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Benedict's first big challenge: Cardinal Ratzinger led the Catholic Church's efforts to quell Latin America's liberation theology movement in the 1980s. Now that he's pontiff, will he soften his stance?; By Mary Jo McConahay Apr 20, 2005
Now and Zen: On the 20th anniversary of its release, Husker Du's landmark album "Zen Arcade" proves there was way more to '80s music than kitsch, camp and bad haircuts.; By Patrick Smith Jul 1, 2004
Burning down the house: A definitive new box set will proclaim the eclectic greatness of Talking Heads when the ugliness between David Byrne and Tina Weymouth has long been forgotten.; By David Bowman Dec 3, 2003
Not quite the end of the world as we know it: R.E.M.'s new career retrospective reminds you of the extraordinary cultural moment the band forged in the '80s -- and leaves you hungry for more.; By Shannon Zimmerman Nov 25, 2003
"24 Hour Party People": This dizzying saga of the '80s Manchester music scene is garish, reckless, endlessly self-indulgent and totally untrustworthy. What a blast!; By Jeff Stark Aug 9, 2002
Pac-Man: With its canary-yellow Everyblob hero, its masterfully simple design and its abstract realm where even death was a cheerful event, Pac-Man brought video gaming out of the bars and into the malls.; By Chris Green Jun 17, 2002
"Fight the Power": Public Enemy's explosive 1989 hit single brought hip-hop to the mainstream -- and brought revolutionary anger back to pop.; By Laura K. Warrell Jun 3, 2002
The first Ted Olson scandal: It didn't begin with the Clinton-smearing Arkansas Project. The solicitor general nominee's pattern of ruthlessness and deception began during his tenure in the Reagan administration.; By David Neiwert May 14, 2001
Sharps & Flats: In the mid-'80s, people with AIDS lived and died to Arvo Po?=rt's "Tabula Rasa." A new recording reprises music "like the motion of angels' wings."; By Patrick Giles Nov 18, 1999
Boys to men: "Edge of Seventeen," a film about coming out and of age in the early '80s, trumps the current crop of nice-guy gay films.; By Daniel Mangin May 14, 1999
200 Cigarettes: In '200 Cigarettes,' the nostalgic '80s new wave soundtrack is the star, but the love stories get lost in shuffle-play.; By Mary Elizabeth Williams Feb 26, 1999
It's heeeeeeeeere: Gavin McNett reviews Rhino's latest compilation, 'The Postpunk Chronicles'; By Gavin McNett Feb 3, 1999
Sharps and Flats: Tommy Keene: By Gina Arnold Feb 26, 1998
"The Wedding Singer": Stephanie Zacharek reviews 'The Wedding Singer' directed by Frank Coraci and starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler; By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 13, 1998
Buy Buy Love: The Robb Report for the Affluent Lifestyle brings back the avarice, the ostentation, the sheer Donald-ness of the '80s.; By David Futrelle Nov 14, 1997

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