Saturday, July 18, 2026

Celebrity

Illogically, Mr. Spock Is Dead: Leonard Nimoy, Who Lived Long and Prospered, Passes Away at 83

Was he the favorite Star Trek character? I dare say yes. Leonard Nimoy, who started playing Mr. Spock in 1967, and was a world...

Hey Hey It’s the Monkees: Micky Dolenz to Chill at 54 Below In July

Exclusive: Micky Dolenz, of Monkees fame, is coming to 54 Below this July. Tickets will go on sale Monday for "A Little Bit Broadway,...

Falling Stars: Will Smith Seen Joining Johnny Depp in the Flop Club with “Focus”

Will Smith opens in "Focus" on Friday. Rotten Tomatoes already gives it a 50, with Todd McCarthy, dean of reviewers, panning it. So does...

Oscars: Ill-Informed NY Times Punditry, Not the Movies, Is the Problem

I just caught up with Tuesday's take in the New York Times about the Oscars. The movies were small, and the audience was detached....

Happy Birthday George Harrison, Born February 25th, 1943

Get George's Apple box set on amazon or iTunes. Happy Birthday, George! And just a note to say that George would have been so...

Oscars Puts Common-John Legend Song “Glory” at the Top of the Pops

How do you get a hit single? Just perform it on the Academy Awards. "Glory" by Common and John Legend is now number 2...

Oscars: Lady Gaga Gets Standing Ovation, Wows Crowd, Transitions from Yoke to Egg Whites

The Tony Bennett effect is now fully developed. Lady Gaga completely wowed the Oscar audience last night with her "Sound of Music" medley. No...

Oscars: Ratings Down from Last Year, While Most Stars Took Breaks from Show

The Oscars lost around 2 million people last night from 2014. What happened? A lot. First of all, Neil Patrick Harris, always so good...