Astonishing Queen of the Recluses, Dead at 104
Howard Hughes and J.D. Salinger, step aside. You’re pikers compared to Miss Huguette Clark, who was a wealthy recluse for SEVENTY FIVE years:
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Connie Willis Wins Her Seventh Nebula Award
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
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
President Barack Obama channels Teddy Roosevelt as he waves a hurley — the paddle-like stick used in the Irish game of
Non-Rapture Quote of the Day
“It has been a really tough weekend.”Prophet Harold Camping, on Saturday’s non-arrival of the Rapture.
Ken Jennings and Jewel: The Eerie Coincidences!
Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings and folk-pop singer Jewel were born on the same day: May 23rd, 1974.
Sadaharu Oh, You Stud, Happy 71st Birthday
Happy 71st birthday to baseball legend Sadaharu Oh.
What do Joan of Arc and Peter Tork of the Monkees Have in Common?
Both heard voices.In Joan of Arc’s case it was the voice of God, telling her to save France from English domination. In Peter Tork’s case, the voice told him to get out of Greenwich Village:
Chewbacca is 67!
Peter Mayhew, who played furry sidekick Chewbacca in the original Star Wars movies, turns 67 today.