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He Saw Arcade Boxing Game, Came Up With a Home Version

Burt Meyer, the inventive mind behind some of America's most iconic toys, has died at the age of 99. A rep for the King-Bruwaert House retirement community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where Meyer resided ...

Best Christmas songs of all time. 40 holiday classics, ranked

Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni ...
Forbes

Bob Dylan’s Recordings From His Teenage Years Earn Him A New Top 10 Bestseller

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bob Dylan's new compilation Through the Open Window: The Bootleg ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Bob Dylan Close Out His Belfast Concert With a Wildly Obscure Van Morrison Cover

When Bob Dylan‘s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour hit Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Ireland, on Thursday evening, there were probably quite a few hardcore Van Morrison fans in the crowd. There’s always been a ...
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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies at 84

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...
New York Post

Lite-Brite, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots toymaker Burt Meyer dead at 99

The inventor behind classic toys like Lite-Brite, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and many iconic board games has died at the age of 99 after a life of adventure and bringing joy to generations of kids all ...
The New York Times

Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine. By Richard Sandomir In the early 1960s, the toy inventor Burt Meyer went to an ...
People

Billy Bob Thornton Recalls Bonding with 'Amazing' Demi Moore While Starring with Bruce Willis Nearly 30 Years Ago (Exclusive)

Billy Bob Thornton tells PEOPLE he and Demi Moore have an “unspoken language” that stems from three decades of friendship Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for ...
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Billy Bob Thornton Recalls Bonding with 'Amazing' Demi Moore While Starring with Bruce Willis Nearly 30 Years Ago (Exclusive)

With season 2 of Landman right around the corner, the star-studded cast kicked off the excitement with a lively carpet event in New York City. Billy Bob Thornton, who plays tough oil-boss Tommy Norris ...
People

Demi Moore! Billy Bob Thornton! Ali Larter! See Every Landman Star at the Swanky Season 2 Premiere Party (Exclusive)

All the stars of the fan-favorite Taylor Sheridan series arrived for the New York City premiere in style. See PEOPLE's exclusive portraits of the cast Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ Ahead of the return of ...
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Billy Bob Thornton Recalls Bonding with 'Amazing' Demi Moore While Starring with Bruce Willis Nearly 30 Years Ago (Exclusive)

Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott and Ali Larter all made an appearance for the screening While on the carpet, Thornton talked to PEOPLE about working with his “beautiful” ...