Leonardo DiCaprio Gets His Oscar Engraved
How do you get your name engraved on your Oscar? Turns out you just go to the Governors Ball and wait in line, as this Variety video shows: .@LeoDiCaprio gets his Oscar engraved at …..
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Are You Ready for The Hamster Revenant?
Congratulations to Leonardo DiCaprio for his Oscar win for the gory mountain-man drama The Revenant. Now for more good news: the sequel is already here! Prepare yourself for: The Hamster Revenant. Next …..
Chris Rock Photos: The Fun Ones
Chris Rock hosted the 2016 Oscars, so we just updated our photo files of him. And by golly, his photos are a lot more fun than the typical actor or Oscar host, like …..
Leonardo DiCaprio: The Last Movie Star?
Is Leonardo DiCaprio the world’s last movie star? Ty Burr makes the case: Tom Cruise can’t open a movie anymore, unless it’s called “Mission Impossible: The Quest for Relevance”… Will …..
Tony Blair is ‘Baffled’ by Bernie Sanders
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, says he is “baffled” by the rise of left-wing leaders Bernie Sanders in the US and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the UK. Blair’s …..
Obama’s Presidents’ Day Gift
[Michelle hands Barack a single gift] This is for Valentine's Day AND Presidents' Day. — OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 15, 2016 Heh! Happy Presidents’ Day, everyone!
Antonin Scalia Biography: Supreme Court Justice is Dead at 79
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at age 79. The brainy, feisty and flamboyant judge was found dead in his room at a resort in West Texas on Saturday morning …..
The Story of Black History Month
How did Black History Month get started? Mostly thanks to Carter G. Woodson. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915. Until …..
Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks!
American civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She made her mark in history in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, when she refused to …..
Punxsutawney Phil 2016: Hipster Groundhog Predicts an Early Spring
EARLY SPRING! #groundhogday2016 pic.twitter.com/ZS7PIA0iLA — Punxsutawney Phil (@GroundhogClub) February 2, 2016 An early spring is on the way, Punxsutawney Phil tweeted this morning. He didn’t see his shadow, which naturally means …..