The Wheel and Axle

Sit down, all you younger divas and wannabes! Kneel before Dame Shirley Bassey, living legend and fabulous icon who turned eighty last January 8th, the same day as David Bowie’s birthday (and incidentally, Elvis Presley’s birthday, too).

If y’all can sing as powerfully as Dame Shirley does at eighty while maintaining a great sense of humor, then you can drop the mics. Until then, hold on tight and genuflect before the incomparable Bassey.

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Orlando Bloom turns forty today, and he certainly doesn’t look it. The guy is just as near-immortal as his most famous alter ego, Legolas.

And yes, for the longest time, he was part of my Top Three hotties in the early 00s. In many ways, he still is (well, okay, Top Ten nowadays). How could you not fall for the guy when he looks like that? And he looks great whether blond or brunette (bruno?). He’s also a pretty versatile actor, and if the recent leaked pics of him are anything to go buy, he’s also pretty… gifted.

Orli will always bloom for me.

Happy birthday, Orli!

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Yeah, that’s not creepy at all. Still, hilarious and fun. And he’s cute.

But still creepy AF.

Has it really been a year since the legendary David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust himself – left us?

Clichéd as it may be, time does indeed fly by so fast. It was a year ago today that the iconic David Bowie passed away, just two days after his birthday.

It was a passing that left a mark upon the industry and upon the world, for David Bowie was not just any legend. He was a legend that inspired and influenced other legends, including Third Eye Blind and Madonna herself. That makes you one hell of a legend.

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January 9th bridges the day of David Bowie’s birth and the day of David Bowie’s untimely death. Yesterday, we remembered his birth. Tomorrow, we will commemorate his passsing.

It’s only fitting that in-between, we celebrate his life.

Live on, Goblin King. Live on.

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David Bowie would’ve been 70 years old today.

Happy birthday to the incomparable and iconic Ziggy Stardust!

Two years ago on this day, the Charlie Hebdo massacre happened.

May we never forget that there is never any excuse for this kind of violence, even as the world continues to burn around us to this day.

Remember: Je suis Charlie.

“Honest Trailers” by Screen Junkies is always a hoot, and when they do anything Star Wars, it’s even better.

Ever since I saw him on The Hangover (the first one, not the awful sequels), I have been a huge fan of Bradley Cooper. The guy is obviously talented, with multiple nominations in the Oscars, BAFTA, and the Golden Globes (just to name a few), and he is also astoundingly gorgeous as heck.

Marvel may have snagged him for the Rocket Racoon role in Guardians of the Galaxy, but as that is voice work, I am still hoping the DC Universe gets him for something. I used to want him for Aquaman, but since Jason Momoa is shaping up to be perfectly-cast for the role already, I think Bradley could be Brainiac, a new Sinestro (though Mark Strong did well in the pre-DCEU Green Lantern), or a big-screen Maxwell Lord (especially since the character’s been ditched from Supergirl). I’d also throw in Green Arrow as a possibility, but I think Charlie Hunnam would be better for that (Charlie incidentally being another guy I thought would’ve made a great Aquaman). Bradley would also have made a significantly better Deadshot than Will Smith, if American Sniper were any indication, even if Smith was good enough.

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