You’ve Forgotten Just How Bad 1980s Fashion Was

And by bad, we mean awesome. Here, 13 music videos to remind you.

Tickets go on sale today for an August 5th concert at the Mann, with New Edition, Salt-N-Pepa and El Debarge. This is mind-blowing for a number of reasons, one of which is definitely not considering how long ago it was that a friend and I were known to give our very famous and spot-on performances of “Shoop.” It got us talking about '80s fashion around here—I, for one, can attest to owning a thick stack of neon t-shirt clips (tying a knot is for amateurs) and sporting a pair of jellies with pretty much any and every ensemble. But perhaps nowhere are there better examples of stellar '80s fashion than in music videos from that time, and here, we think, are some of the best. (Sorry for sticking some of these in your head.)

14 Celebrities We Would Trust With Our Lives During an Apocalypse

Morgan Freeman just dropped off my list.

When I was in college, my friend Sarah and I took nearly every class for our English major together, and sometimes, this meant having to amuse ourselves with more than the iced mochas we fetched at the expense of being late for our 2:15. Somewhere along the way, a series of lists began to form, and among the running ones that have survived into our adulthood is the list that contains the names of people—known people; not, like, our dads—who we would basically trust with our lives. People who have something about them—their demeanor, their values, their accomplishments, their vibe, morals, aura, whatever—that would make you trust their judgment. My number one was then, and still is, posthumously, Peter Jennings. (This particular topic was probably born around the time of 9/11, when it felt like I was devoted to him, and he to me, approximately 23 hours a day.) I just felt like he was smart, and he couldn’t be shaken, and was fair, and was a most reliable filter through which so much of the world seeped into my 20-year-old brain.

Top 8 Most Romantic Movie Speeches

Guys, we won’t lie. You can’t match anything here.

Say what you will about this “Hallmark” holiday, and all of the pink and red crap/lovely things that come along with it, here's our roundup of the best, most romantic, aww-inducing words of love to ever grace the silver screen. Happy Valentine’s Day, Philly! #8 Annie Hall Bet you didn't think Woody Allen would end up on this list, didja? But here he is, at his most neurotic, charming best.

Is Groupon Killing Local Boutiques?

When consumers are being offered discounts by sale sites nearly every day of the week, what’s a shop owner to do?

“Groupon is my dentist.” This is what Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger once overheard a woman say. She doesn’t have a regular dentist; she just notes whenever one offers a sale on Groupon—the discount site that sends sale notices for select items and services to about 142.9 million inboxes daily—and goes there. Sound extreme? Perhaps. But according to Berger, it’s an example of how the compulsion to save is changing all the old retail rules.  With the plethora of discount sites hawking deals on everything from shoes to, well, teeth cleaning, we wondered: Is customer loyalty—and paying full price—a thing of the past?

Black Friday Is Out of !@#*ing Control

With ridiculous seasonal hours, retailers are ruining Thanksgiving—and shopping!—for all of us

I’ve always been afraid of Black Friday. I get a little skittish around big sales in general. It’s not that I don’t relish deals—I practically have an entire drawer populated with Gap three-for-two camis—I just don’t like the crowds big sales attract. Or the heat the crowds create. Or the jabbing in rib cages it takes to find your size. And Black Friday, well, that is rather a Big Sale Perfect Storm filled with people who have lost their minds.

How Facebook Is Killing Fashion

You’ve worn that dress in how many tagged photos?

When it comes to Facebook, there are many opportunities to scroll back through your profile and feel regret. I think we could fill no less than 17 more posts detailing these various regrets, ranging from things like egregious spelling errors and drunkenly posted comments (and maybe even inappropriate friend requests) to very unfortunate photographs that kept you from getting that new job and some inane wall posting from your mother who still doesn’t understand, after hours of tutorials, that unlike email, everyone can see it. There is one particular thing, though, that after a few years on the FB, I have come to really resent: the ruination of my wardrobe via hundreds of tagged photos.