Roman Polanski Wants 1977 Sex Case Dismissed
Thirty years after he became a fugitive to avoid a prison sentence for having sex with a teenager, Academy Award-winning director Roman Polanski asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss the case.
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2008
It’s the second-biggest traffic-driver of the year on Who2: The annual Victoria’s Secret TV extravaganza. (The biggest traffic-driver is Black History Month, which — thank heavens — at least salvages our reputation as a thoughtful site.)
“A Big, Sprawling Space Saga of Rebellion and Romance!”
Heh! Dig this old trailer for the original Star Wars — “the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe.”
Happy 73rd Birthday, Woody Allen
Woody Allen was born as Allen Stewart Konigsberg on this day in 1935. (Just a few weeks after Luciano Pavarotti!)
Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next Secretary of State
It will be announced today, says The Washington Post.[Update: Now confirmed.]Clinton will be the third woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, after Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Condoleezza Rice (2005-present).
A New Meaning for ‘Thanksgiving’
How concrete feels after you jet-pack across a 1053-foot-deep gorge.
A Vote for Franken Is a Vote for the Lizard People
Minnesota Public Radio has an enlightening display of challenged ballots from the Al Franken-Norm Coleman Senate recount.Included is a Coleman voter who also wrote in “Bachmen” (or “Bad men”?) and a Franken voter who wrote in “Lizard People.”(Lizardy hat tip: Swampland.)
People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Through the Years
A gallery.(Nick Nolte was in there? Really?)Hugh Jackman is this year’s winner. He may need the distraction from the reviews for Australia.
‘NASA Jubilant at Urine Solution’
Headline of the day.
Aide Grabs Joe Biden’s Seat
Delware Governor Ruth Ann Minner has named Ted Kaufman to fill the Senate seat of Joe Biden.Kaufman is a longtime aide to Biden. He’ll serve until 2010, when a special election will determine who will hold the seat for the remaining four years of Biden’s term.