Whither Pick Withers?
Enid Blyton… Kate Middleton… Jacki Weaver… it’s Commonwealth Weekend here at Who2.
Biographies
Kate Middleton Prepares to Launch
You don’t think the Royal Family starts you out bashing a bottle on a new aircraft carrier in downtown London, do you?
Add Another Enid Blyton Novel to the Pile
It looks as if there is such a thing as an unpublished novel by Enid Blyton.
You wouldn’t think so, given that Blyton supposedly published nearly 800 books. Enid Blyton wrote the successful series of books about The Famous Five, as well as the Noddy series of books for younger children. She also wrote several other series, articles, poems, short stories and picture books. Blyton became one of Britain’s best-loved authors. She died in 1968.
Jackie Weaver Was Born in Hurstville, Mostly
Jacki Weaver is our new favorite Oscar nominee, and we might as well admit it.
Here’s Miss France Kissing a Pig
Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman, kisses a pig at the International Agricultural Fair at the Porte de Versailles in Paris today. The man is unidentified, as is the pig.
Big Art Price Tag for Jack the Ripper the Painter?
According to this press release from Bonhams Art Auctioneers, a painting entitled The Blind Sea Captain will be up for sale in March and could fetch $97,000 or so.
Silent Clare: Five Years and Counting
Clarence Thomas has now gone five years without asking a question in oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Rahm Emanuel is Chicago’s Next Mayor
Congratulations to Rahm Emanuel, who will be the next mayor of Chicago.
The History of George Washington’s Birthday
Today is the 279th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. He was born on this day in 1732 in Virginia. Or was he?
Well, not exactly. He was born 11 February 1731. At the time the colonies were using the Julian calendar. When Britain and its colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, George Washington’s birthday became 22 February 1732.
Given Current Technology, Could Someone Become Batman?
Probably not, say Quora commenters: