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Why ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ Still Matters to This Latina ’80s Kid 35 Years Later

By Teresa Jusino Mar 24th
The 20 Best ’80s Movies of All Time, Ranked

By Sarah Fimm Nov 16th
The Best Fantasy Movies of the ’80s, Ranked

By Aria Baci Aug 29th
Every Wham! Song, Ranked

By Brooke Pollock Jul 11th
The Best Horror Sequels of the 1980s, Ranked

By Vanessa Maki Jul 26th
Our Theories as to Why the Upside Down in ‘Stranger Things’ Is Stuck in 1983

By Benedetta Geddo Jul 11th
Is The Running Man My New Favorite Movie? Yes, Yes It Is.

By Chelsea Steiner Jan 26th
The New American Girl Is Designed to Get Girls Into STEM (and Make Us All Feel Old)

By Jessica Mason Sep 18th
Things We Saw Today: Netflix’s GLOW Returns With Its Cast Dancing Like They’ve Never Danced Before

By Teresa Jusino Apr 18th
Thank You For Being a Friend, Golden Girls, and for Making Me Excited About Getting Older

By Teresa Jusino Dec 26th
Revisiting Stand By Me: What a “Boy Movie” Taught Me About Emotions

By Teresa Jusino Jul 5th
Everyone Is Playing With This 80s-Inspired Text Generator, Including Us

By Maddy Myers Oct 5th
Things We Saw Today: Pokémon Go Player Hunted Down By Pikachu

By Teresa Jusino Aug 26th
The Stranger Sex: Subverting Gendered Tropes in Stranger Things

By Sam Riedel Aug 21st
Things We Saw Today: Check Out This Amazing Stranger Things Fan Art

By Teresa Jusino Aug 4th
Artist Behind Sweet Valley High Covers Takes Commissions, Makes Our Wildest Dreams Come True

By Teresa Jusino Jun 3rd
The #80sXmen Hashtag on Twitter Is Full of Amazing Fanart of X-Men in 80s Clothes

By Jessica Lachenal Mar 12th
New Trailer for Netflix’s Fuller House Debuts on Ellen

By Teresa Jusino Feb 9th
Relive the Campy ’80s with this Knight Rider Car Charger

By Jessica Lachenal Jul 27th
The Rock Is Going to Star in a Film Based on the Arcade Game Rampage

By Jill Pantozzi Jun 23rd