Poppedy Popped Culture

It’s been a long time, but I do remember loving Sophia Loren movies when I was a kid:
Sophia Loren broke into tears at an awards ceremony Saturday as she recalled her climb to fame from the gritty Neapolitan suburb where she grew up.
“Lady History was generous to the girl from Pozzuoli, and I thank her […]

It’s official. J. K. Rowling has spilled the beans about good ole Dumbledore’s sexual preference:
Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house […]

Actor William Christopher is 75.
Country singer Wanda Jackson is 70.
Singer Tom Petty is 57.
Actress Melanie Mayron is 55.
Baseball All-Star Keith Hernandez is 54.
Actor Viggo Mortensen is 49.
Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & The Blowfish) is 43.
Rock musician David Ryan is 43.
Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 40.
Rapper Snoop Dogg is 36.
Singer Dannii Minogue is 36.
Country […]

Former ambassador to Russia Robert S. Strauss is 89.
Author John le Carre is 76.
Artist Peter Max is 70.
Actor Michael Gambon is 67.
Actor John Lithgow is 62.
Former National Organization for Women President Patricia Ireland is 62.
Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 62.
Talk show host Charlie Chase is 55.
Rock singer-musician Karl Wallinger (World Party) is 50.
Singer Jennifer Holliday […]

For whatever reason, I put Blood and Chocolate into my queue at Netflix.
I want to pan the film. It definitely had enough cheese for several macaroni & cheese dinners.
Yet, I have to say that despite all its flaws, I found the film mildly engaging. The story wasn’t too bad, and despite the some awkward editing […]

Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood’s most famous kisses and made her mark with such roles as the correct widow in “The King and I” and the unhappy officer’s wife in “From Here to Eternity,” has died. She was 86.Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, died Tuesday in Suffolk in eastern England.
For many she […]

Former Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., is 86.
Rock-and-roll performer Chuck Berry is 81.
Sportscaster Keith Jackson is 79.
Football Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka is 68.
Actor Joe Morton is 60.
Actress Pam Dawber is 56.
Author Terry McMillan is 56.
Gospel singer Vickie Winans is 54.
Tennis player Martina Navratilova is 51.
Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is 47.
Actress Erin Moran is 47.
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis […]

Actress Marsha Hunt is 90.
Actress Beverly Garland is 81.
Actress Julie Adams is 81.
Daredevil Evel Knievel is 69.
Country singer Earl Thomas Conley is 66.
Singer Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts) is 65.
Singer Gary Puckett is 65.
Actor Michael McKean is 60.
Actress Margot Kidder is 59.
Actor George Wendt is 59.
Actor Sam Bottoms is 52.
Astronaut Mae Jemison is 51.
Country singer […]

I’ll take a bra and the new Spice Girls CD:
The Spice Girls have found the perfect fit for their new album.
In the latest example of name-brand artists using nontraditional means to sell their music, the reunited pop group has teamed with Victoria’s Secret to sell its upcoming greatest-hits CD exclusively through the lingerie chain’s stores […]

Now this is sweet music to my ears:
Apple is lowering the prices of songs without copy-protection it sells online at iTunes (link opens iTunes) from $1.29 to 99 cents.