Ray LaHood is a 65-Year-Old God Among Transportation Secretaries
Happy 65th birthday to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. He was born on this day in 1945.
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From Dropout to Doctorate: A Bill Cosby Educational Timeline
{Editor’s note: First published on December 5, 2010. See our Bill Cosby biography for updates on his later convictions and imprisonment.} “My father said, ‘Junior, it takes a man to play …..
Charles Manson Had a Cell Phone
They caught Charles Manson with a cell phone in prison. Read about it here at FoxNews.
Charles Manson isn’t supposed to have a cell phone in prison, you see. The report says he called and texted people in California, New Jersey, Florida and British Columbia. I can imagine: “no parole 4 me, FML.”
Oh Dear Heavens, Danny Bonaduce Got Married Again
Danny Bonaduce, still of Partridge Family fame, has married his manager in a surprise ceremony in Hawaii. It’s only his third marriage, so perhaps it’s not fair to give him the “oh dear heavens” treatment. Good luck to
Robert Duvall Calls Stanley Kubrick “An Actor’s Enemy”
Dig this video from The Hollywood Reporter, featuring actors Jesse Eisenberg (he plays Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network), Mark Ruffalo and Robert Duvall.
Eisenberg talks about his experiences doing multiple takes for the movie’s director, David Fincher. Jesse Eisenberg puts a positive spin on the whole deal.
Cheney Charged with Criminal Corruption
But not for what you think.
Putin Likely Knew About Assassination Plot: Wikileaks
Vladimir Putin probably knew about plans to murder dissident journalist Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, according to American diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks. Litvinenko, you may recall, was poisoned with Polonium-210 in 2006 in London. He accused Putin of his murder before he died.Litvinenko’s assassin now enjoys the “personal protection of Putin,” say the cables, which also call Russia a “virtual mafia state.”
Rolling Stone’s 11 Greatest Rock Feuds
Of course, Rolling Stone adds “of all time” to their title. That’s so we don’t get confused and start thinking they mean “greatest rock feuds of the Elizabethan Period.”
Here’s their gallery of the feuderists. They lead with Mick and Keef, two of the buncha guys who make up the Rolling Stones.
Mark Twain’s Voice
Today is the anniversary of Mark Twain’s birth. Mark Twain was born in 1835, in Florida, Missouri.
He has a new book out! Not bad for someone who died a hundred years ago.
Mark Twain was as popular in his time for his public performances as he was for his sarcastic remarks on the printed page. Mark Twain was a celebrity, not simply some guy to be hailed by future professors for two or three books that became part of the canon.
Willie Nelson and the Image of God
The day after Thanksgiving, country music legend Willie Nelson, age 77, was arrested at a Texas border crossing and charged with possession of marijuana.
Today the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office there released Willie Nelson’s mugshot — his booking photo — and a copy of the arrest report.
Willie’s mugshot is making the rounds, naturally. You can see the arrest report here.