Dave Brubeck Obituary
Jazz great Dave Brubeck has died from heart failure, a day before his 92nd birthday.
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Sheldon Adelson Biography: New!
We have a new biography of Sheldon Adelson, the casino tycoon who donated more than $100 million to Republican candidates in 2012.
Kate Middleton is Pregnant With the Next-Next-Next Queen or King of England
The Duchess of Cambridge is said to be less than 12 weeks pregnant with the child who will be third in line to the throne.
1876: When (Rutherford) Hayes Met Samuel (Tilden)
It wasn’t one of America’s prettiest elections.
Movie Stills, Put In Their Place
Christopher Moloney poses movie stills in front of their real-life locations. Fun!
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney: The Handshake
The challenger and the president have had a post-election chat.
George Sand Biography: New!
Outside of France, not so many people know about George Sand, a woman whose 19th century celebrity sounds like something right out of this year’s gossip pages.
Photos of Rock Stars Before They Were Famous
Can you name these future music stars?
Arafat Exhumed, Promptly Reburied
The body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed and reburied in the early morning of 27 November, in an effort to determine if he was murdered.
Grover Norquist Biography: New!
To quote former President George H. W. Bush, “Who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?”
Psy Biography: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the ‘Gangnam Style’ Singer
To which world leader did he teach the horsey dance?
Elizabeth Warren Biography: New!
Our biography of the first female U.S. senator from Massachusetts is now live.
Thanksgiving for Grandmothers
Thanksgiving is for pies, and pies mean grandmothers.
David Souter, Caviar-Munching Swashbuckler?
The “boring” Supreme Court justice was actually a sword-fighting scamp!
Albert Einstein’s Brain is Back on the Table
Scientists are looking at old post-mortem photos to see if the great thinker’s brain was bigger than ours.
Joe Biden is 70! Where Will He Be When He’s 82?
The cheerful vice president was born in Scranton on November 20th of 1942. Will he become the oldest first-time president in 2017?
Jenny McCarthy, Celebrity Vampire
At the American Music Awards Jenny McCarthy clutched Justin Bieber as if she needed his life essence to stay young.
The World’s Tallest Man: Weak Puns and Unreachable Women in This 1936 Video
Blast from the past: Robert Wadlow, age 17 and 8’4″ tall, poses for newsreels in 1936.
Obama Does the McKayla Maroney ‘Not Impressed’ Face
The unhappy Olympic silver medalist takes her face to the White House.
Juan Luis Guerra Biography: New!
Juan Luis Guerra won another Latin Grammy this week. Read our new biography of this Dominican star.