the name of the band, so the other members are moving on without him. They have r... new order blur Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:28:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Members-of-New-Order-and-Blur-join-forces?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Neil-Postman-in-the-peekaboo-world?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner In 1985, author Neil Postman, then-chairman of the Department of Communication Art at NYU, wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death. It has gone on to become a classic of analysis, akin to Jerry Mander’s Four Arguments for the Elimination of Televis... neil postman roger waters Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:52:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Neil-Postman-in-the-peekaboo-world?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Looking-back-at-the-nostalgia-films-of-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner For whatever reason, just as there was a sudden burst of body-switching movies in the 80s (Like Father, Like Son, 18 Again, and Vice Versa, among others), there was also a number of films made about people re-evaluating their youths in the 60s. The ... big chill nostalgia john sayles Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:28:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Looking-back-at-the-nostalgia-films-of-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d5-In-the-wake-of-Land-of-the-Lost-will-Hollywood-revive-these-80s-shows?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)  In the wake of the film version of Land of the Lost, it seems that most of the television shows of the 1970s have been plumbed for Hollywood remakes by now – with the possible exception of Battle of the Plan... 1980s land of the lost will ferrell television Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:18:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d5-In-the-wake-of-Land-of-the-Lost-will-Hollywood-revive-these-80s-shows?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Decoding-Wang-Chung?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Confusing and misheard lyrics have always been a part of rock music. Whole books have been written about the subject. And even when the answer is known with respect to a particular song, sometimes it’s hard to ever go back. For example, in Ma... 1980s wang chung Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:08:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Decoding-Wang-Chung?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d1-1987s-Black-Monday-revisited-General-Motors-declares-bankruptcy?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner (AP photo) If it’s Monday, then General Motors must be out of business.  A small exaggeration, perhaps; they are merely bankrupt. And unlike people, businesses can continue to stay in business and even pay their CEOs millions of dollars... 1980s economy general motors black monday Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:34:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m6d1-1987s-Black-Monday-revisited-General-Motors-declares-bankruptcy?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Character-actors-of-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here There exists a group of actors whose faces were ubiquitous in background roles in the 1980s who never worked quite as hard again. Familiar in face but perhaps not in name, they spelled so many roles that anyone wh... 1980s film actors Tue, 26 May 2009 14:31:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Character-actors-of-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d22-80s-movie-appreciation-Blade-Runner?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? proposes that even in 2021, Americans will be driven by a bourgeois desire to fit in, and surpass, one’s neighbors. Rick Deckard, the book’s protagonist, owns an electric ... film blade runner; nietzsche Fri, 22 May 2009 14:15:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d22-80s-movie-appreciation-Blade-Runner?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d20-The-punk-underground-in-the-1980s-part-two?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner   "Using my head for an ashtray..." Iggy does his thing. (AP Photo/Lisa Rose) The punk movement in the 1980s did not limit itself to music. It didn’t get on American television much – instead, the pastel colors of New Wave... punk film Wed, 20 May 2009 13:08:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d20-The-punk-underground-in-the-1980s-part-two?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d19-The-Clippers-first-1-pick-Danny-Manning?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) The L.A. Clippers won the NBA lottery today, meaning that they get the first selection in the upcoming draft. It seems likely that they will take Blake Griffin, but since this is the Clippers we’re talking about, it&rs... clippers basketball danny manning Tue, 19 May 2009 20:52:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d19-The-Clippers-first-1-pick-Danny-Manning?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d17-An-AllStar-MLB-Team-for-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner   Say it ain't so, Manny! (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) Manny Ramirez, as everyone knows, has made headlines by being yet another celebrated baseball player to have his legacy ruined by steroid abuse. One interesting (and depressing) thing about th... 1980s baseball steroids Sat, 16 May 2009 22:55:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d17-An-AllStar-MLB-Team-for-the-1980s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d15-80s-icon-Gregory-Hines?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner   Gregory Hines was the greatest tap-dancer of his generation before he ever became widely known to the public during the 1980s in films. The fact that he did break into movies is to our everlasting benefit, however, because it managed to captur... punk gregory hines Fri, 15 May 2009 13:40:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d15-80s-icon-Gregory-Hines?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Towel-Day-just-around-the-corner?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Josh Smith knows where his towel is. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Now that Mother’s Day has passed, another significant calendar date looms: May 25th, celebrated by fans of Douglas Adams all over the world as Towel Day. Adams, of course, wrote f... Wed, 13 May 2009 02:58:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Towel-Day-just-around-the-corner?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d9-80s-movie-appreciation-Year-of-the-Dragon?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Year of the Dragon was a commercial and critical failure when it appeared in 1985, and time has been no kinder to it. It is dismissed, if considered at all, as racist and melodramatic, with an intense but miscast Mickey Rourke at the center of a sp... punk mickey rourke michael cimino film Sat, 09 May 2009 21:38:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d9-80s-movie-appreciation-Year-of-the-Dragon?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d8-The-punk-underground-in-the-1980s-part-one?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner Despite the rumors, punk isn't dead. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) The 1980s are known as a time of excess, in which pop stars rejected 1970s working-class presentation for gel-enhanced sheen and slick production. However, in the midst of all this was... punk 1980s Fri, 08 May 2009 10:18:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d8-The-punk-underground-in-the-1980s-part-one?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d7-New-releases-relive-the-80s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Over the last few weeks a number of major CD releases have brought the 1980s back into the light, as Prince, the Pet Shop Boys, and Depeche Mode all released collections of new material and Erasure has a new boxed set. Even ... Thu, 07 May 2009 00:40:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10287-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m5d7-New-releases-relive-the-80s?cid=exrss-80s-Pop-Culture-Examiner