Searching For Bobby Fischer and His DNA
United States chess champion and all-around oddball Bobby Fischer died in Iceland in January of 2008. Yesterday his body was exhumed, some DNA samples were taken and he was reinterred.
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Rafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon AGAIN
Rafael Nadal has won Wimbledon 2010 in straight sets over Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon AGAIN
Serena Williams whipped Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 today to win her second Wimbledon in a row and fourth overall.
Beryl Bainbridge, Distinguished and Not-Eccentric Author, Dies at Age 75
Beryl Bainbridge, author of An Awfully Big Adventure and many other dark-ish novels, has died at age 75. Cancer was the cause.She was a fascinating gal, but didn’t like being called “eccentric”:
Movie Stars in Bathtubs
In my collection I have a book called Movie Stars in Bathtubs, by Jack Scagnetti, from 1975.
Liza Makes The Rounds
The recent deal between the Home Shopping Network and Liza Minnelli has gone viral, in the form of this YouTube clip, in which Liza trots out her jewelry and clothing lines:
Raising Supermodels Like Wine Grapes
“I researched the genetic makeup of the city on the Internet… we like small towns, with Italian and German lineage, with people that live and work in the field and villages. This helps keep the genetic makeup more concentrated.”
The L.A. Times Goes Meh on ‘Airbender’
As you can see from their subheadline, the Los Angeles Times wasn’t very excited about the new fantasy thriller from film director M. Night Shyamalan.
The arrow on the kid’s head represents the direction of Shyamalan’s career.
Tina Fey’s Old Apartment
One of the many tentacles of Gawker.com has photos of the apartment recently vacated by comedian Tina Fey.
Those photos are here.
It’s a nice place. In fact, I like it better than her new place, where I never get invited either.
When No. 82 Wins
Yesterday at Wimbledon, former champion Andy Roddick was upset in the quarter-finals by Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun, who is ranked 82nd in the world. Read about it here.
Today at Wimbledon, former champion Venus Williams was upset in the quarter-finals by Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova, who is ranked 82nd in the world. Read about it here.