Links to the past, with relevance today: What an invite! (Image via vintage memorabilia) NYT: A memorial to those who died aboard the Titanic sits in disrepair in NYC. Now, some are fighting for it to be restored. The last survivor of the tragedy died in 2009 at age 97 on the 98th anniversary of…
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Kate Bush’s Rare Interview on ‘Running Up That Hill’ Success, Christie Brinkley Stuns at 68 & More
Long-distance "Run"-ner (Image via EMI) POP CRAVE: Kate Bush granted a rare interview to BBC Radio 4 to discuss the out-of-nowhere renewed success of her 1985 song "Running Up That Hill," which was used to great effect on Stranger Things. In the U.K., the song shot to #1 (taking 37 years to hit the pole…
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Maureen Arthur of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ Dies @ 88
Maureen Arthur, the vivacious actress who made her biggest splash in the Broadway production and film version of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, died Wednesday in her Beverly Hills home following a battle with Alzheimer's battle, THR reports. She was 88. Arthur with Dick Kallman in How to Succeed (Image via NYPL)…
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Donna Mills & Debbie Harry: Sexy Past 70, Patricia Heaton Defends ‘Castrated’ Pal & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: She's older than Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy. (Image via video still) INSTAGRAM: Donna Mills is EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. Yes, she's had work. Yes, she started out looking like Donna Mills. But wow. KENNETH IN THE (212): Debbie Harry in the '70s ... and in her…
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Philip Baker Hall, Hard-Nosed Bookman on ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies @ 90
"Many Americans linger in adolescence, but [Philip Baker] Hall is the kind of man who puts on a tie before he leaves the house." — Roger Ebert, 1996 Philip Baker Hall, the world-weary character actor whose single most famous performance became a deadpan comic role as a library cop on Seinfeld, died June 12 at…
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Lorna Luft Lights Up Empire State Building, Unveils Portrait at Stonewall Honoring Judy Garland
You've heard of Dueling Bankheads? How about Dueling Wainwrights? Even the cake was rainbow-themed! (All images by Matthew Rettenmund) On Tuesday, Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright appeared at the Empire State Building by day and the Stonewall Inn by night to deliver his trademark passionate rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”: https://youtu.be/fsBQTT-AfzI The first go-round, he…
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Bo Hopkins of ‘Dynasty’ Dies @ 80
Bo Hopkins, who played country bad boys in several classic films — and was fondly remembered for TV's Dynasty in the '80s — has died. The actor's career lasted well over 50 years. (Image via head shot) A message on his official site announced: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Bo has passed away.…
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Bob Mackie’s a ‘No’ on Kim Kardashian in Marilyn’s Gown, RIP Maggie Peterson & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Bob tut-tuts Kim (Image by Matthew Rettenmund; image above by Alejandro Mogollo Diez) EW: Bob Mackie, 82, who drew the original sketch for the Jean Louis dress Marilyn Monroe made famous when she cooed "Happy Birthday" to lover JFK, is finally speaking out about Kim Kardashian wearing the…
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Fred Ward, ‘Remo Williams,’ ‘Tremors’ Star, Dies @ 79
Fred Ward's publicist Ron Hofmann has confirmed that the popular actor died at 79 on May 8. No cause was given. The virile 'n' versatile star of action flicks and quality drama was born onDecember 30, 1942, in San Diego. Working as a janitor, boxer and lumberjack, he served in the Air Force before heading…
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Kim K Should’ve Said NO to the Dress, Betty White’s Ultimate Garage Sale & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Just because she can, does not mean she should. (Image via FB screengrab to illustrate post's popularity) ICOM: The ICOM Costume Committee reads Kim Kardashian and Ripley's Believe It or Not the riot act for Kardashian's tacky stunt in wearing Marilyn Monroe's iconic Jean Louis gown. Their complaints…
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