January 1989 Pop Culture: Mary Stuart Masterson & Wacko Entertainment Poll Results

The pop culture topics of the January 1989 issue cover a lot of ground, from a sad update on June 1988 child genius profile subject Adragon DeMello to the movie Patrick Swayze's doing instead of a Dirty Dancing sequel (it's only ROAD HOUSE!!!), five-star reviews for two very dark movies, and a sweet profile of Mary Stuart Masterson. But there's also a lot of snarking at the stars! Duran Duran's latest dance album gets slammed. And a whole bevy of celebrities are judged and found wanting as Sassy reports the results of its entertainment poll. Retract your claws -- or don't! -- and join us for our latest podcast!QUICK LINKS
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TOPICS
🎧 It Is January 1989
🎧 Pop Zsa Zsa Gabor Quiz
🎧 Holiday Goal Drive Update
🎧 What Now
🎧 Watch It
🎧 Listen Up
🎧 One To Watch: Steve Burton
🎧 Feature: Mary Stuart Masterson Wants To Have Babies
🎧 Feature: The Coolest (And Uncoolest) Stars Movies Music Of The Year
🎧 Goodbye For Now
🎧 How To Make A Party Tape
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
📰 "Parents Of Boy Genius Will Share Custody" at NYTimes.com
🗞 "Is 11-Year-Old a Genius of Just Bright? Either Way, He's a Troubled Child" at NYTimes.com
🤝 "Tom Jones Meets Michael & INXS" on YouTube
🕺 "Tom Jones on friendship with 'lovely fella' Michael Hutchence and INXS Star's struggles" at The Express
💔 Tom Jones covering "Never Tear Us Apart" live
🎧 The Dinner Party Download Podcast
🐕 A Cry In The Dark on HBO Max
👶 "Dingo ate my baby" on Wikipedia
📸 The Feelies performing "Fame" in Something Wild, on YouTube
📆 "Tomorrow Today: An Indirectly Direct History of The Feelies" on Flood Magazine
🎶 The Feelies' "It's Only Life" on YouTube
🎵 The Feelies' Only Life on YouTube
🎸 Southside Johnny on Wikipedia
🎶 Duran Duran's "All She Wants Is" on YouTube
🪲 Paul McCartney's "This One" on YouTube
🎧 The January 1989 Mixtape on Spotify
🐦 Steve Burton on Twitter
💻 Mary Stuart Masterson on Wikipedia
🎞 Trailer for Lily Dale (1996) on YouTube
💁‍♂️ Contemporary photo of Tim Ransom aka Not Lee Tergesen
🤳 Mary Stuart Masterson on Instagram