The Swan Boats are Closed for the Evening
Summer is full of yearning.
Biographies
Happy Birrrrthday, Mister President!
President Barack Obama is now 51 years old.
President Harry Truman Was ‘Kind of a Sissy’
He grew up to finish a world war and drop the A-bomb, but he wasn’t “big-fisted” as a boy.
What’s 5’3″, Weighs 107 Pounds, and Barks?
Hint: Unlike a dog, she has to practice her barking.
Gore Vidal is Dead; Novelist, Essayist, Irritant, Gadabout
The brainy and mischievous author has died in Los Angeles at age 86.
James Bond Dies in the New James Bond Movie
And then he stays dead and the movie ends and that’s the surprise finale to the movie franchise, right?
Nelson Mandela’s Names: Just How Many Does He Have?
We’ve updated our 2007 study of Nelson Mandela’s many names to include the clan name Madiba.
Remember the Good Old Days of Pigeon-Shooting at the Olympics?
21 dead pigeons — still the Olympic record!
Mike Lupica on Dick Cheney: “Bully, Phony, Self-Important”
The NY Daily News columnist has a few choice words for the former vice-president.
Alex Morgan Biography — New!
The 23-year-old U.S. Olympic soccer star was also a star in Sports Illustrated earlier this year.