The Duke Abides: Prince Philip is Looking Pretty Good for Almost 90
Prince Philip — the Duke of Edinburgh to you — turns 90 in a few months.
Biographies
Happy Birthday to ‘Decrepit’ Michael Caine!
Esteemed actor Michael Caine is 78 years old today. He was born in 1933 — the same year as Seabiscuit and King Kong.
The Hunt for Red October: Alec Baldwin’s ‘Beady-Eyed’ Producer Responds
Yesterday Alec Baldwin described how he was forced off the sequel to The Hunt for Red October in 1991.He named the “beady-eyed” producer responsible, David Kirkpatrick, and hinted that he was a specimen of the “lyingest, thievingest scumbags on Earth.”Today Kirkpatrick responded.
See Zach Galifianakis’ Winning Monologue on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Zach Galifianakis was very funny in his monologue on Saturday Night Live last night.
How Alec Baldwin Got Booted from ‘The Hunt for Red October’ Sequels
In the course of offering advice to Charlie Sheen, actor Alec Baldwin tells the story of how he got hustled out of the sequels to his hit The Hunt For Red October.
Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch and Antonin Scalia!
Today is the birthday of both Rupert Murdoch (Fox News!) and U.S. Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia.
Rupert Murdoch turns 80, and Antonin Scalia turns 75. Perhaps they’re celebrating together, eating cake made of money and riding on a yacht powered by the sweat of the underclass.
In their honor, we present this classic tune by The Who, “Young Man Blues”:
LIFE: Eva Braun’s Private Photos
Like me, you were probably just wondering, “how come I’ve never seen Adolf Hitler’s girlfriend in blackface?”
Don Draper is Now Middle-Aged
Jon Hamm of Mad Men turns 40 today.Still an imposing figure.
Emilio Estevez Biography, with Meme
Since we’re all smack in the middle of the Season of Charlie Sheen, it’s time to drag out the Who2 biography of Charlie’s big brother, actor Emilio Estevez.
And while you’re at it, you may as well read the Who2 biography of their dad, actor Martin Sheen.
Happy Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., You Stud
One of the all-time superstars of American jurisprudence, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was born on this day 170 years ago.