The pop culture topics of the January 1989 issue cover a lot of ground, from a sad update on June 1988 child genius profile subject Adragon DeMello to the movie Patrick Swayze’s doing instead of a Dirty Dancing sequel (it’s only ROAD HOUSE!!!), five-star reviews for two very dark movies, and a sweet profile of Mary Stuart Masterson. But there’s also a lot of snarking at the stars! Duran Duran’s latest dance album gets slammed. And a whole bevy of celebrities are judged and found wanting as Sassy reports the results of its entertainment poll. Retract your claws — or don’t! — and join us for our latest podcast!
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Episode Notes
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"Parents Of Boy Genius Will Share Custody" at NYTimes.com
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"Is 11-Year-Old a Genius of Just Bright? Either Way, He's a Troubled Child" at NYTimes.com
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"Tom Jones Meets Michael & INXS" on YouTube
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"Tom Jones on friendship with 'lovely fella' Michael Hutchence and INXS Star's struggles" at The Express
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Tom Jones covering "Never Tear Us Apart" live
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The Dinner Party Download Podcast
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A Cry In The Dark on HBO Max
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"Dingo ate my baby" on Wikipedia
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The Feelies performing "Fame" in Something Wild, on YouTube
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"Tomorrow Today: An Indirectly Direct History of The Feelies" on Flood Magazine
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The Feelies' "It's Only Life" on YouTube
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The Feelies' Only Life on YouTube
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Southside Johnny on Wikipedia
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Duran Duran's "All She Wants Is" on YouTube
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Paul McCartney's "This One" on YouTube
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The January 1989 Mixtape on Spotify
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Steve Burton on Twitter
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Mary Stuart Masterson on Wikipedia
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Trailer for Lily Dale (1996) on YouTube
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Contemporary photo of Tim Ransom aka Not Lee Tergesen
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Mary Stuart Masterson on Instagram
