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Thursday, August 28, 1997
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The Headlines
A CAUSTIC CLASH ON CITY'S SCHOOLS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Mo Money Mo Problems
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
#1 at the box office
G.I. Jane
$8,183,861
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Jack Black (1969)
- Shania Twain (1965)
- David Fincher (1962)
- Ivo Josipović (1957)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Wi-Fi (802.11), Netflix (DVD Rental) & Toyota Prius (Hybrid).
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
10,508 days ago
(28 years, 288 days)