I turn 50 this year, my parents are 75 and my last grandparent turned 100, so that may be the secret behind my string of age-related posts. In this one, I focus on the magic of 100 ... (more…)
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Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Marty Balin Dies @ 76
Marty Balin, the primary founding member of Jefferson Airplane and later a member of Jefferson Starship and a solo artist, has died at 76. (more…)
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Past & Curious: ONJ Hits 70, Maggie Smith Claws Olivier + More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... (more…)
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Happy Days Gone By: Time Travelers!
This latest post about aging is really more about ... timing ... (more…)
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Al Matthews of ‘Aliens’ Dies @ 75
Al Matthews, a real-life sergeant who excelled in tough-guy military roles, has died at 75 in Spain, The Daily Beast reports. (more…)
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Dead or Alive: Famously Dead, Surprisingly Alive
This post combines two elements of pop culture nostalgia that regularly come up in terms of celebs of the past — "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she died!" and, "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she is still alive!" ... (more…)
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The (Bizarre) ‘Love Boat’ Premiered 41 Years Ago Today
"Sandy ... the newsstand carries Kitten Magazine." (more…)
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Ravishing B-Starlet Laurie Mitchell Dies @ 90
Laurie Mitchell, who appeared in fare as diverse as Queen of Outer Space (1958) and Some Like It Hot (1959) — but was much more likely to be found in projects similar to the former — died September 20, film historian Tom Weaver reported. (more…)
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Turning Points: More Age Shockers from Movies & TV
Continuing in a series of age-obsessed posts, here, I go out of my way to blow your mind. This was written in 2018!!! ... (more…)
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One for the Ages: We Are All Norma Desmond
This is not an "age-shaming" post, but it is a post about how much our perceptions of age and aging have shifted in recent decades, as well as an indulgence in the mind-blowing reality of the passage of time. This was written in 2018, and I have updated the ages for your reading pleasure. (more…)
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