If you’ve been to Times Square in New York, you might have noticed an Old West-style showdown going on. On one side: The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, who has been a mainstay on the square since he started strumming his guitar in the (near) buff in 1997. On the other: Sandy Kane, a former […]
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The Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting that Elvis is back in the building – and economists suggest it may be a sign of better economic times ahead. Elvis is a dipstick, of sorts, for our economy,” Doo Wop Shop manager Rob Baker said. “The party business is coming back. People are not thinking twice about having
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Some celebrities aren’t just pretty faces. A few of them are also touched with that Yankee prowess for tinkering and invention, according to the Atlantic magazine. Critically acclaimed producer, director, and screenwriter, Francis Ford Coppola had dominated that whole film industry scene by his mid-thirties. After winning a bunch of Oscars for his Godfather films,
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According to Women’s Wear Daily, 88-year-old Betty White has more street cred than people a quarter of her age. After appearing on “Saturday Night Live” with Jay-Z (and earning the TV show its best ratings in 18 months) and landing a new comedy series called “Hot in Cleveland,” White is launching her own line of
Music legend Ray Charles capitalized on music publishing angle: he began recording a lot of public domain songs, like “America The Beautiful,” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” where he published the arrangement. Reuters reports that today, the Ray Charles Marketing Group represents about 500 songs from those companies, including about a dozen Charles wrote
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Inc.com reports that Annette Root is a full-fledged Twilight entrepreneur, and she’s not the only one. The new tourist culture has gradually inspired a fresh batch of small businesses in and around Forks, Washington. Forks is the place that inspired author Stephenie Meyer used as the setting to her now-epically famous book series, Twilight. From
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Someone must’ve really liked Marilyn Monroe — either that or chest X-ray — because they’ve shelled out $45,000 for it, reports Neatorama. A 1954 x-ray of the stunning starlet’s chest sold at auction in Las Vegas on Sunday for a sizable $45,000. This was well above the estimated $800 to $1,200 it was expected to
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When the NFL and MLB began using bobblehead dolls as promotional tools in the early ’60s, they sparked an obsession with the trinkets. After a two-decade slump in popularity beginning in the ’70s, the bobblehead stormed back after the San Francisco Giants distributed a Willie Mays figure at a 1999 game. Today, according to Fast
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Looking to break free of the cubicle and kick start a career in the spotlight? The mighty Oprah may be able to help. O and TV uber producer Mark Burnett have joined forces to find the next big (basic cable) star. Upload a video or attend an open casting call for your chance to host
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Love him or hate him, Howard Stern is without a question one of the most successful figures in American media. His deal with Sirius is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. According to New York News Today, as a small business owner you can learn from Howard Stern’s playbook — even without the potty humor
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