Flashback: Yao Ming for Apple

The great and lovable Yao Ming retired from the NBA last month.  He never won a championship, but he did join Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer for this charming Apple Powerbook ad in 2003. Like Yao in the lane, it had a wonderfully soft touch.

Cary Grant Preferred Double Vents, If You Know What We Mean

Cary Grant Preferred Double Vents, If You Know What We Mean

A wonderfully obsessive analysis of Cary Grant’s gray Kilgour suit from North By Northwest:”Ventless is unusual for an expensive single breasted jacket these days, yet have been familiar on double breasted suits since the ‘column’ look of the thirties. Grant apparently preferred double vents as he liked to put his hands in his pockets whilst acting.

‘We Were Not Found Wanting’

‘We Were Not Found Wanting’

President John F. Kennedy and his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas within two days of each other in 1963.

Just a Nice Photo: Lebowski Edition

Just a Nice Photo: Lebowski Edition

Jeff Bridges and John Goodman mug for the cameras with Julianne Moore yesterday. The occasion: a LebowskiFest party for a Blu-ray edition of The Big Lebowski.  I’m surprised to see …..

Taylor Swift Loves the Number 13

Taylor Swift Loves the Number 13

Pop star Taylor Swift sings in Chicago last week during her Speak Now world tour.Swift often paints the number 13 on her hand before concerts.

Happy Birthday, Leon Theremin

Happy Birthday, Leon Theremin

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Leon Theremin, the inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name. Here’s a photo of the theremin I have at home: