Nostalgia Push for the Fabulous Fifties Faces Skepticism
By 1984 the fifties gauge renewed fashion and culture sparks, but the author recalls early 1950s life and criticizes trends. He mocks retro dress and classic cars while rejecting a revival yet concedes the era may seem appealing with time. He dismisses rock and roll with sharp humor and notes prior stars.
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F. D. Kneibert
Frankie Lane
Patti Page
Vaughn Monroe
Teresa Brewer
Fats Domino
Opin
Family in mourning echoes of awkward condolences
Sam Levenson skewers visiting a family in mourning with sharp barbs about awkward sympathy. He mocks canned phrases and the layers of grief, wealth, and blame that surface after a death and funeral.
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Sam Levenson
Rose
Marvin
First Baseball Hall of Fame class named in 1936
On January 29 1936 the Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first five members Ty Cobb Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner.
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Baseball Hall of Fame
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
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