Andrew McCarthy was the guy you wanted to be in the 80s or at least hang out with. Pretty in Pink. Weekend at Bernie’s. The man was everywhere. But somewhere along the way, he traded Hollywood for travel writing. Then one day he looked up and realized he hadn’t seen his friends in years. Which set him off on a 10,000-mile journey to reconnect. He talks about it all in his new book Who Needs Friends?

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