Jesse Singer articles

Elizabeth Hurley just turned 60. That alone wouldn’t be news—except that every new photo sparks the same reaction: disbelief. Not because she looks frozen in time, but because she looks comfortable, relaxed, and completely unbothered by the number.

Ending a TV show is hard. Walk away too early and fans feel robbed. Stay too long and suddenly the magic starts slipping. These shows were still good, still watchable, and still beloved. But if they’d just wrapped things up one season sooner, their legacies might be nearly flawless.

Every family has this argument. It usually starts with a record collection, ends with someone storming off, and somehow always involves The Beatles. To some people, they’re untouchable. To others, they’re overrated pioneers who’ve been mythologized beyond reason.

Hollywood loves a glow-up story. But long before awards speeches and standing ovations, many of today’s most respected actors heard something far less inspiring—about their looks. That fame simply wasn’t in the cards. They were very, very wrong.

There was a time when TV shows didn’t just entertain—they gave everyone the same phrases to repeat at school, at work, and around the dinner table. You didn’t need context. If you watched television, you knew them. Baby Boomers grew up quoting these lines constantly. Millennials don’t get the joke—and usually don’t know there was one.

Some stories fade into history. This one never did. Nearly 80 years later, the fate of Elizabeth Short—forever known as the Black Dahlia—still grips investigators, writers, and the public. Now, new evidence has surfaced, and it’s quietly reshaping how her story is being understood.

Ask why The Beatles broke up and you’ll usually hear the same answer, delivered confidently: Yoko Ono. It’s neat, simple, and wrong. The real reason is messier—and it was hiding in plain sight, pressed into vinyl.

What many people forget is that there was a moment when Old Blue Eyes looked like he was headed for failure. Then everything turned around, thanks to one man: Nelson Riddle. A man almost no one remembers—which is just the way Sinatra wanted it.

Arguably the greatest band of all time, The Beatles have a long, long list of hit songs that are the soundtrack to so many of our lives. But what makes the Beatles such an incredible force in music history is all the other amazing songs they recorded—the ones that maybe weren't huge chart toppers and don't get talked about enough. Songs like these...