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First there were the fluoro tops, pigtails, and imaginary friends. Then the awkward teen years – clandestine pashes behind the bike sheds, inappropriate boyfriends (including one played by Heath Ledger), plenty of angst
Where are they now What has become of The Breakfast Club, now that we’re halfway through lunch, and already thinking about dinner Written and directed by John Hughes, this 1985 movie remains one of the defining pop culture artefacts of its era. It shot five young leads to global fame, but what befalls a teen heartthrob once they hit middle age Whatever happened to sports jock Emilio Estevez, class nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, freaky goth chick Ally Sheedy and prom queen Molly Ringwald You are dying to know, I’m sure, and I’m just the man to tell you.
The largest empty space on the shelves of health-food stores these days is probably where the Crunchy Granola is stocked. What is Crunchy Granola
Over my morning coffee , I read the news this week that a battle is brewing between Starbucks and McDonald’s. According to the story, McDonald’s is planning to capitalize on the public’s willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 of their fast-food outlets.
In October 2000, I found myself drinking champagne in an east London bar with Molly Ringwald. I’d had the usual schoolboy interest in the coltish American actress ever since The Breakfast Club; she was visiting town and a mutual friend suggested we meet.
Anders Dahlvig recently hit the 10-year mark as CEO of Ikea.