Links to the past, with relevance today: This is me in September. (Image via NBC) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: The first big Betty White sale is coming September 23, and it includes over 1,000 items from the personal collection of the First Lady of Television. Mixed in with animal-themed doo-dads and jewelry, you'll find original scripts from…
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Kim K Should’ve Said NO to the Dress, Betty White’s Ultimate Garage Sale & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Just because she can, does not mean she should. (Image via FB screengrab to illustrate post's popularity) ICOM: The ICOM Costume Committee reads Kim Kardashian and Ripley's Believe It or Not the riot act for Kardashian's tacky stunt in wearing Marilyn Monroe's iconic Jean Louis gown. Their complaints…
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Betty White’s Last Message, Christine Baranski & LeVar Burton Interviews, Meat Loaf Memories & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Her memory of her favor is so touching! (Image via CBS) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Christine Baranski, 69, grants a wide-ranging interview to CBS Sunday Morning. The miniseries is recognized internationally. (Image via ABC) PEOPLE: LeVar Burton, 64, reflects on Roots 45 years to the day (January 23, 1977)…
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Rooney Mara to Play Audrey Hepburn, Betty White’s Final Days & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Close enough? (GIF via GIPHY) INSTYLE: Rooney Mara has been cast as Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming biopic. JUST JARED: This actress was briefly Faye Dunaway's assistant. On the plus side, she went over her annotated Chinatown script with her. On the negative side, she was Faye Dunaway's…
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‘Golden Girls’ Blackface Episode Pulled
One episode of The Golden Girls ("Mixed Blessings" from 1988) will be pulled from Hulu because it shows Rose and Blanche in mud masks; in context, the joke is clearly derived from mistaking the masks for blackface, with Rose saying, "We're not really black!" It's a shame they can't simply trim the scene, because the…
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Past & Curious: Tate’s Sis on Robbie, Macy Gray Sings ‘Golden Girls’!
Links to the past with relevance today: Margot conjuring Sharon (Image via Columbia) VANITY FAIR: Sharon Tate's (1943-1969) surviving sister Debra Tate (b. 1952) loooved the performance Margot Robbie (b. 1990) gave as her sister in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019). She recently said: “She made me cry because she sounded just…
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40 Amazing Moments from Classic TV Opening Credits
I miss the opening credits of TV shows. (more…)
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Joseph Campanella, TV Veteran, Dies @ 93
Joseph Campanella, a Sicilian-American character actor with hundreds of credits on the stage, on TV, and in feature films, died Wednesday, Deadline reports. He was 93. (more…)
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GR8ERDAYS Millennial Challenge II: Marlon Who?
Herewith, the second part of my Millennial Challenge, in which you will find a video of millennials telling us what they know about Hollywood greats and a video of them remembering (or misremembering!) TV classics. (more…)
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