How the Cabbage Patch Kids caused a near-riot in the 1980s
The Little People concept quickly gained widespread attention beyond rural Georgia. Babyland…
How Seven reflected fears in the US in the 1980s
On the other hand, President Reagan criminal justice reform – harsher penalties,…
Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain
Emmanuel Laffon(Credit: Emmanuel La Font)Forty years ago, Northern British poet Harrison published…
How 1980s horror The Woman in the Black terrified Britain
ITV/ Shutterstock(Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock)First airing on Christmas Eve 1989, the original TV…
Leigh Bowery and the taboo-busting subculture that shocked 1980s London
Brendan Byrne/Shutterstock(Credit: Brendan Beirne/Shutterstock)From mind-blowing performances to extraordinary costumes, how performance artist…
