Movie Stills, Put In Their Place
Christopher Moloney poses movie stills in front of their real-life locations. Fun!
Monthly Archive: November 2012
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney: The Handshake
The challenger and the president have had a post-election chat.
George Sand Biography: New!
Outside of France, not so many people know about George Sand, a woman whose 19th century celebrity sounds like something right out of this year’s gossip pages.
Photos of Rock Stars Before They Were Famous
Can you name these future music stars?
Arafat Exhumed, Promptly Reburied
The body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed and reburied in the early morning of 27 November, in an effort to determine if he was murdered.
Grover Norquist Biography: New!
To quote former President George H. W. Bush, “Who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?”
Psy Biography: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the ‘Gangnam Style’ Singer
To which world leader did he teach the horsey dance?
Elizabeth Warren Biography: New!
Our biography of the first female U.S. senator from Massachusetts is now live.
Thanksgiving for Grandmothers
Thanksgiving is for pies, and pies mean grandmothers.
David Souter, Caviar-Munching Swashbuckler?
The “boring” Supreme Court justice was actually a sword-fighting scamp!
Albert Einstein’s Brain is Back on the Table
Scientists are looking at old post-mortem photos to see if the great thinker’s brain was bigger than ours.
Joe Biden is 70! Where Will He Be When He’s 82?
The cheerful vice president was born in Scranton on November 20th of 1942. Will he become the oldest first-time president in 2017?
Jenny McCarthy, Celebrity Vampire
At the American Music Awards Jenny McCarthy clutched Justin Bieber as if she needed his life essence to stay young.
The World’s Tallest Man: Weak Puns and Unreachable Women in This 1936 Video
Blast from the past: Robert Wadlow, age 17 and 8’4″ tall, poses for newsreels in 1936.
Obama Does the McKayla Maroney ‘Not Impressed’ Face
The unhappy Olympic silver medalist takes her face to the White House.
Juan Luis Guerra Biography: New!
Juan Luis Guerra won another Latin Grammy this week. Read our new biography of this Dominican star.
Tycho Brahe: Not Murdered, Nose Still Missing
Experts who dug him up in 2010 now say 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe was NOT poisoned.
Agnes, Gangnam-Style
Did Psy borrow his Gangnam Style moves from Agnes DeMille?
Jill Kelley’s Obsessed, Shirtless-Photo-Sending FBI Friend Wasn’t Obsessed and Was Only Sorta Shirtless
As this photo shows, Fred Humphries is just a normal hardworking agent.
Jill Kelley Biography: New!
She’s the Tampa socialite whose call to an FBI friend started the whole crazy Petraeus story. Read on to learn more.
General John Allen Biography: New!
This week John R. Allen was to be promoted to be the top U.S. military man in Europe, but that plan got derailed with the Petraeus-Broadwell sex scandal.
The General Petraeus Affair Is a Little Bit Boring So Far
Dangerous breach of national security, or “life-distracting, heart-fluttering office nonsense”?
Paula Broadwell Biography: New!
The biographer of Gen. David Petraeus is suddenly famous, but not for her book.
‘A Late Quartet’ Review: One Thumb Up, One Thumb Hidden Out of Frame
A Late Quartet has a great cast, plenty of emotional moments, and some pretty good fake violin playing.
Behind the Scenes of ‘Skyfall’
See a photos from behind the scenes of the new James Bond movie Skyfall, and learn about stunt driver Ben Collins.
We Still Get to Kick Nixon Around
Fifty years ago Richard Nixon made his famous speech to the press that included “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.”
Barack Obama’s Number-Crunchers
Google-style testing and measuring helped win the president his second term.
Barack Obama: Re-Elected
Barack Obama has been re-elected as president of the United States.
Election Day 2012: Vote, You Devils!
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney or Green/Libertarian/other? Today’s the day to choose sides.
Henri Poincaré Biography: New!
Why care about this 19th century French mathematician? Like it or not, he shaped your world view. Plus, he’s generated some really weird YouTube videos.
Idris Elba Meets Mumford and Sons
Idris Elba — Stringer Bell from The Wire — directs and stars in a new music video from Mumford & Sons.
Channeling Churchill
When historian William Manchester died before finishing his massive bio of Winston Churchill, a novice stepped into the breach.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Biography: New!
We have a new biography of actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who you may remember from Death Proof or Live Free or Die Hard.
‘Buffy’ Musical Performed Live
Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will enjoy these videos of a live performance of the musical episode, “Once More With Feeling.”
Edward Gorey Biography: New!
We have a new biography of writer and illustrator Edward Gorey, and a couple of videos that show his work.