Silent Clare: Five Years and Counting
Clarence Thomas has now gone five years without asking a question in oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Biographies
Rahm Emanuel is Chicago’s Next Mayor
Congratulations to Rahm Emanuel, who will be the next mayor of Chicago.
The History of George Washington’s Birthday
Today is the 279th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. He was born on this day in 1732 in Virginia. Or was he?
Well, not exactly. He was born 11 February 1731. At the time the colonies were using the Julian calendar. When Britain and its colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, George Washington’s birthday became 22 February 1732.
Given Current Technology, Could Someone Become Batman?
Probably not, say Quora commenters:
How Google Feels About Gaddafi
Heh! Check out the ad that Google AdSense is placing next to our new biography of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi:Maybe that’s how he collects all those female bodyguards.
Muammar Gaddafi Biography (New!)
We’ve just posted a new biography of Muammar Gaddafi. It’s a bit shocking we didn’t have the Libyan leader already.
Corbin Bleu, Where Are You, You’re 22!
Yes, today is President’s Day, so you may have been too lost in celebrating the careers of George Washington and Abe Lincoln and Bill Clinton to remember that today is also the birthday of High School Musical star Corbin Bleu.
Remember Corbin Bleu? He’s the dude with the fancy ‘fro who’s NOT Zac Efron.Here is is, all growed up:
Kim Kardashian is Significantly Shorter Than Her Boyfriend
And she’s wearing heels.
Madeleine Albright on Diplomacy, Women, and All Those Pins
Madeleine Albright spoke at the TED conference in December. Here’s an excerpt of her chat with Pat Mitchell of the Paley Center for Media.
You’re a Vandal, Charlie Brown!
The graffiti artist Banksy messed with comic icon Charlie Brown this weekend in Los Angeles. This little slice of subversion was painted on the wall of a derelict building near Sunset Boulevard.