The 60s Turned Everyone Younger in America
New York column recalls the 1960s shift as TV and Time magazine pushed a youth-led culture. The piece notes How The Beatles sparked the trend, Madison Avenue’s role in marketing to under 30s, and a psychologist argues the era shifted from work to leisure. It concludes with a nostalgic memory of Lombardo.
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Youth Dynamics
Lombardo
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Nothing Changed in 69 People Made The News
A retrospective notes inflation, the New Generation, and voter rebellions from Dune Buggy Arkansas to Hickory Switch Alabama. It highlights a TV ballot in Hickory Switch, Parrot challenging Omar's Sonar, Inc., films like Alice's Restaurant and Easy Rider, and a quip about Prince Valiant. Sports and media satire close with Ralph Omelet and Stretch Oglethorpe. Happy New Year.
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