Clint Eastwood’s Big Fail
I couldn’t stand to watch more than 20 seconds of “Clint Eastwood Unleashed.” I was too embarrassed, both for Eastwood and the GOP.
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Why You Should Love Goalball
The Paralympics have started in London, and this is the year of Goalball.
Kurt Vonnegut’s Marital Contract
In 1947 Kurt Vonnegut drew up a contract with his wife — he didn’t want her to “nag, heckle or otherwise disturb” him.
President Obama Does Reddit
President Obama answered a handful of questions on Reddit today — and none of them had to do with Chewbacca.
Ingrid Bergman Died On Her Birthday
Ingrid Bergman was born on 29 August 1915 and Ingrid Bergman died on 29 August 1982, her 67th birthday.
No Orwell Statue for the BBC
There will be no statue of George Orwell at the headquarters of the BBC. Because he was too far left?
More Photos of Neil Armstrong
You should see this photo gallery of “the Armstrong the public didn’t always get to see.”
Neil Armstrong, The Man You Could Trust With Your Rocket Ship
Reflections on Neil Armstrong, the moon and 1969.
A Collection of Neil Armstrong Videos
The first man to step on the moon has died. Famously publicity shy, Neil Armstrong was hard to figure out. Watch him on video over the last four decades.
Will Lance Be Stripped?
Cycling champ Lance Armstrong has given up fighting charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Will he lose all his medals?
This Mysterious 92-Year-Old Czar Runs Tootsie Roll Industries With a Chocolatey Iron Fist
Melvin Gordon is the oldest CEO on the New York Stock Exchange. And he won’t let you into his factory.
Phyllis Diller Has Died; Groundbreaking Comedian was 95
The outlandish queen of the self-knocking one-liner “died in her sleep” at her home in Los Angeles.
Phyllis Diller Plays a Duet with Liberace
In honor of the great comedienne’s life, a truly Diller-y clip from 1969.
Tony Scott Had Brain Cancer: Report
ABC News is reporting that the action director had inoperable brain cancer when he jumped from a Los Angeles bridge yesterday.
Tony Scott Biography: ‘Top Gun’ Director Who Jumped to his Death
The director of stylish action films has committed suicide at age 68 by jumping from a Los Angeles bridge.
A Wonderful Prank in Pink
From Holland, a funny video of “Revenge is a Dish Best Served Pink,” in which a little brother learns a lesson.
Michael J. Fox Is Coming Back to TV?
The news that Michael J. Fox is returning to television has the Hollywood press all excited. Why?
Supercut Friday: Dana Scully to Don Draper
Watch our favorite supercuts from shows such as The X-Files, Mad Men and Breaking Bad.
Julian Assange’s Asylum, with Photos
The founder of Wikileaks has been granted asylum in Ecuador. But the U.K. isn’t going to let him go.
Signs of Bill Murray
Today I walked past a home that still hopes to have Bill Murray crash their party. See the photo of “Bill Murray Can Crash Here.”
Oprah’s Mutual of Aha Moment
Who knew that Oprah battled an insurance company over the rights to a common phrase?
295 Movies and ‘Baby Got Back’
A self-described nerd has re-done the Sir Mix-a-Lot song with clips from nearly 300 movies.
Alfred Hitchcock Photos: On the Set
We’re celebrating Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday with a gallery of photos of the great filmmaker.
Paul Ryan Biography: Fast Facts and Timeline
He’s 42, a seven-term Congressman, and has been married for nearly 12 years.
Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney’s Choice for Vice President
The Wisconsin Congressman and fiscal hawk will be #2 on the Republican ticket on November 6th.
‘Son of Sam’ Speaks
Mass murderer David Berkowitz says violence is bad. As if he didn’t already prove that 35 years ago.
Ian Anderson, the One-Legged Flute Guy, Turns 65 Today
The puckish front man for the alt-rock band Jethro Tull was born in 1947.
Photos from the Holi Festival of Colors
See photos by San Francisco photographer Thomas Hawk of the 2012 Holi Festival of Colors.
‘The Entertainer’ Marvin Hamlisch is Dead
Popular composer Marvin Hamlisch has died. He was 68.
How Much Hobbit is Too Much Hobbit?
Director Peter Jackson is stretching a modest little book into three big movies. Great idea or greedy blunder?
Adiós, Casablanca!
The editor laments the closing of an old favorite haunt.
Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again
The Jamaican sprinter sets a new Olympic record in the 100 meters.
The Swan Boats are Closed for the Evening
Summer is full of yearning.
Happy Birrrrthday, Mister President!
President Barack Obama is now 51 years old.
President Harry Truman Was ‘Kind of a Sissy’
He grew up to finish a world war and drop the A-bomb, but he wasn’t “big-fisted” as a boy.
What’s 5’3″, Weighs 107 Pounds, and Barks?
Hint: Unlike a dog, she has to practice her barking.
Gore Vidal is Dead; Novelist, Essayist, Irritant, Gadabout
The brainy and mischievous author has died in Los Angeles at age 86.