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The image featured on this button is from a promotional poster for the Dune franchise. Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and released in 1965. Dune was the first of six books in a series, the first of which was adapted into a David Lynch film in 1984, as well as a miniseries, a sequel, pc and board games, songs, and various follow-up novels written by other authors. The story of Dune takes place on a dangerous desert planet named Arrakis. 

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Critters is an American science fiction horror comedy released in 1986. It is the first film in a series of four, starring Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush and Scott Grimes. The film centers around a group of extraterrestrial creatures called “Critters” that cause mayhem on Earth after breaking out of a prison located on an asteroid.  

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Candyman is an American horror film released in 1992. The film follows Helen Lyle, a graduate student in Chicago, who accidentally summons the Candyman while investigating local urban legends. The titular character is the ghost of a black man lynched for having an affair with a white woman. The film was praised upon its release for its surprisingly complex themes of racial divides in Chicago, in particular its depiction of Cabrini Green, a majority black housing complex. The film was popular enough to receive two standalone sequels, and a "spiritual sequel" directed by Jordan Peele released in 2021.

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ALF is an American sitcom that aired on NBC between 1986 to 1990. The title character, nicknamed ALF (Alien Life Form), crashes to Earth and lands on the home of a suburban family. ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco. The show ran for four seasons and led to animated spinoff, a comic, and a talk show that ran for seven seasons. Much of ALF’s merchandise was released during 1987 and 1988, most notably trading cards that depicted stills from the show. 

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Tom Jones is a popular singer who got his start in 1967. Since then, his career has lasted for six decades. He's known for his songs "What's New Pussycat," "She's a Lady," and "It's Not Unusual." Jones' musical range spans from pop, dance, and rock, to show tunes, country, and soul. Worldwide, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Jones was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

This is a variation of the I heart NY logo that was created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

The logo has become iconic in pop-culture and has been imitated in many forms around the world.

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Milton Supman (January 8, 1926 – October 22, 2009) was an American comedian, actor and radio/television personality.  He is best known for his children's television show "Lunch With Soupy Sales", which ran from 1953 through 1966.  He was known professionally as "Soupy Sales" due to his childhood nickname of "Soup Bone" and after vaudeville comedian Chic Sale.

The Soupy Sales Society was a fanclub in the 1960s that offered buttons as well as "autographed sweatshirts" to members.

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Richard “Dick” Biondi, also known as The Wild I-tralian, is an American Top 40 and Oldies DJ. He is best known for screaming delivery and his wild behavior, having been fired over 20 times for his temper and offensive jokes. Biondi has been a DJ on AM radio stations all over the United States since the 1950’s and has been based in Chicago since the 1980’s.

The “Dick Biondi for Mayor” movement began after a September 30^th, 2010 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman. During a discussion of Rahm Emanuel’s announced run for Chicago mayor, Letterman began thinking of names of past Chicago Mayors, during which the Late Show bandleader Paul Shaffer shouted “Dick Biondi!” as a joke. The joke inspired a fan of Biondi to create the campaign button and the image was posted all over social media. Though Biondi had no plans to run for Mayor of Chicago the fan has opened a store for other “Dick Biondi for Mayor” items. 

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Ishtar is a 1987 American adventure-comedy film starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. The film centers around two lounge singers who travel to Morocco and accidentally end up getting involved in a plot to overthrow the Emir of Ishtar. Despite being considered one of the worst films ever made it has gained more support over the years. 

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During the European Football Association (F.A.) Cup final back in 1964, Eddie Chapman, the club secretary created a drawing that originally read; "Good morning! Got any Cup-final tickets.” Smiling guys all over the area were looking forward to the biggest game between Manchester United versus West Ham United. Because there were so many requests to attend the game, Chapman came up with a ballot featuring the drawing found on the button. The West Ham United football clubbers that were lucky enough to gain entrance to the uproarious game, smiled as their team won the game at Wembley in 1964. And the rest is history.