Meryl Streep’s Oscar Average Jumps to .528
19 nominations in 36 years: an amazing run for Hollywood’s most celebrated actress.
Biographies
Mario Cuomo’s Tips for Writing Well
The late, great governor offers a few hot tips on how to write a major speech.
10 Surprising People Who Turn 75 in 2015 (and 7 Who Won’t)
M*A*S*H star Gary Burghoff and cartoon wisecracker Bugs Bunny lead the parade of figures who arrived in 1940.
‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ Is the Shortest, Saddest and Best Christmas Song of All Time
The 1943 Bing Crosby hit is still playing (and paying off) over 70 years later.
Lost Rossetti Portrait For Sale
A drawing by Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti that was lost for 150 years is going up for auction.
Everyone is Altered
A fine article by Josh Dickey called Everyone is Altered has been making the rounds. News flash: movie stars use fakery to look good!
General Grant and the Jews
On 17 December 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant issued Order No. 11, expelling all Jews from his military district — parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Is This the Saddest Presidential Dog Photo Ever?
The story of Feller, the unwanted White House dog.
P.D. James is Dead at Age 94
The celebrated mystery author has died “peacefully at her home in Oxford.”
Grandmothers, Pies and a Happy Thanksgiving
Another look at a Thanksgiving story of grandmothers and what they baked.