Henry V at Agincourt
For the anniversary of Henry V’s victory over the French at Agincourt in 1415, a news release from historians at the University of Southampton has challenged the notion that the English were vastly outnumbered by the French.
Biographies
Rare Video of Anne Frank
The Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam has posted this footage to its YouTube Channel.
Where’s Buzz? At the Beverly Hilton!
Buzz Aldrin is a stud. Dude landed on the moon. Whatever he and Neil Armstrong want to do with their time is OK by us. They could start robbing banks together and we wouldn’t say a word.
Book Review: “The Silent Spirit”
“She’s a master.” -Tony HillermanAnyone writing a Native American mystery has to wrassle with the presence of the genre’s 500-pound gorilla: the late Tony Hillerman. Margaret Coel dispatches the issue with a Hillerman blurb right on the front cover of her new novel, The Silent Spirit. (Could that be Hillerman’s Last Blurb? He died last October.)
Billy Dee on Miley Cyrus
Oh, mercy. From the Jimmy Kimmel show:
The ‘Horsey Incisors’ of Hilary Swank
It’s Oscar season and you know what that means: Time to wheel Hilary Swank out for her annual viewing. In ‘Amelia,’ she plays the legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, and those big, horsey incisors of hers may at last have met their match.Ty Burr reviews the new movie Amelia.
While We’re Talking About It…
Yesterday’s post about Jack Kerouac was a nice prelude to this:William S. Burroughs: A Man Within.
Kerouac Videos
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Jack Kerouac’s death (at the age of 47). For some Kerouac-related media, we recommend this archive called Digital Beats.
Ideas for Oscar Rejuvenation
Defamer has some lively ideas for making the Academy Awards relevant again. Included are scenarios titled Drink the Golden Globes Under the Table, Post-Modern Oscar, and… Logan’s Run: The tweens have taken over entertainment; how long does Oscar think it can hold out anyway? Show Oscar’s commitment to staying relevant by terminating the careers of any actor over 35 on live TV.Host: Vanessa Hudgins
Wait! More Mamie Gummer News
She’s engaged.