Christmas In Connecticut is Still Tops!
Here it is: our annual repost of praise to the most underrated Christmas movie of all time.
Biographies
Gary Wills on Guns
The esteemed historian goes back to the Bible for a comparison.
Where E.B. White Wrote ‘Charlotte’s Web’
A fan visits the old Maine home of author E.B. White.
Martin Freeman Biography: New!
Once known as “Who’s Martin Freeman?” he’s now known as “that guy who was in The Hobbit.”
Edvard Munch Biography: New!
Did today’s date — 12/12/12 — make you want to scream? That’s because it’s Edvard Munch’s 149th birthday!
Ravi Shankar is Dead; Sitar Player Influenced the Beatles (and Steely Dan)
The famed Indian sitar player has died in San Diego at age 92.
Famous Deaths of 2012: Ranking the Mosts, Leasts and Oddests
Which 2012 death was the most startling? The oddest? Had the fastest burial? We’ve got the full list.
Margaret Atwood on Rachel Carson
Author Margaret Atwood praises Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, 50 years after the book’s publication.
Friedrich Nietzsche Biography: New!
Who2 has a new biography of German philosopher-slash-crazyguy Friedrich Nietzsche.
Rats! Charles Schulz’s Secret Letters For Sale
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz wrote flirty letters to a younger woman, even though he was married. Now they’re up for auction.