Frontiers Magazine published an oral history of The Golden Girls this week, and let me tell you something, it’s an absolute goldmine for any fan of the show. During the lengthy conversation, former writers and producers chat about their first impressions of the show’s concept (they thought it was impossible to do…
Rihanna has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Topshop for using images of her on T-shirts without her consent. Apparently Team Ri-Ri tried to negotiate with Topshop for the last eight months — and spent at least $1 million on litigation — but they offered her a measly $5,000 and told her to do her damndest, says a…
A topless portrait of Bea Arthur—for which the late actress never actually sat—sold for $1,915,750 at a Christie's auction last night, purchased by an anonymous bidder over the phone. NSFW boobs after the jump.
Cathy's Kids, the charity Lamar Odom founded in honor on his mother to "help underprivileged kids and raise money for cancer research", has raised over 2.2 million dollars. Excellent news! The not so excellent news? Not a single penny of that money has gone to underprivileged kids or to fight cancer.
The Ali Forney Center, a non-profit organization that supports homeless LGBT youth, was so near and dear to Bea Arthur's heart that she left the charity a sizable amount of money in her will when she passed away three years ago. But AFC's Drop-In Center—where kids living on the street could walk in and receive food,…
Despite the fact that Dorothy Zbornak was often found hunched over a slice of cheesecake in Golden Girls episodes, in real life, Bea Arthur was health-conscious and vegetarian. In the just-relesed The Dead Celebrity Cookbook by Frank DeCaro, he details Bea's eating habits in a chapter aptly titled, "Thank You For…
Bea Arthur would have turned 89 today, so if you don't already own the complete series DVD box set, tonight's a good night to get drunk and go shopping on Amazon (and as long as you're buying, feel free to send us one too, we won't mind). Other birthdays of note: Buckethead and Carrie Prejean. The internet wanted…
In 1943, when she was 21 and known as Bernice Frankel, Bea Arthur enlisted in the military. Recently unearthed documents reveal she came across as a tough broad, even then.
The late Bea Arthur takes her rightful place as a modern sage. Or at least a website. [That's What Bea Said]
It's official: Actress Bea Arthur, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 86, will be honored tonight when Broadway theaters dim their lights at 8pm in honor of the stage star. [NY Times]
This morning, Rue McClanahan and Betty White called GMA to remember their Golden Girls co-star Bea Arthur. Rue says Bea was actually quiet and timid, but always brave as a performer. Clip at left.
Actress Bea Arthur passed away on April 25, at the age of 86, from cancer. While she personally didn't identify as feminist, her career made an enormous impact on the women's movement.
While discussing the legacy of her late Maude and Golden Girls co-star, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan claims she thinks that "in both of those shows, we really did change the perception of a woman's role."
In extremely sad news, beloved actress Bea Arthur has passed away at the age of 86. Arthur is perhaps best known for her roles as Maude and, of course, as Dorothy Zbornak on Golden Girls.
