Confusable Names
TV star Vanessa Minnillo and TV star Alyssa Milano.
Biographies
Serena Williams Conquers Australia Again
Serena Williams has won her fourth Austalian Open title. She walloped Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3.
Which Is the Best Best Picture Ever?
Newsday is holding a vote. First they’re weeding it down decade by decade — then those winners, plus a few wildcards, go head to head for the title of Best Best Picture of All Time.Here were my votes:
What’s the First Thing You Do When You Fire a Governor?
Take down the tollway signs.
Oren Lavie’s Marvelous Video
“Her Morning Elegance,” by new-music hipster Oren Lavie. Nice!
Some (Presidents) Like It Hot
“He’s from Hawaii, O.K.? He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.”Obama advisor David Axelrod on his boss’s Oval Office habits.
The Chronicles of John Updike
Author John Updike has died at age 76. (Of lung cancer, in a hospice in Massachusetts.)Obituary lede writers agree: Updike was all about the chronicles.
Who Should Play Rod Blagojevich?
In a TV movie, that is. The NY Daily News has suggestions.(Javier Bardem seems like a stretch.)Read our profile onRod Blagojevich for more details.
How Many People Does It Take to Deliver Octuplets?
46. (Plus the mother.) And she’s planning to breastfeed them all.[Update: Fertility experts are “rattled.”]
Sherlock Holmes Was Not Really a Cocaine Addict
When did the detective’s use of cocaine become more talked about than his violin playing?