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Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Case Cracked? & More!

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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Simple Minds Rocks On, TV Star Opens Up About ’50s Open Marriage, Madonna Tickets Sell Out & More

Simple Minds Rocks On, TV Star Opens Up About ’50s Open Marriage, Madonna Tickets Sell Out & More
January 20, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The band's latest incarnation (Image via Facebook) EXTRATV: A new direction for Simple Minds, and a catch-up with Jim Kerr, 63. https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1616350371055603712?s=20&t=jpRxDXC9KoDoKLd5-bwztQ TWITTER: This video ... is something. BILLBOARD: Madonna, 64, has taken abuse for being irrelevant for about 15 years. In spite of nasty,…
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Linda Lovelace: A Legacy

Linda Lovelace: A Legacy
Among those born on January 10, in 1949, was Linda Lovelace — a name many people still know to this day, all because she infamously did something that these days is pretty common. Lovelace's appeal was that she was not a typical bombshell, but a "girl-next-door" type. (Image via video still) But Linda Susan Boreman…
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Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More

Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "You're a fuckin' murderer!" (Image via video still) PEOPLE: Shelley Duvall has returned to acting after 20 years. L.A. TIMES: Sharon Gless, 79, is back on the PR trail for her memoir Apparently There Were Complaints. My 2019 Q&A with Sharon Gless — HERE CLOSER WEEKLY: Tina Turner,…
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Madonna the Songwriter Celebrated in Indispensable New Book

Madonna the Songwriter Celebrated in Indispensable New Book
When you engage someone on the topic of Madonna, you will like hear comments on several topics— sex appeal, relevance, age, plastic surgery, social media presence — before hearing any on the one that explains why she is still on our minds in the first place: music. Madame X Marcs the spot! (Image via Fonthill) Music,…
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Let’s Talk About ‘6’: New Book on ‘Surfside 6’ Comes Ashore!

Let’s Talk About ‘6’: New Book on ‘Surfside 6’ Comes Ashore!
Michael Gregg Michaud — author of the acclaimed Sal Mineo — has returned with his latest nostalgic and exhaustively complete book, Surfside 6: In Miami Beach (BearManor Media, $30). Where the boys were! (Image via BearManor Media) Devoted to the late, great series Surfside 6 (1960-1962), the book contains episodic sketches, bios of the stars (Troy…
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