How Google Feels About Gaddafi
Heh! Check out the ad that Google AdSense is placing next to our new biography of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi:Maybe that’s how he collects all those female bodyguards.
Biographies
Muammar Gaddafi Biography (New!)
We’ve just posted a new biography of Muammar Gaddafi. It’s a bit shocking we didn’t have the Libyan leader already.
Corbin Bleu, Where Are You, You’re 22!
Yes, today is President’s Day, so you may have been too lost in celebrating the careers of George Washington and Abe Lincoln and Bill Clinton to remember that today is also the birthday of High School Musical star Corbin Bleu.
Remember Corbin Bleu? He’s the dude with the fancy ‘fro who’s NOT Zac Efron.Here is is, all growed up:
Kim Kardashian is Significantly Shorter Than Her Boyfriend
And she’s wearing heels.
Madeleine Albright on Diplomacy, Women, and All Those Pins
Madeleine Albright spoke at the TED conference in December. Here’s an excerpt of her chat with Pat Mitchell of the Paley Center for Media.
You’re a Vandal, Charlie Brown!
The graffiti artist Banksy messed with comic icon Charlie Brown this weekend in Los Angeles. This little slice of subversion was painted on the wall of a derelict building near Sunset Boulevard.
Irina Shayk Biography (With Photos)
Irina Shayk was everywhere this week after making the cover of the 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. We’ve posted a new biography of Irina Shayk, and here’s what we know so far:
Bill Cosby is Back in the Navy
Comedian Bill Cosby was made an honorary chief petty officer by the U.S. Navy this week.
How Tall is Jacki Weaver?
Jacki Weaver is 4’9″ tall. We just did the research.The Australian actress and Oscar nominee is clearly a bit on the short side. In the gangster film Animal Kingdom she plays a crime boss so tiny she’s nicknamed “Smurf.”
Dale Earnardt, R.I.P.
Racing great Dale Earnhardt died ten years ago today, in the final lap of the Daytona 500.
“The Intimidator” had been racing at Daytona for a quarter of a century. In the race in 2001, Earnhardt was holding off challengers to his teammate, Michael Waltrip, who ended up winning the race.
Here’s a video that captures the moment: