Category Archives: Bombshells

Walking in L.A.: Cool, Boosted ’50s Footage

It isn't meant to be completely historically accurate, but this remastered footage of women walking in Los Angeles in the '50s has been colorized to make it more accessible. It was also painstakingly restored, giving it an eerily current look — with only the women's striking fashions (and those shoes!) to give it away as…

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…

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…

Vintage McDonald’s Bag Found During Reno, Fred Savage Fired, Tony Dow Ill & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Keep your eyes on your fries! (Image via Today) TODAY SHOW: A couple's home renovation unsealed a vintage bag of McDonald's — complete with the original fries! (Um, preservatives much?!) INSTAGRAM (FOLLOW ALONG!): Inside the book launch for N Is for the Nanny, a new book featuring a…

Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The college says it looks forward to a collector enjoying this, but for $1M, that's not a collector, that's an oligarch! (Image via Bonhams/Catholic University) CNN: That long-lost Judy Garland Dorothy Gale outfit that was found in a shoebox on the premises of a college is going up…

Jennifer Garner’s Osmond Surprise, Charo the Brilliant, Lily Tomlin on Insult Humor & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: 13 going on Osmond! (Image via Instagram) PEOPLE: Jennifer Garner turns 50, gets a childhood-dream serenade from Donny Osmond! I'm so upset I can't see her in L.A. this weekend ... (Image via ABC) NYT: "The Brilliance of Charo" is a piece that needed to be written 40…

a-ha Returns to Radio City Music Hall After 36 Years: Concert Review

On April 12, 2022, I headed to Radio City Music Hall for my first concert since the pandemic began. I couldn't resist seeing a-ha, an iconic band in Europe but more of a kitschy one-hit wonder (they had two!) in the U.S., and the creators of my favorite album by any artist ever, Hunting High…

No ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion, David Hasselhoff in His Prime, Betty White Auction & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: White tag sale! (Image via Julien's Auctions) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: Get ready for Betty White's estate sale. My God, the bids are going to fly, and I'm not just whistling gerfluffenugen. Forget about them. (Image via video still) EXTRATV: Ally Sheedy says NOPE to the possibility of a reunion…

50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

When a Minneapolis news station unearthed footage of a teachers' strike from 50 years ago, there was another gem uncovered at the same time — the only known video footage of future icon Prince at age 11. One of Prince's archivists reacted with glee over the find. (Image via video still) Asked what he thought…

Debbie Reynolds: A 90th Birthday Remembrance

Today, April 1, marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Debbie Reynolds. Debbie at Cinecon in '12 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) I first encountered her at her Cafe Carlyle show in NYC in 2009. She was just great! And she guess my partner and I were gay, inviting me to "touch my one good…

Category Archives: Bombshells

Walking in L.A.: Cool, Boosted ’50s Footage

Bob Mackie’s a ‘No’ on Kim Kardashian in Marilyn’s Gown, RIP Maggie Peterson & More

Kim K Should’ve Said NO to the Dress, Betty White’s Ultimate Garage Sale & More

Vintage McDonald’s Bag Found During Reno, Fred Savage Fired, Tony Dow Ill & More

Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Jennifer Garner’s Osmond Surprise, Charo the Brilliant, Lily Tomlin on Insult Humor & More

a-ha Returns to Radio City Music Hall After 36 Years: Concert Review

No ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion, David Hasselhoff in His Prime, Betty White Auction & More

50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

Debbie Reynolds: A 90th Birthday Remembrance

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