Paul McCartney’s Video Contest

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

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

Marilyn Monroe and Andy Griffith are Birthday Twins

Marilyn Monroe and Andy Griffith are Birthday Twins

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

Arlene Francis, Accidental Killer

“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!

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

Gil Scott-Heron: The Funeral Will Not Be Televised

“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

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

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.