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Back in the Day Track of the Week
Tonight, Tonight
Tonight, Tonight is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from their critically acclaimed album, "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition)," released in 1995. The track stands out for its orchestral arrangement and uplifting message, making it one of the band's most iconic songs.
The lyrics of "Tonight, Tonight" are rich with imagery and emotion, inviting listeners to explore their own feelings of hope and possibility. The opening lines, "Time is never time at all / You can never ever leave / Without leaving a piece of you," suggest a profound connection to the present moment. Here, time is portrayed as fluid and elusive, emphasizing the idea that every experience leaves an indelible mark on our lives. This notion resonates with the song's call to embrace the now, as it highlights the importance of being present and engaged in our experiences.
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Read the complete Magazine from cover to cover! This week you have a subscription to Sassy and Sassy's guy spinoff Dirt
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.
