Obama Spotted Alone on Park Bench, Eating Giant Sub Sandwich
A bad sign for his reelection hopes.
Biographies
John Cusack IS Edgar Allan Poe: PHOTOS
If Sherlock Holmes can become an action hero, why not a shortish, sickly mystery author?
Two Sides of a Special Silver Dollar
This is the front of an old silver dollar I found on my bookshelf. The reverse side is even better.
Barack Obama on Jimmy Fallon: What Song for His Walk-On?
Will it be an obscure salute to Harry Truman and 1948?
Did Bigfoot Get a New Agent?
For a guy who’s never even been seen, Bigfoot sure has been getting a lot of press these last couple of years. Did he get a new agent?
Short List: 7 Other Things to Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Folk song lyrics updated for the modern era.
Happy Birthday, President Buchanan, You Lame-O
President James Buchanan was born 23 April 1791, the last U.S. president to be born in the 18th Century. Elected in 1856, he helped his country slide into the Civil War.
Somewhere, Captain Ahab is Frowning
Moby-Dick has been spotted off the coast of Russia.
Packy the Elephant is Now 50
The Oregon Zoo’s star elephant was born the same year as Tom Cruise and King Abdullah of Jordan. And he gets more cake than either one.
Behind the Scenes at the 1960 Democratic Convention
Garry Winogrand’s great photos show “the people watching the parade, not the parade.”