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...since when is a dominating defense boring? When reminiscing about Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain of the '70s, the words bore and snore don't come to mind. And there's no record of Super Bowl alumni Mike Singletary and Lawrence Taylor putting fans to sleep in the mid-'80s...
...next day, in a desperate attempt to save my relationship, I put up a bad picture of myself, a picture that caused a staggering number of people to say I eerily resembled the '80s lesbian cross-dressing singer Phranc. Even people who didn't know who Phranc was used words like '80s, cross-dressing and lesbian vocal stylist. And my girlfriend came home from work that night, shoved a camera at me and went in the bathroom vowing to cake on makeup until she looked "like more of a whore than Pam Anderson." It was a scary yet incredibly exciting...
DIED. MILAN HLAVSA, 49, Czech rock star whose underground group, Plastic People of the Universe, rallied 1970s and '80s dissidents such as Vaclav Havel; of lung cancer; in Prague. Hlavsa named his band for Frank Zappa's song Plastic People. The 1976 arrests of band members inspired the formation of the human-rights group Charter 77 the following year...
...pint, stroll through the Brigade Road shopping district toward Mahatma Gandhi Road and stop in at the Underground, 65 Bluemoon Complex. This downstairs haunt, vaguely modeled on a London tube station, features a neon-lit bar and cozy, crowded booths. Few venture onto the dance floor, despite the catchy '80s tunes spinning out from the DJ booth. Bathrooms here are not in the best condition, so it might be advisable to hold off on that last drink until you get to the next location. But if you want to sample the house potion, squeeze your...
...success of teams, it has been shown, comes in cycles. What did the Yankees accomplish in the '80s? Absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, since 1990, teams as diverse as the Phillies, the Indians, and the Padres have all made World Series appearances, while the Reds, Blue Jays, and Marlins have all claimed championships...