1980s

Great spin-offs: "Rhoda," "Maude" and ... "90210"?

, Mar 22, 2010

Clash of the Titans, Tron and Overboard are the latest to be revamped for a new century. Is nothing sacred?

Square Pegs to DVD — a totally different head. Totally.

, Mar 17, 2008

A 90210 spin-off?! I'd rather reminisce about The Facts of Life.

The best lesbianish music videos

, Mar 11, 2008

Square Pegs was ahead of its time. But at last, its short-lived brilliance is on DVD.

browne

, Mar 10, 2008

Out artists don't seem to make out videos, so here are some lesbianish videos — from Prince to Britney — to fill the void.

Madonna rocks

"American Idol" — '80s ladies

, Mar 10, 2008

Is Madonna too "pop" (and not enough rock) to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Does it matter?

scribegrrrl

, Mar 6, 2008

The Idol women took on the 1980s. Forget the Whitney songs — Amanda, Brooke and Ramiele made the night for me.

You never forget your first: Which lesbian film was important to you?

Which TV or film character's style do you covet?

, Feb 26, 2008

Personal Best? Desert Hearts? Which movie or moment hit home?

browne

, Feb 20, 2008

My fashion sense has evolved from Saved by the Bell all the way to Gossip Girl.

MENSA's not-so-smart list of smartest TV shows

"Thriller," 25 years later

, Feb 20, 2008

The MENSA chairman watches about 10 hours of television every day. Whoa.

Jamie Lynn

, Feb 15, 2008

Fergie and others commemorate Michael Jackson's landmark 1983 album. Did you have a red pleather jacket?

Six '80s videos that made me weird and gay

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, Feb 8, 2008

Weirdos like Laurie Anderson and Grace Jones drew me in and freaked me out.

Erstwhile Molly Dodd in sci-fi pilot

Anna Wahrman

, Feb 5, 2008

J.J. Abrams gives us an excuse to revisit the literate libertine who captured the essence of New York womanhood in the 1980s.

Filthy and wise: Madonna is at it again

Final Girl

, Jan 31, 2008

Madge's feature-length directorial debut concerns a young musician who moves to London to follow his dreams. Supposedly.

KT Tunstall walks like an Egyptian

"Little Women": Archetypes for every story

, Jan 31, 2008

Tunstall covers the Bangles classic. She even seems to have worked on her Susanna Hoffs doe-eye impression.

iAncientOne

, Jan 31, 2008

From Facts of Life to Cashmere Mafia, Alcott's characters are all over your TV.

Pat Benatar hits “Y&R” with her best shot

The decline of the TV theme song

, Jan 30, 2008

It's a Valentine's gift for fans of soap operas and rock. (But not rock opera.)

Best geeky movies ever

Jamie Lynn

, Jan 28, 2008

These are movies for geeks, among whom I count myself, and not about so-called geeks, which is a totally different beast.

Siege

, Jan 9, 2008

From The X-Files to The L Word, TV theme songs can be really good or really bad. They're also an endangered species.

Glenn Close: Not so fatal, still attractive

Jamie Lynn

, Jan 7, 2008

Fatal Attraction is 20 years old this year (if you don't believe it, just look at the hair). Glenn Close comments on the controversial film.

Eleven '80s videos that made me gay

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, Dec 14, 2007

'80s videos from women like Tina Turner, The Eurythmics, Hearth, and Joan Jett that helped me explore my new-found appreciation for the fairer sex.

"E.T." celebrates 25 years since phoning home

"The Facts of Life:" non-lesbian lesbian fun in any language

, Nov 29, 2007

Bad movies I love and other embarrassing confessions

, Nov 29, 2007

“50 Greatest TV Icons” — and 5 Great TV Dykons

, Nov 14, 2007

, Nov 12, 2007

Worst. TV show. Ever?