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L.A. Times - Entertainment — To the boomer generation, seeing Bob Hope on TV or in the movies was like spending time with cranky relatives. Sure, there were a lot of great memories — the World War II shows, the "Road" movies with Bing Crosby — but it also was a little stale,... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Toy Story That Time Forgot" (ABC, Tuesday). The hardy franchise, a year shy of its 20th anniversary, is fielding its second holiday-themed special, and the characters are so familiar by now that the Brigadoon frequency of their reappearance seems no... more info

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TMZ — Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are channeling a bit of old Hollywood ... paying top dollar for a house that once belonged to Bing Crosby, TMZ has learned.Real estate sources tell us Fox and Green dropped $3.35M for the 6,710 square foot ranch homeâ... more info

Time — (WOODSIDE, Calif.) — Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to publicist Cheryl Kagan. She was 85. Temple, known in private... more info

Popdose — It’s a holiday tradition; the low murmur of the stereo in the corner of the kitchen, filling the house with the sounds of Yuletide cheer.  And in our house that means that — along with Bing Crosby, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and the ongoi... more info

USA Today Music — Elvis, Wham! and Bing Crosby also have top holiday jingles more info

The Independent — Paul Smith, a jazz pianist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole and Dizzy Gillespie, has died at 91.      more info

Impose Magazine — From this moment on Bing Crosby is dead to us. Dean Martin is dead to us. Alvin & The Chipmunks: dead to us. The California Raisins: Dead. Paul Anka: dead to us. The Jackson 5 and Alan Jackson are dead to us. Dolly Parton: Dead. Jewel, Babyface, and ... more info