Remember the good old days when you bought pop from returnable bottles and Bush was responsible for every thing; including the shortage of flu shots......... “While many Americans search in vain for flu shots, members and employees of Congress are able to obtain them quickly and at no charge from the Capitol's attending physician, who has urged all 535 lawmakers to get the vaccines even if they...
...from around 1984 called Double Trouble ? Focusing on twins, it was basically a Patty Duke Show for the '80s. No one's going to claim it's any kind of lost classic, but one or two sequences do maintain a warm spot in the hearts of those of us who were just the right age when we saw them. Like this one, for example. God help me, I still remember the plot of this episode: The two girls each enter a...
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that Academy Award winner Patty Duke and David Kessler, M.D., former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, have teamed with Social Security to launch a flu prevention public service campaign. Ms. Duke and Dr. Kessler are featured in a new public service announcement letting people know some simple steps they can take to prevent...
By David Lambert - Fans who are fresh from enjoying the fantastic first season DVD set from Shout! Factory, released late in September, should have no fears about a follow-up. At the studio's official... (more)
On Wednesday, the producers of the Broadway revival of the play "The Miracle Worker," about the early life of blind and deaf hero Helen Keller, announced that they'd chosen the young actress who will play her on stage this winter: 13-year-old Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin. The decision has unleashed immediate complaints from groups representing blind and deaf actors who feel that an actress...
look at that face. look at that headboard! as a child patty duke won an oscar for her portrayal of helen keller, but 'the dukester' is truly adored for her role as 'neely o'hara' in the underrated and unashamed cult classic 'the valley of the dolls.'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage actress Abigail Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie comedy "Little Miss Sunshine," will play Helen Keller in her debut on Broadway next year.
Filed under: OpEd , Celebrities , Episode Reviews , Top Chef (S06E10) After last week's restaurant wars, which I found really disappointing, I was hoping for a really tough challenge tonight. As Hemal guessed , having Natalie Portman as a guest judge did turn this main competition into a vegetarian duel. Oooh, yum. Vegetables. More about the kale and mushrooms after the jump. The quick fire was a...
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson and Miley Cyrus all share the same zodiac sign of Sagittarius. Researchers studied the star signs of 100 of the most famous child celebrities from the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Temple and Hayley Mills to present day stars. They discovered children born under Sagittarius between November 22 and December 21 are twice as likely to...
In 1965, the Milton Bradley Company ( Twister, Battleship, Yahtzee ) released a game called Mystery Date . It was an instant hit. Mystery Date was played with 2, 3, or 4 players. The object of the game was to be ready for your date by acquiring three matching color-coded cards which became an outfit (I would imagine this outfit was probably more from Kmart than Bloomingdale's). The outfit must then...
The San Francisco cast of Wicked, along with members of the San Francisco arts community (and beyond), is coming together for one of the most important events of the year – Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert, a one-night only concert benef... San Francisco Cast of Wicked To Perform At Gay Marriage Benefit in San Francisco Sunday is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona:...
A gauntlet of wildly cheering sales people dressed in bright-colored t-shirts, a sleek, white store, simple but elegant design. You will be excused for thinking this video below is from an Apple store, but it is actually from the opening of a Microsoft Store in Scottsdale, Arizona today. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?