Helen Mirren, You May Now Retire (But Please Don’t)
Helen Mirren is 65 today. But here’s hoping she doesn’t retire: she’s too good. And she can still wear the clothes.
Biographies
Daniel Schorr: Politicians and Journalists Shouldn’t Mix
Mr. Schorr and [CNN founder Ted Turner] eventually fell out over a CNN plan to team John Connally, the former Texas governor and Nixon Treasury secretary, with Mr. Schorr as commentators at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas.
John Callahan, Quadriplegic Cartoonist, Dead at 59
Willamette Week is reporting that cartoonist John Callahan has died at age 60.His personal site confirms his death (if not the age), with the photo below captioned “1951-2010.” Wikipedia also says John Callahan was born 5 February 1951, which would make him 59. Willamette Week says that Callahan had been in ill health for a year.
Zsa Zsa Gabor is in Critical Condition
“I’m at her bedside waiting for her to respond,” said her husband, Frederic von Anhalt. “She doesn’t talk to us, she can’t tell us what hurts and what’s wrong, so …..
Alex Trebek is 70. Holy Cow!
Alex Trebek, host of the game show Jeopardy! since 1984, turns 70 today. (Born the same year as Bugs Bunny and Bruce Lee, it turns out.)We wish him the happiest possible birthday. He was 44 when he started hosting the show.
The Horse Boy is Back!
“The original Horse Boy, a man in a purple jumper and a rubber horse’s head mask, was spotted on Google Street View on Hardgate in Aberdeen.
Who Are Your Two Most Popular American Sports Stars?
Kinda crazy.
Lindsay Lohan ‘Sulks Off to Jail’
To be fair, it IS hard to look cheery when you’re handcuffed.Here’s Lindsay Lohan shortly beforehand, heading through the metal detectors at the Beverly Hills Courthouse as she turns herself in.
Dick Cheney’s Heart, Then and Now
So Dick Cheney had a pump implanted in his heart last week. The prognosis is uncertain: it may be the prelude to heart transplant surgery, or it may be a semi-reliable solution that could endure for years.
Charlie Chaplin Film Rediscovered
According to this story from National Public Radio, a 1914 film called A Thief Catcher has been discovered at an antiques sale in Michigan, and film legend Charlie Chaplin appears on screen for a few minutes as a bumbling policeman.