Marilyn Monroe Didn’t Have Six Toes on Her Left Foot, Alas
Sad but true: Marilyn Monroe did not have six toes on her left foot. Or on her right foot, either. She was a ten-toed beauty. We were unaware of the …..
Biographies
Tatyana McFadden Biography: New!
Our Tatyana McFadden biography is now live. Tatyana McFadden is the wheelchair racer who is expected to compete for seven gold medals at this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio de …..
Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star, is Dead at 83
Gene Wilder is dead at age 83. Alzheimer’s Disease was the cause, said his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman. At 83 years and 78 days, he just outlived actor Leonard Nimoy and …..
Mother Teresa, the Saint of Calcutta? Not to Dr. Aroup Chatterjee
Mother Teresa will be granted sainthood by Pope Francis on September 4th, giving her the rare trifecta of winning sainthood, the Nobel Prize (1979) and the U.S. Medal of Freedom (1985). Congratulations to …..
Cary Grant’s Suits: The Not-So-Strange Journey
Cary Grant has been dead since 1984, but his suits live on, according to a new Wall Street Journal article titled The Strange Journey of Cary Grant’s Suits. [2024 note: Article is …..
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer of ‘That’ Jazz Sound, Is Dead
(Photo for The New York Times by James Estrin) Here’s one of those obituaries for someone you never heard of who turns out to be a giant: audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder, …..
Michael Phelps Has Been Swimming in the Olympics for More Than Half His Life
It’s true: Michael Phelps is now swimming in his fifth Olympic games, and he’s still only 31 years old. Michael Phelps was born in 1985 and his first Summer Games were in …..
New Lucille Ball Statue Is Even Scarier Because It Actually Looks Like Lucy
The new Lucille Ball statue is finally in place in Celoron, New York. Yes, it’s out with the old Scary Lucy statue and in with… the Even More Scary Lucy Statue. …..
Melania Trump Biography — New!
Our Melania Trump biography is now live. Without going too deep into the weeds, here are the highlights: Born in 1970 in Yugoslavia (now Serbia) Worked as a model from …..
Yep, Melania Trump’s Convention Speech Did Plagiarize from Michelle Obama’s Convention Speech
Melania Trump, in her GOP convention speech last night, took passages directly from Michelle Obama‘s 2008 convention speech. The video makes it pretty clear: So that’s pretty blatant, right? pic.twitter.com/EPnHME7afV …..