Links to the past with relevance today: "Heroes do the right thing — they make the right choices." — James Drury (Image via video still) NYT: RIP James Drury, who was The Virginian (1962-1971). He died of natural causes at 85. Rory Calhoun soup (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Classic Hollywood tub scenes. A…
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Kenny Rogers Folds ’em @ 81
Via ExtraTV: Kenny Rogers, one of the most successful country music stars of all time, and a performer who crossed over into pop music and acting, died under hospice care Friday evening at his Sandy Springs, Georgia, home. He was 81. THR reports Rogers died of natural causes, as confirmed by his rep Keith Hagan. The Country…
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Cher Ecstasy, ‘Longtime’ Fave, Dolly’s World & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Clothes call (GIF via GIPHY) CLOSER: Cher, 72, and Bob Mackie, 80, have made the craziest, most fashion-forward, most ridiculous, most memorable, cleverest clothes ever — and some of them will be on display at the Met Gala. Homecoming (GIF via GIPHY) BACK 2 STONEWALL: Remembering Longtime Companion…
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Past & Curious: ‘9 to 5’ Reunion, Mr. Rogers Returns & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... This would be her 2nd time at the rodeo. (GIF via GIPHY) EXTRATV: Time's running out for a proper 9 to 5 (1980) sequel (What would the characters be doing in their seventies and eighties? Fighting mandatory retirement?), but the cast of that gem just might be…
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Past & Curious: Bulging with Talent, ‘Jaws’-Dropping & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Roy Thinnes (b. 1938) looking rather thickes (Image via movie still) POSEIDON'S DEPTHS: This mega-post on mens' bulges throughout TV and movie history could put your eye out! Then there is this glimpse from 1987! He had it all ... (Image via movie still) METROGRAPH: Bogie's platform shoes!…
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Past & Curious: Justine Bateman Fights Fame + Some Stars Were Born + More!
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Burt Reynolds in Fine Form at ‘Deliverance’ Screening: Plus, Video!
Burt Reynolds, who turned 82 last month, was this week mocked in the press for appearing frail and using a cane. (more…)
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Past & Curious: 10 Gr8erDays Links!
Ten links to liven up your Oscars weekend: (more…)
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GR8ERDAYS Millennial Challenge! Do Young People Know Icons of the Past?
I was inspired to do a video project when, speaking with a millennial friend a year ago, it became clear he had never heard of ... Will & Grace! [caption id="attachment_4003" align="aligncenter" width="400"] She's comin' out — but are kids still noticing?[/caption] Having long been curious as to whether stars like Bette Davis and Judy Garland…
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Last Heard: Most Recent Top 40 Hits from 125 Legends
What follows is a list of 125 household-name artists grouped by the last years in which they appeared on a single that hit the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart in America. (more…)
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