Showing posts with label Celebrities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celebrities. Show all posts
Friday, January 5, 2018

Brooks on Books: Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling Through Hollwood History by Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway

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This is a delightful and unique blend of vintage Hollywood history, gossip, and, yes, booze. I'm no expert on alcoholic beverages, and I...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Half-assed Gourmet: The Tony Danza Breakfast

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Did you read about Tony Danza's secret method for longevity? He eats the same breakfast each day : a banana and 3 breadsticks. He makes ...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Brooks on Books: Backstage with the Original Hollywood Squares by Peter Marshall

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Peter Marshall has lived a fascinating life filled with a wide variety of accomplishments. If a recent podcast appearance is any indication,...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Cultureshark Remembers...Florence Henderson

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A lot of people are going to remember Florence Henderson, who died last week at 82, for her iconic role as mom Carol Brady. She was so much ...
Friday, September 2, 2016

Appalling slight to a great performer

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A recent "Entertainment Weekly" featured a profile of Chris Pine, a fluffy and short piece designed to put over the idea that he i...
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

I feel sorry for Britney Spears

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A lot of the hype about tonight's Video Musi--Wait, we have to call them the VMAs now, I think--about tonight's VMA show on MTV conc...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Summer of Angst: Family Theater: The Hill (March 1951)

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OK, Deaners (is there a better term for James Dean fans? If so, don't tell me; let me have this one at least for now), we spent the prev...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Summer of Angst: The (previous) Pepsi Generation Part 2

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Last time out, we examined the first of two Pepsi ads in the excellent collection "The Lost Television Legacy of James Dean." Tod...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Summer of Angst: The (previous) Pepsi Generation Part 1

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Welcome to Cultureshark's Summer of Angst, in which we examine last year's DVD collection "The Lost Television Legacy of J...
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" video: Is this the end?

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OK, Swift is as popular as ever, and I can't get this song out of my head today. But have you seen the video? It's one of those ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Don't these guys have agents that can work this kind of thing out ahead of time?

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I'm sure many of you saw the commercials for the new CBS fall TV drama "Hostages," starring Dylan McDermott. I'm also sure...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Mag Rack #2: Shocking Secrets of America's Favorite TV Shows of the '50s and '60s

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Will you lose what little respect you had for me if I told you I bought this "Globe Collector's Issue" at the bookstore? Will ...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

My mom buys "Us" Magazine so you don't have to

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Well, you won't be seeing any "My wife reads People..." posts here anymore because while "People" continues to crank...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Iconned myself again

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I made another trip to the dollar store (have I mentioned I do this for fre--oh, yeah, I did, several times. Forget I wrote anything about i...
Friday, May 3, 2013

My pack of Americana Heroes & Legends cards

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After the fun I had opening some 2013 baseball cards a few weeks back , I may have stretched my luck by trying it with the "Panini Amer...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Cultureshark Cares

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Last week, a judge ruled in favor of Hulk Hogan in his continuing legal efforts to get Gawker and its properties to remove the sex tape foot...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Vault of Coolness: Vintage Steve Martin, Author

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I picked this up at a library used book sale for either 50 cents or a buck. Remember when you used to be able to get cheap pocket-si...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Dream Theater (guest-starring John C. Reilly)

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Time once again for "Dream Theater," in which I share an actual dream I had recently. Play psychoanalyst at home! I apologize fo...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Vault of Coolness: John Amos

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I have had this picture, a simple publicity shot I cut out of the newspaper, since 1994. I can tell by looking a the movie listings o...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Vault of Coolness: The Plot to Smear Sophia Loren

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Time to head back into the Vault of Coolness, my rather immodest name for my regular excursions into the Cultureshark archives for something...
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