betty white
By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool
| 1:30PM 9/20/2011
At 89, Betty White is America's sweetheart. This elder stateswoman of show business was recently named the country's most trusted celebrity -- and she's just thrown her prestige behind William Page and Associates' "life settlements."
| 6:00AM 12/08/2010
Everything old is new again, or so the song says. And each year we do see forgotten faces, places and products emerge from the dim past to recapture the public's attention. Here are some of this 2010's most noteworthy comebacks.
1. Conan O'Brien
Very early this year Conan O'Brien, who is lovingly...
| 11:00AM 10/08/2010
In tough economic times, reminiscing about the good ol' days seems to be on everyone's minds. And companies are listening. Many businesses are bringing back some of the products and services that served us well in the past -- and might just make us forget our problems for awhile.
So just what's...
| 3:00PM 9/20/2010
One year after sitting on the Super Bowl advertising sidelines, Pepsi is returning to the gridiron this year with its "Crash the Super Bowl" campaign. And it's bringing in the some serious star power to encourage consumers to create their own Super Bowl ads: screen legend Betty White.
| 6:00PM 9/17/2010
For anyone who hasn't jumped on the Betty White fan wagon, here's another chance. The 88-year-old phenom has her own clothing line made expressly for the younger set -- tees and hoodies with built-in, washable earbuds -- and now she's turned to YouTube to promote the product in a decidedly...
| 1:50PM 8/18/2010
Showbiz veteran Betty White has been cresting quite the popularity wave lately. After work on TV shows like The Golden Girls, Super Bowl ads and a guest-hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, she has landed a two-book deal with Penguin.
| 5:30PM 8/07/2010
No matter how you feel about the YouTube-launched sixteen-year-old pop sensation, there's no denying that he's an entertainment industry juggernaut. News of not one, but two major Bieber deals came just this past Monday.
| 9:30AM 7/28/2010
Betty White is hot right now, in Cleveland and everywhere else. She's got a new sitcom, "Hot In Cleveland," and a new-found popularity after 70 years in show businesses. And now she's got a line of tees and sweatshirts bearing her likeness.
White's been riding high all year, thanks to a clever ad...
| 10:00AM 7/06/2010
It must suck to be Paul Krugman. I'm sure he'd rather not be the guy who figured out our economy is actually in a depression. Regarding the debate about whether Washington should cut spending or invest in job creation, he had this ray of sunshine:
"...who will pay the price for this triumph of...
| 1:30PM 6/17/2010
Hot in Cleveland on TVLand may be a throwback to old sitcoms of yore, but as you may have noticed if you caught the new series premiere, it's also rooted very much in the present. In fact, in many ways, the series is a sly tribute to the times we've been living in, often dubbed the Great...