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.
Biographies
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.