1980s
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“Drive” by The Cars – The Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Anthem
“Who’s gonna drive you home?” As an entrepreneur, you wear many hats. You’re the visionary, the strategist, the cheerleader. But the reality is that, sometimes, you are the one who needs the pep talk. The roller coaster ride of starting, building, and maintaining a business can leave you questioning everything, especially during those inevitable low…
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Celebrating the Absolute Absurdity of Cobra Kai in its Final Season
Remember The Karate Kid? A tale of youthful triumph fueled by questionable waxing techniques and a wise old mentor. Cobra Kai, the spiritual successor to the film franchise, takes that sweet nostalgia, throws it in a dojo, and mercilessly pummels it with a flying crane kick to the face. While the show’s entertainment value is…
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Becoming Big Brother: Learning From 1984’s Apple in the Fight For Our Privacy against 2024’s Apple and its Cohorts
In 1984, a young Apple defied expectations with its Ridley Scott-directed Super Bowl ad. The now-iconic “1984” commercial painted a chilling portrait of a future under the watchful eye of Big Brother, a symbol of oppressive conformity. Today, 40 years later, the enemy that Apple portrayed has become… well, let’s just say the irony is…
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If You’re Traveling to the 1980s Anytime Soon, Please Print This and Take it With You
The Decade of Excess: A Child of the 80s Reflects on a Spoiled Dream Growing up in the 80s, the air crackled with a certain energy. Shoulder pads were broad, neon was king, and the future gleamed with the promise of endless prosperity. The prevailing mantra of the day? “Greed is good.” As long as…
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A Parent’s Crash Course in Skibidi Toilet, and Why It’s Better Than the Junk You’re Watching
Let’s face it, we’ve all peeked into our kids’ notebooks at some point. Sometimes it’s a secret diary entry filled with teenage angst, other times it’s…well, let’s just say some doodles are best left unseen (cue flashbacks to overly enthusiastic sketches inspired by that one scene in Superbad). But what if you stumbled upon page…