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                    [Title] => Björk’s greatest hits
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My first thought upon listening to Björk’s album “Vulnicura” was “I’m really glad I’m not actually heartbroken right now,” because I imagine playing it for the first time in a state of mourning would have been a soul-crushing experience. Having listened to it without reading any reviews or knowing what I was in for, the devastation came as a surprise.

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Just as the ’96 Bulls were worshipped in every way, the ‘90s were also home to some of the most face-melting, crush-causing actresses of all time.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133363 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664460 [AuthorName] => Ralph Mendoza [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 665200 [Title] => Reliving past glories with STP [Summary] =>

They say trends come in 20-year cycles, so it’s not surprising to see the ‘90s coming back.

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I’ve always been suspicious of mass movements. I could relate to Groucho Marx’s remark, “I wouldn’t want to be part of any group that would have me as a member.”

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136008 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804693 [AuthorName] => Scott R. Garceau [SectionName] => Gadgets [SectionUrl] => gadgets [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 272279 [Title] => The Plasti-scene [Summary] => A certain lyric from a Placebo song made a lot of sense to me yesterday. Don’t go and sell your soul for self-esteem, don’t be plasticine. Don’t forget to be the way you are. Truer words have never been sung!

Once upon a time, everyone was expected to fit in. We were supposed to be whatever was considered "normal." We were supposed to be into what everyone else liked. We were supposed to think the way everyone else thought. We were supposed to be like everyone else.
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