Stories linked to the past, relevant to today ...

Now she's Cook-in'! (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)
TMZ: Carole Cook — who recently performed in NYC — made a John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) crack about Trump and TMZ clutched its pearls.

'Bout time! (GIF via GIPHY)
AARP: Cher, 72, and Reba McEntire, 63, are among this year's Kennedy Center honorees.

Serving longevity! (Image by Kenneth Walsh)
KENNETH IN THE (212): Remember when Billie Jean King, 74, lost all her endorsement power over that palimony lawsuit and the ensuing revelation that she is a lesbian? Yeah, we don't remember it, either! Here's to bouncing back.

From here to there to eternity ... (Image via video still)
POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: A pretty fun look back at a guest-starring spot from a 1981 Magnum, P.I. episode with a From Here to Eternity (1953) flair.

Hand it to them ... (Image via video still)
THE FILM EXPERIENCE: An amazing short from 1972 of a computer-animated hand. Great time capsule.