Barack Obama Carries a Big Stick
President Barack Obama channels Teddy Roosevelt as he waves a hurley — the paddle-like stick used in the Irish game of
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Non-Rapture Quote of the Day
“It has been a really tough weekend.”Prophet Harold Camping, on Saturday’s non-arrival of the Rapture.
Ken Jennings and Jewel: The Eerie Coincidences!
Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings and folk-pop singer Jewel were born on the same day: May 23rd, 1974.
Sadaharu Oh, You Stud, Happy 71st Birthday
Happy 71st birthday to baseball legend Sadaharu Oh.
What do Joan of Arc and Peter Tork of the Monkees Have in Common?
Both heard voices.In Joan of Arc’s case it was the voice of God, telling her to save France from English domination. In Peter Tork’s case, the voice told him to get out of Greenwich Village:
Chewbacca is 67!
Peter Mayhew, who played furry sidekick Chewbacca in the original Star Wars movies, turns 67 today.
Greatest Movie Sandwiches
From Denzel’s pastrami to Busey’s meatball sub, they’re all here.
Newt: Stop Quoting Me, You Lying Quoters
Last week, former Congressman Newt Gingrich announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency in 2012:
Happy 100th Deathday, Gustav Mahler!
The great Viennese composer and conductor Gustav Mahler died in his beloved Vienna on this day in 1911. Mahler had a weak heart, and he had been struggling with a bacterial infection of the heart tissues for several weeks. The New York Times obituary noted that his death “was precipitated by the spread of his heart affliction to his lungs, which developed a fatal pneumonic weakness during the last few days.” He was only 50, for pete’s sakes.
Kenyon Grads Remember David Foster Wallace
The Millions has a good little feature they call “He Was Water: Kenyon Grads Remember David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Speech”.
Here’s a video/audio excerpt: