Links to the past with relevance today: Talk about for-profit prisons! (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: Caged (1950) airs February 7 on TCM, and Rick's got a write-up that'll make you remember to watch or record it. Designing woman (Image via Dance Theater of Harlem) NYT: The Times looks back at the incredible…
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Past & Curious: Oh, Mary!, Silent Tragedy, 101-Year-Old Whiz & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... It's practically perfect in every way! (Image via Disney) HARPER'S BAZAAR: Julie Andrews, 83, adores the new film Mary Poppins Returns! The sequel's director says she sent him a message in all caps: "I LOVED IT." Andrews is described as "over the moon" about the entire cast…
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Olivia de Havilland Loses ‘Feud’ Case
Olivia de Havilland, 102, may have helped bring about the demise of the Old Hollywood studio system by using the courts, but her effort to punish Ryan Murphy (b. 1965) for what she felt was an unfair depiction of her has failed. (more…)
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Past & Curious: Seeing Stars, Branding ‘Seinfeld’ as Inappropriate & More!
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Celebs We’ve Lost in 2019 … So Far
Following is a list of the celebrated figures we've lost in 2019. Each name is followed by the deceased's age, birth and death dates, and a description. Nehanda Abiodun, 68 (June 29, 1950-January 30, 2019) Radical black revolutionary charged in he deadly Brink's robbery of 1981 who fled to Havana Theo Adam, 92 (August 1,…
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Golden Age of Animation Disney Artist Don Lusk Dies @ 105
The world of animation, rife with long-lived legends, is mourning the loss of the incredible Don Lusk, a Golden Age of Disney animator who passed away December 30 in a San Clemente, California, retirement home at the age of 105. (more…)
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Dead Reckoning: Which Year Was the Worst for Celeb Deaths?
By the end of 2016, it felt as if everyone famous had died. We lost an incredible number of A-listers, including, but not limited to, Carrie Fisher and her mom Debbie Reynolds, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, David Bowie, Prince and George Michael. (more…)
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First Ladies: Opening Lines from 50+ Memoirs by Actresses
One of my favorite-ever posts at my LGBTQ blog Boy Culture was an exhaustive list of first and last lines from queer novels and novellas, here. (more…)
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Over 50 Stars Turning 80 in 2019!
The year 2019 will bring many changes, but one very big change for these celebs is that all will turn the big 8-0 in the new year! Some of these may surprise you ... (more…)
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Past & Curious: Even More ‘Wonderful,’ Banning ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today ... (more…)
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