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Subtlety is not a requirement of protest songs, and the message of Edwin Starr’s funky 1970 chart topper couldn’t be clearer: “War. Huh. Good God, y’all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” Originally recorded by the Temptations, “War” was covered by Starr and released by Motown, and the rest is antiwar-anthem history. Bruce Springsteen’s version of “War” was a hit in the mid-’80s. As the classic song insists, “Say it again!”
Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes” and a decade later began kissing thousands of female contestants as host of the game show “Family Feud” has died. He was 79.
The kids are the go-to demographic on the Fantasy, the newest vessel in Disney’s fleet of floating theme parks
As we prepare for the Game of Thrones finale, we recognize Joffrey and nine other baddies who showed us that terrible, horrible things can come in small packages
From Mitt Romney hamming it up to Halle Berry taking the crown, see stars on their prom nights
School kids run wild, under the influence of magic brownies, and so do Adrian Brody and Michael Chiklis in a couple of surpassingly weird performances
Highlights include Dolly Parton singing for Emily Maynard and one omelet named Shelly
