Some April 19th Anniversaries
Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly married Monaco’s Prince Ranier III in 1956.
Charles Manson was sentenced to life in prison in 1971 for his role in the 1969 murder spree that took Sharon Tate’s life.
Biographies
Occupation: Alpha Dog
One perk of being President of the United States: When filling out your tax return, under Your occupation you get to write “U.S. President.”It’s the little things that count.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the Five Iron
So why didn’t anyone tell me that there’s a scene in The Girl WIth the Dragon Tattoo where a young Swedish woman waving a golf club chases a sex fiend out of the house and into his SUV and then, as he tries to careen off down the driveway, she bashes in the driver’s side window with the five iron?(It looked like a five iron to me, though that’s not specified in the movie. Just like real life!)
Finger-Snappin’ Zooey Deschanel (PHOTOS)
Zooey Deschanel: we knew she was in a band of sorts, but we haven’t really been thinking of her that way. Yet there she was this weekend at the Coachella Music Festival, snapping her fingers and fronting the band She & Him. Good for her. Nice dress.More photos of Zooey Deschanel from the same event:
Ndamukong Suh is a Generous Guy
And a pretty nice guy. The pride of the Grant High Generals!
The Supreme Court Has a Cool New Website
At last! The U.S. Supreme Court has updated its fusty old website with a new SCOTUS 2.0 edition.
Larry King: A “Sex Machine on Kerosene”
“I mean, he’s a sex machine. Why don’t we just admit it? It’s running on kerosene, but still.” Joy Behar’s unlikely take on eight-times-married Larry King. Meanwhile, ABC News struggles …..
LIFE: The Einstein You Never Knew
From LIFE magazine’s archives, here’s a gallery of photos most of us haven’t seen before of that brainy feller Albert Einstein.And don’t worry, he’s not shirtless in all of them (unlike that show-offy beefcake Stephen Hawking).
Polish Pilots ‘Saw Crash Coming’
The BBC on the crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski:”The crew was
aware of the inevitability of the coming catastrophe, if only due to the
plane shaking after the wings hit the trees – which we are certain
happened.”
Barack Obama IS the Six Million Dollar President
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama paid $1.8 million in taxes this year on a gross adjusted income of $5.5 million. (Most of the dough came from book sales, and it boiled down to $4.98 million in final taxable income.)Toss in the $1.4 million he earned for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and Barack Obama is your first Six Million Dollar President!