The Who2 Blog September 2011 | Who2 Biographies

The Who2 Blog September 2011

Andy Rooney: The War Years

posted 30 September 2011 - 7:52am | by Mr. Holznagel

Photo of Andy Rooney sitting behind his '60 Minutes' desk, with books in the BG

He's always had the eyebrows, but he wasn't always behind a desk.

Teddy Roosevelt and the History of Football

posted 29 September 2011 - 4:41pm | by Mr. Hehn

This week the blog for Smithsonian.com has an article called "Score One for Roosevelt," recounting how President Teddy Roosevelt helped "save" American football.

Amanda Knox is Like Jessica Rabbit, Says Her Lawyer

posted 29 September 2011 - 12:48pm | by Mr. Holznagel

The Amanda Knox trial just got that much crazier. Her lawyer, speaking solemnly in court, compared her to Jessica Rabbit.

Anderson Cooper With a Limo and a Llama?

posted 29 September 2011 - 6:47am | by Mr. Holznagel

Photo of Anderson Cooper on a NY street with a llama on a tether, and a limo

Yes, Anderson Cooper with a limo and a llama. And a Letterman.

In the History of 'African-American'

posted 28 September 2011 - 2:54pm | by Mr. Hehn

This week there was an anniversary in the history of the American anti-slavery movement of the 19th century. A minor piece by the great abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, in his publication The Liberator, made a suggestion that at the time that seemed trivial to white Americans, yet his advice eventually worked its way into our daily language.