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Topic: The Swell

Janet Jackson (Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer via Getty Images)

A "Nasty" woman's anthem for all time

Melanie McFarland
Flea and Anthony Kiedis perform at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina in May 20, 2006. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The dirty truth about feel-good hits

Melanie McFarland
Danny Griffin as Jolyon Forsyte in "The Forsytes" (PBS)

Hot men and the money they love

Melanie McFarland
“Godzilla Minus One” (TOHO International)

The useful rage of Godzilla

Melanie McFarland
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Nan Goldin in "All the Beauty and The Beauty and the Bloodshed" (HBO)

A powerful Oscar nominee you didn't see

Coleman Spilde
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in “All the President’s Men” (Warner Bros./Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

"All the President's Men" was a warning

Coleman Spilde
Miss Piggy on “The Muppet Show” (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)

Everyone should live like Miss Piggy

Melanie McFarland
Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Wuthering Heights" meets Gen Z yearning

Andi Zeisler
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Prince performs on stage during the 1986 Parade Tour on June 7, 1986 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)

We still swoon for Prince's "Kiss"

Melanie McFarland
Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson in “Fargo,” 1996 (Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

"Fargo" and the impact of Minnesota nice

Coleman Spilde
David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in "Labyrinth," 1986 (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)

Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell

Melanie McFarland
Anne Hathaway on location for “The Devil Wears Prada” in New York (James Devaney/WireImage)

"Devil Wears Prada" feeds makeover fever

Andi Zeisler
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Swedish pop group ABBA has always been popular in Vietnam, with one song in particular holding particular poignancy (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Gus Stewart)

The ABBA song that's huge in Vietnam

Hanh Nguyen
Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone in "The Family Stone" (20th Century Fox)

A holiday viewing guide for every taste

Hanh Nguyen
Reginald Owen stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 motion picture "A Christmas Carol" (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

The timeless gift of Scrooge

Coleman Spilde
Tenika Davis as Achillia in "Spartacus: House of Ashur" (Starz)

Why the Roman Empire still captivates us

Melanie McFarland
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The cast of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," circa 1965. (Bettman/Contributor/Getty Images)

Dick Van Dyke changed TV forever

Melanie McFarland
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