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Hall vs. Oates, JFK 60 Years On & More

Hall vs. Oates, JFK 60 Years On & More
November 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... Like, literally! (Image via RCA) VARIETY: Your '80s self would be devastated to learn that, in 2023, Hall & Oates are now so estranged that Hall just filed for a restraining order against Oates! PEOPLE: The JFK assassination — 60 years on. GREG IN…
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Patrick Dempsey = Sexiest Man Alive, Brenda Lee Rocks Around the Xmas Tree, Kevin Bacon Recreates ‘Footloose’ Dance & More!

Patrick Dempsey = Sexiest Man Alive, Brenda Lee Rocks Around the Xmas Tree, Kevin Bacon Recreates ‘Footloose’ Dance & More!
November 8, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Silver fox (Image via People magazine) PEOPLE: Patrick Dempsey, 57, is People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2023. https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinbacon/video/7299535413847264542?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7296742220697404970 TWITTER: Kevin Bacon is happy the strike is over! KENNETH IN THE (212): NYC in the '80s! Radiant in red (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: Brenda Lee,…
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Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir

Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir
November 5, 2023 She's never not been fascinating. (Image via Penguin Random House) In a new sit-down with Gayle King for CBS Sunday Morning, Barbra Streisand, 81, opens up about her long-awaited memoir, My Name Is Barbra, out this week. In the chat, she discusses her notoriously chilly relationship with her mom, persistent rumors that…
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Susan Seidelman Announces Memoir, Céline Dion’s Rare Public Appearance & More

Susan Seidelman Announces Memoir, Céline Dion’s Rare Public Appearance & More
November 1, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: She directed my favorite film — Desperately Seeking Susan. (Image via St. Martin's Press) AMAZON: Coming in June 2024 is the memoir from director Susan Seidelman, the filmmaker behind Desperately Seeking Susan, Smithereens, She-Devil and more! EXTRATV: Céline Dion, 55, made her first public appearance…
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Matthew Perry, ‘Friends’ TV Icon, Dies @ 54

Matthew Perry, ‘Friends’ TV Icon, Dies @ 54
October 28, 2023 Matthew Perry, the Friends star with the killer timing who could not have been funnier, was found dead on Saturday in his jacuzzi after a 911 call suggested a cardiac event. Perry was a king of timing on Friends. (Image via NBC) TMZ reports he may have drowned, but no official cause…
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Richard Moll, ‘Night Court’s’ Bull, Dies @ 80

Richard Moll, ‘Night Court’s’ Bull, Dies @ 80
October 27, 2023 Richard Moll, the stone-faced 6'8" actor whose tender-hearted performance as bailiff Bull Shannon charmed Night Court viewers across all nine seasons of the "Must See TV" series, died October 26, 2023, at his Big Bear Lake, California, home. 'Night, Bull (Images via NBC) ExtraTV.com confirmed his passing. Moll was born January 13,…
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