What If I Just Don’t Want to See ‘The Descendants’?
Alexander Payne and George Clooney have terrific track records. The reviews are spectacular. But I just don’t want to see this movie. Does that make me a bad person?
Biographies
Yes, Herman Cain *Did* Quote the Pokemon Movie As He Ended His Campaign
“You won’t have Pikachu to kick around any more, gentlemen.”
Sorry We Missed Your Birthday, Dude
Oscar winner Jeff Bridges turned 62, yesterday. And we missed it. So happy belated birthday, with a few photos.
This Week in Biography: From Mozart to Mitty
From the death of the Salzburg Stallion to the birth of America’s greatest Secretary of Transportation, it all happened on this week in history.
Pappy Boyington Was Born 99 Years Ago
If he’d waited a few days he could have been born on December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. Which would have been fitting.
Cain Train: Pain Reigns
Presidential candidate Herman Cain says he will “suspend” his campaign. He says all the rumors about adultery cause too much pain for his wife and family, and he also says a bunch of other stuff.
Here Is the Very Strangest White House Photo of 2011
With four weeks left in 2011, we can declare a winner in the competition for strangest official White House photo of the year.
Stalin’s Daughter’s Wild Ride
Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva — also known as Lana Peters — died last week in Wisconsin at the age of 85. Hers was quite a story.
Let’s Wallow in Hollywood Glamour for A Moment
The Beverly Hills Hotel is so Old Hollywood that Liz Taylor honeymooned there. Six different times.
Billy Graham and Presidents: Can He Crack the 30% Mark?
The 93-year-old evangelist has pneumonia. But we hereby wager that he’ll be around to greet president #13 in 2013 or 2017.