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 +"We are bound to [[Enlightenment values]] — the [[Moral universalism|universality of moral principles]], the [[free will|sanctity of individual volition]], a detestation of wanton [[cruelty]] — and yet we have no choice but to [[oikophobia|indict the very civilization that begat those values]] as it goes careening through time leaving pain, death, bewilderment, the [[Genocide of indigenous peoples|wreckage of aboriginal tribe]]s and of [[Deforestation |rain forest]]s in its wake. But again, the terms of that indictment can be spelled out ''only'' in the language of those values. This, and not the mincing [[word game]]s of the [[deconstruction|deconstructionists]], is the true [[aporia]]. The criminal is also accuser and judge."--''[[Higher Superstition]]'' (1994) by Gross and Levitt
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 +"I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong. Like all the [[drugs]] put together-the [[Lithium (medication)|lithium]], the [[Fluoxetine |Prozac]], the [[desipramine]], and [[Trazodone|Desyrel]] that I take to sleep at night-can no longer combat whatever it is that was wrong with me in the first place. I feel like a defective model, like I came off the assembly line flat-out fucked and my parents should have taken me back for repairs before the warranty ran out." --incipit ''[[Prozac Nation]]'' (1994) by Elizabeth Wurtzel
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'''1994''' (MCMXCIV) was the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1990s]] decade. '''1994''' (MCMXCIV) was the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1990s]] decade.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
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*''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' by Peter Jackson *''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' by Peter Jackson
*''[[Clean, Shaven]]'' by Lodge H. Kerrigan *''[[Clean, Shaven]]'' by Lodge H. Kerrigan
-*''[[Crumb (film) |Crumb]]'' by Terry Zwigoff+*''[[Once Were Warriors (film)|Once Were Warriors]]'' by Lee Tamahori
-*''[[Once Were Warriors]]'' by Lee Tamahori+*''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]'' by Robert Altman
-*''[[Prêt-à-Porter]]'' by Robert Altman+
*''[[Nightwatch (1994 film)|Nightwatch]]'' by Ole Bornedal *''[[Nightwatch (1994 film)|Nightwatch]]'' by Ole Bornedal
*''[[Reality Bites]]'' by Ben Stiller *''[[Reality Bites]]'' by Ben Stiller
*''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' by Tim Burton *''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' by Tim Burton
-*''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' by Tarantino+*''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' by Tarantino
*''[[Exotica (film)|Exotica]]'' by Atom Egoyan *''[[Exotica (film)|Exotica]]'' by Atom Egoyan
 +*''[[The Madness of King George]]'' by Nicholas Hytner
 +*''[[London (1994 film)|London]]'' by Patrick Keiller
====Guilty pleasures==== ====Guilty pleasures====
*''[[The Sexual Life of the Belgians]]'' by Jan Bucquoy *''[[The Sexual Life of the Belgians]]'' by Jan Bucquoy
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=== Literature === === Literature ===
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
-*''[[Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque]]'' by Joyce Carol Oates +*''[[Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque]]'' by Joyce Carol Oates
 +*''[[Gun, with Occasional Music]]'' by Jonathan Lethem
 + 
====Non-fiction==== ====Non-fiction====
-*''[[Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984]]'' by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs+*''[[Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984]]'' by Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs
*"[[Black to the Future]]", an essay by Mark Dery *"[[Black to the Future]]", an essay by Mark Dery
=== Art === === Art ===
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*''[[Great Deeds Against the Dead]]'' by the Chapmans *''[[Great Deeds Against the Dead]]'' by the Chapmans
*''[[Passages; Homage to Walter Benjamin]]'' by Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan *''[[Passages; Homage to Walter Benjamin]]'' by Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan
 +*''[[Au Naturel]]'' by Sarah Lucas
 +
=== Music === === Music ===
*[[Oldschool jungle]] reached its peak *[[Oldschool jungle]] reached its peak
==== Singles ==== ==== Singles ====
-*[[Throw (Paperclip People)|Throw]] by [[Carl Craig]] presents the [[Paperclip People]]+*[[Throw (Paperclip People)|Throw]] by Carl Craig presents the Paperclip People
-*[[Here Comes the Hotstepper]] by [[Ini Kamoze]]+*[[Here Comes the Hotstepper]] by Ini Kamoze
-*[[Deep Inside]] by [[Harddrive]] +*[[Hold On]] by Romanthony
-*[[The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)]] by [[The Bucketheads]]+*[[Regulate]] by Warren G and Nate Dogg
-*[[Hold On]] by [[Romanthony]]+*[[God Made Me Phunky]] by Mike Dunn
-*[[Regulate]] by [[Warren G]] and [[Nate Dogg]]+*[[Romanthony|Wanderer]] by Romanthony
-*[[God Made Me Phunky]] by [[Mike Dunn]]+*[[So in Love with You (Duke song)|So in Love with You]] by Duke
 +*[[Keep On Jumpin'|Jumpin']] by Todd Terry
 +*[[Beautiful People (Barbara Tucker song)|Beautiful People]] by Barbara Tucker
 +*[[One for the Trouble]] by A.D.O.R.
 +*[[Original Nuttah]] by Shy FX
==== Albums ==== ==== Albums ====
-*[[Deep Beats Essential Disco Vol. 1]] 
*''[[Hallucination Engine]]'' by Material *''[[Hallucination Engine]]'' by Material
*''[[The Pushin' Dope EP]]'' by Kenny Dope *''[[The Pushin' Dope EP]]'' by Kenny Dope
 +*''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' by Aphex Twin
 +*''[[Acid Mt. Fuji]]'' by Susumu Yokota
 +
 +==== Compilations====
 +*''[[If Deejay Was Your Trade]]''
 +*''[[Deep Beats Essential Disco Vol. 1]]''
== Births == == Births ==

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"We are bound to Enlightenment values — the universality of moral principles, the sanctity of individual volition, a detestation of wanton cruelty — and yet we have no choice but to indict the very civilization that begat those values as it goes careening through time leaving pain, death, bewilderment, the wreckage of aboriginal tribes and of rain forests in its wake. But again, the terms of that indictment can be spelled out only in the language of those values. This, and not the mincing word games of the deconstructionists, is the true aporia. The criminal is also accuser and judge."--Higher Superstition (1994) by Gross and Levitt


"I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong. Like all the drugs put together-the lithium, the Prozac, the desipramine, and Desyrel that I take to sleep at night-can no longer combat whatever it is that was wrong with me in the first place. I feel like a defective model, like I came off the assembly line flat-out fucked and my parents should have taken me back for repairs before the warranty ran out." --incipit Prozac Nation (1994) by Elizabeth Wurtzel

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1994 (MCMXCIV) was the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.

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