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| - | The year is historically notable for the wave of revolutions that swept the [[Eastern Bloc]], starting in [[Poland]]. Collectively known as the [[Revolutions of 1989]], they were the death knell for the [[Soviet Union]] and for [[Stalinism|Stalinist]]ic [[Marxism-Leninism]] as a basis for government in most of the world, and ushered in a new era of [[neoliberalism|neoliberal]] [[globalization]], [[free trade]], and [[United States dominance]] that lasts to this day. | + | "[[Tank Man]]" single-handedly halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. |
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| + | The year [[1989]] is notable for the wave of revolutions that swept the [[Eastern Bloc]], starting in [[Poland]]. Collectively known as the [[Revolutions of 1989]], they were the death knell for the [[Soviet Union]] and for [[Stalinism|Stalinist]]ic [[Marxism-Leninism]] as a basis for government in most of the world, and ushered in a new era of [[neoliberalism|neoliberal]] [[globalization]], [[free trade]], and [[United States dominance]] that lasts to this day. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *Tian'anmen Square, Bejing, China, [[5 June]] 1989: "[[Tank Man]]" single-handedly halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. | + | *[[February 6]] – [[King Tubby]] shot |
| - | *[[King Tubby]] shot | + | *[[February 14]] – radio Tehran broadcast [[fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini on Salma Rushdie]] |
| - | *[[Berlin Wall]] falls | + | *[[June 5]] – [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]: "[[Tank Man]]" single-handedly halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. |
| - | *''[[The Simpsons]]'' premieres | + | *[[November 9]] – [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]] |
| + | *[[December 17]] – ''[[The Simpsons]]'' premieres | ||
| + | *[[Axiom (record label)|Axiom]] founded | ||
| + | ===Visual art=== | ||
| + | *[[Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?]] by the Guerrilla Girls | ||
| + | *[[The Situationist International 1956-1972]] retrospective | ||
| + | * | ||
| + | ''[[Candy Cigarette]]'' (1989) by [[Sally Mann]] | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| + | *''[[Marquis (film)|Marquis]]'' by Henri Xhonneux | ||
| *''[[A Grand Day Out|Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Day Out]]'' by Nick Park | *''[[A Grand Day Out|Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Day Out]]'' by Nick Park | ||
| *''[[Monsieur Hire]]'' by Patrice Leconte | *''[[Monsieur Hire]]'' by Patrice Leconte | ||
| - | *''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover]]'' by Peter Greenaway | + | *''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]]'' by Peter Greenaway |
| *''[[sex, lies, and videotape]]'' by Steven Soderbergh | *''[[sex, lies, and videotape]]'' by Steven Soderbergh | ||
| *''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' by Woody Allen | *''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' by Woody Allen | ||
| - | *''[[Parents (film)|Parents]]'' by [[Bob Balaban]] | + | *''[[Parents (1989 film) |Parents]]'' by Bob Balaban |
| *''[[Santa Sangre]]'' by Alejandro Jodorowsky | *''[[Santa Sangre]]'' by Alejandro Jodorowsky | ||
| *''[[Dead Calm]]'' by Phillip Noyce | *''[[Dead Calm]]'' by Phillip Noyce | ||
| - | *''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' by Gus Van Sant | + | *''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' by Gus Van Sant |
| - | *''[[Communion (film)|Communion]]'' by Philippe Mora | + | *''[[Communion (1989 film)|Communion]]'' by Philippe Mora |
| *''[[Life and Nothing But]]'' by Bertrand Tavernier | *''[[Life and Nothing But]]'' by Bertrand Tavernier | ||
| *''[[Time of the Gypsies]]'' by Emir Kusturica | *''[[Time of the Gypsies]]'' by Emir Kusturica | ||
| *''[[Slaves of New York]]'' by James Ivory | *''[[Slaves of New York]]'' by James Ivory | ||
| - | *''[[Parenthood]]'' by Ron Howard | + | *''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' by Ron Howard |
| *''[[Dead Poets Society ]]'' by Peter Weir | *''[[Dead Poets Society ]]'' by Peter Weir | ||
| *''[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills]]'' by Paul Bartel | *''[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills]]'' by Paul Bartel | ||
| + | *''[[Darkness/Light/Darkness]]'' by Jan Švankmajer | ||
| + | *''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]'' by Shinya Tsukamoto | ||
| + | *''[[Vampire's Kiss]]'' by Robert Bierman | ||
| + | *''[[Begotten (film)|Begotten]]'' by E. Elias Merhige | ||
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| + | ===Television=== | ||
| + | *''[[Inside Story: The Road to Terror]]'' by Adam Curtis | ||
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| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| - | *''[[My Mother, Madame Edwarda]]'' by Georges Bataille | + | ====Fiction==== |
| - | *''[[Lipstick Traces|Lipstick Traces, a Secret History of 20th Century]]'' by Greil Marcus | + | *''[[My Mother, Madame Edwarda and The Dead Man]]'' by Georges Bataille |
| *''[[The Quincunx]]'' by Charles Palliser | *''[[The Quincunx]]'' by Charles Palliser | ||
| *''[[London Fields (novel)|London Fields]]'' by Martin Amis | *''[[London Fields (novel)|London Fields]]'' by Martin Amis | ||
| - | *''[[No Respect: Intellectuals and Popular Culture]]'' by [[Andrew Ross]] | + | ====Non-fiction==== |
| + | *''[[Lipstick Traces|Lipstick Traces, a Secret History of 20th Century]]'' by Greil Marcus | ||
| + | *''[[No Respect: Intellectuals and Popular Culture]]'' by Andrew Ross | ||
| + | *''[[Hard Core: Power, Pleasure]]'' by Linda Williams | ||
| + | *''[[Rants and Incendiary Tracts]]'' by Bob Black and Adam Parfrey | ||
| + | *''[[Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity]]'' by Richard Rorty | ||
| === Music === | === Music === | ||
| + | * [[Music Institute]] in Detroit closes its doors | ||
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| - | *''[[As Nasty As They Wanna Be]]'' | + | *''[[i (A.R. Kane album)|I]]'' by A. R. Kane |
| - | *''I'' by [[A. R. Kane]] | + | *''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]'' by De La Soul |
| - | *''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]'' by [[De La Soul]] | + | |
| - | *''[[From The Mind Of Lil Louis]]'' | + | *''[[From The Mind Of Lil Louis]]'' by Lil Louis |
| - | ==== Singles==== | + | *''[[Textures (album)|Textures]]'' by Brian Eno |
| - | *[[Lambada (Kaoma song)]] | + | * ''[[Sex (The Necks album)|Sex]]'' by The Necks |
| - | *[[Jerry Edwards]] - [[I am Somebody]] | + | |
| - | *[[French Kiss]] by [[Lil' Louis]] | + | ==== Singles ==== |
| - | *[[Jungle Brothers]] - [[I'll House You]] | + | *[[French Kiss (Lil Louis song)|French Kiss]] by Lil' Louis |
| - | *[[Frankie Knuckles]] present [[Satoshi Tomiie]] - [[Tears]] (feat. Robert Owens) | + | *[[I'll House You]] by Jungle Brothers |
| - | *[[Sueno Latino]] - Sueno Latino (E2-E4 reinterpretation) | + | *[[Work That Mutherfucker]] by Steve Poindexter |
| - | *[[808 State]] - [[Pacific State]] | + | *[[Sueño Latino]] by Sueño Latino |
| - | *Symbols and Instruments - Mood ([[Mark Farina]]) | + | *[[Pacific State (song)|Pacific State]] by 808 State |
| - | *[[Octave One]] - I Believe | + | *[[Fight the Power (Public Enemy song)|Fight the Power]] by Public Enemy |
| - | *[[Ten City]] - Where Do We Go | + | *[[Funky Cold Medina]] by Tone Lōc |
| - | *[[Black Box]] - Ride On Time | + | *[[Wicked Game]] by Chris Isaak |
| - | *[[Frankie Knuckles]] - [[Your Love]]/[[Baby Wants To Ride]] | + | *[[Falling (Julee Cruise song)|Falling]] by Julee Cruise |
| - | *[[S'Express]] - "[[Theme from S'Express]]" | + | *[[Rhyme Fighter]] by Mellow Man Ace |
| - | *[[Mr Fingers]] - What about this Love [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQ7nN2ILtc&] | + | =====Guilty pleasures===== |
| - | *[[Steve Poindexter]] - [[Work That Mutherfucker]] | + | *[[Me So Horny]] by 2 Live Crew |
| - | *[[R-Tyme]] - [[R-Theme]] | + | *[[Pump Up the Jam]] by Technotronic |
| - | *[[Carl Craig|Psyche]] - [[Crack Down]] | + | |
| - | *[[Technotronic]] - [[Pump Up the Jam]] | + | |
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| - | *[[Simenon]] (1903 – 1989) | + | *[[Georges Simenon ]] (1903 – 1989) |
| *[[Samuel Beckett]] (1906 – 1989) | *[[Samuel Beckett]] (1906 – 1989) | ||
| *[[Salvador Dalí]] (1904 - 1989) | *[[Salvador Dalí]] (1904 - 1989) | ||
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The year 1989 is notable for the wave of revolutions that swept the Eastern Bloc, starting in Poland. Collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989, they were the death knell for the Soviet Union and for Stalinistic Marxism-Leninism as a basis for government in most of the world, and ushered in a new era of neoliberal globalization, free trade, and United States dominance that lasts to this day.
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Art and culture
- February 6 – King Tubby shot
- February 14 – radio Tehran broadcast fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini on Salma Rushdie
- June 5 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: "Tank Man" single-handedly halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour.
- November 9 – Fall of the Berlin Wall
- December 17 – The Simpsons premieres
- Axiom founded
[edit]
Visual art
- Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? by the Guerrilla Girls
- The Situationist International 1956-1972 retrospective
Candy Cigarette (1989) by Sally Mann
[edit]
Film
- Marquis by Henri Xhonneux
- Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Day Out by Nick Park
- Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover by Peter Greenaway
- sex, lies, and videotape by Steven Soderbergh
- Crimes and Misdemeanors by Woody Allen
- Parents by Bob Balaban
- Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Dead Calm by Phillip Noyce
- Drugstore Cowboy by Gus Van Sant
- Communion by Philippe Mora
- Life and Nothing But by Bertrand Tavernier
- Time of the Gypsies by Emir Kusturica
- Slaves of New York by James Ivory
- Parenthood by Ron Howard
- Dead Poets Society by Peter Weir
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills by Paul Bartel
- Darkness/Light/Darkness by Jan Švankmajer
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man by Shinya Tsukamoto
- Vampire's Kiss by Robert Bierman
- Begotten by E. Elias Merhige
[edit]
Television
- Inside Story: The Road to Terror by Adam Curtis
[edit]
Literature
[edit]
Fiction
- My Mother, Madame Edwarda and The Dead Man by Georges Bataille
- The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
- London Fields by Martin Amis
[edit]
Non-fiction
- Lipstick Traces, a Secret History of 20th Century by Greil Marcus
- No Respect: Intellectuals and Popular Culture by Andrew Ross
- Hard Core: Power, Pleasure by Linda Williams
- Rants and Incendiary Tracts by Bob Black and Adam Parfrey
- Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by Richard Rorty
[edit]
Music
- Music Institute in Detroit closes its doors
[edit]
Albums
- I by A. R. Kane
- 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
- From The Mind Of Lil Louis by Lil Louis
- Textures by Brian Eno
- Sex by The Necks
[edit]
Singles
- French Kiss by Lil' Louis
- I'll House You by Jungle Brothers
- Work That Mutherfucker by Steve Poindexter
- Sueño Latino by Sueño Latino
- Pacific State by 808 State
- Fight the Power by Public Enemy
- Funky Cold Medina by Tone Lōc
- Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
- Falling by Julee Cruise
- Rhyme Fighter by Mellow Man Ace
[edit]
Guilty pleasures
- Me So Horny by 2 Live Crew
- Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic
[edit]
Births
[edit]
Deaths
- Georges Simenon (1903 – 1989)
- Samuel Beckett (1906 – 1989)
- Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989)
- Jack Smith (1932 - 1989)
- Sergio Leone (1929 – 1989)
- Thomas Bernhard (1931 - 1989)
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