How Alec Baldwin Got Booted from ‘The Hunt for Red October’ Sequels
In the course of offering advice to Charlie Sheen, actor Alec Baldwin tells the story of how he got hustled out of the sequels to his hit The Hunt For Red October.
Biographies
Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch and Antonin Scalia!
Today is the birthday of both Rupert Murdoch (Fox News!) and U.S. Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia.
Rupert Murdoch turns 80, and Antonin Scalia turns 75. Perhaps they’re celebrating together, eating cake made of money and riding on a yacht powered by the sweat of the underclass.
In their honor, we present this classic tune by The Who, “Young Man Blues”:
LIFE: Eva Braun’s Private Photos
Like me, you were probably just wondering, “how come I’ve never seen Adolf Hitler’s girlfriend in blackface?”
Don Draper is Now Middle-Aged
Jon Hamm of Mad Men turns 40 today.Still an imposing figure.
Emilio Estevez Biography, with Meme
Since we’re all smack in the middle of the Season of Charlie Sheen, it’s time to drag out the Who2 biography of Charlie’s big brother, actor Emilio Estevez.
And while you’re at it, you may as well read the Who2 biography of their dad, actor Martin Sheen.
Happy Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., You Stud
One of the all-time superstars of American jurisprudence, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was born on this day 170 years ago.
Charlie Sheen Fired from ‘Two and a Half Men’
And then there were one and a half.Charlie Sheen was fired by the producers of Two and a Half Men today.
‘The Adjustment Bureau’ and Philip K. Dick
Yesterday I saw the new Matt Damon movie, The Adjustment Bureau. I didn’t know too much about it on the way in. Early on, my wife asked me, “is this based on a Philip K. Dick book?”I said, “I don’t know… if not directly, then indirectly.” I answer a lot of her questions that way — if not directly, then indirectly. As it turns out, The Adjustment Bureau is based on a Philip K. Dick short story, The Adjustment Team, published in 1954.
Happy Birthday, Luther Burbank
Today is the birthday of plant hybridizer and potato creator Luther Burbank. He was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1849.
Just a Nice Photo: Joan Cusack
Actress Joan Cusack gets smooched at the premiere of Mars Needs Moms at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles last night.