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...backed violence and a raucous endorsement of a “do whatever it takes” mentality. In the film’s world, cops are still called pigs, cocaine rules the street, Blondie still plays at clubs, and mobsters with ponytails wear tight leather jackets. But such 80s cultural stereotypes seem anachronistic, mostly because they so poorly mask the fact that the questions at the film’s core are distinctly those of our time—a time when our country’s de facto cultural voice is some mongrel mishmash of Fox News...
...kind of fans the National Football League wants, and the kind that the World Wrestling Federation has been able to drag blindly into its new enterprise, the first major pro league to be launched since the three-season flop of the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-'80s. The XFL is a joint venture by the World Wrestling Federation and NBC that debuted last Saturday night. It is trying to sell itself as a more violent version of the NFL (no fair catches, taunting encouraged) with more sex (cheerleaders in revealing outfits), but that's not really...
...leading the men’s squad to a 17th-place finish. In the women’s race, freshman Meghan Houser took 41st place, with the Crimson women finishing 17th as well. Both teams had to fight through the unusual October heat, with temperatures rising into the mid-80s during the early afternoon when the races were held. The intense sun also dried out the course, which made conditions rather dusty for the Crimson runners. “It’s not ideal cross-country weather conditions for October,” coach Jason Saretsky said...
...Rock music is something that will always be around and raise its head. I don't know if it will ever approach the level it was in the '80s when it was nothing to play to 20,000 or 30,000 people a night. Many of the fans that do come out are people that have been listening for years. They bring their kids. They know the history. It is nice to see that second generation Queensryche fan coming out," said Geoff Tate, lead singer of Queensryche, which toured with Black Sabbath this summer. The bands played to crowds...
...Dokken and the other big-hair survivor bands of the '80s have their way, they will be around to welcome back the troops. Says Pearcy, "When I'm 60 and some cool grandpa dude, I'll be rocking...