Political Figure
By Kerensa Cadenas on December 17, 2014
We’re really sad to have to say goodbye to Stephen Colbert’s brilliant The Colbert Report. Colbert’s come a long way from his high school days in South Carolina to his days performing with Second City in Chicago. Before he became our favorite faux-pundit, Colbert was our favorite high school teacher Chuck Noblet on the Comedy […]
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By Kerensa Cadenas on November 20, 2014
We’re celebrating the birthday of everyone’s favorite Vice President, Joe Biden. The eternally foxy VP originally #broketheinternet during the summer when he posted this picture of himself as a young dude. Take a good, long look at Biden’s hotness. It’s for his birthday!
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By Erin Fox on October 25, 2012
Okay, we’ve all been there. We’ve all had disastrous hairdos at one time or another. Maybe your mom decided to save a few bucks and trim your bangs at home, or perhaps you decided to honor your crush on Rick Springfield by chopping off your luxurious locks in place of a perky… mullet. Oh, the humanity! Oh, the lost dates! Snakkle has a whole bunch of celeb pics featuring some epically man-repellent hair that will surely make your eighth-grade self feel much better about that bowl cut. Maybe.
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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on October 21, 2012
First they made music for us, then they made laws for us. More than a few actors have become politicians (including, you know, a former president), but they’re not the only ones: Musicians have a history of turning their passion to the political too. One thing’s for sure: They know how to win over an audience. And isn’t that, ultimately, what politicians do (or at least try to do)?
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By Brittany Carson on October 5, 2012
Snakkle looks back on celebs who shared locker rooms or swapped saliva or (allegedly) joints together. Click through this “Before They Were Stars” photo gallery to see unlikely classmates and recognizable BFFs.
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By Brittany Carson on September 10, 2012
Ah, youth. When you could get away with just about anything, that is, unless you sported an epic Afro! In this hot photo gallery, Snakkle digs up retro pics of celebrity before-they-were-stars mugs that prove even A-listers had questionable hair days. Luckily, they’ve all managed to find their way to a pair of shears since then.
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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on September 5, 2012
It’s nice to know that some of the biggest stars—musicians, politicians, comedians—were just as geeky and awkward in high school as we were. What—you don’t believe us? Before they went on to fame and fortune, these celebrities wore dorky uniforms and made music with their classmates. Who played the clarinet, the drums, the saxophone? Read on to find out…
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By Kacey Arnold on September 4, 2012
Grab your band uniform and start practicing your comebacks, because school is back in session. You might be surprised at some of the A-listers who suffered the wrath of mean girls and bullies, but the teasing they survived may be part of the secret to their success.
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By Brett Singer on September 3, 2012
First Kids aren’t always handled with kid gloves. Remember the controversy over Amy Carter reading during a state dinner? That 1977 Art Buchwald column is pro-Amy, but mentions that most folks were less than thrilled by her behavior. It seems that growing up in the White House isn’t always a bed of roses, even if you have a rose garden. Here is a Snakkle look at some former First Kids and where they are today.
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By Katherine Butler on August 30, 2012
“Goodbye, England’s Rose,” sang Elton John at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, while the world watched with tears and empathy. On August 31, 1997, we lost the People’s Princess in a tragic, paparazzi-fueled car chase through the streets of Paris. Fate has taken a number of other much-missed public figures before their time; now we’re celebrating the life of England’s Rose and 12 other celebrities lost to tragedy.
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