June 19, 2023 The image reveals three lovely young women in '50s-looking skirts and sweaters, all made up, their hair styled, and striding confidently to the camera. How 'bout we asked these women if times were better in 1960?! (Image via meme) The meme harps on the fact that the seemingly conservative women — "no…
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Debbie Gibson Comeback, ‘Dallas’ Reunion & More
June 16, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: All you need is love! (Image via video still) OMG.BLOG!: Padam, who? Debbie Gibson, 52, is offering pretty tasty new pop and a Charo-tastic music video in the form of "Love Don't Care." She looks fantastic and — as always — sings great: https://youtu.be/_xanmdy330g As a bonus,…
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Justice for Ginger!, John Amos in Elder-Abuse Investigation & More
June 12, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The nerve! (Image via Warner Bros.) FACEBOOK: Tina Louise, 89, is the last surviving cast member of Gilligan's Island, but she's getting no respect from Warner Bros. The lovely legend opened up on Facebook about an issue that has bothered her — namely, the company…
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John Turturro on His New York-Centric Career
June 6, 2023 John Turturro appeared June 5, 2023, at the Museum of the City of New York, submitting to a lively Q&A with journalist Alison Stewart (yes, she of MTV fame) about his long career. With Spike Lee in 1989, in one of his greatest performances — as racist Pino in Do the Right…
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HGTV Flipping ‘Brady Bunch’ House, ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Lawsuit Tossed and More
May 25, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The Bradys would be sitting on a fortune if they'd stayed married and alive! (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: HGTV will flip the famous Brady Bunch house — and the price tag is $5.5 million. Nude, but not naked? (Image via Paramount) PEOPLE: Judge…
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Streisand & Carrie Fisher Seen in SM-Themed ‘Indiana Jones’ Prank Video
Okay, so maybe this was common knowledge to hardcore fans, but I never knew that a gag scene was made on the 1983 set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) featuring Barbra Streisand as a dominatrix whipping Indy/Harrison Ford ... and Carrie Fisher rushing in to save him. We need this in…
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Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Case Cracked? & More!
May 17, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The theft was quite a feet! (Image via MGM) THE GUARDIAN: The dancing-a-jig is up for a septuagenarian alleged to have stolen a pair of ruby slippers from 1939's The Wizard of Oz in 2005. A grand jury has indicted Terry Martin on charges related…
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood Reunites for 1 Song, MTV News Ends & More
May 9, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Holly Johnson's voice is still strong! (Image via Facebook) THE GUARDIAN: Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunites for first performance in 36 years! They only performed "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (that song went over the heads of U.S. listeners) for Eurovision, just one track, but it…
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TV History Up for Grabs, Valerie Perrine, Richard Lewis & Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s Battles & More
April 30, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: You'll drop out of bidding faster than a speeding bullet ... (Image via HA) HA: The fabled Comisar Collection, made up of totally iconic TV items ranging from the early days of TV until the present, is up for grabs! The collector behind the hoard…
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Betty White’s Home Razed, Terry Moore on ‘Unthinkable’ Things Howard Hughes Did, Little Richard’s Legacy & More
April 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Moore a few years ago and (inset) in Silent Life (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & Dave Friedman) PEOPLE: Actress Terry Moore, 94, opens up about her relationship with the late Howard Hughes — to whom she has claimed she was married — telling People he…
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