Kate Moss Statue Sells for $900,000
Yeah, almost a million dollars for a foot-high statue of a famously skinny model. Must be some statue, right?
Biographies
Joe Paterno is No Longer the Sportsman of the Year
From 1986: “In an era of college football in which it seems everybody’s hand is in the till or balled up in a fist, Paterno sticks out like a clean thumb.”
Rick Perry Can’t Remember Which Parts of Government He’ll Axe
“It’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone: Commerce, Education, and the, uh… uh, what’s the third one, there?”
Cartoonist Bil Keane Dies at 89
Bil Keane, the creator of The Family Circus, died yesterday from heart failure.
Remembering the Fabulous Mary Travers on Her 75th
The smiling, singing ‘Mary’ of Peter, Paul and Mary was born 75 years ago on this day.
Ali to Frazier: ‘I Thought You Were Washed Up’
It was the “Fight of the Century” that really may have been the fight of the century. And Joe Frazier wasn’t washed up yet.
Boxing Champ Joe Frazier is Dead
And CBS newsman Andy Rooney remains dead.
Andy Rooney is Dead
A few short weeks after his final 60 Minutes broadcast, the gently grumpy journalist has died after surgery.
Meet the Guy Your Guy Is Named For
The notorious Guy Fawkes was the inspiration for the word guy. But lasting fame didn’t come cheap.
Scans from a 1976 TV Guide
I scanned a few pages from the September 1976 issue of TV Guide that announced the new shows for the prime time season.