Category Archives: ’60s

Ageless Donna Mills, Little Ricky Returns, RIP Sinéad O’Connor, 40 Years of Madonna & More

July 26, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today! I just love Donna Mills! (Image via video still) CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING: Donna Mills, 82, answers the question we all want answered ... how does she look like this?! https://twitter.com/kylegordon101/status/1684963728427462656?s=20 TWITTER: "Life, it never die!" You gotta hear this fake '90s hit. Once again,…

Tony Bennett, Masterful Pop Interpreter, Dies @ 96

July 21, 2023 One of the all-time greats. (Image via vintage still) Tony Bennett, the vintage crooner who re-established himself in old age as an eternally hip American original, died Friday at 96 after battling Alzheimer's disease. Bennett had been dealing with the illness since 2016, yet carried on performing and recording until 2021, when…

Tatum O’Neal Fights to Repair Father-Daughter Bond, Remembering Diahann Carroll & More

July 17, 2023 (Images via Paramount & by Matthew Rettenmund) THR: Tatum O'Neal nearly died from a major stroke, but having survived, she's tried to patch up the fractured relationship she has with her famous dad, Ryan O'Neal, now past 80. Ryan is quoted as having said something heartbreaking in the piece: “I had this…

Jane Birkin, ‘It’ Girl Actress, Singer & Birkin Bag Inspiration, Dies @ 76

July 16, 2023 Jane Birkin, the epitome of '60s and '70s chic and the adopted national treasure of France, was found dead in her Paris apartment on July 16. She was 76. An icon for nearly 60 years (GIF via GIPHY) Her death was confirmed by former French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot, who said, "This…

Aretha Franklin’s Will Validated, Joan Collins on YOUNG Men & More

July 11, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, but not very good at wills. (Images via news reports & Interview Magazine) NYT: When Aretha Franklin died at 76, her family thought she'd left no will. Turns out she left TWO wills, both handwritten, neither prepared by…

Cary Grant’s Daughter Denies He Was Gay (Again), WHAM! Doc on Netflix & More

July 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Daddy figure (Image via vintage still) PEOPLE: Jennifer Grant, Cary Grant's daughter with Dyan Cannon, is still just NOT facing reality — she allows that her dad may have had one affair (LOL) with a man in his youth, but swore he was never flirtatious…

Alan Arkin, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Oscar Winner, Dies @ 89

June 30, 2023 Alan Arkin, the esteemed actor of stage and screen who won the Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, died June 29 at 89, his family confirms. His most famous role. (GIF via GIPHY) His three sons told People magazine: "Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and…

Frederic Forrest, ‘The Rose’ & ‘Valley Girl’ Star, Dies @ 86

Bette Midler took to Twitter Saturday to announce the death of her The Rose co-star Frederic Forrest, 86. She wrote: Forrest & Midler (Image via 20th Century Fox) "The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died. Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was…

Cyndi Lauper: ‘Happy Pride … Don’t Be Too Disheartened,’ Shaun Cassidy Da-Digs Taylor Swift & More

June 21, 2023 Hard to believe she's 70, by the weay! (Image via TikTok) TIKTOK: Cyndi Lauper, an LGBTQ icon from way back, takes time out to wish her queer fans a happy Pride, urging everyone to stick together and persevere: https://www.tiktok.com/@cyndilauper/video/7247152416305532203 KENNETH IN THE (212): Is this the ultimate '80s legacy act concert?! PEOPLE:…

Schooling Those Sharing an Anti-Feminist Meme

June 19, 2023 The image reveals three lovely young women in '50s-looking skirts and sweaters, all made up, their hair styled, and striding confidently to the camera. How 'bout we asked these women if times were better in 1960?! (Image via meme) The meme harps on the fact that the seemingly conservative women — "no…

Category Archives: ’60s

Ageless Donna Mills, Little Ricky Returns, RIP Sinéad O’Connor, 40 Years of Madonna & More

Tony Bennett, Masterful Pop Interpreter, Dies @ 96

Tatum O’Neal Fights to Repair Father-Daughter Bond, Remembering Diahann Carroll & More

Jane Birkin, ‘It’ Girl Actress, Singer & Birkin Bag Inspiration, Dies @ 76

Aretha Franklin’s Will Validated, Joan Collins on YOUNG Men & More

Cary Grant’s Daughter Denies He Was Gay (Again), WHAM! Doc on Netflix & More

Alan Arkin, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Oscar Winner, Dies @ 89

Frederic Forrest, ‘The Rose’ & ‘Valley Girl’ Star, Dies @ 86

Cyndi Lauper: ‘Happy Pride … Don’t Be Too Disheartened,’ Shaun Cassidy Da-Digs Taylor Swift & More

Schooling Those Sharing an Anti-Feminist Meme

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