Daily Pop Culture Scuttlebutt September 1, 2025
Daily pop culture scuttlebutt today is about death and getting older, and looking great. Floyd Levine, who was in well over 100 movies and television shows, including “Murder, She Wrote” and “Melrose Place,” died at age 93. Mark Knoller, a veteran CBS reporter, also died at 73. Meanwhile, singer Shania Twain turned 60. She looked great in a white button-up shirt and skimpy black panties. It is the case that time is undefeated, and we are all getting older, and we will inevitably die. It is that way with stars, and it is that way with regular people like you and me. Do you find these sorts of stories appealing?
Daily #1: Floyd Levine, ‘Melrose Place’ Actor and Brian Robbins’ Father, Dies at 93
The first story in the daily to is that Actor Floyd Levine, whose career spanned numerous decades and a variety of projects ranging from films “The Hangover” and “Norbit” to TV shows “Melrose Place” and “Murder, She Wrote.”,” has died. He was 93. Levine died Sunday, surrounded by family. His daughter-in-law, Tracy Robbins, is married to Levine’s son, former Paramount executive Brian Robbins, said Levine was “the best father-in-law, grandpa, and all-around jokester.”
Levine began his screen career in the early 1970s and appeared in almost 100 productions. His notable credits also include films “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Bloodbrothers,” “Super Fly,” and TV series “Kojak,” “Starsky & Hutch,” “Baywatch,” and “Days of Our Lives.” He was in some of the most famous television shows of all time. He often played minor characters, including police officers, detectives, tailors, doctors, and a crime boss.
Daily #2: Shania Twain Turns 60 in Stylish White Shirt and Black Undies
The daily story number two is that Shania Twain turned 60 and looked great in a white shirt and black panties. Shania Twain celebrated her 60th birthday on Thursday with a nostalgic Instagram post referencing her “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” iconic music video look. The Grammy winner and famous singer kept her look simple, posing in a crisp white button-up and black undies for the photo. “No inhibitions, make no conditions/Get a little out of line,” written in the background of her picture, are lyrics featured in the hit 1997 song.
She also shared a throwback photo of herself in the 1980s, wearing a sparkling blue suit and smiling for the camera as she seemed to be getting ready for a performance. She also sported a classic 1980s teased hairstyle. “Happy birthday to me! How can I be 60? So glad to have kept some photos from this time in the 80s when I had no idea what was ahead of me,” Twain captioned the photos on the post. “I can’t begin to explain how grateful I am for the life that I have. For my family, friends, fans, and the inspiration I get from all of you,” she said.
Daily #3: Mark Knoller, Veteran CBS News White House Correspondent, Dead at 73
The third story in the daily pop culture scuttlebutt today is that a Veteran CBS News White House Correspondent died at age 73. Knoller, who served as an editor and radio reporter for CBS News for over three decades. CBS News president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski called him “the hardest-working and most prolific White House correspondent of a generation” following his death, which was confirmed by the outlet on Saturday, Aug. 31. While a cause of death was not confirmed, Knoller was known to suffer from diabetes and was reportedly in ill health before his death.
Knoller was known as a legend among those covering the White House, particularly due to his unofficial role as the presidential statistician, keeping track of absolutely everything each Commander in Chief did and said when possible. “His frustration over the lack of a central database of daily presidential actions inspired him to take upon himself the enormous burden of keeping meticulous records of every presidential act, movement, and utterance, single-handedly filling an immense void in American history,” the network’s Chip Reid explained in his obituary.
Conclusion
Death sells, and there is a lot of that in this daily pop scuttlebutt. Floyd Levine, a prolific and veteran character actor, died at 93. Mark Knoller, a veteran reporter for CBS News, also died. They say death comes in threes, so expect another death soon. Also, this daily pop culture scuttlebutt covered singer Shania Twain turning 60, and she still looks great.
