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Invasion of the Pantyhose People
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Invasion of the Pantyhose People
Say “pantyhose” to a young woman today and chances are she’ll screw up her face and let out a big...
Elvis Costello and the Great Geek Trauma
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Elvis Costello and the Great Geek Trauma
Angry doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling right now. How Laurie could have said that about me I’ll...
’80s Acid Wash
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’80s Acid Wash
As a teenager, it’s easy to think that your parents are out to get you, or that their sole purpose...
Mohawks, Me and That Chick From Bow Wow Wow
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Mohawks, Me and That Chick From Bow Wow Wow
I’m sitting in the Little Room listening to “I Want Candy” really loud and wondering what my parents would do...
Laura Biagiotti
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Laura Biagiotti
Sleek and sophisticated, Laura Biagiotti adverts of the 1980s were always stand-outs. Supermodel-friendly and most often shot by equally supermodel-friendly...
’80s California Cool
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’80s California Cool
Growing up on the western Canadian prairie, California was often the family destination of choice, just like our eastern counterparts...
Big Hair Day
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Big Hair Day
Big hair is synonymous with ’80s style. It’s the cliché, the joke, the impression burned into all of our minds....
Seventeen, April 1984
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Seventeen, April 1984
I was 13 in April of 1984. I had become fast friends that school year with a group of girls...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....