Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77

Fred Smith, bass player for the influential proto-punk band Television, died Thursday. He was 77. The band confirmed his ...

Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former ...