January 1, 2024 Simply the best (Image via Capitol) Every year, I highlight the 20 celebrity deaths that seem to have been the most culturally impactful. Usually, it's a mix of legends who have faded away after seeming they might last forever, and younger, shocking departures. Every Other Year from 1976 on RIGHT HERE! This…
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HGTV Flipping ‘Brady Bunch’ House, ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Lawsuit Tossed and More
May 25, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The Bradys would be sitting on a fortune if they'd stayed married and alive! (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: HGTV will flip the famous Brady Bunch house — and the price tag is $5.5 million. Nude, but not naked? (Image via Paramount) PEOPLE: Judge…
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Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Icon of Survival, Dies @ 83
May 24, 2023 Peter Ashworth's iconic cover of Private Dancer (Image via Capitol) She was the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, the Acid Queen, Auntie Entity, an eight-time Grammy Award winner and one of the 20th century's most iconic live performers. https://youtu.be/dVTmckFWOYM On May 24, 2023, Tina Turner, who had long battled issues including intestinal…
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Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "You're a fuckin' murderer!" (Image via video still) PEOPLE: Shelley Duvall has returned to acting after 20 years. L.A. TIMES: Sharon Gless, 79, is back on the PR trail for her memoir Apparently There Were Complaints. My 2019 Q&A with Sharon Gless — HERE CLOSER WEEKLY: Tina Turner,…
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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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Tina, Go-Go’s, Carole King Entering Rock Hall, HBD Homer, RIP Norman Lloyd & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Girls who rock (Images via IRS, Capitol & Ode) ROLLING STONE: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame truly got it right this time — the '21 class of inductees includes Tina Turner, the Go-Go's, Carole King, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren and the Foo Fighters. Turner is already in…
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Over 50 Stars Turning 80 in 2019!
The year 2019 will bring many changes, but one very big change for these celebs is that all will turn the big 8-0 in the new year! Some of these may surprise you ... (more…)
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Tina Turner: Her Most Overlooked Singles
There are many people who lay claim to the title "legend," but few would dispute the consensus that Tina Turner — who was born on November 26, 1939 — is that and more. (more…)
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Past & Curious: Claymation Legend Dies, ‘Hocus Pocus’ Reunion & More
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Tina Is Back! New Q&A, New Show
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical begins performances March 21, 2018, at the Aldwych Theatre in London, and the ageless icon is opening up about what fans can expect from the show. (more…)
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