Links to the past, with relevance today: Found: Frankie Little Jr. (Image via Twinsburg Police Dept.) EW: Forty-year-old partial human remains found in a bag behind a business have — thanks to DNA technology — been identified as belonging to an original O'Jays member, missing all this time. Garrett has sung with the King and…
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Zodiac Killer Nailed, ‘Acapulco’s’ ’80s Sound, Theda Bara Movie Rediscovered, Joan Collins Gets Catty & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Music to my orejas! (Image via Apple TV+) SPOTIFY: The soundtrack for Apple TV+ show Acapulco is packed with '80s tunes in Spanish. Great covers!!! Poste's friends also think he did it. (Image via historical flyers) TMZ: I guess that last code breaker was wrong, because THE Code…
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Tanya Roberts’ Disturbing Will Revealed: ‘You Don’t Love Me’
Charlie's Angels and That '70s Show star Tanya Roberts was one of the first noteworthy celebrity deaths of 2021 — and she was also the second. As a movie star, Roberts was in The Beastmaster and — above — 1985's A View to a Kill with the late Roger Moore. (Image via MGM/UA) After a gravely ill…
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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Trailer, Lindsey Buckingham Divorce & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "Could we talk about Satan later, Jim?" (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: A full trailer is here for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, the dramatization of the life story of odious Jim Bakker and not-so-bad Tammy Faye, major forces in the '80s and '90s before scandal ruined them…
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Massive Movie-Still Lot Up for Grabs, ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Author Dies, James Caan: End of Tweet & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Boris, shirt off (Image via MGM) VIENNA'S CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD: The late Stanley Simon (who died in 2017 at 71) was an obsessive collector of movie memorabilia, particularly original stills, and particularly stills and ephemera related to classic monster movies like 1933's King Kong. Now, Bonhams is offering his…
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Tom Jones Recalls His Dying Wife’s Wish: ‘Think of Me Laughing’
Iconic singer Tom Jones, 80, speaking on "The One Show" on the BBC, had the show's co-hosts choking up as he spoke about his wife of 59 years, Linda. (Image via Amazon) Saying his new album Surrounded by Time features songs telling stories of different parts of his life, Jones — via Zoom — said that…
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Fonda Swears Off Sex, Shatner’s Embarrassed to Be 90, RIP Larry McMurtry & More
Links the past, with relevance today: Raising the Barbarella (Image via Harper's Bazaar) HARPER'S BAZAAR: Jane Fonda, at 83, is as slinky and fit as ever — and more importantly, she is mentally astute and more outspoken than most public figures allow themselves to be, putting her money where her mouth is. As her new cover…
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Liza Minnelli to Fans: I’m Fine!
They've talked about her forever! (Image via National Enquirer) Immediately after her 75th birthday — celebrated with a small party at home, and online by a galaxy of stars — living legend Liza Minnelli wants fans to know she's okay, and to avoid believing an upcoming National Enquirer hit piece. She writes on Facebook: "Hey Kids!…
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Dolly Art on Gay Club Wall, Sophia Loren’s Plan to ‘Go on Forever’ & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Work of (P)art!(on) (Image via video still) CBS L.A.: Strut in Los Angeles commissioned a fabulous Dolly Parton mural by David Gilmore ... and it is spectacular! https://youtu.be/Jm9lOg1vRnA Parton is really "of the moment," as the establishment's owner, Luke Nero, asserts. More life ahead (Image via Edoardo Ponti/Netflix)…
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Brooke Shields Re-Learning to Walk, Ricki Lake Engaged, Woody Allen Slams Doc & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Brooke has a positive outlook. (Images via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Brooke Shields, 55, has to re-learn to walk after breaking her femur. She's taking it, quite literally, in stride, writing: "Broke my femur. Beginning to mend. No matter what your challenge is, make a positive choice, for yourself, to…
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