Patricia Highsmith, Happy 15th Deathday!
Patricia Highsmith, the creepy and sophisticated author of The Talented Mr. Ripley, died 15 years ago today.(Aside: When did 1995 get to be 15 years ago?)
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Katie Couric and CBS News: Splitsville?
(More photos of Katie Couric)
Morgan Freeman’s Easy Reader
Yep, that’s 2010 Oscar-nominee Morgan Freeman as rhyming ‘n’ dancing “Easy Reader” on the old educational TV show The Electric Company. His song and dance partner there is Oscar/Tony/Emmy/Grammy winner …..
Lyndon Johnson, Fresca Fanatic
Lyndon Johnson “gave up alcohol and drank tea, Tab and Fresca” after he became president in 1963, as we note in our profile. We didn’t know until now that he used Fresca as a weapon, too.
New Faces on Mars?
Recent publications of images from Mars have kicked new energy into the once-vibrant Science Division of Who2.From HiRISE (that’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, from the University of Arizona), we analyzed this image:
The Day the Music Died
Yes, it’s the anniversary of the plane crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll star Buddy Holly, as well as Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson.Buddy Holly is known for the songs “That’ll Be The Day” and “Peggy Sue.”Ritchie Valens had a big hit with “La Bamba.”
Meryl Streep Nominated for Ten Millionth Oscar
Good grief, not again.Meryl Streep
Bill Watterson Interview
Cartoonist Bill Watterson, the creator of the beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, has given his first interview in many years to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow
It’s over. Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his den this morning and, in a rock-star ritual enhanced with texting, predicted six more weeks of winter.
Punxsutawney Phil is the Jimi Hendrix of Bad Weather Forecasting
“Groundhog Day is a lot like a rock concert but the people are better behaved and there’s a groundhog involved.” So says Tom Chapin, editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit newspaper, …..