Thursday 19th February 2026
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Nichelle Nichols is finally going to space for REAL. Her remains, along with a sample of her DNA, will be launched into space by a company called Celestis, on its appropriately named “Enterprise Flight”. The rocket that’s taking her up there is called Vulcan. The flight will take place sometime this year. Nichelle played Lieutenant Uhura on the original series.
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I think we already know this, but it’s still mind-boggling to hear. 89-year-old Willie Nelson would rather die than retire. It’s a conversation that he and his wife Annie have had over and over. Here’s another thing Willie will never stop doing. Opening his concerts with “Whiskey River”. He’s been doing it so long that nobody knows when he started. The best guess is around 1974 . . . which means it’s kicked-off about 6,500 of his shows.
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Lainey Wilson was asked what kind of character she’ll be playing when she makes her acting debut in the upcoming season of “Yellowstone”. Turns out she’ll be playing herself. She says, “It’s pretty much me . . . I’m getting to sing my own songs, I’m getting to wear my get-up.” The only difference is her name will be Abby.
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A Christmas Story is getting a new sequel with the movie’s original stars, and now the project has a premiere date at HBO Max. According to Deadline, A Christmas Story Christmas — the sequel film’s title — is set to premiere on the streaming service on Nov. 17. Fans of the original film who are interested in getting into the holiday spirit a little early, could watch A Christmas Story on HBO Max now, Maybe with a pumpkin spice late’….
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Rita Wilson just announced her new DUETS album will be out September 27th. And she brought in some heavy hitters to help out on it . . . It’s called “Now & Forever: Duets”, and it’s all songs from the ’70s that she grew up listening to. There are ten tracks, with a different singer joining her on each one. They include Keith Urban . . . Willie Nelson . . . Tim McGraw . . . Vince Gill . . . Jimmie Allen . . . and Jackson Browne.
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And finally, Joe E. Tata from “Beverly Hills 90210” passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 85. He played Nat, the owner of the Peach Pit.
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Welcome to The List,
Shia LaBeouf went full Mardi Gras meltdown in New Orleans, getting arrested after a fight outside a bar and charged with simple battery. Paramedics showed up, Shia went to the hospital, and locals claimed he’d been “terrorizing the city.” But plot twist, after getting released, he was spotted dancing on Bourbon Street with his release papers in his mouth like it was a receipt from a wild night at Walgreens.
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Miley Cyrus is dusting off the blonde wig for the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special hitting Disney+ March 24th. They’re recreating the original sets, showing never-before-seen footage, Miley says Hannah will always be part of her, which makes sense, because that show launched her career and funded about half her wardrobe during the foam finger era. Somewhere Billy Ray just whispered, “Best of both worlds… and residual checks.”
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Carrie Underwood might look like a country music superhero on stage, but at home she’s basically your Midwest grandma with better hair. She says she crochets, birdwatches, makes sourdough, brews kombucha, and even ferments her own hot sauce. Carrie says real life isn’t glam, it’s cleaning toilets, gardening, and doing laundry. So yes, America’s sweetheart could win a Grammy in the morning and yell at you in the afternoon for not using a coaster.
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Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO just announced they’ve found a surrogate and are preparing to grow their family. Bunnie says after years of healing and getting stable, they’re ready to raise kids surrounded by love and give them everything they didn’t have growing up. Which means those kids will have emotional support, life wisdom, and probably the coolest bedtime stories ever told by a guy named Jelly Roll.
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