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In 1979, the tight-knit, all-girl students of Eastland Academy won the hearts of millions. And among the core cast of "The Facts of Life" was a real-life student who, on one fateful day, unexpectedly scored a life-changing role on the nostalgic '80s sitcom. Mindy Cohn had no professional acting experience whatsoever before she played bubbly aspiring journalist Natalie Green. She didn't even audition for the role. Cohn just so happened to be at the right place at the right time, as she was plucked straight out of her normal life at Westlake School in Los Angeles. Before filming the pilot of "The Facts of Life," star Charlotte Rae and some of the show's producers visited the campus to find out what real-world private school girls were actually like. Cohn was assigned to give them a guided tour — and, clearly, she made an impression. As director John Bowab recalled in an Entertainment Weekly retrospective on the series, "Charlotte and Norman Lear went to Westlake to find out how girls that age act, and Mindy was so funny that Charlotte said, 'That girl should be on the show!'"

Mr. Andrea Mitchell was 100. Complications from Parkinson's

That was terrific but when she told the Golden Girls story she said it was with CBS executives. I noticed one other mistake earlier in the show but it has slipped my mind.

Daveigh Chase was "obviously drugged out of her mind" in her last years, her grieving mother has said. Chase, who shot to fame in the early Noughties as the voice of Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch and as the young villain of the horror movie The Ring, died this week at the age of 35, following years of drug addiction and homelessness. In her first comments on her daughter's death, Chase's mother Cathy revealed that she had spent years desperately searching for her daughter, after she disappeared following stints in prison. Chase had been jailed in Los Angeles after being charged with two counts of burglary, and her mother noticed an extreme change in her daughter when she visited her in prison. "She was completely gone, like, out of her mind," Cathy told The Daily Mail. "I honestly thought there was something wrong with her. My daughter was never diagnosed with mental health other than PTSD. But the drugs took hold of her." She added that Chase had been "seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people" in the wake of injuring her back in a motorcycle accident in 2016, which she believes led to her becoming addicted to painkillers, then other drugs.

Princess Charlotte Looks Just Like Prince William in New Father’s Day Photo Shared by Kate Middleton uhh... I see NO receding hairline & she's clean-shaven. you have no idea how disappointed I am!

everything's working again. If you did anything, thanks. If you didn't, thanks in general.

Craig Melvin got more than just an interview with Deidre Hall. The daytime TV legend, 77, appeared on Today on Friday, June 19, to celebrate 50 years of playing Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives. But before the interview wrapped, Melvin had one unusual request. “Of all of the storylines that you’ve been a part of over the years, what I’ve always enjoyed is your ability to slap,” Melvin told Hall. “You’re a great slapper.” “Well thanks,” Hall replied with a laugh. When Melvin asked whether she had ever calculated how many on-screen slaps she’s delivered over the decades, Hall admitted she “couldn’t begin to imagine.” “It would be one of the greatest professional honors of my life if you could slap me,” Melvin then told her. “I would be privileged to slap you!” Hall responded, noting that the studio crew appeared equally enthusiastic about the idea. After Melvin jokingly warned her not to “hurt the money maker,” Hall explained exactly how the stunt would work. “I’m going to draw my hand back and I’m going to come very close to your face,” she said. “And when you feel that happen, you’re going to snap your head.” With Melvin declaring himself ready, Hall swung her hand toward him. The anchor immediately jerked his head back, shouted and pretended to cry out in pain as the audience and crew erupted into applause. “You okay?” Hall asked. “Oh my God, my God, my God,” Melvin joked, faking sobs. “I’m sorry, I meant to miss but I…” Hall teased before both burst into laughter. “You’re the best,” Melvin told her afterward. The playful moment capped an interview celebrating Hall’s remarkable five-decade run on Days of Our Lives, where she first joined the cast in 1976. Looking back on landing the role, Hall revealed she nearly turned it down after assuming she was a fallback option. “I had read the script and I wanted it so much,” she recalled. “When he called, I thought, ‘Oh, everybody else must have turned it down.’ Because I’m no dummy, I turned it down too because I thought there must be something wrong with the part!” A few weeks later, her agent called back with some surprising news. “He said, ‘You actors are just so crazy. You’re their first choice,'” Hall remembered. “I said, ‘Tell them I’ll be there.'” Half a century later, she’s still there. Asked whether she ever imagined she’d still be playing Marlena 50 years after her audition, Hall said the longevity of both the character and the soap remains a thrill. “Nobody had done 50 years at that point,” she said. “The fact that we stayed on the air is a thrill. We kept on going and going and going and I got to stay … and keep working.” Hall also credited executive producer Ken Corday and the show’s writers for helping the long-running soap remain one of just four daytime dramas still on the air. “[They] have cracked the code,” she said. “[Whether it’s] a new love story, sometimes a jeopardy story, when young couples make magic together, put them up in front. They just know that the audience is going to find it compelling and irresistible.” The actress also reacted to recent praise from Ryan Gosling, who revealed earlier this year that Hall was his original acting inspiration while passionately defending soap opera actors, noting how they don’t get the love they deserve for memorizing 10 pages of dialogue a night and executing them in a single take. He also accepted her invitation to visit the Days of Our Lives set, telling her in a video on social media in March, “I will be there to thank you in person for being my OG acting inspiration,” “It wasn’t Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront. It wasn’t DeNiro in Taxi Driver. It was you.” Asked how she felt about that, Hall said she was “stunned” by Gosling’s comments. “His work is so impeccable and he’s so honest and so clean in his work, that I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, what is he seeing? I don’t want to let him down!’ But what a lovely gesture and I’m beyond flattered.” And despite reaching the 50-year milestone, Hall said she has no plans to leave Salem anytime soon. “As long as my key card opens the gate, I’m there,” she said. “It’s my family. I love that place. I couldn’t resist.”

Help again @RadioRob I am getting a security warning on my desktop that I've been blocked by the website because of some mysterious action I have taken. This happens with both Firefox and chrome; I can navigate around the website and read anything I want to, but it won't let me post anything (either a new topic or within an existing topic). I am obviously posting this on my cell phone. I have cleared the cookies on chrome, which has accomplished nothing, but I don't know how to do it on Firefox (which I rarely use and almost never go to this website with). And I restarted my computer. it says to tell the site owner that the cloud fair Ray ID is A0E4F29F2FABD6F1. The last time you answered me I didn't understand your suggestions so if you have any more advice to offer me, please keep in mind that you are talking to a technological moron. Thank you.

Tipper used to say the same thing after sex, I've heard.

A college student who suffered severe burns has now recovered after becoming the first patient in the world to receive an experimental treatment. In December 2025, Kaitlin Jeffrey — an 18-year-old student at Western University in Ontario, Canada — suffered severe burns to her face and neck during a fire at a fraternity house. The incident sent five people, including Jeffrey, to the hospital. Jeffrey was transferred to Hamilton General Hospital's regional burn center where doctors at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) determined she could receive an innovative treatment to speed up her healing process. The new treatment involves using exosomes, which are tiny particles released by cells that help coordinate healing, tissue repair and reduce inflammation. According to medical experts, the particles are collected and injected into the injured areas to accelerate healing. This is said to be a better approach than the typical skin grafting process, which can result in scarring and a "patch-like appearance." "My vision for Kaitlin was to avoid skin graft surgery to her face and neck at any cost," Dr. Marc Jeschke, vice president of research and innovation at HHS and medical director of the hospital's regional burn program, said in a release. "You can do the best graft on the planet, but you won't return the skin to normal. And, for a young person, a skin graft to the face and neck can be absolutely devastating," he said. After approval from Jeffrey's parents, Jeschke and his team became the first in the world to perform the treatment on a burn patient. She reportedly received two treatments, days apart, using one trillion exosomes that were sourced from the United States. Doctors called the results "absolutely remarkable." Jeffrey, originally from Toronto, is thrilled about her recovery and expressed her gratitude to the entire burn center. She told the hospital that she hopes her case will lead to more options being available for other patients like herself, even outside of Canada. "It's honestly a miracle," she said of the treatment. "Being injured in the fire has also had a deep impact on my mental health, and it's something I'm continuing to deal with. But having such good results, particularly to my face, is helping me move forward." "Like Dr. Jeschke, my family and I would love to see exosome therapy become the standard of care for patients like myself in Canada, so that when horrific things happen, it doesn't change people's lives forever," she added.

It's better at 1.25X. She sounds less strident at that speed.

I went back-and-forth about whether to use the word legend or royalty. Perhaps that is why you seem to be having so much difficulty comprehending such a basic fact.

With my luck I'll just keep going on and on for far too long and will have had to sell everything I own by the time I die, so unless my niece and nephew want the refrigerator box I'll be living in I don't feel the need for estate planning.

Project Hail Mary MGM+ NEW TO STREAMING Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light-years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out.

never heard of either

Who?

yes, yes, yes, yes, no, yes, no, no

Daveigh Chase, the actress best known for voicing Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" franchise, has died. She was 35. https://www.tvline.com/2196633/daveigh-chase-dead-lilo-and-stitch-the-ring-actress-obituary/

The premium cabler Starz announced Wednesday that it has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to "Tip Toe," a queer drama hailing from former "Doctor Who" showrunner Russell T Davies. The five-part series, which aired in the U.K. earlier this month, will debut on Starz later this year. "Tip Toe" stars Alan Cumming ("The Traitors") and David Morrissey ("The Walking Dead") as Leo and Clive, a respective bar owner and electrician who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for nearly 15 years. "But just as life should be settling down for both, the world around them is growing more tense," the logline describes. "Words become weapons, opinions become radicalized, and gradually the two neighbors become deadly enemies in a tense, thrilling drama that spotlights the prejudices that have started to creep back into our lives, in a story that speaks not just to the queer community, but to the world at large." "Russell T Davies has created a gripping and deeply affecting series that speaks directly to the cultural tensions and anxieties shaping modern life," Starz President Alison Hoffman said in a statement. "Anchored by extraordinary performances from Alan Cumming and David Morrissey, 'Tip Toe' examines identity, fear, and polarization in our society in a way that is at once funny, devastating, and profoundly human. It's exactly the type of daring and original storytelling that we're dedicated and proud to champion at Starz." Read More: https://www.tvline.com/2196528/tip-toe-starz-russell-t-davies-alan-cumming/

with the right guy, he doesn't even have to be semi-erect for me to enjoy it

https://www.aol.com/articles/10-historic-landmarks-leave-visitors-161146000.html 10. The Hollywood Walk of Fame The Walk of Fame sounds glamorous until you realize it's essentially a busy stretch of sidewalk. Visitors often expect a polished tribute to Hollywood royalty and instead find crowded streets, souvenir shops, costumed performers, and plenty of urban grit. Pexels 9. The Leaning Tower of Pisa Yes, it really does lean. The surprise is usually how small the attraction feels once you've taken the famous photo. Fortunately, the surrounding city and nearby architecture offer plenty more to explore. Unsplash 8. The Mona Lisa The world's most famous painting is also one of the world's most surprising. Many visitors are shocked by how small it is. Add in protective glass, crowds of tourists, and a sea of raised smartphones, and the experience can feel less intimate than expected. Pexels 7. Times Square Movies make Times Square look magical. In reality, it's loud, crowded, chaotic, and filled with giant advertisements. Some people love the energy. Others spend ten minutes there and immediately start looking for a quieter neighborhood. Pexels 6. Stonehenge Stonehenge carries thousands of years of mystery and history. The surprise for many visitors is that you view it from a designated path rather than walking among the stones themselves. For some, that creates a disconnect between expectation and experience. Unsplash 5. The Little Mermaid Statue Visitors often imagine a grand monument overlooking Copenhagen's harbor. Instead, they find a relatively small bronze statue perched on a rock. It's charming, but many first-time visitors are surprised by its modest size. Pexels 4. The Blarney Stone Kissing the famous stone involves leaning backward over a significant drop while volunteers hold onto you. The experience is memorable, but many visitors leave wondering whether the long wait was really about eloquence or simply good tourism marketing. Pexels 3. The White House One of the world's most recognizable buildings often looks smaller and farther away than expected. Security restrictions mean most visitors view it from a distance, making it feel less imposing than it appears in movies and television. Pexels 2. The Pyramids of Giza The pyramids themselves are breathtaking. What surprises many visitors is how close they are to modern Cairo. Travel photos often isolate the monuments, creating the impression they're deep in the desert when they're actually near a sprawling city. Unsplash 1. The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is undeniably beautiful and deserves its reputation. The surprise comes from everything surrounding it. Long lines, security screenings, intense heat, and large crowds can make the experience feel less serene than the photos suggest. Those who arrive expecting solitude are often in for a shock. The lesson isn't to skip these landmarks. It's simply to remember that travel photography rarely shows the crowds, the waiting, the noise, or the reality of sharing a famous destination with thousands of other visitors.

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