Carmel Exhibit Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald Centennial
A new exhibit at Carmel’s Palladium will showcase photos, sheet music and other artifacts related to Ella Fitzgerald, the “First Lady of Song” who won 13 Grammy Awards during a…
Indiana Museum Honors Native Sons James Dean And Jim Davis
To attract visitors, townspeople often arrange a museum in honor of the life and achievements of their native sons or daughters. In Fairmount, Ind., two have achieved such a distinction:…
Mystery Deepens Over Bones Linked To Amelia Earhart
The partial skeleton of a castaway found in the 1940s on the Pacific island Nikumaroro shows some similarities to Amelia Earhart, scientists say. Though extensive searches have failed to turn up the…
James Dean, The Actor As A Young Man: Rebel Without A Cause Director Nicholas Ray Remembers The “Impossible” Artist
In honor of the 61st anniversary of the death of James Dean, read legendary director Nicholas Ray’s moving essay about the talented, curious actor he once knew. Legendary director Nicholas…
Why Animal House Is Still The King Of College Comedies
I once saw National Lampoon’s Animal House at a back-to-school midnight show at the University of California at Santa Barbara in September 1984. I hadn’t counted on the entire two rows of…
Amelia Earhart Didn’t Die In A Plane Crash, Investigator Says
As America endured the drab years of the Great Depression, Amelia Earhart’s exploits were a bright spot. She broke gender barriers by completing solo flights most male pilots hadn’t accomplished…
These Vintage Photos Of Legendary Pinup Girl Bettie Page Were Nearly Destroyed
In 1949, Bettie Page moved to New York with aspirations of becoming an actress. It was there she met one of America’s first ‘fetish’ photographers, Irving Klaw. From 1952 to…
Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum To Release Digital Collections, Including Jackie Robinson
HALL OF FAME NEWS Museum Debuts Online Collections via Hall of Fame Digital Archive Project — Babe Ruth Scrapbooks Unveiled Today through PASTIME Online Collection at baseballhall.org — PROJECT NEWS For more than…
Ingrid Bergman — Spellbinding, Notorious: New Documentary Tells The Story Of A Movie Star Who Was Both Revered And Reviled During Her Lifetime
She was too tall; she resisted wearing make-up because it didn’t feel natural; she refused to change her name, even if it sounded too German at just the wrong time.…
CMG Client Is The Face Of Apple’s New Olympics Ad
It’ll run during Olympics opening ceremonies. Famed poet laureate Maya Angelou will try to unite the world with help from the iPhone. Apple on Thursday published a new ad as…