Chuck Norris: The World Champion Who ‘Died’ So A Legend Could Live
When your friend looks you in the eye and tells you, “I don't want to just beat you; I want to kill you”, it's hard not to flinch. Yet, Chuck…
Valentino: The Fashion Emperor Who Made The World See Red
How do you make a woman look beautiful? Simple, Valentino Garavani would tell you: Dress her in red, add ruffles and a bowtie. “I always look for beauty, beauty,” the…
Giorgio Armani: Boardroom to ballroom, his fashions conquered all
For five decades, the world of elegant high fashion and his name were synonymous, converging to create styles worthy for the boardroom to ballroom. Giorgio Armani was more than a…
Kris Kristofferson: For The “Star Who Was Born”, Songwriting Mattered More Than Anything Else
Kris Kristofferson meant different things to different people. To many, he was a pioneer of the 1960s country music scene who gave Nashville part of its rich history in that…
Malaysia’s Hail Amir: A Showman From Start To End
He was never really into it for the money. And even after 50 years, he was more keen to get on a stage rather than ask what he’d be paid.…
Kelvin Kiptum: A Life Done As Fast As His Race
In the running world, no marathon is created equal, says Ryan Fan, a special needs educator and marathon runner. By that analogy, it can be argued no marathon runner is…
Franz Beckenbauer: The German Footballer Who Made Maradona Weep
It was epic football theater: Diego Maradona, the Argentine hailed as the game’s greatest, was weeping uncontrollably. The man responsible for his tears, known as “Der Kaiser”, or The Emperor,…
Lewis Pragasam: The Drum God Who Was Too Human
Macaques, the most brilliant of monkeys, have a habit of intimidating uninvited guests by beating the trees they are on. Chimpanzees also make crude drumming sounds to signal distress. Humans,…
Tony Bennett: The Crooner Who Left His Heart With You, Not San Francisco
Twenty Grammy awards over nearly a century of living. Tony Bennett, the singer loved not just in America but across the world, didn’t leave his heart in San Francisco as…
Tina Turner: “Simply The Best” Female Rocker We Knew
The limo was headed to the Hilton Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas. Seated at the back was one of the rock world’s greatest divas. At that moment though, she didn’t…
Harry Belafonte: The Man Who Married Pop With Politics
Music has often intertwined with politics, sometimes striking the right chord with it and sometimes being not so in harmony. Harry Belafonte, however, married the two and made sure politics…
Benedict: He Who Showed Popes They Can Resign, Apologize For Their Faults
What measures the greatness of a pope? A Time magazine cover? Millions of Twitter followers? Pope Benedict XVI, whose life ended on the very last day of 2022, will be…
Pele: If Football Had A Face, This Had To Be The One
He was named Edson Arantes do Nascimento, after Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. If his parents thought he’d be just as brilliant, they weren’t wrong — only…
Irene Cara: The Pop Princess Who Left Us With “Oh, What a Feeling!”
It was the year of “She Works Hard for The Money”, the hit by 'Disco Queen' Donna Summer that celebrated working women the world over. But it was pop princess…
Elizabeth II: She Who Never Wanted To Be Queen, But Became Synonymous With The Word
"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to…
Elvis Presley: “The King” Rocks On, Nearly 5 Decades After His Death
Four and a half decades have elapsed and countless guests have checked in and out of the Heartbreak Hotel since Elvis Presley "left the building", so to speak, bidding goodbye…
Olivia Newton-John: Grease’s Virgin-Turned-Vixen The World Would Never Forget
In the minds of 70s teens and young things, Olivia Newton-John will forever be Grease’s virgin-turned-vixen Sandra Dee. One of the most unforgettable divas of her era, who moved seamlessly from…
James Caan: The Movie Gangster America Wept For
James Caan used to joke that he “would have refused to die” in “The Godfather” had he known that the triple Oscar-winning film would have two sequels and become such…
Lata Mangeshkar: “The Voice” of India and “The 8th Wonder of the World”
She was widely regarded as “The Voice” of India, and by some as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. For decades, Lata Mangeshkar, the "nightingale of Bollywood" was India’s most…
Bob Saget: The TV Dad Who “Taught” And Made Us Laugh
TV parents are special because they come across as the “perfect parents” ours will never be — with the right wit and wisdom to solve the craziest problems we create…