Who is Kim Jong-un?
Kim Jong-un is Swiss-educated, a four-star general, and apparently the next ruler of North Korea. All this and he’s still under 30. (Maybe). What else do we know about Kim Jong-il’s favorite son?
Biographies
Charlotte Brontë’s Expensive Little Book
A miniature book by Charlotte Brontë sold at auction this week for a sum that will make you think twice about throwing out your kid’s artwork.
Did Christopher Hitchens Really Call Mother Teresa a “Thieving, Fanatical Albanian Dwarf”?
Well, yes, he did. He also called her “a fraud” and “a wizened, shriveled old lady.” We trace thse amazing quotes back to their source.
Christopher Hitchens: Obituary First Lines
Troublemaker, charmer, provocateur, polemicist… that’s what the obituaries are calling Christopher Hitchens. He died yesterday in a Houston hospital at age 62.
Fats Waller Is Clearly Planning to Misbehave
He may have written the song Ain’t Misbehavin’, but Fats Waller is obviously planning mischief in this photo from 1938. God bless the collections of the Library of Congress.
The War In Iraq Is Officially Over
With 4,487 Americans dead and somewhere over 100,000 Iraqis dead (including Saddam Hussein), the American war in Iraq formally ended on Thursday.
If Richard III Did Standup Comedy
“A laugh, a laugh! My kingdom for a laugh!”
Prince Albert Died 150 Years Ago
Prince Albert, husband to Queen Victoria, died on this day 150 years ago. He was only 42 years old and left behind a widow with nine children.
Dance of the (Crystal) Sugar Plum Fairy
How many Poles does it take to play Tchaikovsky on a set of crystal glasses?
Billy Graham and Woody Allen
This is how Billy Graham and Woody Allen look these days. They probably don’t see much of each other. But they once talked about religion on TV.