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Freddie Jackson, ‘You Are My Lady’ Singer That Topped R&B Charts, Dead at 69

New York Times 07 Oct 2026
With hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” he made slow jams feel like grand romance ... .
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Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974.

New York Times 07 Oct 2026
He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army ... .
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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

New York Times 07 Oct 2026
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin ... .
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On Breakroom Chronicles, Safeway Workers Serve Nostalgia During Their Lunch Break

New York Times 30 Sep 2026
The viral social media account Breakroom Chronicles, created by two Safeway employees who lip-sync ’80s and ’90s pop favorites, is bringing campy joy to millions ... .
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‘Showgirls’: The Gratuitous, Surreal Bomb That Was Maybe Brilliant

New York Times 28 Sep 2026
The reception to Paul Verhoeven’s lurid 1995 melodrama starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon was humiliating, but it’s since become a thought-provoking camp favorite ... .
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Pearl Jam’s Bass Player Is a Style Innovator

New York Times 26 Sep 2026
Fun hats. Layers. A blend of punk and jock fashions. A new book reveals Jeff Ament’s influence on a ’90s look that swept the nation ... .
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Pete Byrne, New Wave Singer Behind ‘Always Something There,’ Dies at 74

New York Times 26 Sep 2026
As the voice of Naked Eyes, he became a familiar presence on MTV during the synth-pop boom of the 1980s ... .
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‘How Betty Fletcher Won by a Day and Lost for Nineteen Years’

National Review 25 Sep 2026
That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post ....
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What’s a Classic Car? Younger Collectors Prize Less Heralded Models.

New York Times 21 Sep 2026
Baby boomers embraced brawny cars from the 1950s and ’60s, but as new collectors take up the hobby, Mazdas and Nissans from the 1980s and ’90s are hot, and still don’t break the bank ... .
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With ‘Barely Breathing’, Duncan Sheik Became an Accidental Pop Star

New York Times 19 Sep 2026
Sheik’s song “Barely Breathing” spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1990s. But the success only propelled him closer to Broadway ... .
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Rita Ackermann Doesn’t Have to Explain Her Work to You

New York Times 17 Sep 2026
The artist, an enfant terrible of the 1990s, has embraced a quieter, more enigmatic style. Just don’t ask her what it all means ... .
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Peter Max Franchised the Cosmic ’60s Into Commercial Success, Without the Museum

New York Times 17 Sep 2026
For decades, his bold colors and benign peace-and-love message captivated those who saw America shining ... .
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Book Review: ‘When America Roared,’ by Jonathan Kaufman

New York Times 17 Sep 2026
In “When America Roared,” Jonathan Kaufman draws together a bushel of figures who thrived in one fateful decade ... .
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