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Rent, Guilty Pleasure

‎”Rent” may seem like the most maudlin of guilty pleasures, on par with “Seasons in the Sun.” But, one of very few late-80s nostalgia vehicles, “Rent” hits the mark more often than, say, “St Elmo’s Fire.” Nothing evokes the 80s better than a musical about addiction, death, sex, mediocre art and moving Westward. Casual references …