Woody Allen Boxes a Kangaroo
From the British television show Hippodrome, here’s former comedian Woody Allen, horsing around with a boxing kangaroo in 1966:
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David Lynch’s Hair
Thanks to HTMLGIANT.com for this display the hairdos of filmmaker/artist David Lynch, compared to famous paintings:
When Was Joan Crawford Born *Really*?
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Ginger Wants You All to Have a Great St. Pawdy’s Day
Photo from the Flickr stream of Barbara Messner.
The Day Bill Gates Made His First $350 Million
Well, it seemed like a big deal at the time.
Here is a Dog in a Saint Patrick’s Day Outfit
We are all Saint Patrick today, dogs included. Just accept it and wear the green.
Garrison Keillor Says He Will Retire In 750 Days
Q. Do you plan to scale back at some point?A. I am planning to retire in the spring of 2013, but first I have to
find my replacement. I’m pushing forward, and also I’m in denial. It’s
an interesting time of life.Q. What do you think about retirement in general?
Famous Alums of the March Madness Schools
Duke: 1. Richard Nixon, 37th president of United States. 2. Drew Rosenhaus, powerful sports agent. 3. Kara DioGuardi, songwriter, musician and American Idol judge.Oakland: 1. David Hasselhoff, former Baywatch star. 2. Robert Englund, actor most famous for his portrayal of Freddie Kruger. 3. Curtis Armstrong, actor best known for playing Booger in Revenge of the Nerds.Who gets the edge there: “resigned the presidency in shame” or “played Booger in Revenge of the Nerds”?
Paul Gaugin Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is hosting an exhibit of paintings by 19th century French artist Paul Gaugin. The gallery is calling it “Gaugin: Maker of Myth” — because that sounds better than “Gaugin: Big Fat Liar.”
As this story from the Los Angeles Times points out, the expert opinion is that Paul Gaugin was a hell of a painter.
Aaron Eckhart on ‘Battle: Los Angeles’
Actor Aaron Eckhart gave this lengthy video interview to the site Making Of, about his new action thriller Battle: Los Angeles.Eckhart also talks a bit about his early career, and a lot about his approach to being a movie actor:To see the video, you have to go here, because I couldn’t wrestle their embedding code to fit into our space.