Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Every Rom Com brings you some tainted love, in the form of “Heathers”, our second installment in the Gen-X Rom Com series. We’ll talk about the movie’s biting satire around difficult issues including teenage suicide, homophobia, and school violence. We’ll discuss the memorable dialogue and fashion that influenced future teen movies from “Mean Girls” to “Clueless.” And we’ll discuss a talented cast and crew, including two of Gen-X’s most recognizable icons - Winona Ryder and Christian Slater.   To read or submit to Monadnock Underground, go here: https://www.monadnockunderground.com/    A very good article on “Heathers”: https://ew.com/article/2014/04/04/heathers-oral-history/  Additional info from this section came from the DVD commentary     The Name “Heather”: https://qz.com/1390135/the-epic-rise-and-fall-of-the-name-heather/       Teen suicide rates over time: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6630a6.htm  Contemporary article on teen suicide: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/11/arts/3-tv-films-on-suicide-by-youths.html  “Surviving” with Molly Ringwald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcjncK2OaaE    Evidence against cow-tipping: https://slate.com/technology/2013/09/cow-tipping-fake-debunking-a-persistent-rural-legend.html       School shootings in the U.S.: https://www.k12academics.com/school-shootings/history-school-shootings-united-states  “Heathers” and School Violence: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180803-is-heathers-too-shocking-for-2018