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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…

‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More

December 26, 2022 Links to the past, with relevance today: "It" girls Clara Bow & Margot Robbie (Images via vintage still & Paramount) VARIETY: Was '20s Hollywood really as debauched as it is portrayed in Babylon? (YUP.) THR: Oh, man, remember Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)?! DO YOU REMEMBER?: Demi Moore is about to be…

‘Munsters’ Reboot Movie Looks Horrifying, ’70s California Beaches, RIP Mickey Rooney Jr. & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The movie seems to contain a duet on "I Got You, Babe" between Lily and Herman ... (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: "Give Rob Zombie a chance!" they said. "Wait till you see what he does with!" they said. But now that we have an official trailer for…

Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The college says it looks forward to a collector enjoying this, but for $1M, that's not a collector, that's an oligarch! (Image via Bonhams/Catholic University) CNN: That long-lost Judy Garland Dorothy Gale outfit that was found in a shoebox on the premises of a college is going up…

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Rosson at her desk (Image via Brigham Young University) THE DAILY MIRROR: Remembering Gladys Rosson, who as Cecil B. DeMille's right-hand woman knew more about the great director's personal life and career than any other person alive. Fascinating summary of her mostly forgotten life. WoW: The true story…

‘Nevermind’ Child-Porn Suit, Capone’s Family Vault Opened, Josephine Baker to Be Interred at Panthéon & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The most cynical lawsuit ever? (Image via Reddit) VARIETY: Now you've heard everything — Spencer Elden, the man who as an infant was immortalized on the 1991 album cover for Nirvana's Nevermind — is suing the band and various others for ... child pornography. Because showing him nude and…

’70s Party Invites, Disfarmer Discord, ‘Death in Venice’ Gripes & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The blogger argues the imagery was not in poor taste ... (Image via From Ellis Island to the Ellis Act) FROM ELLIS ISLAND TO THE ELLIS ACT: An incredible collection of '70s counterculture party invites. I could eat. (Image via Gallery) PEOPLE: Patti LaBelle, 77, is celebrating the…

Revisiting Early Chicago, 1 Image at a Time

Chicago photographer Mark Hersch has so far restored about 300 vintage images of his city, helping to recreate an understanding of how things worked 100 years ago. His trick is to take a new image in the exact same spot and blend old and new to create a three-dimensional look at the past. Hersch says:…

Past & Curious: ‘Twilight’s’ Latest Gleaming & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: Rod-like (Image via CBS) NYT: Why Twilight Zone (1959-1964) still works. Mime examples (Image via video still) KENNETH IN THE (212): Shields (b. 1951 & Yarnell (1944-2010) really are difficult to explain to millennials. I mean yeah, mimes, but ... how'd they land so many prime-time gigs? It…

Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!

Links to the past with relevance today ... It was a hit! (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Diane Keaton (b. 1946) really clobbered Marcia Gay Harden (b. 1959) with a foam bat in The First Wives Club (1996). Are you an Ann fan? (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: A glorious look back at birthday…

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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More

‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More

‘Munsters’ Reboot Movie Looks Horrifying, ’70s California Beaches, RIP Mickey Rooney Jr. & More

Judy Garland Dorothy Dress Up for Auction, Janis Ian Silences Chatty Concertgoers & More

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

‘Nevermind’ Child-Porn Suit, Capone’s Family Vault Opened, Josephine Baker to Be Interred at Panthéon & More

’70s Party Invites, Disfarmer Discord, ‘Death in Venice’ Gripes & More

Revisiting Early Chicago, 1 Image at a Time

Past & Curious: ‘Twilight’s’ Latest Gleaming & More!

Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!

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