Ben Elton: ‘I often felt a one-man cliché in the 80s’ | Ben Elton
Here’s my theory. If you had a happy childhood, you don’t remember much about it. I remember bits and pieces. We lived in south-east London. We weren’t poor, but we weren’t rich either. My dad was a lecturer and my mum was an English teacher. I don’t remember much else. Childhood I wanted to be […]
Iconic ’80s Billboard Star Angelyne Lists Her Used Undies For Sale In Auction To Fund Her Own Film
TMZ reports that Angeline plans to auction off her collection of used underwear to raise funds for upcoming film projects. The ’80s icon, known for her eye-catching billboards around Los Angeles, is taking an unconventional approach to fundraising for her latest project, a movie about her life. In a unique fundraising effort, Angeline is selling […]
Mindy Cohn Says Co-Star Sabotaged Revival Of Beloved 80s Sitcom
“Facts of Life” actress Mindy Cohn said a “greedy” co-star destroyed the opportunity for the revival of the beloved sitcom. Cohn explained that she and all her co-stars from the hit show were a tight-knit community for the first 40 years of their friendship, but said things went awry toward the end when money and […]
I stalked a DJ as a teen in the 80s, should I contact him again?
Dear Abby: As a lonely and confused teenager in the 1980s, I became obsessed with a disc jockey at a local radio station. I would call in at least once every night when he was on the air, and he was gracious enough to answer the phone and talk to me about anything and everything […]
American Culture Quiz: Take a swing at this test of baseball greats, the Big ’80s and more
American culture quiz! How well do you know the answers to this week’s topics? (Getty Images/Images) App user: Click here to get this quiz! From the tennis court to the baseball diamond to the broadcast station, some of America’s greatest hitmakers were the subject of a national knowledge test this week. Each week, Fox News […]
Miss Subways, now in their 80s, recall getting modeling gigs and marriage proposals after their faces appeared on NYC train posters
The old subway was much more beautiful. Now, the timeless beauties who once reigned as “Miss Subway” and whose faces adorned train posters are reunited on May 2nd at Ellen’s Stardust Diner in Times Square. Stunning straphangers entered the bimonthly contest, which ran from 1941 to 1976, by submitting photos. Ellen Hart Sturm, Miss Subway […]
Molly Ringwald says 80s movies were “really, very white”
Actress Molly Ringwald, known for classic 1980s films such as “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” says modern remakes of these films need to have more diverse casts. Ta. Ringwald received Variety’s Creative Vanguard Award during the Miami Film Festival, and the award ceremony was followed by a Q&A session about her career. Ringwald was […]
Michael J. Fox says Hollywood was ‘tougher’ in the ’80s: ‘You had to be talented’
Michael J. Fox says it took some grit to become a Hollywood star in his prime. When asked if ’80s fame was “harder” to achieve than modern fame, Foxx was candid, admitting to People magazine: “You had to have talent. That helped.” . “We were working on our acting skills, watching other actors, sitting with […]
Some San Francisco trains using 80s era floppy disks for operations
Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Ventures, responded on “Varney & Co.” to a California Senate candidate’s effort to raise the minimum wage to up to $50. San Francisco It may be in Silicon Valley, but parts of its rail system are still operating using technology that hasn’t been cutting edge since the Reagan administration. San […]
Measles vaccinations given in ’70s and ’80s may have worn off by now, doctor warns
If you were vaccinated against measles in the 1970s or 1980s, your protection may now have worn off, some doctors have warned. Amid the current measles outbreak in Florida, Jill Roberts, associate professor in the USF School of Public Health, spoke to FOX 13 in Tampa about the possibility that traditional vaccines may become less […]