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If you haven't already done so, take a few minutes to read this charmingly offbeat obituary of Harry Weathersby Stamps, a recent viral sensation. Thanks to Amanda Stamps, we learned that her father, a resident of Long Beach, Miss., liked to drink buttermilk out of martini glasses and amuse his…
Actor Malachi Throne, who died on March 13 at age 84 in Los Angeles, had a remarkable career that spanned seven decades and included roles in scores of classic TV shows. Star Trek junkies remember him as the voice of the Talosian leader The Keeper in the series' 1966 pilot episode, but he also…
One of the things that keeps so many of us avidly watching Mad Men, AMC's epic series about the audacious misadventures of advertising industry reprobates in the 1950s and 1960s, is the show's stylish period panache, from the classic contour of the bespoke suits and skinny neckties worn by rakish…
In a March 15 audience with the College of Cardinals, 76-year-old Pope Francis I noted that the clerics in the room who elected him weren't young men either. (Indeed, the average age of the 115 members of the Roman Catholic Church's highest ecclesiastical body is 71 years, 10 months, according to…
A lot of older Americans are turning to Facebook as a way to communicate with their friends and to find others with whom they share common interests. That's why it's all the more disturbing when a newly released study concludes that the world's most popular social networking site has also become a…
On March 12, 53-year-old Mitch Seavey became the oldest winner of the Iditarod Trail Dog Race in the event's history, completing the arduous 1,000-mile dog-sled competition in nine days, seven hours and 39 minutes.
Actress Valerie Harper's March 11 appearance on the Today show to discuss her diagnosis of terminal brain cancer made her the latest celebrity to go on television to talk about a personal life-and-death health challenge.
You never know what you're going to find in that pile of old stuff that's accumulated in your garage. If you're lucky, you could discover some forgotten treasure, like an antique mirror that used to belong to your Aunt Sophie, or a collection of vintage copies of Life magazine.
Automotive designer Roy Brown Jr., who died on Feb. 24 at age 96 in Ann Arbor, Mich., had a long and mostly successful career for Ford, but he's best remembered for one spectacular miscalculation. The Ford Edsel, which lasted just three model years - 1958, 1959 and 1960 - was a moderately priced…
The knock on the first big cowboy actor, silent movie era star Bronco Billy Anderson, was that he was more actor than cowboy; in real life, he barely could even sit on a horse, let alone ride one. Dale Robertson, a star of TV Westerns in the 1950s and '60s, didn't have that problem.