The meaning of 'The Sopranos,' 20 years after its debut
by from on (#46PNY)
1999 arrived somewhere on the planet bright and clear. Everywhere else - here, for instance - felt dark and gloomy. Impeachment hearings had gridlocked Washington. Something called a "Y2K bug" threatened to smite our fast-growing digital addiction. 2000 loomed ahead like an iceberg. Doomsday was nigh, and a classic 1982 song ("1999") suddenly felt prophetic: