Today We are All #42
Major league players — every one of them — wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson’s first major league game.
Biographies
Franken Got More Votes
Minnesota’s comedian-politician Al Franken got more votes in his challenge for Senator Norm Coleman’s seat. That’s what a three-judge panel said yesterday. Read about it here.
Something Not About That Dog
This story is about comic books, the Canadian air force and the long-standing mystery of Dan Cooper, otherwise known as D.B. Cooper.
First Photos of the First Dog
This is the first shot of the First Dog, Bo, according to The Los Angeles Times.
The New First Dog is a Puppy Named Bo
He’s named Bo.The identity of the first puppy — the one that the Washington press corps has been yelping about for months, the one President Obama has seemed to delight in dropping hints about — leaked out Saturday.
First Dog Coming Soon?
The Daily News says yes.The First Family will reportedly welcome a black Portuguese Water Dog puppy to the White House on Tuesday… The future First Dog is reportedly a 6-month-old male pup which was returned to a kennel by its first owners.[Update: It’s official!]
Malkovich: Drifting Toward Obi-Wan
Yow! John Malkovich seems to be crossing over from middle-aged-guy-playing-older to genuinely-getting-older status.He’s got a little Sir Alec Guinness going — maybe it’s the folds between the eyebrows.
The Easter Patriot
The Easter Bunny pledges allegiance to the flag before the 2008 White House Easter Egg Roll.More Easter Bunny photos here.(Photo credit: Carrie Devorah / WENN)
Piracy Update
“All those GI Joe dolls I bought him paid off.”So says the mother of pirate-fighting chief officer Shane Murphy of the Maersk Alabama.Capt. Richard Phillips is still being held by Somali pirates after a failed escape attempt last night.
When Harry Met Hippo
Random photo of the day: Actor Harrison Ford feeds Happy, a 5,000-pound Nile hippopotamus, at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Tuesday.That’s Ford’s girlfriend Calista Flockhart and her son Liam watching the action. Liam seems skeptical.