Why Did Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Wife Stand By Her Man?
New York magazine explores the question.
Biographies
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.
Whitey Bulger Mugshots From the FBI
The FBI has released the mugshots of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger:
Peter O’Toole Still Hasn’t Hit 80
Distinguished actor Peter O’Toole turns 79 years old today. He was born in 1932, which practically seems like yesterday.
Gabrielle Giffords Is Back in Congress
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords just made her first appearance in Congress since she was shot in the head in January. To vote on the debt ceiling deal, of all things.
D.B. Cooper: Here We Go Again
D.B. Cooper fanboys can rejoice: the FBI says it has a mysterious new person of interest in the 40-year-old skyjacking case.
Minor-Leaguer Scores a Baseball Rarity
Five strikeouts in one inning.
The (Deadly?) Origins of ‘The Road Not Taken’
Many were the walks when Thomas would guide Frost on the promise of rare wild flowers or birds’ eggs, only to end in self-reproach when the path he chose revealed no such wonders.