Signs of the Times
----The NES Launch: The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was officially launched nationwide in the US, marking the beginning of a new era for video games.
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Steppin' Out
Song by Joe Jackson
This is the fifth song, released on August 1, 1982, from Joe Jackson’s fifth album, Night and Day. This song became Jackson’s highest-charting song in the U.S., reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
The song is about a man looking forward to taking his partner out for a night on the town. The song was inspired by Jackson’s time living in New York City.
Lyrics
Now, the mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine, look and dry your eyes--
We- So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say Can come alive--Get into a car and drive --To the other side
We-are young, but getting old before our time
We'll leave the TV and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find -steppin' out tonight--
Me, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You can dress in pink and blue, just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while,
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while,
if you follow me
Me, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
Me, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
Me, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
Into the night, into the light
You, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
Me, babe, steppin' out
Into the night, into the light
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Sassy
For "Edgy" young women
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In the '80s and early '90s, teen magazine readers could be grouped into two categories. The Seventeen reader had New Kids on the Block in her Walkman, her prom dress picked in September, and dated a senior.
Then, there were the Sassy girls.
Sassy was the antithesis of the homecoming queen, please-your-boyfriend culture. It published articles about suicide and STDs while Seventeen was still teaching girls how to get a boy to notice you.
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Although Sassy folded in 1994, its readers remember it well. The generation of women that was influenced by the magazine went on to create a new batch of Sassy-inspired publications like Bitch, Bust, and Venus.
Dirt
Sassy's spinoff magazine for young men
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Dirt was an American lifestyle magazine targeting young men. The magazine was launched in 1991 by Andy Jenkins, Spike Jonze, and Mark Lewman.
Lewman said of the debut issue:
"We're all about sports, music, movies, girls and junk food. We combine these topics with current events, celebrity quotes and true-life stories like our current profile of a Los Angeles gang member recently released from prison. We're mostly about a boy's basic concerns-with hard-edged pieces mixed in. ... Most of the stereotypes about guys are just wrong. I don't know any Bills and Teds."
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Dirt later became part of Lang Communications and was headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The magazine folded in 1994.
