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1980s

Great spin-offs: "Rhoda," "Maude" and ... "90210"?
, Mar 17, 2008
A 90210 spin-off?! I'd rather reminisce about The Facts of Life.
Square Pegs to DVD — a totally different head. Totally.
, Mar 11, 2008
Square Pegs was ahead of its time. But at last, its short-lived brilliance is on DVD.
The best lesbianish music videos
, 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
, 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?
"American Idol" — '80s ladies
, 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?
, Feb 26, 2008
Personal Best? Desert Hearts? Which movie or moment hit home?
Sing a song of biker moms in “Mask”: the musical
, Feb 25, 2008
A musical based on the 1985 Cher (hot!) movie opens next month in Pasadena.
Which TV or film character's style do you covet?
, 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
, Feb 20, 2008
The MENSA chairman watches about 10 hours of television every day. Whoa.
"Thriller," 25 years later
, 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
, Feb 8, 2008
Weirdos like Laurie Anderson and Grace Jones drew me in and freaked me out.
 Erstwhile Molly Dodd in sci-fi pilot
, 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
, 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
, Jan 31, 2008
Tunstall covers the Bangles classic. She even seems to have worked on her Susanna Hoffs doe-eye impression.
"Little Women": Archetypes for every story
, 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
, Jan 30, 2008
It's a Valentine's gift for fans of soap operas and rock. (But not rock opera.)
Best geeky movies ever
, 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.
The decline of the TV theme song
, 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
, 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
, 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.