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Country music artist Phil Vassar has recounted a frightening health scare he experienced last year in which he nearly lost his life during a back-to-back heart attack and stroke. “I dropped dead. I was dead for 30 minutes, a couple times—died,” he told Taste of Country in an interview published Aug. 8. “No heartbeat. No …
When it comes to Howie Mandel, the first thing that comes to mind is positivism and laughter. According to IMDb, he started his career in showbiz by pure chance. A producer noticed him during an amateur night at the Comedy Store on the L.A. Sunset Strip during a vacation after his friends convinced him to …
When Henry Aaron slugged his historic 715th home run fifty years ago and surpassed the legendary Babe Ruth’s previously thought unbeatable accomplishment, a signal was sent that there would be more highlights to come for blacks in Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball fans of a generation ago could probably tell you in detail where they …
DENVER—The bling and the banner were nice. What the Denver Nuggets really relished, though, was opening defense of the franchise’s first NBA title with a 119–107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, Oct. 24. “We can’t think about last year too much,” Jamal Murray said after the Nuggets followed the raising of …
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently opened up about his decision to make Wyoming his primary residence, a significant shift after living in Southern California for over four decades. The 65-year-old musician, who, along with his wife Courtney Sixx, has a 4-year-old daughter named Ruby, explained that the move has been instrumental in clearing their …
Colombian handbag designer Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi, whose celebrity clientele reportedly included Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 22 for her role in smuggling handbags made from protected reptile skins into the United States. Ms. Gonzalez, founder of the luxury handbag company Gzuniga Ltd., was arrested …
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met Nov. 17 with the Sacramento Press Club to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his inauguration in 2003, and he called for finding common ground amid political divisiveness. The former bodybuilder, with multiple Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia titles—the pinnacle of the sport—transitioned his career to acting and became a …
Actress Candace Cameron Bure, star of the forthcoming film “Unsung Hero,” which is set to debut in theaters on April 26, has joined the growing list of celebrities fleeing Los Angeles. The “Full House” star discussed the reasons behind her departure during a recent interview with Fox News, noting that her family had experienced “quite …
The entertainment industry lost Ryan O’Neal and Matthew Perry in 2023. The world also said goodbye to big names like Norman Lear, Suzanne Somers, Michael Gambon, and more. Here is an incomplete list of the celebrities who died in 2023. Ryan O’Neal (April 20, 1941–Dec. 8, 2023) Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from …
The ancient warning that the buyer should beware (caveat emptor) has been almost eliminated from modern life. It’s the seller who must take most, if not all, of the risk. This has an infantilizing effect on much of the population. Of course, a buyer of chocolate, say, should be confident that there’s no arsenic in …