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JANUARY 01, 2009

People celebrates the '80s

People_magazine 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.

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Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times entertainment news editor Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.

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