Charles Rocket +5
Charles Rocket, the former TV news anchor who joined the cast of Saturday Night Live only to be fired in 1981, killed himself five years ago today.Some think Rocket was a victim of the Saturday Night Live curse.
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Keanu Not Sad Over Sad Keanu
During an interview with New York magazine, actor and struggling musician Keanu Reeves was told about the “Sad Keanu” meme on the internet.
Robert DeNiro in “Manual Love 3”?
Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci stroll on the set of Manual Love 3 yesterday in Rome. At least, our friends at WENN identify the title as “Manual Love 3,” which sounds not-quite-right.
Prince William, Rescue Pilot
Prince William — “Flight Leftenant Wales” as he’s called in this video — has participated in his first rescue mission.Pulled a heart attack victim off a gas rig.
The Japanese Remake of ‘Ghost’
Thanks to this bit from Twitchfilm.net, we now have an idea of what the Japanese remake of the cheesy ’80s movie Ghost will be like. Looks like extra cheese.
Elena Kagan’s First Question Was Pretty Complicated
First Monday in October, and the new Supreme Court gets down to business.
Edward “Nino” Hernandez Video
From Diagonal U.K., a video of the world’s shortest man, Edward “Nino” Hernandez, in Bogota, Colombia (the video spells the country’s name wrong):
Janis Joplin +40
Rock and blues singer Janis Joplin died on this day in 1970.
On This Spot, Diana Rigg Was Tied to Tiny Railway Tracks
Yes, Diana Rigg was once tied to a miniature railroad track.Courtesy of Wikipedia comes this lovely nameplate from the Stapleford Miniature Railway. The episode was “The Gravediggers.” The Avengers Forever website notes:
‘I Married a Mad Man’
I Married a Mad Man — a 2009 article by the wife of ad man Draper Daniels, the guy who Don Draper was supposedly, partly, modeled after.