This Election is Getting to the Brits
…and in marvelous ways!
Biographies
Happy 32nd Birthday, Erin Andrews
Erin Andrews is 32 years old today.Congratulations, Ms. Andrews. You are tearing up Dancing With the Stars — and, apparently, Maksim.
Actress Lynn Redgrave Dies
English actress Lynn Redgrave has died at the age of 67, according to press reports.
Redgrave was the daughter of actor Michael Redgrave and the sister of Vannessa Redgrave (and the aunt of the late actress Natasha Richardson. Lynn was nominated twice for an Oscar award, first for 1967’s Georgy Girl, and again for 1998’s Gods and Monsters. She had been undergoing treatment for breast cancer off and on since 2003.
Lynn Redgrave Dead at Age 67
Actress Lynn Redgrave has died at age 67.No official cause of death has been given, but her children said in an announcement that Lynn Redgrave “passed away peacefully after a seven year journey with breast cancer.” Redgrave underwent a mastectomy in 2003.
Dude, You’re Going Off-Off-Broadway!
The “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” guy is preparing a one-man autobiographical show.
Is This the Best TV Commercial Ever?
It is according to classy filmmaker Errol Morris, his tongue somewhere between 8% and 92% in cheek.
So let’s go to the video: Robert Lee (not that Robert Lee)
for Cullman Liquidation.
Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner: TRANSCRIPT
President Barack Obama did the usual presidential joking last night at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner — though his jokes were maybe better than most. The Chicago Sun-Times has the full transcript, god bless ’em. A few zingers:
Unknown Dude Wins $900,000 on Kentucky Derby
Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday afternoon, but the real winner was Glen Fullerton, a Texan who was at the track and won $900,000 courtesy of the DreamBet sweepstakes.
The Quaids Go Free
Catching up on a loose end from this week: Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have settled the fraud, burglary and conspiracy charges against them.
Interview with Michael Caine
English film star Michael Caine talks about politics, and about his 2009 role in Harry Brown in this nice Q&A from The Onion’s A.V. Club.