Where’s Michael?
Turns out he is at Forest Lawn — at least, temporarily:
Biographies
T Minus 8 Days and Counting
Continuing our countdown to the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.I love these formal portraits of the Apollo 11 astronauts. For one thing, their suits are just so white. Armstrong and Collins are subdued or even bemused. Buzz Aldrin, ever the enthusiast, flat-out grins.
Robert McNamara, Peacemaker?
Mr. McNamara saw his central role as preventing nuclear war. During his tenure as secretary of defense, there were conflicts that could have escalated into nuclear war — the confrontation over Berlin, the Cuban missile crisis. All of this must be seen against the backdrop of the prevailing ideas of the time, the domino theory and the cold war.
Another Oscar Mayer Dies
The third Oscar Mayer to run the family meat business has died — as did his father and grandfather before him.It seems suspicious.This Oscar Mayer was the one who presided over the “I wish I was an Oscar Mayer weiner” ad campaigns. Perhaps he was finished off by headlines like this one.Good luck, Mr. Mayer, wherever you are.
Usher Sings at Michael Jackson’s Memorial
More photos from the Michael Jackson memorial service here.
Forest Lawn: Michael Jackson’s Final Resting Place?
(TV trucks outside Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills on 7 July 2009.)A family funeral for pop star Michael Jackson took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills today, and Jackson reportedly (may) be buried there after his funeral today.
Jackie and Bobby’s ‘Doomed’ Love
The New York Post reports a few juicy details from an upcoming biography by C. David Heymann called Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story. The book says Jackie Kennedy had a four-year love affair with her brother-in-law, Robert Kennedy.Heymann has written about Jackie and Bobby before, in 1989’s A Woman Named Jackie: An Intimate Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and in 1998’s R.F.K.: A Candid Biography of Robert F. Kennedy.
Mary Freaking Poppins
Smart work from the Australian sample artist Pogo.
T Minus 10 Days and Counting
Here’s how it looks when you train for a moon walk. Just you, the phony gray lunar surface, and 15 kid brainiacs with skinny black ties.