Lori Acken

4 days ago | remindmagazine.com | Lori Acken

Mention Billy Wilder‘s sexy 1955 rom-com The Seven Year Itch — or even just its star, Marilyn Monroe — and a single scene comes to mind. That would be Monroe’s “The Girl” standing atop a subway grate, the skirt of her white dress billowing up, to her “delicious” surprise. It’s an iconic moment in film history, especially at a time when the industry was navigating the censorship of the Hayes Code.

1 week ago | remindmagazine.com | Lori Acken

Kevin Costner has spent decades bringing the American frontier to life — from Dances With Wolves to Hatfields & McCoys to Yellowstone. Now, he’s saddling up again for History’s Kevin Costner’s The West, an eight-part deep dive into the brutal realities of America’s expansion from the time when the “Wild West” was still east of the Mississippi. Forget Hollywood’s romanticized cowboys and outlaws.

1 week ago | remindmagazine.com | Lori Acken

Priscilla Beaulieu, who celebrates her 80th birthday on May 23, was a beautiful Army brat barely into her teens when she met a handsome American soldier at a party at his West German home. The girl knew exactly who her host was — the world’s most famous G.I., Elvis Presley, whose records were in her collection. Eight years later, Priscilla Beaulieu would become Mrs. Priscilla Presley. The marriage was famously tumultuous and only lasted six years, but neither Elvis nor Priscilla ever married again.

2 weeks ago | remindmagazine.com | Lori Acken

On May 22, 1992, America bid goodnight for a final time to the man who made a must-do out of staying up late. Johnny Carson, the “King of Late Night,” wrapped up his time as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after a 33-year run that set the standard, and the format, for late-night TV.

2 weeks ago | tvinsider.com | Lori Acken

This excerpt appearscourtesy of our partner site On May 22, 1992, America bid goodnight for a final time to the man who made a must-do out of staying up late. Johnny Carson, the “King of Late Night,” wrapped up his time as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after a 33-year run that set the standard, and the format, for late-night TV.