Dorie Miller Biography: New!
One of the first American war heroes of World War II was an African-American named Doris Miller. Heard of him?
Monthly Archive: February 2013
Photos of a Gutted White House
NationalJournal has posted some photos from during the reconstruction of the White House during the Truman years.
Benedict XVI’s Last Day as Pope: His Surprising Final Acts
What does the pope have lined up for his last day in office?
Who’s Turning 80 in 2013?
Take a look at some celebrities who become 80 year-olds in 2013.
Benedict XVI Will Keep His Name But Lose His Red Shoes
He’ll keep his papal name rather than revert to Joseph Ratzinger. The shoes are another matter.
Gobs of Photos From the Oscar Telecast
Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane hosted the 85th Academy Awards and we have photos from the telecast.
Oscars Live Blog 2013! As They Happened
Show us your guns, guns, guns! Our live coverage of the Academy Awards is here.
Best Picture Nominees: Negging Our Way to the Winner
Amour is out, right off the bat.
Oscar’s Young Misses
Quvenzhané Wallis is a nine-year old and an Oscar nominee. Who are some of Oscar’s other youngest actress nominees?
‘Les Miserables’ Is Not the Saddest Movie In the World, Scientists Say
Anne Hathaway may be sad enough for Oscar, but she’s not sad enough for scientists. Their landmark is a surprising film from 1979.
Ernest Lehman Biography: New!
Ernest who? That was his big complaint, that writers for the movies never get their due. And most people have seen at least ONE of Lehman’s movies, and probably more.
Chuck Hagel Biography: New!
Who2 has a new biography of former U.S. Senator and Almost-But-Not-Quite Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Find out more.
Pre-Oscar Glam: The Vanity Fair Photo Booth
Stars cram into the photo booth at Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar party for a good cause: Hollywood glamour.
Great Diamond Heists Through History
The boys from Brussels were just following in a long tradition.
Oscar Pistorius Tells His Side of the Story
Accused of murder, he says it was all a terrible mistake.
Reeva Steenkamp Biography: New
The late South African model is, sadly, in the news.
Eisenhower and Nixon Fishing: Whatta Photo
Has a less-believable photo ever been issued in any presidential race?
Ulysses S. Grant: His Last Desperate Days
The cancer-ridden president knocked out 10,000 words a day as he raced to complete his memoirs before his death.
They’re Digging Up Pablo Neruda
Next month in Chile they’re going to exhume poet Pablo Neruda. Why exactly?
Valentine’s Day Special: Paperman
Disney’s romantic animated black-and-white short is nominated for an Academy Award.
Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder of His Girlfriend
It’s a shock. The double amputee, who ran in the Olympics last year, is one of South Africa’s most famous athletes.
Valentine’s Day Special: Esperanza Spalding Plays ‘Overjoyed’
The super-bassist plays one of Stevie Wonder’s most hopeful love songs at the White House.
Heidi Klum on Rodeo Drive: Photo of the Day
Does this photo show the most disinterested man in Los Angeles?
Headline of the Day
Not even sure this qualifies as irony.
Meet the Billionaire Female Drag Racer Who Now Owns In-N-Out Burgers
She’s 30, thrice-married, wears Wayne’s World t-shirts, and owns the greatest hamburger chain on the planet.
Nicholas Hoult Biography: New!
Who2 has a new biography of English actor Nicholas Hoult. See videos of his early roles, including About a Boy and Skins, and his two new movies, Warm Bodies and Jack the Giant Slayer.
Eva Longoria and Salty Snacks: Random Photo of the Day
Is posing at the stock exchange with Lays potato chips a sign of being on the way up or on the way down?
Creating the ‘Twin Peaks’ Theme
Composer Angelo Badalamenti tells and shows how the theme song to Twin Peaks was created, in this short and funny video.
Meet the Man Who Shot Osama bin Laden
A remarkable interview with the anonymous Seal Team 6 member who shot Osama bin Laden.
What Will Pope Benedict XVI Do Next?
No, he’s not going to be surfing the web.
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns in Shocker: “I Renounce the Ministry of Bishop of Rome”
A true surprise: his papacy will end at 8:00 pm local Rome time on the last day of February.
Quvenzhané Wallis Biography: New!
Who2 now has a new biography of Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Oscar as a leading actress. We even tell you how to pronounce her name.
Paul Cuffe Biography: New!
For Black History Month, we have a featured biography of Paul Cuffe — the Massachusetts mariner who was the richest African American of his time.
Rosa Parks Postage Stamp: Nice!
The US Postal Service has released a handsome stamp for her 100th birthday.
Teen Activist Malala Yousafzai Recovers and Speaks
Teenager Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban in October of 2012 — because she wants girls to be educated. Now she’s on the mend, and she’s released her first video since the assassination attempt.
How is Dave Barry Looking These Days?
The popular writer has a new book and an old haircut.
Colin Kaepernick Biography: New!
The finger-licking good not-quite-Super-Bowl-winning quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers is the subject of our latest biography.
Punxsutawney Phil: Has Fame Gone to His Head?
Is the Garbo of Gobbler’s Knob losing his edge?
Gore Vidal, Ladies’ Man
There’s a good feature in Vanity Fair about writer and high society gossipmonger Gore Vidal.