Business Cards of the Rich and Famous
A slideshow. The Walt Disney and the Bill Gates original Albuquerque card (shown) are the liveliest.
Biographies
Mini-skirts, Cigarettes and Poetry
Duffy remembers an idyllic period when she was a teenager working as a Saturday girl, sweeping up in a hairdressing salon, at the same time as Penguin was publishing a series of books by modern poets at half a crown a time. “I’d be in my leather mini-skirt and boots up to here.
The Knockout
British light welterweight Ricky Hatton was KO’d in the second round by Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao last night in Las Vegas.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Here’s a new trailer for the next big movie based on the J.K. Rowling series of Harry Potter novels.
Why Does David Souter Hate America’s Capital?
Justice David Souter will retire from the Supreme Court when its current session ends in July.After his two decades on the Court, the news seems to be all about how much Souter hates Washington, D.C.
Rock Hudson and Bea Arthur Sing About… What??
Well, it’s a weird one: The late Bea Arthur and actor Rock Hudson sing a Dixieland duet about drugs on an unidentified 1970s television show. Enjoy!
Google Salutes Samuel Morse
Nifty logo tribute from Google to Morse Code inventor Samuel Morse on his 218th birthday.
The Late Bea Arthur
Dead at 86. Everyone knows her big credits, but I didn’t know she was the original matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. And — Fosse connection alert — her first husband produced All That Jazz.
Those Monkey-fighting Snakes!
A wonderfully cleaned-up version of Samuel L. Jackson’s famous line from the movie Snakes on a Plane:
Snoop Waxx
Rapper Snoop Dogg poses with his new wax replicant at Madame Tussaud’s in Las Vegas. (That’s the real item on the left.)More photos here.(Photo credit: Judy Eddy / WENN.com)