Christo Does Colorado
French artist Christo has been given the go-ahead to put six miles of fabric across Colorado’s Arkansas River. Sounds crazy, right? But maybe not.
Biographies
Time Flies: Laura San Giacomo is 50
The star of Just Shoot Me never quite made it big as a movie lead, but she’s been steady on the small screen.
Why Is Ma Named ‘Yo-Yo’?
Suppose you and your spouse are Chinese immigrants in Paris in 1955 and you can’t decide what to name your son. And you already named one daughter “Yeou.” Why not double up?
Welcome to the New Who2!
Launch the landing craft: It’s D-Day for Who2!
Surprise! New Transcripts Show Nixon Blamed His Enemies
President Nixon, still the victim after all these years.
Kate Moss Statue Sells for $900,000
Yeah, almost a million dollars for a foot-high statue of a famously skinny model. Must be some statue, right?
Joe Paterno is No Longer the Sportsman of the Year
From 1986: “In an era of college football in which it seems everybody’s hand is in the till or balled up in a fist, Paterno sticks out like a clean thumb.”
Rick Perry Can’t Remember Which Parts of Government He’ll Axe
“It’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone: Commerce, Education, and the, uh… uh, what’s the third one, there?”
Cartoonist Bil Keane Dies at 89
Bil Keane, the creator of The Family Circus, died yesterday from heart failure.
Remembering the Fabulous Mary Travers on Her 75th
The smiling, singing ‘Mary’ of Peter, Paul and Mary was born 75 years ago on this day.