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“Merchandise”—Fugazi

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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The Importance of Cultural Grief

Pee-wee Herman was a crucial strand of my DNA in the 90s and my teenage years into adulthood. The thing about mourning a celebrity, an actor or musician or whatever, is that you don't know them as a person at all. When Cineadoconner died on July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old that hit hard. I'm telling you that Peewee Herman taught me it was okay to be weird and I mean it.

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