Which Is the Best Best Picture Ever?
Newsday is holding a vote. First they’re weeding it down decade by decade — then those winners, plus a few wildcards, go head to head for the title of Best Best Picture of All Time.Here were my votes:
Biographies
What’s the First Thing You Do When You Fire a Governor?
Take down the tollway signs.
Oren Lavie’s Marvelous Video
“Her Morning Elegance,” by new-music hipster Oren Lavie. Nice!
Some (Presidents) Like It Hot
“He’s from Hawaii, O.K.? He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.”Obama advisor David Axelrod on his boss’s Oval Office habits.
The Chronicles of John Updike
Author John Updike has died at age 76. (Of lung cancer, in a hospice in Massachusetts.)Obituary lede writers agree: Updike was all about the chronicles.
Who Should Play Rod Blagojevich?
In a TV movie, that is. The NY Daily News has suggestions.(Javier Bardem seems like a stretch.)Read our profile onRod Blagojevich for more details.
How Many People Does It Take to Deliver Octuplets?
46. (Plus the mother.) And she’s planning to breastfeed them all.[Update: Fertility experts are “rattled.”]
Sherlock Holmes Was Not Really a Cocaine Addict
When did the detective’s use of cocaine become more talked about than his violin playing?
250 Choruses of ‘Auld Lang Syne’
Robert Burns, beloved Scots poet, was born 250 years ago today.
Doll Trouble at the White House
First Lady Michelle Obama is not fond of the weird new dolls loosely based on first daughters Sasha and M