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 +"[[George Soros]] became instantly famous on [[September 22]], [[1992]], when, believing the [[Pound sterling]] was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The [[Bank of England]] was forced to withdraw the currency out of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process.
 +He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein
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 +"I'll take your brain to another dimension, pay close attention." --"[[Out of Space ]]" (1992)
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 +"The rebirth of [[sociobiology]] [happened] in [[1992]] under a new name—[[evolutionary psychology]]. I date the rebirth to 1992 because that is when an influential volume appeared with the provocative title ''[[The Adapted Mind |The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture]]''. [...] [[Morality]] (particularly [[cooperation]] and [[cheating]]) has been an important area of research in evolutionary psychology since the beginning."--''[[The Righteous Mind ]]'' (2012) by Jonathan Haidt
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 +'''1992 (MCMXCII)''' is the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the [[1990s]] decade. It was the year of [[Black Wednesday]].
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
- 
=== Film === === Film ===
-*''[[Bitter Moon]]'' (1992)+*''[[Bitter Moon]]'' by Roman Polanski
-*''[[Damage (film)|Damage]]'' (1992)+*''[[Damage (1992 film)|Damage]]'' by by Louis Malle
-*''[[Tokyo Decadence]]'' (1992)+*''[[Tokyo Decadence]]'' by Ryu Murakami
-*''[[Man Bites Dog]]'' (1992) - Rémy Belvaux André Bonzel+*''[[Man Bites Dog (film)|Man Bites Dog]]'' by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde
-*''[[Minbo]]'' (1992) - Juzo Itami+*''[[Minbo]]'' by Juzo Itami
-*''[[Braindead (film)|Braindead ]]'' (1992) - Peter Jackson+*''[[Braindead (film)|Braindead ]]'' by Peter Jackson
-*''[[Bob Roberts]]'' (1992) - Tim Robbins+*''[[Bob Roberts]]'' by Tim Robbins
-*''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992) - Clint Eastwood+*''[[Unforgiven]]'' by Clint Eastwood
-*''[[Careful]]'' (1992) - Guy Maddin+*''[[Careful (film)|Careful]]'' by Guy Maddin
-*''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' (1992) - Quentin Tarantino+*''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' by Quentin Tarantino
 +*''[[Basic Instinct]]'' by Paul Verhoeven
 +*''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'' by Abel Ferrara
=== Literature === === Literature ===
- +==== Fiction ====
 +*''[[Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow]]'' by Peter Høeg
*''[[Mondo 2000]]'' (book anthology) *''[[Mondo 2000]]'' (book anthology)
-*''[[Snow Crash]]'' (1992)- [[Neal Stephenson]]+*''[[Snow Crash]]'' by Neal Stephenson
-*''[[Men, Women, and Chainsaws]]'' (1992) - [[Carol J. Clover]]+ 
-*''[[Sex, Art, and American Culture]]'' by Paglia+==== Non-fiction ====
 +*''[[Sex, Art, and American Culture]]'' by Camille Paglia
 +*''[[Men, Women, and Chainsaws]]'' by Carol J. Clover
 +*''[[The Intellectuals and the Masses]]'' by John Carey
=== Music === === Music ===
-*[[Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)]] + 
-*Hip-Hop From The Top: Part 1 - Various Artists+==== Albums ====
-*What's the 411? - [[Mary J. Blige]]+*''[[Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)]] by Praxis
-*[[Lil' Louis]] - Journey with the Lonely+*[[What's the 411?]]'' by Mary J. Blige
-*[[Street Jams: Electric Funk]], Vol. 1+*''[[Journey with the Lonely]]'' by Lil Louis
 +*''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' by Aphex Twin
 + 
 +==== Compilations====
 +*''[[Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' by various
 +*''[[Street Jams: Electric Funk, Volume 1]]''
 + 
 +==== Singles====
 +*[[Give It Up (The Good Men song)|Give It Up]] by The Good Men
 +*[[My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)]] by En Vogue
 +*[[Bug in The Bassbin]] by Carl Craig
 +*[[Jump Around]] by House of Pain
 +*[[Television, the Drug of the Nation]] by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
 +*[[You Suck]] (1988, 1992), a rap song by the The Yeastie Girls and Consolidated
 +*[[Revival (Martine Girault)|Revival]] by Martine Girault
 +*[[Club Lonely]] by Lil Louis & the World
 +*[[Harvest Moon]] by Neil Young
 + 
 +===Photography===
 +*''[[Kolobrzeg, Poland, July 26, 1992]]'', a photo by Rineke Dijkstra
== Births == == Births ==
==Deaths == ==Deaths ==
-*[[Larry Levan]]+*[[Larry Levan]] (1954 - 1992)
- +*[[Angela Carter]] (1940 - 1992)
 +*[[Marlene Dietrich]] (1901 - 1992)
 +*[[Francis Bacon (painter)|Francis Bacon]] (1909 – 1992)
 +*[[Arthur Russell]] (1951-1992)
 +*[[John Cage]] (1912 - 1992)
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"George Soros became instantly famous on September 22, 1992, when, believing the Pound sterling was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein


"I'll take your brain to another dimension, pay close attention." --"Out of Space " (1992)


"The rebirth of sociobiology [happened] in 1992 under a new name—evolutionary psychology. I date the rebirth to 1992 because that is when an influential volume appeared with the provocative title The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. [...] Morality (particularly cooperation and cheating) has been an important area of research in evolutionary psychology since the beginning."--The Righteous Mind (2012) by Jonathan Haidt

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