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Currently blogging about the most popular and award-winning movies, books, shows, and games from each of my soon-to-be 52 years spent enjoying them at https://52-fifty-two.blogspot.com. I'm sharing both new and backlogged posts here.
1985 in dessert, breakfast, and candy: Blizzards, Strudels, and Sour Patch Kids
"The best Blizzard flavour of all time was Crispy Crunch, which was a better version of a Butterfinger anyway, and I haven't seen that on the menu in a dog's age."
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"The best Blizzard flavour of all time was Crispy Crunch, which was a better version of a Butterfinger anyway, and I haven't seen that on the menu in a dog's age."
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1985 in dessert, breakfast, and candy: Blizzards, Strudels, and Sour Patch Kids
I don't want to be a stickler, but shouldn't my Blizzard have been free if the cashier didn't flip it? I wasn't going to push it, especially...
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October 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
1985 in dessert, breakfast, and candy: Blizzards, Strudels, and Sour Patch Kids
"The best Blizzard flavour of all time was Crispy Crunch, which was a better version of a Butterfinger anyway, and I haven't seen that on the menu in a dog's age."
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"The best Blizzard flavour of all time was Crispy Crunch, which was a better version of a Butterfinger anyway, and I haven't seen that on the menu in a dog's age."
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1985 in music: Dire Straits makes an impeccable album and Glass Tiger sneaks onto my week's playlist
"Your Latest Trick is great and is a tribute to the lucrative career of saxophone soloists while the good times lasted."
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"Your Latest Trick is great and is a tribute to the lucrative career of saxophone soloists while the good times lasted."
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1985 in music: Dire Straits makes an impeccable album and Glass Tiger sneaks onto my week's playlist
Brothers in Arms was among the earliest CDs that I purchased (the very first was a 4 CD Led Zeppelin boxed set, which I purchased before I h...
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October 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
1985 in music: Dire Straits makes an impeccable album and Glass Tiger sneaks onto my week's playlist
"Your Latest Trick is great and is a tribute to the lucrative career of saxophone soloists while the good times lasted."
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"Your Latest Trick is great and is a tribute to the lucrative career of saxophone soloists while the good times lasted."
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1985 Games: Karate Champ, Super Mario Bros., Hydlide, and Blackjack
"(Super Mario Bros.) naturally feels a little small now, but every beat, challenge, secret, item, and music cue are all still permanently etched in my memory."
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"(Super Mario Bros.) naturally feels a little small now, but every beat, challenge, secret, item, and music cue are all still permanently etched in my memory."
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1985 Games: Karate Champ, Super Mario Bros., Hydlide, and Blackjack
I don't know, maybe I missed something 1985, because I don't remember ever playing this number one arcade game back then, and Karate Champ w...
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October 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
1985 Games: Karate Champ, Super Mario Bros., Hydlide, and Blackjack
"(Super Mario Bros.) naturally feels a little small now, but every beat, challenge, secret, item, and music cue are all still permanently etched in my memory."
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"(Super Mario Bros.) naturally feels a little small now, but every beat, challenge, secret, item, and music cue are all still permanently etched in my memory."
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1985's top-selling book The Mammoth Hunters full of prehistoric high school drama
"Some interesting tidbits about the emergence of humanity and early drops of civilization sandwiched in between plenty of Harlequin-style sequences."
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"Some interesting tidbits about the emergence of humanity and early drops of civilization sandwiched in between plenty of Harlequin-style sequences."
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1985's top-selling book The Mammoth Hunters full of prehistoric high school drama
I realize that I'm applying a different standard here but, unlike how I stopped reading the book Rabbit Redux because I realized that it w...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
1985's top-selling book The Mammoth Hunters full of prehistoric high school drama
"Some interesting tidbits about the emergence of humanity and early drops of civilization sandwiched in between plenty of Harlequin-style sequences."
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"Some interesting tidbits about the emergence of humanity and early drops of civilization sandwiched in between plenty of Harlequin-style sequences."
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1985 in movies: Back to the Future is still so very nearly perfect and Out of Africa impresses
"Why, after besting the bully beast, did George have one more obstacle? And why was it this maniacally laughing guy who cuts in on the dance?"
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"Why, after besting the bully beast, did George have one more obstacle? And why was it this maniacally laughing guy who cuts in on the dance?"
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1985 in movies: Back to the Future is still so very nearly perfect and Out of Africa impresses
Given another boost from the movie gods, Back to the Future was in in just the right week when I needed to see it. Now, it hasn't been all ...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
1985 in movies: Back to the Future is still so very nearly perfect and Out of Africa impresses
"Why, after besting the bully beast, did George have one more obstacle? And why was it this maniacally laughing guy who cuts in on the dance?"
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"Why, after besting the bully beast, did George have one more obstacle? And why was it this maniacally laughing guy who cuts in on the dance?"
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1985's top TV show: Cosby starts his dominant run
"It's a shame that so many people had to suffer from Cosby ... the least of which is that a show doesn't get to air or find an audience when lots of good people put a lot of good work into making it."
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"It's a shame that so many people had to suffer from Cosby ... the least of which is that a show doesn't get to air or find an audience when lots of good people put a lot of good work into making it."
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1985's top TV show: Cosby starts his dominant run
It's probably a good thing that this show was never a regular watch for me, or I might have had a more emotionally challenging time trying t...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
1985's top TV show: Cosby starts his dominant run
"It's a shame that so many people had to suffer from Cosby ... the least of which is that a show doesn't get to air or find an audience when lots of good people put a lot of good work into making it."
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"It's a shame that so many people had to suffer from Cosby ... the least of which is that a show doesn't get to air or find an audience when lots of good people put a lot of good work into making it."
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1984 in video games: Nintendo Golf, Pole Position II, a portable Punch-Out
"(Nintendo Golf is) not quite as nostalgic a game for me as Golf for Game Boy, but all of the beats of the game came back to me instantly."
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"(Nintendo Golf is) not quite as nostalgic a game for me as Golf for Game Boy, but all of the beats of the game came back to me instantly."
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1984 in video games: Nintendo Golf, Pole Position II, a portable Punch-Out
The Nintendo Entertainment System has almost arrived in North America (it's on my schedule for next week in 1985), though it continues to to...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:48 AM
1984 in video games: Nintendo Golf, Pole Position II, a portable Punch-Out
"(Nintendo Golf is) not quite as nostalgic a game for me as Golf for Game Boy, but all of the beats of the game came back to me instantly."
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"(Nintendo Golf is) not quite as nostalgic a game for me as Golf for Game Boy, but all of the beats of the game came back to me instantly."
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1984's Oscar winner: Amadeus, Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
"As each scene and sequence was unfolding I was remembering parts that were about to unfold. I knew that my parents liked this one a lot, so it must have been a favourite for repeat viewings."
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"As each scene and sequence was unfolding I was remembering parts that were about to unfold. I knew that my parents liked this one a lot, so it must have been a favourite for repeat viewings."
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1984's Oscar winner: Amadeus, Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
After the experience of watching Gandhi a couple of weeks ago, in which I recognized that I must have watched parts of it as a kid but eithe...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
1984's Oscar winner: Amadeus, Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
"As each scene and sequence was unfolding I was remembering parts that were about to unfold. I knew that my parents liked this one a lot, so it must have been a favourite for repeat viewings."
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"As each scene and sequence was unfolding I was remembering parts that were about to unfold. I knew that my parents liked this one a lot, so it must have been a favourite for repeat viewings."
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1984 in music: Reckless is Bryan Adams' breakthrough (and Michael Jackson is still Thrilling)
"I would have felt bad saying back in 1984 that Adams had reached his peak with this album but ... yeah, this was the top of the mountain for him."
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"I would have felt bad saying back in 1984 that Adams had reached his peak with this album but ... yeah, this was the top of the mountain for him."
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1984 in music: Reckless is Bryan Adams' breakthrough (and Michael Jackson is still Thrilling)
I remember thinking that Cuts Like a Knife, Adams' first real attention-getting hit, was decidedly fine but it wasn't exactly my thing. Ea...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
1984 in music: Reckless is Bryan Adams' breakthrough (and Michael Jackson is still Thrilling)
"I would have felt bad saying back in 1984 that Adams had reached his peak with this album but ... yeah, this was the top of the mountain for him."
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"I would have felt bad saying back in 1984 that Adams had reached his peak with this album but ... yeah, this was the top of the mountain for him."
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1984's box-office champ Ghostbusters never fails
"I loved it, of course. I didn't feel that way when I was 10, mind you. I was freaked out in the theatre and didn't make it until the end."
(Naturally, there's a reason why the Cars DVD case is pictured.)
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"I loved it, of course. I didn't feel that way when I was 10, mind you. I was freaked out in the theatre and didn't make it until the end."
(Naturally, there's a reason why the Cars DVD case is pictured.)
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1984's box-office champ Ghostbusters never fails
Hey! I found the DVD for Ghostbusters! Now, where's that Cars disc... To be very honest, I was mowing my lawn when it struck me that I wasn...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
1984's box-office champ Ghostbusters never fails
"I loved it, of course. I didn't feel that way when I was 10, mind you. I was freaked out in the theatre and didn't make it until the end."
(Naturally, there's a reason why the Cars DVD case is pictured.)
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"I loved it, of course. I didn't feel that way when I was 10, mind you. I was freaked out in the theatre and didn't make it until the end."
(Naturally, there's a reason why the Cars DVD case is pictured.)
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1984's best-seller The Talisman a solid tag-team effort
"One thing to be said for King's books is that he has a proven track record of coming up with pitchable hooks for series and movies. So - where's the movie, or more likely the show?"
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"One thing to be said for King's books is that he has a proven track record of coming up with pitchable hooks for series and movies. So - where's the movie, or more likely the show?"
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1984's best-seller The Talisman a solid tag-team effort
Well, here goes my second Stephen King book (the only other being 11/22/63); and I don't know anything by or about Peter Straub (other than ...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:43 AM
1984's best-seller The Talisman a solid tag-team effort
"One thing to be said for King's books is that he has a proven track record of coming up with pitchable hooks for series and movies. So - where's the movie, or more likely the show?"
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"One thing to be said for King's books is that he has a proven track record of coming up with pitchable hooks for series and movies. So - where's the movie, or more likely the show?"
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1984's top show Dynasty makes for fun actor-spotting
Dude, I didn't know anything about Jack Coleman before he was in Heroes. I always figured that he just appeared out of thin air for the superhero series."
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Dude, I didn't know anything about Jack Coleman before he was in Heroes. I always figured that he just appeared out of thin air for the superhero series."
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1984's top show Dynasty makes for fun actor-spotting
Following on the heels of my enjoyment of Dallas, I was expecting (and got) much the same vibe from the other prime-time soap of the era -...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
1984's top show Dynasty makes for fun actor-spotting
Dude, I didn't know anything about Jack Coleman before he was in Heroes. I always figured that he just appeared out of thin air for the superhero series."
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Dude, I didn't know anything about Jack Coleman before he was in Heroes. I always figured that he just appeared out of thin air for the superhero series."
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I would've thought this cereal was more '94 than '84.
"I don't think I ate this much (or at all) as a kid, and it only became a favourite once I was paying rent and buying my own groceries. That's probably why I don't associate it with the 80s."
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"I don't think I ate this much (or at all) as a kid, and it only became a favourite once I was paying rent and buying my own groceries. That's probably why I don't associate it with the 80s."
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I would've thought this cereal was more '94 than '84.
I don't think I ate this much (or at all) as a kid, and it only became a favourite once I was paying rent and buying my own groceries. That'...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I would've thought this cereal was more '94 than '84.
"I don't think I ate this much (or at all) as a kid, and it only became a favourite once I was paying rent and buying my own groceries. That's probably why I don't associate it with the 80s."
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"I don't think I ate this much (or at all) as a kid, and it only became a favourite once I was paying rent and buying my own groceries. That's probably why I don't associate it with the 80s."
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1983's Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment's sucker punch gets me good
"This is more Prizzi's Honor Jack than Cuckoo's Nest Jack. In fact, there's an awful lot of his Joker performance in this movie."
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"This is more Prizzi's Honor Jack than Cuckoo's Nest Jack. In fact, there's an awful lot of his Joker performance in this movie."
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1983's Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment's sucker punch gets me good
This is another in a long line of Oscar winners that I've never seen, but I expect that's going to change as I get into the late 80s and 90s...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
1983's Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment's sucker punch gets me good
"This is more Prizzi's Honor Jack than Cuckoo's Nest Jack. In fact, there's an awful lot of his Joker performance in this movie."
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"This is more Prizzi's Honor Jack than Cuckoo's Nest Jack. In fact, there's an awful lot of his Joker performance in this movie."
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1983's Pulitzer Prize winning Ironweed is a merciless read
"Once I'd given up any hope for (or even wanting) a quick turnaround to a happy ending, I was content to follow Francis to as close a state of peace as he was going to get."
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"Once I'd given up any hope for (or even wanting) a quick turnaround to a happy ending, I was content to follow Francis to as close a state of peace as he was going to get."
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1983's Pulitzer Prize winning Ironweed is a merciless read
Following along in my previously posted observation that the year's top-grossing movies are all about having fun at the theatre, while the c...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
1983's Pulitzer Prize winning Ironweed is a merciless read
"Once I'd given up any hope for (or even wanting) a quick turnaround to a happy ending, I was content to follow Francis to as close a state of peace as he was going to get."
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"Once I'd given up any hope for (or even wanting) a quick turnaround to a happy ending, I was content to follow Francis to as close a state of peace as he was going to get."
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1983's music: Bryan Adams arrives in Canada, and where's my Thriller?
"I've always felt that Jackson was more about the hits than about the record quality on the whole, but this is the exception, and it ran the music business for two whole years."
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"I've always felt that Jackson was more about the hits than about the record quality on the whole, but this is the exception, and it ran the music business for two whole years."
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1983's music: Bryan Adams arrives in Canada, and where's my Thriller?
One thing is for certain: now that I'm listening to 1983 playlists and top albums, it's clear that this is when I started watching videos on...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
1983's music: Bryan Adams arrives in Canada, and where's my Thriller?
"I've always felt that Jackson was more about the hits than about the record quality on the whole, but this is the exception, and it ran the music business for two whole years."
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"I've always felt that Jackson was more about the hits than about the record quality on the whole, but this is the exception, and it ran the music business for two whole years."
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1983's video games: Pole Position and Donkey Kong lands at home (in Japan)
"I kept on exploding against a billboard (we've all been there) until I loosened up a bit and at least made it to the checkpoint on the third try."
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"I kept on exploding against a billboard (we've all been there) until I loosened up a bit and at least made it to the checkpoint on the third try."
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1983's video games: Pole Position and Donkey Kong lands at home (in Japan)
"Prepare to qualify". I'd forgotten how those words instantaneously brought sweat to the palms in this, the number-one arcade game of the ye...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
1983's video games: Pole Position and Donkey Kong lands at home (in Japan)
"I kept on exploding against a billboard (we've all been there) until I loosened up a bit and at least made it to the checkpoint on the third try."
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"I kept on exploding against a billboard (we've all been there) until I loosened up a bit and at least made it to the checkpoint on the third try."
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1983: Chicken McNuggets don't hold up, Nerds rock on
"As I downed a 10-pack with my fam as a late night snack ... I found them bland.
Maybe they've changed.
Maybe I've changed.
Maybe we've both changed."
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"As I downed a 10-pack with my fam as a late night snack ... I found them bland.
Maybe they've changed.
Maybe I've changed.
Maybe we've both changed."
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1983: Chicken McNuggets don't hold up, Nerds rock on
I forgot to take a picture before they were gone. It has been a long time since I've eaten Chicken McNuggets - even longer than since I've ...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
1983: Chicken McNuggets don't hold up, Nerds rock on
"As I downed a 10-pack with my fam as a late night snack ... I found them bland.
Maybe they've changed.
Maybe I've changed.
Maybe we've both changed."
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"As I downed a 10-pack with my fam as a late night snack ... I found them bland.
Maybe they've changed.
Maybe I've changed.
Maybe we've both changed."
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1983's top earning movie: Return of the Jedi (no fooling around with Special Editions this time)
"Shout out to the Rebel Alliance for having the confidence to pack fireworks into the X-Wings for the victory celebration."
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"Shout out to the Rebel Alliance for having the confidence to pack fireworks into the X-Wings for the victory celebration."
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1983's top earning movie: Return of the Jedi (no fooling around with Special Editions this time)
While I don't own an original version of the movie, what I've got is pretty close: a Laserdisc with a THX upgrade but no augmented affects, ...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
1983's top earning movie: Return of the Jedi (no fooling around with Special Editions this time)
"Shout out to the Rebel Alliance for having the confidence to pack fireworks into the X-Wings for the victory celebration."
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"Shout out to the Rebel Alliance for having the confidence to pack fireworks into the X-Wings for the victory celebration."
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1983: Dallas part three brings my Ewing journey to a close
"If the TV show you're watching doesn't end a season with a fistfight in a storied homestead, with a thrown candle setting the house ablaze ... reconsider what kind of show you're watching."
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"If the TV show you're watching doesn't end a season with a fistfight in a storied homestead, with a thrown candle setting the house ablaze ... reconsider what kind of show you're watching."
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1983: Dallas part three brings my Ewing journey to a close
Seriously - if the TV show you're watching doesn't end a season with a fistfight in a storied homestead, with a thrown candle setting the ho...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
1983: Dallas part three brings my Ewing journey to a close
"If the TV show you're watching doesn't end a season with a fistfight in a storied homestead, with a thrown candle setting the house ablaze ... reconsider what kind of show you're watching."
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"If the TV show you're watching doesn't end a season with a fistfight in a storied homestead, with a thrown candle setting the house ablaze ... reconsider what kind of show you're watching."
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1982's Oscar-winning Gandhi as great as advertised (and curiously inspiring)
"It is a stoic, station-to-station kind of biography storytelling, which is befitting of a man with such patience and resolve."
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"It is a stoic, station-to-station kind of biography storytelling, which is befitting of a man with such patience and resolve."
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1982's Oscar-winning Gandhi as great as advertised (and curiously inspiring)
I know that I saw at least the opening scene when I was pretty young, but I have no memory of the rest of the movie. Maybe it was on TV and ...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
1982's Oscar-winning Gandhi as great as advertised (and curiously inspiring)
"It is a stoic, station-to-station kind of biography storytelling, which is befitting of a man with such patience and resolve."
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"It is a stoic, station-to-station kind of biography storytelling, which is befitting of a man with such patience and resolve."
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1982 in music: Men at Work bolstered by hits and Loverboy still rules in Canada
"I find it really interesting to think back to a time when two big hits were enough to drive album sales."
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"I find it really interesting to think back to a time when two big hits were enough to drive album sales."
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1982 in music: Men at Work bolstered by hits and Loverboy still rules in Canada
Listening to this record was a fascinating experience, one that had me looking back on how success was defined in the good ol' days of the o...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
1982 in music: Men at Work bolstered by hits and Loverboy still rules in Canada
"I find it really interesting to think back to a time when two big hits were enough to drive album sales."
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"I find it really interesting to think back to a time when two big hits were enough to drive album sales."
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1982 in video games: Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and ... Ms. Pac-Man
"In doing a little reading I found that indeed they did once consider calling it Pac-Woman, but veered towards Mrs. Pac-Man before settling on "Ms." because it rolled off the tongue better."
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"In doing a little reading I found that indeed they did once consider calling it Pac-Woman, but veered towards Mrs. Pac-Man before settling on "Ms." because it rolled off the tongue better."
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1982 in video games: Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and ... Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Man was still big on home console and computer, but Ms. Pac-Man took the top prize in the arcade. The online version that I played above...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
1982 in video games: Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and ... Ms. Pac-Man
"In doing a little reading I found that indeed they did once consider calling it Pac-Woman, but veered towards Mrs. Pac-Man before settling on "Ms." because it rolled off the tongue better."
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"In doing a little reading I found that indeed they did once consider calling it Pac-Woman, but veered towards Mrs. Pac-Man before settling on "Ms." because it rolled off the tongue better."
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1982's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Color Purple engrossing, surprising
"There was evil, but they received something other than hate ... disregard, maybe. It was an uplifting book despite spending time in some awful situations."
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"There was evil, but they received something other than hate ... disregard, maybe. It was an uplifting book despite spending time in some awful situations."
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1982's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Color Purple engrossing, surprising
Here's yet another famous property that I know very little about; I hadn't read the book nor have I seen the movie. I'd like to think that...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
1982's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Color Purple engrossing, surprising
"There was evil, but they received something other than hate ... disregard, maybe. It was an uplifting book despite spending time in some awful situations."
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"There was evil, but they received something other than hate ... disregard, maybe. It was an uplifting book despite spending time in some awful situations."
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1982's top TV show: dipping back into 60 Minutes
"As with the episode that featured Baryshnikov, it's a classic 60 Minutes profile: direct and patient, fair and balanced."
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"As with the episode that featured Baryshnikov, it's a classic 60 Minutes profile: direct and patient, fair and balanced."
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1982's top TV show: dipping back into 60 Minutes
I found a clip of 60 Minutes from 2003 on the passing of Johnny Cash, and within that video is footage from 1982 as Harry Reasoner interview...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
1982's top TV show: dipping back into 60 Minutes
"As with the episode that featured Baryshnikov, it's a classic 60 Minutes profile: direct and patient, fair and balanced."
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"As with the episode that featured Baryshnikov, it's a classic 60 Minutes profile: direct and patient, fair and balanced."
52-fifty-two.blogspot.com/2025/11/1982...