How the Brat Pack got their name -- and spoiled celebrity journalism forever

In the spring of 1985, journalist David Blum flew to Los Angeles to interview an up-and-coming movie star for New York magazine. While there, he caught up with friends for dinner. It was a gluttonous meal, and someone joked that their gang should have a name: Sort of like "the Rat Pack," Frank Sinatra's legendary posse -- but Blum's crowd was more like "the Fat Pack."