River Phoenix Doesn’t Turn 40 Today, Alas
Actor River Phoenix would have turned 40 today.
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Batman and Blago and Suicide Girls: Photos
Who said there are no second acts in American lives? Here’s disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich posing with Adam “TV’s Batman” West at this weekend’s Wizard World 2010 Chicago Comic Con.
Separated at Birth: Taylor Momsen and Cousin Itt?
Could be:That’s Taylor Momsen at left, performing today with her band, The Pretty Reckless, at the V Festival in Chelmsford, England. But Momsen typically doesn’t look that much like Cousin Itt, except maybe for the spectacles:
Fred Durst Leaps Into Middle Age
Fred Durst, front man for Limp Bizkit, turns 40 today.Other musicians who turn 40 this year: DMX, Beck, and Josie and the Pussycats.
And Now, a Little Gambling Irony from Pete Rose
The Cincinnati Reds wanted to honor Pete “Banned for Gambling” Rose on the 25th anniversary of the day he became baseball’s all-time hit leader. They even got special permission from Major League Baseball to do so.
Roger Clemens Charged with Lying to Congress
A grand jury has thrown a fastball at the head of Roger Clemens.
Score One for the Bull
Remarkable footage from Tafalla, Spain, where a bull jumped out of the ring yesterday and injured 40 bullfight fans.
Objects on Set May Be Shorter Than They Appear
This photo from the set of The Invention of Hugo Cabret caught my eye. Could acclaimed director Martin Scorsese really be that much shorter than everyone else?
Dr. Laura Quits Radio
Talk radio host Laura Schlessinger announced her decision to end her long-running radio show. Here she is, explaining her decision to Larry King:
Bobby Thomson, Home Run Hero, Dead at 86
“Right away after I hit it I thought it was a home run. Going around the bases, I could hardly breathe. I was starting to
hyperventilate.”Bobby Thompson, the Scot who hit the 1951 home run known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” has died at age 86.