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Photos of Charlene Wittstock, Monaco’s Future First Lady

Photos of Charlene Wittstock, Monaco’s Future First Lady

June 23, 2010 | By Fritz Holznagel

Charlene Wittstock is officially engaged to Prince Albert of Monaco, says the royal palace. At age 52 the royal bachelor scalawag has finally decided to settle down with a fellow Olympian 20 years his junior.  (She swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; Albert was on the Monaco bobsled team in five straight Winter Olympics from 1988 through 2002.)We have photos of Charlene Wittstock, starting with the official engagement photos released by the Monaco royal palace.

General Petraeus to Replace General McChrystal

| By Paul Hehn

Those nasty things said in Rolling Stone magazine by U.S. General Stanley McChrystal have cost him his job.
President Barack Obama met with General McChrystal this morning, then announced that the general was being replaced by General David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Nurse in Famous WWII Photo Dies

June 22, 2010 | By Paul Hehn

Edith Shain, who appeared in the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt photo of a soldier kissing a nurse at the end of World War II (she’s the nurse), has died at the age of 91.

Happy Birthday, Bruce Campbell!

| By Paul Hehn

As a tribute to Bruce Campbell, the star of Army of Darkness, some photos and videos:

First, some photos from his memoir, If Chins Could Kill:

A Hard Work Editing: Scorsese and Kubrick

June 21, 2010 | By Paul Hehn

From the blog of Leandro Copperfield, a wonderful mash-up of scenes and sounds from movies by directors Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick:

Billion Dollar Jacko

| By Paul Hehn

According to this story from MTV News, the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson has generated $1 billion since his death almost a year ago. MTV News got their information …..

Happy 101st Birthday, Errol Flynn

June 20, 2010 | By Fritz Holznagel

Actor Errol Flynn was born on this day in 1909.(Trivia note: jazz saxophonist Lester Young was born the same year and died the same year as Flynn, too: 1959.)Read more about Errol Flynn’s wicked, wicked ways.

James Thurber, Bookcases and Naked Women

June 19, 2010 | By Fritz Holznagel

The Paris Review has put many of its grand old interviews online, including a wonderful 1955 interview with humorist James Thurber.  A sample:INTERVIEWER
You say that your drawings often don’t come out the way you
intended?

When Cupid Strikes in the Bullpen

June 18, 2010 | By Fritz Holznagel

“Phillips grabbed a baseball, scribbled his number on it, got the woman’s
attention and tossed it to her. And for the rest of the game, he was
left to wonder how she’d respond.”Seattle Mariners catcher marries fan he spotted from the bullpen.

Where Have You Gone, Red Adair?

| By Fritz Holznagel

Red Adair, offshore oil well disaster expert, would have been 95 years old today, had he not gone to that great rig in the sky in 2004. 

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