Full House twins cashing in
London Twin actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are stretching their multimedia tentacles across the Atlantic Ocean by launching their clothing line in Britain.
The Mary-Kate and Ashley clothing already is a hit in the United States, where the 15-year-old girls rose to fame in the TV series "Full House," which ran from 1987-95. Since then, they've built a multimillion-dollar empire that includes movies, TV shows, videos and books.
Robert Thorne, founder with the twins of Dualstar, the company that markets them, said Tuesday he expected the clothing line to take off rapidly among the tweens girls between ages 8 and 12.
Jack Black a new Belushi?
New York Harold Ramis says his "Orange County" co-star Jack Black reminds him of the late comedian John Belushi.
Ramis was a co-writer on 1978's "Animal House," which starred Belushi. In 1982, Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood, Calif. He was 33.
"They both have this really explosive unpredictable energy. You just don't know what they're going to do," Ramis told reporters. Black's films include "High Fidelity," "Saving Silverman" and "Shallow Hal." He's also half of the folk-metal duo Tenacious D, which recently released its first album.
Ventura spills beans on Vietnam
St. Paul Gov. Jesse Ventura, who has used his military record to deflect criticism and bash foes but has kept mostly mum on what he did during the Vietnam War, has disclosed for the first time that he did not see combat.
"To the best of my knowledge, I was never fired upon," Ventura said in an interview with the St. Paul Pioneer Press for an article published Monday about his years as a Navy SEAL in the 1970s.
Ventura had never specifically claimed to have fought in Vietnam.
While Ventura often brags about his SEAL background and some of his exploits while training in the Philippines as a member of Underwater Demolition Team 12, he refused to say what he did to earn his Vietnam Service Medal.
Former first lady honors Giuliani
Simi Valley, Calif. Nancy Reagan will present former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani with the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award for his service to freedom-loving people around the world.
"Mayor Giuliani was an obvious choice for this year's award. The mayor's remarkable leadership has provided us all the strength and comfort to deal with these most difficult times," the former first lady said in a statement Monday.
Giuliani is the eighth recipient of the Freedom Award, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation's highest honor. Past recipients are Mikhail Gorbachev, Colin Powell, Yitzhak Rabin, King Hussein, Margaret Thatcher, the Rev. Billy Graham and Bob Hope.
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