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Sarah Palin and Paul Revere

June 3, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Dear Fritz:
Just a thought — should we change our biography of Paul Revere to reflect this never-before-revealed story told by presidential hopeful Sarah Palin?
According to Sarah Palin, Paul Revere rang some bells to warn the British not to take his arms (which he would need to ring the bells, I guess). Something like that. She goes on to say some other stuff that sounds a little too philosophical and intellectual for my tastes, but since it’s not specifically about Paul Revere I think we can ignore it.

Is Weinergate All About Clarence Thomas?

June 3, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Angry Black Lady makes a pretty good case.  The kicker, about the connection to Rep. Anthony Weiner, comes near the end.  (Warning: contains naughty language plus frank talk about Clarence Thomas.){ Hat tip: The Dish }

Paul McCartney’s Video Contest

June 2, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Anybody can have a YouTube channel. Even singer Paul McCartney, who was once a member of the group The Beatles, and who has since been crowned a Lord High Bannister Earl of The Court Order for the Empire (by Queen Elizabeth himself). So now we call him Sir Paul McCartney.

Bradley Cooper Rattling On in French

June 1, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Here’s actor Bradley Cooper being interviewed on French television about his new movies, The Hangover Part II and Limitless:

Side-by-side photos of Andy Griffith and Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe and Andy Griffith are Birthday Twins

June 1, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Grab some chips, then call your neighbors and tell them that American icons Andy Griffith and Marilyn Monroe were both born on the very same day: June 1 of 1926. They presented two …..

Arlene Francis, Accidental Killer

May 31, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“Actor and game show panelist Arlene Francis took the blame for one of the stranger accidental deaths on record,
when an exercise dumbbell fell from her eighth-story Manhattan apartment
and killed a man who had just emerged from the popular Le Pavilli

Novak Djokovic Biography: New!

May 30, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Our biography of Novak Djokovic is now live.  He’s the Serbian tennis star who’s spent so much time trampling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal underfoot this year.  In fact, Novak Djokovic hasn’t lost in 2011: he’s won an astonishing 40 straight matches (and 42 if you count the end of

Gil Scott-Heron: The Funeral Will Not Be Televised

May 27, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal.The revolution will not get rid of the nubs.The revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner,Because the revolution will not be televised, Brother.”Gil Scott-Heron has died at age 62.  The news came out today via a tweet from his publisher, Jamie Byng.  No cause of death was announced.

Sally Ride: A Biography in Photos for Her 60th Birthday

May 26, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Dr. Sally Ride turns 60 today, and you have to love this amazing photo of her on the flight deck of the space shuttle Challenger 28 years ago.  The year is 1983, and she has just become the first American woman in space.

The Pope, The Queen, and Nelson Mandela Walk Into a Bar…

May 25, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“I have known few greater honours than the opportunity to address the Mother of Parliaments at Westminster Hall. I am told the last three speakers here have been the Pope, Her Majesty the Queen, and Nelson Mandela, which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke.”President Barack Obama, opening his speech to Parliament today with a little joke. Heh!

Connie Willis Wins Her Seventh Nebula Award

May 24, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Science fiction author Connie Willis has won her seventh Nebula award, this one for Blackout/All Clear, her two-volumes-makes-a-book time travel novel.
Read the news account here. Find out more about the Nebula award by reading the rules provided by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Bob Dylan Turns 70: Three Photos

May 24, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Bob Dylan turns 70 today.  Is it wrong to say that he seems older than that?Here’s how he looked in the acoustic 1960s…… electrified on his 1978 “Street Legal” world tour…

Barack Obama Carries a Big Stick

May 23, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

President Barack Obama channels Teddy Roosevelt as he waves a hurley — the paddle-like stick used in the Irish game of

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