Entertainment

Is This Thing On? 10 Great Apps

Details: Written by Abby Stokes Abby Stokes

There are more than a million apps (programs for your smartphone and tablet) out there for fun, guidance, distraction, and information.

Tinseltown Talks: Turning 90, L.Q. Jones Reflects on Hollywood Journey

Details: Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas

For over 50 years, L.Q. Jones was a familiar supporting character actor in some 100 films and hundreds more television shows.

It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Soul Man’

Details: Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill

In their shows, Sam Moore and Dave Prater became a freewheeling bundle of collective energy, joyfully bobbing, weaving, and gyrating, and all the while singing at full throttle.

Tinseltown Talks: Barbara Rush and Her Leading Men

Details: Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas

“The list of actors with whom Barbara Rush shared the big screen is impressive.

It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Ode to Billie Joe’

Details: Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill

“Ode to Billie Joe”

Bobbie Gentry

August 1967

Tinseltown Talks: The Music Never Ends for Broadway Actress

Details: Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas

Best known for her roles in musical theater, Tony-nominated actress and singer Susan Watson released a collection of 14 Broadway and jazz standards on her album The Music Never Ends last fall.

Tinseltown Talks: Marty Allen Still Making ’Em Laugh

Details: Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas

Known for his trademark salutation (“Hello dere”), his bug-eyed comic stare, and his wild, Brillo-pad hair, veteran comedian Marty Allen is still making audiences laugh.