Chicago’s Marilyn Monroe Upskirt Statue
One-time Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe is causing a stir in downtown Chicago.
Biographies
What Happened to Barack Obama?
“When he wants to be, the president is a brilliant and moving speaker, but his stories virtually always lack one element: the villain who caused the problem, who is always left out, described in impersonal terms, or described in passive voice, as if the cause of others’ misery has no agency and hence no culpability.”
Why I Hate Lucy
Lucille Ball was born 100 years ago today, and Google is celebrating with a clever video Doodle that reminds us how much we all hated her. It reminds *me* of that, anyway.
Anne Hathaway, at a Distance, Dressed as Catwoman, Apparently
The long-awaited first photo of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman has been released. Let us glory in it:
Roger Ebert Is Not an Especial Fan of ‘The Change-Up’
“‘The Change-Up’ is one of the dirtiest-minded mainstream releases in history. It has a low opinion of men, a lower opinion of women, and the lowest opinion of the intelligence of its audience. It is obscene, foulmouthed, scatological, creepy and perverted. As a bonus, it has the shabbiest low-rent main titles I’ve seen this side of YouTube.”Roger Ebert lowers the boom.
Happy 81st Birthday to Neil Armstrong, the Coolest Cucumber of Them All
The great NEIL ARMSTRONG was born on this day in 1930.
How Many Other Presidents Turned 50 in Office?
Barack Obama turns 50 years old on this very day. Question: How many other U.S. presidents have turned 50 while in office? Take a guess, and we’ll give you the answer after this roll call.
Why Did Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Wife Stand By Her Man?
New York magazine explores the question.
Barack Obama: A Birthday Timeline
Ever think to yourself as a kid, “Gee, I wonder where I’ll be when I’m 50?”If you’re Barack Obama, the answer to that question turned out to be: “In the White House, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, as the duly-elected President of the United States.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson Died Only Seven Years Ago
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson died on this day, August 3rd, in 2004. He was 95 years old. One of the great post-war photographers, Cartier-Bresson had been a prisoner of the Nazis from 1940 to 1943.