The Bush Twins are 30 Years Old
Gee, they were only 18 when their dad was elected president. Now the Bush Twins have turned 30. Tempus fugits itself once again.
Biographies
Chuck Palahniuk Looks Like Jack Kerouac
I recently saw this photo by Ted Palumbo of writer Jack Kerouac. It reminded me of another writer.
Wenlock and Mandeville Take Over the World
The mascots of the 2012 Olympics are secret symbols from the true heirs of Jesus that signal an imminent messianic event. But are they cute?
Letters to the Dallas Morning News, 1963
“A truly socialistic regime.” “Free enterprise is finished. States’ rights have vanished. We now have taxation without representation.” Gee, they’re talking about Barack Obama, right? Not quite.
David Beckham’s MLS Championship Doesn’t Really Count, Say the British Papers
David Beckham and the LA Galaxy have won the MLS Cup in Beckham’s fifth and (probably) final year with the team. Which has given the British papers got one more chance to snicker, chuckle, and sneer at Beckham and American soccer. Well played, lads!
Pride and Extreme Prejudice: Was Jane Austen Poisoned?
A British author is claiming that Jane Austen may have died of arsenic poison. The symptoms: splotchy skin, a loss of energy, and the desire to sell a new crime novel about how Jane Austen might have been poisoned with arsenic.
Wow: Natalie Wood’s Death is Being Re-Investigated by Sheriffs
30 years after actress Natalie Wood died in a mysterious yachting accident off Catalina Island, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office has decided to reopen the case — apparently after hearing that the yacht’s captain has more to say.
Fighting Nazis and Body Odor
This soldier is home on furlough, probably resting from fighting Nazis. But now he’s found an evil as bad as Hitler, right there under our own arms.
Mount Rushmore 2.0: Reagan or JFK?
Republicans want Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore. Democrats want John F. Kennedy. But what if there were a solution that would satisfy both groups? Say hello to The Rushmore Ten.
Dr. Sam Sheppard’s Murder Trials
Dr. Sam Sheppard was acquitted of murdering his wife 45 years ago today, after he’d spent nearly a decade in prison. A happy ending, right? Wrong.