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Archive for the ‘Famous People’ Category

May 16th, 2008

New Kids on the Block Make the Old Kids on ‘Today’ Swoon

It looks like it was raining fairly hard this morning in New York, but that didn’t stop women around my age from showing up to drool and reminisce over the reunited New Kids on the Block when they appeared at Rockefeller Plaza. Since I was never into boy bands, I can’t say I share […]

By Chandra -- 2 comments

May 5th, 2008

New Kids on the Block Tour Gaining Momentum

There’s no denying it or wondering about it now — the rumors about New Kids on the Block staging a tour in the near future are undeniably true.
To prove it, the group’s website nkotb.com is currently chock full of supporting extras, including a blog, image downloads, and a brand-spanking-new track called “Summertime,” the last of […]

By Chandra -- 3 comments

April 4th, 2008

New Kids on the Block Storm the ‘Today’ Show Plaza

Despite overall lousy weather, it was very obvious that nothing could keep the ladies away from the Today show plaza this morning to get a look at boy-band icons New Kids on the Block.
The guys — Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, and brothers Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight — were in New York to […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment

March 31st, 2008

‘Today’ Show Snags New Kids on the Block for April 4

Back at the end of January, a revamped band website with suggestive video footage set tongues a-wagging about a possible reunion of Boston’s own 1980s–1990s boy-band sensation New Kids on the Block. There’s been little noise on the stone-cold-facts front since, until today when People magazine reported that all five members of NKOTB — […]

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March 30th, 2008

Hockey Legend Willie O’Ree Guest Stars on Chris Rock Sitcom

Tonight at 8pm EST, 72-year-old ice hockey legend Willie O’Ree will make a long-anticipated guest-star appearance on the critically acclaimed television comedy Everybody Hates Chris.
Narrated by Chris Rock, the series is based on the comedian’s experiences growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community located in Brooklyn, New York. The highly publicized segment featuring O’Ree was […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment

March 27th, 2008

Newton’s John Krasinski Does ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’

Last night/this morning, Newton native and television sitcom fan fave John Krasinski appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The popular actor has a lot going on these days besides his hit NBC series The Office, most notably entertainment-wise the upcoming feature film Leatherheads. It premieres in theaters nationwide next Friday, April 4.
Despite the […]

By Chandra -- 0 comments

March 19th, 2008

Anita Hill Speaks Truth, Gets Award

What American who was at least a teenager, or possibly even younger, at the time doesn’t remember 1991? In October of that year, brave yet reluctant attorney Anita Hill was called before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Her appearance led to testimony regarding allegations that Thomas […]

By Chandra -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2008

Christopher Walken’s Hasty Pudding Honor Revisited

On Friday, February 15, I wrote about Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken’s trip to Cambridge to receive his Hasty Pudding Theatrical honor as 2008 Man of the Year. Lucky me, I recently found more in-depth footage of the event in addition to the short video I included with the original article.
If you’re a true […]

By Chandra -- 0 comments

February 15th, 2008

Christopher Walken Walked This Way Today

Tonight at about 8pm EST, ultra popular movie star Christopher Walken graced Cambridge with his presence.
The 64-year-old Academy Award winner was in town to accept the honor of 2008 Man of the Year from Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals troupe, a group of mostly male members who have a thing for dressing up in drag. […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment

February 8th, 2008

Oscar Winner Charlize Theron Feted at Harvard

Lovely 32-year-old actress Charlize Theron traveled to Harvard University in Cambridge on Thursday and showed everyone what a classy person she is. The occasion was the formal bestowal of a Pudding Pot for being named Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s most recent Woman of the Year.
As is customary, before receiving her honor, Theron participated in a […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment