Christmas is over and now it’s time to turn our focus to New Year’s. So ditch the ugly ’80s Xmas...
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Everyday is Halloween
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Everyday is Halloween
I was never much of a Halloween person. In fact, I sort of dreaded finding a costume and dressing up...
’80s Levi’s
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’80s Levi’s
I had just turned 13 and was starting eighth grade when the great Levi’s invasion of the ’80s began. Sure,...
Vacation — All I Ever Wanted
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Vacation — All I Ever Wanted
As I sit at my desk today, on the cusp of the annual long weekend known usually as The August...
Herb Ritts
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Herb Ritts
Best known for his black-and-white portraiture and celebrity clientele, American photographer Herb Ritts did a considerable amount of colour work...
Workin’ It Out
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Workin’ It Out
The Jane Fonda Workout. Oliva Newton John belting out her aerobics-inspired song, Physical, and starring int he movie of the...
Inside the Design Mind of Neville Brody
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Inside the Design Mind of Neville Brody
The Graphic Language of Neville Brody by Jo Wozencroft Thames and Hudson, 160 pages, 1988 Two names always come to...
The Waterboys and My 50% Boyfriend
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The Waterboys and My 50% Boyfriend
I don’t know exactly how Mike Scott from The Waterboys knows so much about my life. I’m in the little...
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...
Just Like Heaven
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Just Like Heaven
Everybody keeps saying that I’m so lucky. I don’t feel lucky. My mouth hurts, and my jaw. I’m sitting in...