Tycho Brahe: Not Murdered, Nose Still Missing
Experts who dug him up in 2010 now say 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe was NOT poisoned.
The Who2 Blog
Agnes, Gangnam-Style
Did Psy borrow his Gangnam Style moves from Agnes DeMille?
Jill Kelley’s Obsessed, Shirtless-Photo-Sending FBI Friend Wasn’t Obsessed and Was Only Sorta Shirtless
As this photo shows, Fred Humphries is just a normal hardworking agent.
Jill Kelley Biography: New!
She’s the Tampa socialite whose call to an FBI friend started the whole crazy Petraeus story. Read on to learn more.
General John Allen Biography: New!
This week John R. Allen was to be promoted to be the top U.S. military man in Europe, but that plan got derailed with the Petraeus-Broadwell sex scandal.
The General Petraeus Affair Is a Little Bit Boring So Far
Dangerous breach of national security, or “life-distracting, heart-fluttering office nonsense”?
Paula Broadwell Biography: New!
The biographer of Gen. David Petraeus is suddenly famous, but not for her book.
‘A Late Quartet’ Review: One Thumb Up, One Thumb Hidden Out of Frame
A Late Quartet has a great cast, plenty of emotional moments, and some pretty good fake violin playing.
Behind the Scenes of ‘Skyfall’
See a photos from behind the scenes of the new James Bond movie Skyfall, and learn about stunt driver Ben Collins.
We Still Get to Kick Nixon Around
Fifty years ago Richard Nixon made his famous speech to the press that included “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.”
Barack Obama’s Number-Crunchers
Google-style testing and measuring helped win the president his second term.
Barack Obama: Re-Elected
Barack Obama has been re-elected as president of the United States.
Election Day 2012: Vote, You Devils!
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney or Green/Libertarian/other? Today’s the day to choose sides.
Henri Poincaré Biography: New!
Why care about this 19th century French mathematician? Like it or not, he shaped your world view. Plus, he’s generated some really weird YouTube videos.
Idris Elba Meets Mumford and Sons
Idris Elba — Stringer Bell from The Wire — directs and stars in a new music video from Mumford & Sons.
Channeling Churchill
When historian William Manchester died before finishing his massive bio of Winston Churchill, a novice stepped into the breach.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Biography: New!
We have a new biography of actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who you may remember from Death Proof or Live Free or Die Hard.
‘Buffy’ Musical Performed Live
Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will enjoy these videos of a live performance of the musical episode, “Once More With Feeling.”
Edward Gorey Biography: New!
We have a new biography of writer and illustrator Edward Gorey, and a couple of videos that show his work.
John Keats: Minute Biography
Happy Halloween and happy birthday to poet John Keats, born 31 October 1795.