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Thanks to Simon & Schuster, ignorance of MTV trivia never again has to be a road block on the highway of coolness. Finally, the appearance of being the kind of slacker who watches six hours of MTV a day, as well as an expertise on campy 70s music can be had for under $60. A set of new books in the spirit of music television delve into three crucial series, which capture the essence of MTV cool...

Author: By Josh N. Lambert, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Some Literature for the Illiterate: The MTV Generation Hits the Books | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...arrogant...(and thus most interesting) son of a bitch;" the flick Pulp Fiction as a movie where "A lot of stuff happens, so pay attention;" and Under Siege as "The Navy...a chance to blow away a lot of bad guys on a really cool big boat." The movie trivia tidbits are pretty interesting, too--mentioning that 2 Live Crew sampled "Me So Horny" from Full Metal Jacket, that Barb Wire was loosely based on Casablanca, or that Goldfinger was the first Bond movie to have merchandise marketed with it makes for good study break conversation...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, CRIMSON SAFF WRITER | Title: Two 'Macho' Views Widen the Gender Gap | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

Jones says that they would also share trivia from books that they had read, a favorite pastime of Beatles enthusiasts...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Beatles Appreciation Society: Beatle Mania Hits Harvard (Again) | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...bastion of traditional news values, whose slightest twist or turn can cause outcries of betrayal among loyal readers. The last upheaval came in the 1970s, when the Times introduced several new feature sections, such as living and home, and traditionalists moaned that the paper had been contaminated with trivia on artichokes and Biedermeier furniture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LAST GREAT NEWSPAPER | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...Harvard Game: 350 Years of Trivia (a board game made in celebration of the school's 350th anniversary), players may land on all of the following spaces except...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quiz for the Weekend | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

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