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Variety at 120: Exploring Key Pop Culture Touchstones, From Vaudeville to 'Easy Rider' and The Ramones to Taylor Swift by William Earl

CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO THE SPECIAL VARIETY 120 SECTION The cover of Variety's debut issue, published on Dec. 16, 1905, touted the "Reviews of the Week" by Chicot and Sime. These were the pen names of Epes W. Sargent and Sime Silverman. (Silverman, founder of this publication, left the New York Morning Telegraph to […]

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00pm on December 16, 2025

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