Kurt Vonnegut’s Marital Contract
In 1947 Kurt Vonnegut drew up a contract with his wife — he didn’t want her to “nag, heckle or otherwise disturb” him.
Biographies
President Obama Does Reddit
President Obama answered a handful of questions on Reddit today — and none of them had to do with Chewbacca.
Ingrid Bergman Died On Her Birthday
Ingrid Bergman was born on 29 August 1915 and Ingrid Bergman died on 29 August 1982, her 67th birthday.
No Orwell Statue for the BBC
There will be no statue of George Orwell at the headquarters of the BBC. Because he was too far left?
More Photos of Neil Armstrong
You should see this photo gallery of “the Armstrong the public didn’t always get to see.”
Neil Armstrong, The Man You Could Trust With Your Rocket Ship
Reflections on Neil Armstrong, the moon and 1969.
A Collection of Neil Armstrong Videos
The first man to step on the moon has died. Famously publicity shy, Neil Armstrong was hard to figure out. Watch him on video over the last four decades.
Will Lance Be Stripped?
Cycling champ Lance Armstrong has given up fighting charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Will he lose all his medals?
This Mysterious 92-Year-Old Czar Runs Tootsie Roll Industries With a Chocolatey Iron Fist
Melvin Gordon is the oldest CEO on the New York Stock Exchange. And he won’t let you into his factory.
Phyllis Diller Has Died; Groundbreaking Comedian was 95
The outlandish queen of the self-knocking one-liner “died in her sleep” at her home in Los Angeles.