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  May 19, 1999

  Summer Movie Preview 1999

  Take a look at what's slated for the summer of '99: Not only do these films look inferior to those released during the unforgettable summer of...

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  Apr 28, 1999

  Scenes from the front (Idle Hands)

  Movie studios frequently fly hard-working journalists to press junkets in Beverly Hills, where they are shown films, put up in fancy hotel rooms, and given a per diem so they can concentrate on their challenging work: conducting a series of...

• Apr 21, 1999

  Letter-writing campaigns

  Letter-writing campaigns are often a powerful tool for fans who wish to affect decisions made in the entertainment industry, particularly those involving the cancellation of TV shows. But this practice is less common in the music world. With...

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  Mar 31, 1999

  South by Southwest 1999

  Four days and 700+ bands bring out the best and worst in a music industry that's lost its direction. Chances are pretty good that if you're a devoted music fan, you've spent a lot of time complaining about the...

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  Mar 17, 1999

  Outing with N.W.A.

  The controversial practice of "outing" has recently re-entered the nation's consciousness, thanks largely to playwright and activist Larry Kramer's contention that Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, and other historical figures were gay. But...

• Feb 10, 1999

  TV write-in campaigns

  It's been called the idiot box and the opiate of the masses. Harlan Ellison called it "the glass teat." It's been blamed for everything from the rise in real-life violence to the decline in SAT scores. It is, of course, television. But what many...

• Jan 27, 1999

  Golden age of fakery

  Recently, Hollywood has been rocked by several scandals that have threatened to disrupt the public’s image of the entertainment industry as a bastion of integrity. With that in mind, The Onion A.V Club presents this guide to a group of...

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  Jan 20, 1999

  Kuruption

  As a result of President Clinton's well-publicized political and legal problems, historians have begun to draw comparisons to the career of another embattled president, Richard Nixon. Few political commentators, however, have noticed the...

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  Jan 13, 1999

  The Future?

  While "futurist" has become a semi-respectable job description, especially for talk-show guests, no element of society has done as much...