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Dick Van Dyke

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    December 27, 2011

    Maureen Stapleton Was Hot For Dick Van Dyke!

    Maureen Stapleton was the pinchably pudgy, heavy-drinking, brilliant actress who copped Tonys and an Oscar. According to Dick Van Dyke's recent memoir, she also wanted a Dick.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    People Who Died 2011: The Year In Obituaries

    Amy Winehouse passed away on July 23. ​In memory of the people, places, and things that passed away in 2011, here's a collection of links and streaming-video artifacts.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    My Bizarre Encounter With Rose Marie

    ​Before the Internet was born, fact checking had to be done in a variety of more exhausting ways, sometimes involving tracking down your subject and just plain asking them for the facts! In the '80s, I was running an item about Rose Marie, the child star who went on to another round of fame i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2011

    Tracy Morgan Slammed In Broadway Bares

    ​ Tonight's Broadway Bares -- the stripping and dancing revue at Roseland benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS -- had a "Masterpiece" theme, with Baby It's You!'s Beth Leavel taunting the crowd by leering, "Are you ready to get a piece?" And there were plenty for the taking. In one s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Crusty Rose Marie Makes Rape Joke

    ​87-year-old Rose Marie is not only alert, she's as quick and saucy as ever. Boyculture.com's Matthew Rettenmund tells me that the beloved costar of The Dick Van Dyke Show (and a one-time Hollywood Square) was raunchily amusing at this weekend's "Hollywood Show" for autograph seekers, held at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Supreme Court Justices Are Nerds; Mel Gibson Somehow Involved

    ​When most Americans punch out at 5 o'clock, we plop down in our armchairs, crack open a cold brew, and watch CBS until we forget our Social Security numbers. Work is for the office, home is for NCIS: Los Angeles. Members of the Supreme Court didn't get the memo. The Wall Street Journal ran a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, After 23 Years, to Remain Unmarried, See Other People

    ​They were never married, which made the 23 years Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon spent together that much more charming and countercultural. Now Sarandon's rep announces that the Hollywood stars and liberal activists are no longer a couple, and in fact haven't been since last summer -- maybe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    The Worst Accents in Screen History

    ​ No, Meryl Streep's name is nowhere near this list. But if you click on this survey, you'll find no fewer than two Brad Pitt performances (one of his accents is described as sounding merely like a sore throat), a legendarily bad Cockney accent by Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (" 'Allo, Guvn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Liberace's Swishing To Broadway

    viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

  • Film

    December 12, 2006

    'Night at the Museum'

    viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

  • Music

    November 28, 2006

    Pop Among the Ruins

    viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

  • Theater

    February 5, 2002

    Have Gun, Will Travail

    viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

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