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50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

When a Minneapolis news station unearthed footage of a teachers' strike from 50 years ago, there was another gem uncovered at the same time — the only known video footage of future icon Prince at age 11. One of Prince's archivists reacted with glee over the find. (Image via video still) Asked what he thought…

Real-Life ‘Lord of the Flies,’ Jack Hanna Announces Dementia Diagnosis, Leslie Jordan & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: They lived to tell. (Image via Twitter @rcbregman) CBS NEWS: In case you thought The Lord of the Flies was the be-all, end-all about what would happen if a group of kids got stranded on an island — why not consider the real-life story of when Tongan schoolboys…

RIP Kurt, Prince’s Message from the Grave & More — Past & Curious

Links the past, with relevance today: His Gymkata (1985) is a camp classic! (Image via MGM) EXTRATV: RIP Kurt Thomas, the star gymnast who was a trailblazer in his field, and who was denied Olympic glory in 1980 when the U.S. had to boycott the Moscow Olympics. Following a stroke in May, Thomas died Friday…

Studio One, Goldie Hawn, Sheila E. Richard Dawson & More: Past & Curious

Links to the past, with relevance today: Boys, boys, boys! (GIF via GIPHY) KENNETH IN THE (212): New doc about L.A.'s '80s answer to Studio 54, Studio One, focuses both on the club's history and its future — as plans to destroy the building galvanize interviewees' efforts to save the place. I'll have a slice!…

Dead or Alive: Famously Dead, Surprisingly Alive

This post combines two elements of pop culture nostalgia that regularly come up in terms of celebs of the past — "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she died!" and, "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she is still alive!" ... (more…)

Past & Curious: Fonda’s Nips/Tucks, Prince Probe, ‘Designing’ Dish!

Links to the past with relevance today ... (more…)

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…)

Tag Archives: Prince

50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

Real-Life ‘Lord of the Flies,’ Jack Hanna Announces Dementia Diagnosis, Leslie Jordan & More

RIP Kurt, Prince’s Message from the Grave & More — Past & Curious

Studio One, Goldie Hawn, Sheila E. Richard Dawson & More: Past & Curious

Dead or Alive: Famously Dead, Surprisingly Alive

Past & Curious: Fonda’s Nips/Tucks, Prince Probe, ‘Designing’ Dish!

Last Heard: Most Recent Top 40 Hits from 125 Legends

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