#1980s

#1980s

The story revolves around Jimmy George (Rami Malek), an exuberant theater artist-not performance artist, he insists-who, intentionally or not, has made himself the center of several people's lives. Those people include Dennis (Tom Sturridge), his longtime partner, who views with him with a mixture of enduring tenderness and concern; Vincent (Luther Ford), a British newcomer to Jimmy's building who is drawn to his magnetism; and Brenda (Rebecca Hall), Jimmy's sister, who travels between Jimmy's countercultural milieu and the more traditional world of their family.

On August 26, 1980, a huge metal box was delivered to Harvey's Wagon Wheel casino, disguised as an IBM photocopier. An X-ray confirmed that the complex explosive inside contained 1,000lb of dynamite.

The movie explores the glamour and corruption of mid-'80s Miami in an all-new version of Miami Vice, inspired by the pilot episode and first season of the landmark Universal Television series.

Do you think you can finish the lyrics to the biggest hits of the 1980s? This '80s song lyrics quiz will test how well you really know your favorite throwback tracks. In this finish the lyrics quiz, we'll give you a line from a classic song, and you'll have to complete it correctly. From power ballads to synth-pop staples, this 1980s music trivia quiz is packed with iconic moments that defined the era.

What telling people to touch grass ignores, in part, is that grass is not all that good to touch. It's itchy and sticky - there could be bugs in there. There's a far more profoundjoyin touching machines, as is shown again and again in Albert Birney's Obex, which functions as both a shrine to and warning about our reliance on technology.

3. And this reader shared some modern context: "Tennessee still has corporal punishment, at least as of a decade ago. A friend's teenage daughter had to get paddled for something extremely minor (her cellphone was in her backpack and not her locker). There is something seriously gross and perverted about a grown man making a young girl bend over his desk to paddle her butt." - blueshark77

With their blistering, high-octane riffing and superb technical chops, one of the most formidable and resilient is Testament. Despite having enough lineup changes to rival the Fall, cancer scares and the 1990s grunge takeover that edged out cut-off denim for plaid shirts, Testament are still selling out tours, gnashing at the heels of the commercially dominating Big Four metal bands Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax and releasing new records with just as much vigour.

The 1980s were a decade of big hair, big corporate, and big ideas about food and health. Along with the U.S. government publishing its first dietary guidelines at the time, wellness broke free from its former association with folks like your hippie aunt and uncle and entered the mainstream. This was due, in part, to the advent of two cultural trends: fitness and workplace changes, especially the rise of women in the workplace. People had less time for home cooking,

Cyndi Lauper burst forth in the '80s and conquered everything, quickly becoming the queen of the nascent MTV and leaving a significant mark in pop culture.

The arrival of the affluent into the city signified new opportunities for Art, who leveraged his first property investment to establish a burgeoning real estate business in midtown. Acquisition became his focus, uniquely placing him in a Manhattan landlord's ideal image.

"The '80s and '90s felt like a bit of a lawless land for parents. We were told to sit back from the TV lest we ruin our eyes, but it’s rare to find a kid from that era who didn’t watch something incredibly inappropriate, either with their parents or on their own."

"The photographs show Melanie doing what any 18-year-old girl would do; dressing up, partying on the weekends, sharing pints at the local pub, and laughing with her girlfriends."

Euro 80 was marked by violence and hooliganism, described as a miserable event, while Euro 2000 celebrated the joy of football, highlighting a significant change in the sport.

In embracing the vibrant life of New York, Mallon reflects on the tragedy of AIDS decimating the gay community while he finds personal liberation.

From day one there was something disorienting about Salem 66. 'Across the Sea' exemplifies their off-kilter energy: Grunwald's staccato guitar lines curl like steel wool and Kaplan's rubber basslines bounce between center and background.

"Bicycles had supported him for years - first as an undergraduate at Kent State University, then while getting his masters at San Francisco State University..."