The King’s Speech: A ‘Gross Falsification’?
The Guardian tees off on The King’s Speech, George VI, Edward VIII… and Winston Churchill into the bargain:
Biographies
Rosa Parks, Happy 98th Birthday!
Rosa Parks was born on this day in 1913.
Donald Rumsfeld’s New Book is Not Exactly Filled With Regrets
“The tedious, self-serving volume is filled with efforts
to blame others… It is a book that
suffers from many of the same flaws that led the administration into
what George Packer of The New Yorker has called “a needlessly deadly”
undertaking — that is, cherry-picked data, unexamined assumptions and an
unwillingness to re-examine past decisions.”
Ian Fleming Meets Raymond Chandler
Fans of thriller writers Ian Fleming (James Bond) and Raymond Chandler should enjoy this 1958 recording from the BBC.
The History of Black History Month
February of 2011 will be National African American History Month, as proclaimed by the president. President Barack Obama issued the proclamation yesterday, following a tradition started in 1976 by President …..
Farrah Fawcett’s Swimsuit to the Smithsonian
The swimsuit worn by actress Farrah Fawcett in her famous 1976 poster is being donated to the Smithsonian Institute by her former husband, Ryan O’Neal.
Punxsutawney Phil 2011: No Shadow
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning. That means an early spring, if you believe in a groundhog’s ability to predict the weather.
Mary Shelley +160 Years
The mother of Frankenstein died 160 years ago today.It’s been closer to 200 years since she first published Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in 1818.
Will Phil Even Get Out of his Phreaking Burrow?
If Punxsutawney Phil is smart he’ll stay hunkered down in his groundhog burrow tomorrow morning.
Egyptian News Lead of the Day
“Having Mohamed ElBaradei atop a million-person revolution is not unlike
having the head of your school’s debate club quarterbacking the varsity
football team in the state championships.”