People celebrates the '80s
It's not an old issue of People magazine. It's the new "Celebrate the '80s" edition of People, and it has been popping up on newsstands and in bookstores around the U.S. over the last week.
For a measly $12, you can get then-and-now photos of Richard Gere, Eddie Murphy, the Brat Packers and more. There's a feature on really bad '80s fashion (as if!!), along with features on the top movies, music and TV shows from the decade (television ... you know ... the thing we never talk about on the blog and podcast).
There are even some really great pics of today's stars -- Kirsten Dunst (looking like a blonde Annie), Angelina Jolie (oddly looking like Boy George), etc. -- as they appeared in the '80s.
Don't look for any deep meaning behind the 144-page special edition. It's People magazine, and it's just a fun excuse for sending their interns digging into the old photo files. But for the '80s Nation, it's a must-own guilty pleasure. And if you missed it at your local grocery store, bookstores like Amazon.com are selling a hard-cover version as well.
Relive the music, movies and culture of the greatest decade ever with Times online editor Steve Spears. A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
E-mail Steve Spears:
Never been into PEOPLE magazine, but I must get my hands on that issue :)
Posted by: AJV | January 03, 2009 at 07:08 AM
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Posted by: Douglas Arthur | January 02, 2009 at 09:15 AM
I have to admire The General's tenacity.
This is a copy of PEOPLE that I must have. Who's buying it for me?
Posted by: Marissa | January 02, 2009 at 08:07 AM
Now who is that nestled between Max Headroom and Molly Ringwold?? Hmmmmmm. The paragons of 80's iconography, that's who. Always good as a visual shortcut for our favorite decade...Its time for that podcast already... :)
Posted by: Douglas Arthur | January 01, 2009 at 08:20 PM
If only this had come out before Christmas I could have only spent $12 on many of my friends, darn! This is great, I'm on my way to the store to pick one up.
Happy New Year everyone!
Posted by: Melissa | January 01, 2009 at 07:19 PM
Yeah, I just happened to see this in Target last weekend and could not resist, even if it is a little pricey. Fun to flip through.
Happy new year to Spearsy, Daly, and everyone else who is firmly entrenched in the 80s!
Posted by: Blaine | January 01, 2009 at 06:26 PM
I picked this up the other night and it's only my to-do list for today.
Posted by: 80sfan | January 01, 2009 at 11:35 AM