Today is Boris Karloff’s 131st birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
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Happy 58th Birthday Leigh Bowery
Today is the 58th birthday of visionary, artist, and quite possibly alien from the future Leigh Bowery. It is very brave to make your life
Happy 73rd Birthday Debbie Harry
Today is the 73rd birthday of the singer/actor/rebel/badass Debbie Harry. Blondie’s album Parallel Lines is still one of my very favorite albums to this day.
Happy 70th Birthday Grace Jones
Today is the 70th birthday of the absolutely ageless Grace Jones. I first experienced her when she and Adam Ant made a Honda Elite Scooter commercial.
Goodbye April, Hello May
I read I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. I finished it three days
Happy 129th Birthday Charlie Chaplin
Today is the 129th birthday of Charlie Chaplin. His comedic timing and on-screen brilliance are often imitated, but never have they been completely duplicated. Watch any of his
Happy 57th Birthday Leigh Bowery
Today is the 57th birthday of visionary, artist, and quite possibly alien from the future Leigh Bowery. It is very brave to make your life performance
Happy 96th Birthday Cyd Charisse
Today is the 96th birthday of the triple-threat performer Cyd Charisse. Her before/after name change came about more organically than those of her peers, but
Happy 58th Birthday Dorothy Stratten
Today is the 58th birthday of a girl that will always be only 20 years old: Dorothy Stratten. The world is a better place because
Happy 91st Birthday Erma Bombeck
Today is the 91st birthday of the writer Erma Bombeck. She once said (or wrote) “He who laughs … lasts.” It may be the hardest
Happy 107th Birthday Merle Oberon
Today is the 107th birthday of the actress Merle Oberon. Her beauty was undeniable, her heritage was unacceptable, her story is of what legends are
Happy 92nd Birthday Elaine Stritch
Today is the 92nd birthday of the phenomenal Elaine Stritch. Her career and life are inspirational in every way. The world is a better place
