Could You Describe the Ruckus, Sir?

True Story*: Several (OK, six) years ago when I was still living in New York, I went out a couple of times with a fellow who knew another Molly. Yeah, that one. The Ringwald. This was a source of awe and wonder, of course, but I tried not to bring it up; that would be, like, dorky of me. Still, there came an evening when this fellow called me from a party at That Molly’s house. There is no post-teenage shock like seeing RINGWALD, MOLLY on your caller ID. Did I take a picture? You bet your DVD of The Breakfast Club I did. Molly Ringwald wasn’t just the face of the teenagers a few years older than me; she was someone who made being a Molly cool back before it became the sort of name I hear yelled in the supermarket once a month. Now, I’m just as inclined to admire the source of this name of mine, the brilliant Molly Haskell.

But I digress. Point is, there’s a great, if fluffy (in a good way) story about the Hughes Effect that you might want to read when you’ve got a few minutes. And don’t miss the slideshow. I can’t believe they didn’t mention Cameron â€”Â er, I mean, Alan Ruck â€” in his tiny but awesome role in Star Trek: Generations!

* Don’t forget: You must read this in Jon from The Real World: Los Angeles fashion! “TAAH-ROOO STORE-AY!”

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Dear Readers,

The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.

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