A round up of the Hughes News you can use:
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Catching up on what’s been going on in the #stupidteenagemovie realm, here’s a comprehensive look of Hughes News for the month of July. As a reminder, this is a collection of all the news about John Hughes and his continued influence on pop culture.
Strike a pose, Ferris and friends!
See you all next week!
This week’s collection of news about John Hughes, his films and the actors who brought those stories to life:
That’s all for this weeks, folks! See you next Sunday.
This week’s collection of news about John Hughes, his films and the actors who brought those stories to life:
For the Record: John Hughes hits the stage.
In the library again with Molly.
Sixteen Candles in light of Bridesmaids.
That’s all for this weeks, folks! See you next Sunday.
Aside from enjoying the truly gorgeous weather in NYC, the happiest moment has to be catching up with my friend Vicki.
Friday: Enjoying handmade hand rolls with great friends at Rome House of Sushi.
Saturday: Dining with my fabulous husband at one of our favorite restaurants in the world.
Sunday: Sitting outside, enjoying brunch overlooking the Quechee gorge.
Monday: Exploring Brooklyn and discovering a fantastic new neighborhood option.
This week’s collection of news about John Hughes, his films and the actors who brought those stories to life:
John Hughes’ Films a Metaphor for (Seattle’s Folk) Life?
Molly Ringwald adopted? Well, kind of..
Lowe is down with being a “Brat”
And that’s it for this week. See you next Sunday!
Participating in Cooper’s first training class for Good Dog‘s Therapy dog program.
“So, it’s sorta social. Demented and sad, but social.” – John Bender, “The Breakfast Club”
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that there are actually people who have formed a Muggle Quidditch League. It turns out these little Quidditch clubs are popping up in the best schools across the country. A friend of mine even said that a family member CHOSE a college based on the availability of said sports team. For those of you who don’t know (i.e. have been living under a rock for many, many years), Quidditch is a kind of football-meets-hockey on brooms played by Harry Potter and his cohorts in the various J.K. Rowling books.
As I watched the WSJ video , it brought me back to the stupid teenage films of my youth.
Think about it: Harry Potter is to many kids today what the Brat Pack films were to those in the 80s. As it turns out, some brilliant minds made that same leap and ended up laying the dialogue and music from the seminal work over the images from the Harry Potter series.
HOGWARTS BREAKFAST CLUB
THE BREAKFAST CLUB HARRY POTTER STYLE
Though there will (likely) never be sports inspired by The Breakfast Club (Intramural No-Hand Lipstick application scrimmage team, anyone?), I can just picture Brian (aka the Brain) leading the charge as Seeker (the esteemed position of The Boy Who Lived himself) had the timing been right. (We know that Anthony Michael Hall’s character wasn’t a “snitch” given the fact that he hid Bender’s pot in his pants for the bulk of their Saturday in detention.)
One more point about the WSJ story: It shared the struggles of the recently-formed NYU team in getting recognized by their school — and that’s even with the official Quidditch championships slated to be held in New York City this November. In fact, in light of the significant HP/TBC overlap — as well as the fact that many of the muggle Quidditch players are sure to be, in John Bender’s words “Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebies” — I imagine the NYU team’s plea to be recognized as an official club at their alma mater went something like this:
Dear NYU:
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in Central Park for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did *was* wrong. (We thought we could play a sport that was written about in a children’s novel.)
You may think we’re crazy (that’s okay – lots of people do.) But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are.
You see us as you want to see us… In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a Seeker..and a Beater…and a Keeper…a Chaser…Does that answer your question?
Sincerely yours,
The Quidditch Club
Why yes – yes it does.
And that’s the Hughes News you can use for the week. See you next Sunday.
Catching a cab right away despite the teeming rain.
Wishing my father, Bernie a happy 86
th birthday. Here’s to many more!
And, for those of you who know what a hero he is, this is one of his survival stories right here.
Meeting Madeline DeVries over lunch.
This week’s collection of news about John Hughes, his films and the actors who brought those stories to life:
Duckie’s ditty hit the small screen this week.
Bueller? Bueller? What we can all learn from Ferris.
Perry Plays it Hughes.
Couples skate, John Hughes -style.
Ally works (for) the Farm.
And that’s the Hughes News you can use for the week. See you next Sunday.
Meeting Chris for a glass of wine at our favorite neighborhood haunt.
Seeing “Bridesmaids” and hitting Taste of the Upper West Side with my friend Sarah. Favorite tastes include Scarola Wine (North Fork, LI), Starr Restaurant’s Historical Society Ricotta-stuffed zucchini blossom and Magnolia Bakery‘s Banana Pudding.
Seeing Hadley and the Seligmans for dinner (even though the restaurant was disappointing).
Watching Chris and Cooper play with the new toy from grandma.
