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McDowell’s from ‘Coming to America’ comes to life in LA

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:56:56 EDT

If you ever wanted to try a “Big Mick” (same as a Big Mac, but with no seeds), now’s your chance. A legally-it’s-not-McDonalds restaurant called McDowell’s is open Monday and Tuesday in LA. The restaurant, based on the fictional fast food spot in 1988’s Coming to America, is open at Fat Sal's …

New podcast: Best Halloween songs in the '80s Part 2

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:41:39 EDT

We thought we were pretty clever a couple weeks ago when we created our own personal playlist of spooky '80s songs that were perfect for Halloween. We played our 10 songs, felt pretty proud about it, and then …

Lethal Weapon 5? We’re ALL too old for this …

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:31:19 EDT

Oh, Hollywood. You’ve been drunk-dialing again, haven’t you? How else could you explain the new that Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Richard Donner are exploring the idea of creating Lethal Weapon 5.

Last-minute Halloween '80s costume idea: Joel Goodsen in 'Risky Business'

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:30:59 EDT

When it comes to easy '80s Halloween costume ideas, some might be a little TOO easy. Take Tom Cruise's role as "Joel Goodsen" in 1983's Risky Business. This might - at one point - have been the most-cliche '80s costume out there. How cliche? It was featured in a Drew Barrymore movie.

Last-minute Halloween '80s costume idea: Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA'

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:15:35 EDT

The last-minute mania to find the perfect '80s Halloween costume continues. You can thank Adam Sandler for this one. In the movie Grown Ups 2, his gang of friends from childhood throw the …

Acoustic 'Take On Me' is another career milestone for a-ha

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:50:46 EDT

Last-minute Halloween '80s costume idea: The one-armed violin player

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:53:10 EDT

The stress is real. Every year. What are you dressing as for Halloween? Will it be an '80s costume? Because, you know, you've been writing a blog about the '80s for 13 years now, so we figure you have some good ideas.

The lunatics have taken over the '80s

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:49:19 EDT

Even in the '80s, only a Ouija Board could get answers out of Morrissey

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:45:01 EDT

Don't fall asleep at this classic Cure 'Halloween' video

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:06:31 EDT