The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Controversy
Martin Luther King, Jr. still stirs controversy, four decades after his murder. This time it’s about a national monument.
Biographies
Miss America 2012, Laura Kaeppeler: Biography and Photos
Your Miss America 2012 is Laura Kaeppeler, a singer and church music teacher from Kenosha, Wisconsin. We’ve got the photos and a fast biography.
Tebowmania Just Got a Little Bit Eerie
Three years to the day after Tim Tebow wore his famous “John 3:16” eye black, he threw for 316 yards in a win against the Steelers. Should the Patriots be worried?
New Profile: Octavia Spencer
The Oscars will be awarded on the 26th of February this year. One actress who’s been mentioned as a possible nominee is Octavia Spencer of The Help.
How Much Do You Like Ray Bradbury?
Do you like Ray Bradbury enough to read this weird piece that somehow screws Ray Bradbury’s work into a political screed? I do.
Stephen Hawking at 70
Computer chip maker Intel said on the occasion of Stephen Hawking’s 70th birthday that they were going to try to help him regain the power of speech.
Sylvia Plath Could Draw
Sylvia Plath was mostly known for her poems and her novel The Bell Jar. A recent exhibit at a London gallery reminds us she was also a fine artist.
‘Doonesbury’ on Newt Gingrich
Ouch! Newt Gingrich got slapped hard by a comic strip. You don’t see that every day. Because it was in the Sunday comics.
Teddy Roosevelt Died on January 6th in 1919
It was a surprise to everyone when Teddy Roosevelt died on this day in 1919. He was only 60 years old, but he’d had a bad year.
Nobel Prize Committee to J.R.R. Tolkien: Drop Dead
The secret deliberations of the 1961 Nobel literature committee led to one conclusion: J.R.R. Tolkien must die!