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The El Cortez The El Cortez hotel was opened Thanksgiving day in 1927 and hosted stars, celebrities and even presidents, but by 1981 the grand hotel was no more. It fell into disrepair and anytime before 2000 you could find news of how haunted the El Cortez was.… 3 Comments

Halloween is nothing if not a one night wrap-up of the year in pop culture. Sure there are the old standbys like ghosts, hippies and devils but there's just nothing like dressing up as your favorite hot mess celebrity even if it's only for one night. Kate Gosselin Once known for being the slightly harried and overbearing mother of eight on TLC's "Jon and Kate Plus 8," Kate Gosselin is now more famous for ignoring her children on live television, trading jabs with her husband in tabloids and for her asymmetrical helmet of hair, luckily some costume designer had the bright idea to recreate the infamous haircut in wig form.… 1 Comment

The Celtics believed that the night before the start of their new year (Oct. 31), the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead blurred and allowed for the druids (Celtic priests) to see into the future. In honor of this annual event, druids built large bonfires in which to burn crops and sacrifice animals.… Post the First Comment