Happy Birthday, Scott Baio!
In honor of Scott Baio’s 48th birthday, we present this little video:
Biographies
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!
Happy 75th Birthday, Leonard Cohen
His singing style has been called “a sort of musical Method acting,” and in his trademark fedora he looks something like a cross between Tony Bennett and William S. Burroughs.From our profile of moody troubadour Leonard Cohen, who turns 75 today.Happy birthday, Mr. Cohen, wherever you are!
Happy 35th Death Day, Walter Brennan!
Died on this day in 1974.The late Mr. Brennan is still the forgotten Oscar champ — and still tied with Jack Nicholson for the all-time male lead.
300 Years of Dictionary-Writing Studliness
Happy 300th birthday, Samuel Johnson.
Cowboys Stadium: Disney Smackdown!
Here’s one thing that can be said for the new Cowboys Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys will play their first home game of the regular season on Sunday against the Giants: it’s not Mickey Mouse architecture.
Mary Travers Dies at Age 72
The great Mary Travers of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary has died.The cause was side effects from chemotherapy for leukemia, a disease she had battled since 2004. She rallied after a bone marrow transplant in 2006, but faded this year.
Millions and Millions Served
Leonard Rhomberg, age 68, has been working at the same McDonald’s near St. Louis for 50 years.Patrick Hillmeyer and Tom Hillmeyer, the owners… presented him with a cake. They also gave him a Cardinals jersey with his name on it, a card from employees, and several gift cards.And, one hopes, an honorary PhD from Hamburger U.Let’s do the math.
Speech-Less
This rather long excerpt from Matt Latimer, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush is a fascinating look behind the scenes at the White House during last year’s economic crisis.There are plenty of funny parts, too, even though it reveals confusion at the top that’s not really all that funny. The excerpt is from Latimer’s new book, Speech-Less: Tales of a White House Survivor.
Discovered Hemingway Photos
Here are some previously unpublished photos from LIFE magazine of Ernest Hemingway.