Birthday Twins: Double Bonus Edition
Actor Uma Thurman and tennis ace Andre Agassi were both born on this day in 1970. They turn 40 today.Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and ill-fated “Grizzly Man” Timothy Treadwell were both born on this day in 1957.
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“Heckuva Job, Brownie!”
Five things Gordon Brown might have muttered instead: “That ought to hold the little voters.” “Didn’t she remind you of the Queen? Except not as ugly.”
Laura Bush Talks About Her Car Crash
According to this story in the New York Times, former First Lady Laura Bush finally “opens up” about the 1963 automobile crash she caused that killed a classmate.
‘Just a Sort of Bigoted Woman’
“A car crash” for British PM Gordon Brown and the Labour Party.
Sandra Bullock Divorces Husband, Adds Baby
Sandra Bullock has filed for divorce from her wandering husband, Jesse James.As a lagniappe, she’s adopting a three-month old baby boy from New Orleans. People says the adoption started before her break with James, and she’s now continuing it as a single parent.
Randy Quaid Seems Intent on Reliving ‘The Last Detail’
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, were arrested yet again yesterday, this time in Santa Barbara.
Malcolm X’s Killer Paroled
New York prisoner Thomas Hagan has been paroled, four decades after taking part in the assassination of Malcolm X. Hagan, convicted in 1966, is the only man to have admitted his role in the 1965 shooting of the charismatic leader.
Chelsea Clinton Engagement Ring Photo
Chelsea Clinton has been at the top of our popularity list all day, apparently because she flashed her engagement ring on Broadway last night.Here’s the photo of Chelsea Clinton’s engagement ring, courtesy of the New York Daily News and Sykes/AP:
The George W. Bush Memoir: Alternate Covers
Gawker offers some options.
Happy 45th Deathday, Edward R. Murrow!
Edward R. Murrow, journalist extraordinaire, died 45 years ago today.We offered a two-word salute to Murrow on his centennial in 2008.(Edward R. Murrow seen through an office window at CBS News in 1957.)