Four of the puppies are named Jay, David, Paul and Branford, a reference to late-night talkshow hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno and their respective bandleaders Paul Shaffer and, at the time, Branford Marsalis.
Academic lit-crit types have shown scant interest in the "Diary," despite its wealth of what I suppose must be called "cultural signifiers" -- popular song titles, references to late Victorian fads like spiritualism, clues to the ideology of home and marriage at the dawn of suburbia.
Mr Maduro made several references to late President Hugo Chavez during his long speech.
Three information leaflets [ 41- 43] were excluded, because their references to late and post-term pregnancies were confined to merely listing prolonged pregnancy as one possible indication for IOL without providing further related information.
Will the references to late-20th-century culture, so often arbitrary, continue unabated?
As a result, the novel is dense with references, to late-60's and early-70's rock 'n' roll and political broadsides, and to the Internet and contemporary music.
Figurative artists John Currin, Luc Tuymans, Marlene Dumas, Neo Rauch, and others were increasingly prominent in the art scene, and Doig's work, with its references to late-nineteenth-century artists and traditions, began to seem like a good investment.
Patton Oswalt made a touching reference to his late wife, Michelle McNamara.
He made a brief reference to his late son Ivan when he spoke of his luck in having four children.
If you've heard the phrase 'Trudeaumania' before, it was likely in reference to the late Pierre Trudeau, who served as prime minister from the 1960s to 1980s.
