Will Longley on “Alone” Season 13, the Iñupiaq Hunter From Nome
TLDR: Will Longley, 37, known by his Iñupiaq name Panikġruaq, grew up in a traditional subsistence camp near Nome, Alaska, and now lives in Kotzebue … Read more
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney on “Alone” Season 13, the Bowman Who Tapped Out at 24
TLDR: Poldi Waldmann-Moloney, 24, from Hokitika on New Zealand’s West Coast, is a whitewater kayak instructor and self-taught traditional bowhunter who has harvested over 100 … Read more
Nero Buys on “Alone” Season 13, the SASR-Attached Soldier Who Chose Eight Years of Fatherhood
TLDR: Nero Buys, 40, from regional New South Wales, served seven years in the Australian Army as a Fitter Machinist and Armourer attached to the … Read more
Nathan Olsen Won “Alone” Season 12, and the Controversy Is Not What You Think
TLDR: Nathan Olsen, a 52-year-old CEO and wilderness therapy advocate from Buhl, Idaho, won Season 12 of Alone: Africa after surviving 34 days in the … Read more
Why People Aged So Much Faster in the 1960s, and What the Numbers Actually Show
TLDR: A 50-year-old American in 1965 had a remaining life expectancy five years shorter than a 50-year-old today, looked visibly older, and carried a cardiovascular … Read more
Life in the 1960s vs Today, and the Differences That Would Shock You Now
TLDR: Life in the 1960s operated on a completely different set of assumptions about safety, privacy, childhood, and authority. Most of it felt entirely normal … Read more
Carolyn Jones Played Morticia Addams, and Her Real Life Deserves to Be Known
TLDR: Carolyn Jones was an Academy Award-nominated actress and a genuine Hollywood star before she played Morticia Addams in 1964. She married Aaron Spelling before … Read more
Mary McDonnell Took Over “The Closer” and Made “Major Crimes” Her Own
TLDR: Mary McDonnell began on The Closer as Sharon Raydor, Brenda Leigh Johnson’s bureaucratic antagonist, then took over as the lead of the spinoff Major … Read more
Did the “Closer” Cast Actually Get Along? What Happened Behind the Scenes
TLDR: The most searched question about The Closer cast is whether Kyra Sedgwick and Mary McDonnell got along, driven by the fact that their characters … Read more
Why “The Closer” Ended and Became “Major Crimes”
TLDR: The Closer ended in 2012 because Kyra Sedgwick chose to leave after seven seasons, not because TNT cancelled it. Producer James Duff engineered a … Read more
Kyra Sedgwick Played Brenda Leigh Johnson, and Her Real Life Is Just as Interesting
TLDR: Kyra Sedgwick played Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on TNT’s The Closer for seven seasons, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a SAG … Read more
The Closer Cast Where Are They Now, From Brenda Leigh Johnson to Major Crimes
TLDR: The Closer ended in 2012 after seven seasons on TNT, immediately spinning off into Major Crimes with much of the supporting cast intact. Kyra … Read more
Who Turned Down Steve McGarrett Before Jack Lord Got the Role
TLDR: Richard Boone was the first choice for McGarrett and turned it down to stay on the mainland. Gregory Peck was considered but deemed too … Read more
Who Turned Down the Role of Columbo Before Peter Falk Got It
TLDR: Bing Crosby was the first choice for Columbo and turned it down because he did not want to give up his golf schedule. Lee … Read more
Why “Bewitched” Replaced Dick York, and What Happened to Both Darrins
TLDR: Dick York left Bewitched in 1969 after collapsing on set from a combination of a severe spinal injury and prescription painkiller dependency. He was … Read more
Agnes Moorehead, the Woman Behind Endora on “Bewitched”
TLDR: Agnes Moorehead was a charter member of Orson Welles’s Mercury Players, a four-time Academy Award nominee, and one of the most respected dramatic actresses … Read more