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A Weekly Reid: Goodnight, '80s and '90s...

This week we've said goodbye to Theo Huxtable, Ozzy, Hulk Hogan and what's left of our Gen X innocence

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Joy-Ann Reid
Jul 25, 2025
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The thing about getting older is that the core elements of your childhood and young adulthood start dying off. And you can’t help but notice. One by one, the icons you grew up with get tarnished as who they really were is revealed, or they vanish from this side of heaven. Or both. It’s a stark reminder that time is passing. This is why your grandparents…

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