Molasses Hits The Streets Of Boston Killing Twenty-One

No, it didn’t happen today. Don’t you think it would have been on the news? The totally crazy (and extremely hot) flood happened on January 15, 1919. From History.com: Fiery hot molasses floods the streets of Boston on this day in 1919, killing 21 people and injuring scores of others. The molasses burst from a huge tank at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company building in the heart of the city. The United States Industrial Alcohol building was located...  Read More »

R.I.P. Ricardo Montalban (1920-2009)

Ze plane! Ze plane! Mr. Roarke has gone to the big Fantasy Island in the sky. Ricardo Montalban, most lovingly known as Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, died today in Beverly Hills at the age of 88. An official cause of death has not been given, but Montalban’s son-in-law Gilbert Smith told People Magazine that the Mexican born actor had been having some health problems for a few months and that he passed away due to “complications of advancing age.” “He...  Read More »

Kelly Rutherford’s Divorce Is Getting Nasty.

Gossip Girl actress Kelly Rutherford filed emergency papers with the L.A. Superior Court on January 9th in an attempt to keep her estranged husband David Giersch away from their 2-year-old son Hermes; Rutherford, 40, is seeking to bar Giersch, 34, from traveling outside the U.S. with the baby. Not to be outdone, David Giersch filed papers with the court alleging that Kelly, who is 4 months pregnant with their second child, has a bad temper, once even throwing...  Read More »

66th Annual Golden Globe Awards – 2009 Golden Globe Winners

I’m not going to be doing any live blogging during the Golden Globe Awards since so many other people are, plus I already know the winners (see below). But I am going to jot down some random thoughts while watching the Golden Globe Red Carpet Special. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. 1. Why did they start off with the Jonas Brothers – couldn’t they find someone classier? 2. Why is Tiki Barber hosting the Red Carpet? 3. Why did they talk to Aaron Eckhart twice? 4. What...  Read More »

Ryan O’Neal Pleads Guilty To Felony Drug Charges.

Last September Ryan O’Neal was arrested along with his son Redmond O’Neal and hit with felony drug charges. The elder O’Neal insisted he was innocent from the get go, placing the blame square on the shoulders of his son Redmond. But this past Friday Ryan O’Neal finally admitted the drugs were in fact his. Ryan O’Neal pleaded guilty to one count felony possession of a controlled substance. A court spokesperson told CelebTV.com that O’Neal, 67, “…needs...  Read More »

It’s Official – Fergie Is Mrs. Josh Duhamel

I suppose congratulations are in order for singer Fergie and actor Josh Duhamel who were joined in holy matrimony today in Malibu. The couple dated for 4 years before getting married, which is like an eternity in Hollywood so this one might actually last longer than 2 years. Although a lot of people date for a long time then get married and immediately divorced, so I don’t know. Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson walked down the aisle of a tented area near the ocean...  Read More »

Dr. Jan Adams Sentenced To Year In Jail For DUI.

Remember back in November of 2007 when Kanye West’s mom died while recovering from plastic surgery performed by Dr. Jan Adams? And then last June the “Dr” was arrested for DUI after he was found driving his Jaguar the wrong way on a California Highway? Yeah, well Dr. Jan Adams was just sentenced to a year in jail for that DUI arrest. At the time of his arrest, Adams’ blood alcohol level registered at .20 percent – more than twice the limit in California. At...  Read More »