Randy Quaid Skips His Court Hearing

Jiminy, it’s hard to keep up with the antics of actor Randy Quaid. He and his wife, Evi Quaid, have been tearing up the west coast on the lamest crime spree in modern history — trashing hotels, messing with the landlord and now missing another court date.

Barbara Billingsley Speaks Jive

I didn’t know that the late Barbara Billingsley was the “I speak jive” lady from the 1980 comedy Airplane.

Chandra Levy Trial Begins, Nine Years Later

Chandra Levy Trial Begins, Nine Years Later

Washington DC intern Chandra Levy disappeared in 2001, and her remains were found the next year in Rock Creek Park.  The sensational case ended the political career of Rep.

Oh, Dear: Adam Sandler Dressed Like a Girl

Perhaps it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, but Adam Sandler is dressing like a girl for his next movie, Jack and Jill.  Sandler plays both title parts, it seems, as a family man who struggles with a twin sister who comes for vacation and

happy birthday, E.E. Cummings

Today is the anniversary of the birth of New England poet E.E. Cummings. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894.
The wonderful UbuWeb sound catalog includes two poems read by E.E. Cummings:
That Melancholy
And

The Man Dick Cheney Shot

The Man Dick Cheney Shot

There is a story in the Washington Post called Since Dick Cheney shot him, Harry Whittington’s aim has been to move on.

It’s about the man who was shot in the face in February of 2006 by Vice President Dick Cheney. No, not on the Senate floor — on a quail hunt in Texas.