Black History Month Biographies for 2012
Black History Month is here! We’ve got your guide to biographies of great black figures from the past and present.
Monthly Archive: January 2012
Djokovic vs. Nadal in the Australian Open: By the Numbers
It took nearly six hours for Novak Djokovic to beat Rafael Nadal in a five-set classic at the Australian Open 2012.
Secret Symbols in ‘The Shining’: What Was Stanley Kubrick On About?
The Shining: is it about American Indians, the Holocaust, or the faked Apollo moon landing?
Star Wars: The Crowdsourced Version
What happens when hundreds of people send in homemade 15-second clips from Star Wars and it all gets stitched together? Magic! Sort of.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Wife
The Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia currently has an exhibit that includes a rare photo of his young wife, Virginia. At least they think it’s her.
James Cromwell on ‘The Artist’
James Cromwell (“That’ll do, pig”) is one of the many faces in the Oscar-nominated film The Artist. He explains to Moviefone why.
Meryl Streep: Why The Academy Just HAD To Nominate Her Again
What if they gave an Academy Awards and Meryl Streep wasn’t nominated?
Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address: Transcript
President Barack Obama has delivered his State of the Union address for 2012. We have the transcript, plus a plea for an end to ‘Skutniks.’
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin In… The Hangover?
What if today’s movies had been made with stars from 50 years ago?
Hanksy Pranks Banksy
Banksy is the mysterious graffiti artist who went international with the 2010 movie Exit Through the Gift Shop. The movie was a prankster’s prank. And now Banksy’s being pranked by Hanksy.
Is It Curtains for William Shatner’s Priceline Negotiator?
Is Priceline really killing off negotiator-in-chief William Shatner in a fiery bus plunge? It sure looks like it.
Gabrielle Giffords Steps Down: Video and Transcript
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head by a gunman just over a year ago, will give up her seat in Congress this week. She made the announcement in a YouTube video today.
Joe Paterno Is Now Dead
Joe Paterno is dead. After CBS News ran with the story too soon on Saturday night, the former Penn State football coach did indeed die on Sunday.
Howard Hughes Was Fastest
Howard Hughes was a dashing millionaire who’d just turned 32 years old when he set a new speed record for a transcontinental flight on 19 January 1937.
Robert Falcon Scott’s Centennial
Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole 100 years ago, too late for glory and doomed to die on ice. Was he a tragic hero or a bumbling fool?
Miss America’s Father Was Part of a $6.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
Jeff Kaeppeler, the father of new Miss America Laura Kaeppeler, was a hometown Kenosha boy and college baseball star who spent 18 months in federal prison after a Ponzi scheme that led two victims to commit suicide.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Controversy
Martin Luther King, Jr. still stirs controversy, four decades after his murder. This time it’s about a national monument.
Miss America 2012, Laura Kaeppeler: Biography and Photos
Your Miss America 2012 is Laura Kaeppeler, a singer and church music teacher from Kenosha, Wisconsin. We’ve got the photos and a fast biography.
Tebowmania Just Got a Little Bit Eerie
Three years to the day after Tim Tebow wore his famous “John 3:16” eye black, he threw for 316 yards in a win against the Steelers. Should the Patriots be worried?
New Profile: Octavia Spencer
The Oscars will be awarded on the 26th of February this year. One actress who’s been mentioned as a possible nominee is Octavia Spencer of The Help.
How Much Do You Like Ray Bradbury?
Do you like Ray Bradbury enough to read this weird piece that somehow screws Ray Bradbury’s work into a political screed? I do.
Stephen Hawking at 70
Computer chip maker Intel said on the occasion of Stephen Hawking’s 70th birthday that they were going to try to help him regain the power of speech.
Sylvia Plath Could Draw
Sylvia Plath was mostly known for her poems and her novel The Bell Jar. A recent exhibit at a London gallery reminds us she was also a fine artist.
‘Doonesbury’ on Newt Gingrich
Ouch! Newt Gingrich got slapped hard by a comic strip. You don’t see that every day. Because it was in the Sunday comics.
Teddy Roosevelt Died on January 6th in 1919
It was a surprise to everyone when Teddy Roosevelt died on this day in 1919. He was only 60 years old, but he’d had a bad year.
Nobel Prize Committee to J.R.R. Tolkien: Drop Dead
The secret deliberations of the 1961 Nobel literature committee led to one conclusion: J.R.R. Tolkien must die!
‘McCain Slams Gingrich for Calling Romney a Liar’
It’s either the dumbest or the truest headline of the day. Or both.
Frampton’s Guitar Comes Alive!
1970s rock icon Peter Frampton has been reunited with his favorite guitar after 30 years. He thought it had burned up in a plane crash, but it hadn’t.
Michele Bachmann Drops Out of the Race
Michele Bachmann’s campaign has “cratered like a rock tossed off a New Hampshire cliff.” She’s out of the GOP presidential race.
Mitt Romney Claims Iowa Caucus, With Santorum 8 Votes Behind
Mitt-mentum is back: Mitt Romney has won the Iowa Republican caucus by eight votes out of 122,255 cast.
Naming the GOP Candidates
A new poll about Mitt Romney’s real name made me realize none of the leading Republican candidates for president go by the name they were given at birth.
20 Artists Actually Truly Share Their Creative Tricks
The Guardian asked 20 artists, dancers and builders how to find creative inspiration. And they actually replied!
Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate: The Mug
The Barack Obama campaign has put his birth certificate on a coffee cup. Drink that, doubters!
The Big Big Birthdays of 2012
Which creepy Roman celebrates his 2000th birthday this year? Which author turns 200? Which action star hits 50? Answers after the jump.