Orange County Hall of Fame is a silly idea. Here’s how to do it right
Los Angeles doesn’t have a municipal Hall of Fame celebrating notable natives and residents. Nor does New York. Nor Chicago. Nor any of the largest…
Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dies at 86
NEW YORK — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts…
In Moon Unit Zappa’s memoir, fame and family trauma collide
Book Review Earth to Moon By Moon Unit ZappaDey Street Books: 368 pages, $29.99If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
Once shunned, now a legend, Dusty Baker makes a triumphant Dodger return
He is coming home to a place he never should have left. He is a former Dodger who should have been a forever Dodger. Now,…
Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics, dies
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular…
Lenny Kravitz gets a Denzel Washington video call mid-show
Lenny Kravitz had an impromptu intermission during a concert in Italy to answer a phone call from his buddy Denzel Washington.“I’m sorry, my big brother…
Like Brenda in ‘90210,’ Shannen Doherty was complex and era-defining
In the pantheon of teen characters, there was no one better suited to bring an edge to the journey of girlhood, when we’re eager to…
Jenni Rivera’s and Selena’s Walk of Fame stars vandalized twice
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stars of Selena Quintanilla and Jenni Rivera were vandalized twice with black paint in the span of 24 hours.Rivera, known…
Joe Bonsall dead: The Oak Ridge Boys country singer was 76
Joe Bonsall, a singer who dedicated more than 50 years to the Grammy-winning country and gospel quartet the Oak Ridge Boys, has died. He was…
Jenni Rivera gets posthumous star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The late regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera became the recipient of the 2,783rd star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, as her…
Reggie Jackson’s return to Birmingham wasn’t ‘easy’ due to past racism
Reggie Jackson is a member of the Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame. Before he became a five-time World Series champion and a Hall of Fame…
Willie Mays, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball legend, has died
It came to be known simply as “The Catch,” and is, perhaps, the most recognized defensive play in baseball’s long and storied history, the play…
Walter O’Malley’s Dodgers archives donated to the Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum turned 85 on Wednesday, and a birthday gift as weighty as it was generous was dispatched to…
Watch the moment Joey Essex and Samantha’s relationship hits the rocks after she’s accused of using him for fame
JOEY Essex and Samantha Kenny hit the rocks tonight on Love Island after she's accused of using him for fame. As night falls over the…
Boxing: Jane Couch and Ricky Hatton inducted into Hall of Fame
Aged 27, Couch took the British Boxing Board of Control to court to force them to license her, which ended a ban on women fighting…
Selena Gomez uses her fame to talk openly about mental health
Selena Gomez, photographed at Rare Beauty headquarters in El Segundo in July. (Jessica Chou / Trunk Archive) There are 428 million people who track Selena…
Michael Mosley's life off camera – rise to fame, GP wife and reversed health problems
This Morning's Dr Michael Mosley, who has been a hit with weight-watchers for decades, is missing after going on a hike while on holiday in…
Black former players to play in Negro Leagues All-Star Game tribute
The names trigger memories recent and long-ago. From David Price to Russell Martin, from Tony Gwynn Jr. to Jerry Hairston Jr. to Dee Strange-Gordon, former…
Jim Otto dead: Raiders center who never missed a game was 86
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center who never missed a game during his 15 seasons with the Raiders in the 1960s and 1970s, has…
Tumut’s Adam Farquharson rides wave of ‘silver influencer’ viral fame in his pumpkin canoe
Adam Farquharson just wanted to ride his giant pumpkin down the river for a laugh, but accidentally went viral, becoming the next in a wave…