It’s KriSS Kringle, not Kris Kringle
Here you thought it was Kris Kringle. Not so! The Associated Press has released its 2020 Holiday Style Guide, with spelling and usage notes on everything from Auld Lang Syne …..
Yearly Archive: 2020
Happy Thanksgiving from Who2
Happy Thanksgiving from Who2! We’re grateful, in this long year, simply to be alive. To have a roof up there, food in the oven, and a few candles to brighten …..
Jeopardy’s Tribute to Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! began its show tonight with this special tribute to Alex Trebek from executive producer Mike Richards. Trebek died on Saturday morning, 18 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. A …..
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the Next President and Vice President of the United States
It’s official: Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris will be the next president and vice president of the United States of America. The Democrats defeated Republican incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence …..
Answers, Questions, and the Big Dream
For decades, game shows have been the TikTok of television. Regular old you and I were never going to appear on I Love Lucy or Lost in Space or Breaking …..
Re-upping: Barack Obama’s Apartment from Harvard Days
Future president Barack Obama lived in a basement apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts while he attended Harvard Law School — living in a not-so-fancy part of town to save money, as …..
Sean Connery is Dead at Age 90
2020 has been a rough year for the women of Goldfinger, and now it’s officially a rough year for Sir Sean Connery, too. The fabled actor died overnight in The …..
2020 is a Rough Year for the Women of ‘Goldfinger’
2020 has been rough for everyone, but especially rough for the women of the James Bond film Goldfinger. First came the death of Honor Blackman, a good egg who played Pussy …..
Bill Gates Can Finally Retire
Good news for businessman Bill Gates: he can at last relax and take life easy as he reaches the traditional retirement age of 65 this month. His exact birthday is …..
How Will ‘Black Panther’ Go On Without Chadwick Boseman?
While mourning the sudden death of star Chadwick Boseman, executives at Disney are also struggling to find a way forward for their vibrant Black Panther franchise. The studio is looking …..
Alex Trebek’s Memoir Hits the Highlights
“I don’t have a lot of ghosts. I don’t have any bad memories that affect my life. It’s all good. Sure, I think of Mom and Dad and [sister] Barbara …..
NY Daily News on Trump: ‘Three Men and a Baby’
Now, there’s a headline writer who went home with a sense of a job well done. Noted the article: Trump was the lone living president to play no official role in …..
Rosalind Franklin Turns 100: Sexism Hid Her Role in Discovering the Structure of DNA and Viruses
Rosalind Franklin played a key role in understanding the structure of DNA and viruses. On her 100th birthday, an appreciation of her many accomplishments, now getting the recognition they deserve.
John Lewis Biography and Photos
Congressman John Lewis has died at age 80. A towering civil rights figure who survived having his skull fractured by Alabama state police on “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, Lewis had …..
Patrick Mahomes Gets a Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar Contract Extension
Five months ago, Patrick Mahomes won the Super Bowl — and at age 24, was named Super Bowl MVP. Today he got the payoff: a record-smashing contract extension good for 10 …..
Carl Reiner’s Last Day
In our recent post about the death of comedy legend Carl Reiner, we noted that his passing must have been rather sudden, since he’d been tweeting that same afternoon. Now …..
Carl Reiner: Remembering His Droodles Interview
Comedy legend Carl Reiner has died at age 98. For once, the term “legend of comedy” clearly applies: Nine-time Emmy Award winner, recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American …..
Joel Schumacher is Dead, and All We Have is This One Terrible Photo
Veteran filmmaker Joel Schumacher has died at age 80. The director of hits like St. Elmo’s Fire and Batman Forever had been fighting cancer for a year, according to Variety. Joel …..
Solitaire With a Who2 Twist: Try GIANT LEAPS
With astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley blasting into space aboard their NASA/SpaceX flight, this is the perfect time to introduce a fun new feature from Who2: GIANT LEAPS: Heroes …..
Honor Blackman Had Her Own Self-Defense Book
Honor Blackman — better known as Pussy Galore from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger — has died at the robust age of 94. It’s a surprise to learn that she …..
John F. Kennedy: The Day a Cheerful Youth Group Presented Him With a Harbinger of His Own Death
The John F. Kennedy Museum in Boston has just released a new batch of digitized photos, adding to the wonderful group of 30,000 still photos in their White House Photographs …..
Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine: How He Solved the Mysterious Epidemic That Terrorized America
In the 20th-century, a virus terrorized Americans, and then medical science came up with a cure. Dr. Jonas Salk was the hero.
They Killed Malcolm X
Malcolm X was murdered 55 years ago, on February 21, 1965. He had just begun speaking on stage in the Audubon Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel in New York when …..
A.E. Hotchner Outlived ‘Em All
Author and famous-friend-of-the-famous A.E. Hotchner has died at his home in Connecticut. Born in St. Louis during World War I, he was 102 years old. He was still writing until …..
Black History Month: How African-American GIs of WWII Fought for Democracy Abroad and Then at Home
When war broke out, black Americans fought in segregated units to serve their country. The breath of freedom they experienced in Europe flamed the fight for equality when they returned home.
Robert Conrad Has Died at the Agreed-Upon Age of 84
Actor Robert Conrad has died of heart failure. He was a fist-fighting TV star in his day, in the 1960s hit The Wild Wild West (which spent decades in reruns) and …..
Kobe Bryant is Dead in a Helicopter Crash at Age 41
Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles, according to TMZ, ESPN and other sources. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant (known as GiGi), …..