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Mar 12, 2018
Marceline: The superstar clown who inspired Charlie Chaplin
The rise of cinema led to the demise of the legendary clown’s career
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Dec 1, 2017
Watch: When Leno and Letterman led a strike to get comedians paid in 1979
No bucks, no yuks!
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Nov 16, 2017
When the ‘Chester the Molester’ artist got arrested for molesting, why was anyone surprised?
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Aug 8, 2017
This wonderfully wicked burlesque dancer’s snake act sizzled the midcentury stripper circuit
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Jul 21, 2017
Chess was the Candy Crush of ancient times, seen as a dangerous time suck
The game we associate with…
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Jun 21, 2017
This bonkers old white guy from Orange County is the model for the cable news talk shows of today
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Jun 20, 2017
‘Dragnet’ was straight up LAPD propaganda, on national TV for years
The show created the idea of the…
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Apr 18, 2017
Watch: Extraño broke through as the first gay superhero from DC Comics
Though he was a bundle of stereotypes, the first gay comic book hero was beloved by his fans
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Apr 10, 2017
The first Jewish single lady on TV beat ‘Monday Night Football’ in ratings
Rhoda was a groundbreaking…
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Mar 26, 2017
This granny gamer set world records against players half her age
Doris Self is crushing, well into…
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