Bob Einstein, the Emmy-winning writer best known as Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm, died Wednesday in Indian Wells, California. He was 76. (more…)
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Welcome Aboard ‘The Love Boat’ — 42 Years Later!
Forty-two years ago today, The Love Boat first set sail — as a TV movie. (more…)
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Past & Curious: Cher & Reba Honored, Carole Cook Roasted & More
Stories linked to the past, relevant to today ... (more…)
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Terrifying Children’s Shows of the Past
So many things we took for granted as children are now, in the cold light of (to-)day so bizarre — corporal punishment, women smoking while pregnant, wives receiving allowances, boys swimming stark naked in public. (more…)
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Merry Widowmaker: Even Jeanette MacDonald Hates Harvey Weinstein
In a clever tip of the hat to Old Hollywood and tip of the hate to reviled movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, accused of multiple acts of sexual harassment and even rape, singing comic Allison Lane is reviving the spirit of operatic movie-musical star Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965). It's been a bad week for the man once…
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