MONEY SHOTS

It's the oldest game in Hollywood—show a little skin and score free publicity worth millions.

American actress Adrienne Bailon, of Disney’s prefab musical group the Cheetah Girls, claims her laptop computer was stolen and photos on the drive intended for her boyfriend Robert Kardashian were made public without her knowledge. The shots show virtually nothing, as you can see yourself, and don’t seem the sort of pix a lustful boyfriend would snap. There’s an axiom in this business: if the nudity isn’t fully revealing the photos ain’t legit. Ever since Cecilia Cheung’s sex pix got out, our standards have risen—and our requirements too. But clumsy publicity stunts date back to the earliest days of Hollywood, which means we can post Adrienne’s photos without feeling duped, because fake or not, they’re pulp. Ass for Ms. Bailon, we’ll just say fame is the most addictive drug of all, and we are never surprised what people will do to attain more.

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1967—Ché Executed in Bolivia

A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara is executed in Bolivia. In an attempt to make it appear as though he had been killed resisting Bolivian troops, the executioner shoots Guevara with a machine gun, wounding him nine times in the legs, arm, shoulder, throat, and chest.

1918—Sgt. York Becomes a Hero

During World War I, in the Argonne Forest in France, America Corporal Alvin C. York leads an attack on a German machine gun nest that kills 25 and captures 132. He is a corporal during the event, but is promoted to sergeant as a result. He also earns Medal of Honor from the U.S., the Croix de Guerre from the French Republic, and the Croce di Guerra from Italy and Montenegro. Stateside, he is celebrated as a hero, and Hollywood even makes a movie entitled Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper.

1956—Larsen Pitches Perfect Game

The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series against hated rivals the Brooklyn Dodgers. It is the only perfect game in World Series history, as well as the only no-hitter.

1959—Dark Side of Moon Revealed

The Soviet space probe Luna 3 transmits the first photographs of the far side of the moon. The photos generate great interest, and scientists are surprised to see mountainous terrain, very different from the near side, and only two seas, which the Soviets name Mare Moscovrae (Sea of Moscow) and Mare Desiderii (Sea of Desire).

1966—LSD Declared Illegal in U.S.

LSD, which was originally synthesized by a Swiss doctor and was later secretly used by the CIA on military personnel, prostitutes, the mentally ill, and members of the general public in a project code named MKULTRA, is designated a controlled substance in the United States.

Classic science fiction from James Grazier with uncredited cover art.
Hammond Innes volcano tale features Italian intrigue and Mitchell Hooks cover art.

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