Charles DeGaulle was “that egomaniac,” Martin Luther King “a phony,” and Indira Gandhi “a real prune — bitter, kind of pushy, horrible woman.” So says Jackie Kennedy in a fascinating seven-part interview from 1964, to be released this Wednesday for the first time.
The Greatest Generation are getting into their 90s now, and it just won’t be the same without their obituaries in the British papers.So while you can, meet Air Commodore ‘Dim’ Strong, the pilot who “enjoyed an all-night party with his Luftwaffe captors before being sent to Stalag Luft III.”
George Lee Andrews is being let go by The Phantom of the Opera a mere 23 years after he joined the Broadway cast. After 9832 shows he is back out on the street.Let’s look at the embarrassing details.
It’s not clear who to thank for Labor Day, but we give it a shot. Also: a Japanese prince turns 5, a Pretenders princess turns 60, and it’s quite clear who’s responsible for the only presidential baby ever born in the White House.Read it all >>
Itching to read a good brisk funny 829-word 74-year-old Eastern European short story? We have just the tale for you. Plus a bonus connection to Kevin Bacon!
Have you leisure-dived yet? If not, why not?
Happy birthday to rugged actor James Coburn, who turns 83 today. Or would have: he died of a heart attack in 2002. (I thought he was still with us until I looked it up.)Others who died that same year: baseball great Ted Williams, busybody great Ann Landers, and beloved royal The Queen Mum.
One terrific trailer, several famous Hollywood geniuses, and $163 million in wasted budget later, one of the most-anticipated movies of summer 2011 is a baffling dud.
“There’s not going to be any pity party, and I’ll make sure of that.”Pat Summitt, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia — specifically, Alzheimer’s Disease.
The rebels are in Tripoli, and Libyan state television has gone off the air. After 42 years of total power, it’s looking bad for Muammar Gaddafi.
The great and lovable Yao Ming retired from the NBA last month. He never won a championship, but he did join Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer for this charming Apple Powerbook ad in 2003. Like Yao in the lane, it had a wonderfully soft touch.
A wonderfully obsessive analysis of Cary Grant’s gray Kilgour suit from North By Northwest:”Ventless is unusual for an expensive single breasted jacket these days, yet have been familiar on double breasted suits since the ‘column’ look of the thirties. Grant apparently preferred double vents as he liked to put his hands in his pockets whilst acting.
What did you think initially about The Help? Did you first hear about the book? I heard about the book and I said, ‘Oh my god, I’ve got to …..
Lady Gaga gently corrects a fan outside her hotel in New York City yesterday. See more Lady Gaga photos >>
President John F. Kennedy and his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas within two days of each other in 1963.
Jeff Bridges and John Goodman mug for the cameras with Julianne Moore yesterday. The occasion: a LebowskiFest party for a Blu-ray edition of The Big Lebowski. I’m surprised to see …..
Pop star Taylor Swift sings in Chicago last week during her Speak Now world tour.Swift often paints the number 13 on her hand before concerts.
Former White House aide Joshua Bolten and Avatar director James Cameron: both born on this day in 1954.
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Leon Theremin, the inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name. Here’s a photo of the theremin I have at home:
“In 1938, wallet
manufacturer the E. H. Ferree company in Lockport, New York decided
to promote its product by showing how a Social Security card would
fit into its wallets. A sample card, used for display purposes,
was inserted in each wallet.