August 7, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: VOGUE: The September 2023 issue of Vogue reunites the four surviving true supermodels of the late '80s and '90s — Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. (Image by Olivier C) RED BUBBLE: The ultimate Charlie's Angels image! What hid behind those tranquil…
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Roxette Memoir, Treat Williams Driver Charged, What Happens When Collectors Die & More
August 1, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today! The limited collector's edition is loaded with added value. (Image via 1984) 1984: Just this past week, 1984 Publishing launched the final memoir from the late Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson, Listen to My Heart: Life, Love & Roxette, written with Helena von Zweigbergk. As you…
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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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Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, George Michael & More Up for Rock Hall, Lily & Jane Team Up Again & More
February 2, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Will George Michael be too funky for the Rock Hall? (GIF via GIPHY) TWITTER: Paul Rudd's long-lost performance from 1987! KENNETH IN THE (212): The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are an '80s smorgasbord! The full list: Kate Bush…
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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More
January 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... There's more to Rick than Rick-rolling. (GIF via GIPHY) RETROPOP: Rick Astley was a pop "It" boy from 1987-1993. Now 56, he's opening up about why he stepped away from recording. I'm more than ready for this! (Image via Harper) AMAZON: An 800-page book…
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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
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
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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Depeche Mode on the Road, Wynonna on Mom Naomi Judd’s Deathwish, RIP ‘Odd Couple’ GF & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: I hope they never let me down again! (Image via DepecheMode.com) CLASSIC POP: New album and world tour for Depeche Mode. She was Dr. Nancy Cunningham. (Image via ABC) INSTAGRAM: RIP Joan Hotchkis, who has died at 95. You'll probably best remember her as Oscar's sometimes girlfriend on…
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Mariah Wants to OWN Christmas, Academy Apologies to Sacheen Littlefeather & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: All she wants for Christmas is, well, all of it. (Image via Apple TV+) HUFF POST: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas," and that isn't sitting well with some other divas, especially Darlene Love. https://youtu.be/tsU08y9peZg THR: Steve Martin, who just turned 77, says Only Murders in…
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