Celebs and Icons - Totally the 80's

Wembley and JFK Stadiums filled with concert crowds and connected across the sky.

Live Aid 1985 and The Day Two Stadiums Shared One Screen

On July 13, 1985, a concert became a phone bank, a satellite experiment, a rock-and-roll relay race, and a shared lump in the throat. The concert wasn't the literal day…

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80s Teen Idols Ranked by the Posters on Our Walls

A bedroom wall in 1985 could tell you everything. A Duran Duran foldout near the dresser. Rob Lowe taped to the closet door. Molly Ringwald over the bed, looking like…

A fighter jet banks over the ocean above sunglasses and a leather jacket on a carrier deck.

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Top Gun 1986 and How Aviators Became the Coolest Kids on Screen

One F-14 Tomcat screaming over the ocean, one pair of mirrored sunglasses, one synth-heavy guitar riff from the Top Gun soundtrack. That combination gave the movie instant pop-culture impact, making…

Labyrinth David Bowie movie poster with Sarah in a glass ball

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Labyrinth and David Bowie cast The Goblin King’s Spell

Say "Labyrinth David Bowie" to an 80s movie fan and watch what happens. Somebody will do the "Magic Dance" shoulder shuffle. Somebody else will whisper, "You have no power over…

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Mr. T Cereal and the Breakfast Kids Begged For

Some cereals fed you. Mr. T Cereal sold you a whole Saturday morning fantasy. One look at the box and you were in. Before the spoon hit the bowl, you…

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Why The Facts of Life Became an After-School Sitcom Favorite

Some shows belonged to Friday night. The Facts of Life sitcom belonged to that strange, perfect stretch after school, when the backpack hit the floor, the snack came out, and…

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Ricky Schroder 80s Heartthrob was The Blue-Eyed Boy Wonder Turned into A Household Name

If the 80s had a poster child for innocence with just a hint of mischief, it was Ricky Schroder. He was the boy you wanted to sit next to on…

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Grant Show: The Polished, Preppy Heartthrob Who Closed Out the 80s with a Smirk

If the 80s teen scene was full of rebels, preppies, and poets, then Grant Show was the guy who graduated early and came back in a sports car. He was…

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Molly Ringwald: The Teen Queen Who Defined 80s Coming-of-Age Movies

Cue the synth soundtrack, grab a bowl of microwave popcorn, and get those VHS tracking lines ready, because today we’re diving into the girl who practically was the 80s: Molly…

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Tom Cruise: The 80s Movie Star Who Redefined the Word Superstar

Neon lights. VHS tapes stacked by the TV. Big hair, mixtapes, and weekends spent cruising the mall food court with a slice of Sbarro. And right in the middle of…