William Safire Dead at 79
Political columnist and conservative guru William Safire has died at age 79.Safire had been under hospice care for pancreatic cancer, reports the Jewish news agency JTA.
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Roman Polanski Arrested in Switzerland
Maybe the film festival wasn’t such a good idea.76-year-old director Roman Polanski was supposed to be honored at a Swiss film festival this week. Instead, he was arrested as soon as he landed at Zurich airport. He’s still officially a wanted man in the United States, and the Swiss have an extradition treaty with the U.S.
Michael Jordan: The College Years
A photo gallery of young Michael Jordan, courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
WIRED on Spike Jonze
Here’s a brief article from Wired on how Spike Jonze worked the special effects for the film version of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.
Mackenzie Phillips, Eddie Van Halen and the KISS Kasket
We’ve just posted a new profile of actress Mackenzie Phillips. You may remember her as scrawny li’l Carol from One Day at a Time, but now she’s in the news for some rather far-out comments about her dad.
“F for Philately”
Three new Orson Welles stamps by artist Paul Hehn.
Separated at Birth?
Dr. Jonas Salk and comedian Larry David:Don’t believe us? Here’s about a “photo illustration” to help you see it:
“Twilight” Town is a Two-Stoplight Mecca
“Twihards” are flooding Forks, Washington.Teenage girls aren’t the only ones hyperventilating.
Happy Birthday, Scott Baio!
In honor of Scott Baio’s 48th birthday, we present this little video:
Dan Brown’s Worst Sentences?
An amusing list from the U.K.’s Telegraph recalls twenty bad sentences from the novels of Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code. Some are pretty bad, and in case you’re not sure why they’re bad, don’t worry, this article will tell you.Which means it sounds nit-picky. Which means the comments section ends up being one big debate over who is stupider-er. Great!