Mark Knopfler, Gettin’ Up There
That’s Mark Knopfler, performing at the Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas (“place of the sale of the bulls
Biographies
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Dislikes
According to the U.K.’s Telegraph, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has a quirky collection of things he dislikes. They provide this list as evidence, from ponytails to Paul the Octopus.
Color Photos from the Great Depression
America in Color From 1939-43, from the Denver Post, is a collection of photos from the U.S. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information. The color images come from small towns during the Great Depression and were part of a 2006 exhibit from the Library of Congress.
Here is Your Craziest Wedding-Week Comment about Chelsea Clinton (So Far)
“After the Kennedys, she may be the closest thing we have to an American royal.”Really, Boston Globe? Chelsea Clinton?
Barack Obama is ‘Charming’ on ‘The View’
Barack Obama is “charming as usual” on his pre-taped appearance on The View this morning. That’s according to Joy Behar — or so says CNN. “The president was at ease, Behar said, and did not appear nervous during the taping.”That’s a relief.
The Beatles’ Abbey Road Piano (sort of) Goes Up for Sale
This Abbey Road Studios piano used by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and others in the 1960s now up for auction. It goes under the hammer at
Bugs Bunny, Happy 70th (sort of) Birthday!
Cartoon wabbit Bugs Bunny turns 70 today, give or take a few years.
The Harvard Hippies of ’69
Harvard revisits three dropouts from its class of 1969.(Hat tip: Mr. Duffy)
Who2 is Not a Zoo, Casino, or Aquarium
The mysteries of finance: Earlier this year Who2 took out a modest line of credit to do some hedge-trimming and technical roto-tilling around the website. US Bank, for reasons known only to itself and God, routed the approval through some part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was never quite clear why.
Barbra Streisand Wants Me to Buy ‘What’s Up, Doc?’
Barbra Streisand sent me an email today with the headline “‘What’s Up, Doc?’ Coming Soon on Blu-ray.” (The inside headline is all enthusiasm: “What’s Up, Doc? Available in Two Weeks! First Streisand Movie on Blu-ray!”)