sweet dreams are made of this

The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness.  With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, youth and anything eye-catching, while others used it to visually define themselves within the music business.  Read more: 10 artists who […]

The ’80s were the golden age of the slasher movie. Cinematic killers such as Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Chucky became pop culture icons, thanks to endless sequels filled with bloody effects, imaginative kills and bigger and bigger body counts. As the new wave of horror crested, masked murderers and supernatural slayers replaced Dracula and […]