Friday Movie Zingers
Samuel L. Jackson narrates African Cats, Disney’s new documentary about life on the savannah.
Biographies
Just a Nice Photo: Barack Obama and His Cardboard Wife
President Barack Obama poses with a photo cutout of his wife, Michelle, during a visit to Miami Central High School in Florida last month. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)See photos of the real Michelle Obama >>
Chris Hondros’s Final Images
Amazing last photos of house-to-house fighting by photojournalist Chris Hondros, killed in Libya yesterday.{ Hat tip: Daily Dish }
Every Last Photo Ever Taken of Good Old Abe Lincoln
Every known photo of Abraham Lincoln from 1846 until his death in 1865. He was about 37 years old in that first shot, 56 when he died. My faves are …..
Luther Vandross Would Have Turned 60 Today
Honey-voiced crooner Luther Vandross would have turned 60 today, had he not died (alas) in 2005. Never in perfect health, Vandross had a stroke and lapsed into a coma in 2003, snapped out of it long enough to collect accolades (and Grammys) for his album Dance
Startling Outbreak of Sanity in Arizona
Arizona Govenor Jan Brewer vetoes bills putting guns on campus and requiring proof of citizenship from Obama in 2012.”I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for president of the greatest and most powerful nation on Earth to submit their early baptismal circumcisi
Hayley Mills, You May Now Retire (If You Wish)
Hayley Mills, child star of Pollyanna fame, turns 65 today.
How Many Josh Grobans Can You Spot?
Josh Groban poses with his new album, Illuminations, in Dublin yesterday. We count four curly-haired Josh Grobans, but there could be more.See our Josh Groban biography >>
Dusty Springfield’s Groovy Video
Today would have been the birthday of Dusty Springfield, who died in 1999 at the age of 59. The singer’s real name was Mary O’Brien. Here she is singing her biggest hit, “Son of a Preacher Man.”
Check out those groovy hand motions.
Apollo 13 Drama in 1970
On this day back in 1970, Americans were sitting around their televisions and radios wondering what was going to happen to the astronauts aboard Apollo 13.
The day before, on April 13th, an explosion aboard the spacecraft threw everything off. As we now know (because of reality and the 1995 Ron Howard film), the astronauts made it home safely, thanks to the power in the lunar module, some duct tape and the smarts of them fellers what could still worry a slide rule.