The LA Times recaps the college years of Sarah Palin.The full sequence, beginning in the fall of 1982, is: University of Hawaii at Hilo (arrived but never enrolled), Hawaii Pacific University, North Idaho College, University of Idaho, Matanuska-Susitna College (Alaska, one term), then University of Idaho again (graduating in 1987).
Director J.J. Abrams grapples with Capt. Kirk over the upcoming Star Trek movie.
“Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86.” -The Associated PressHis real name was Richard Sylvan Selzer and he was born in 1922.
We’ve posted new profiles of Sasha and Malia Obama, the daughters of presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.Both girls gave us a bit of trouble with their birthdays.
The Japanese papers are struggling to read the kimchi leaves about the health of Kim Jong-Il.
“I’m not going to Vegas or anything like that.”-High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron on turning 21 this weekend.
One bit of good news out of the Guy Ritchie divorce chatter: Turns out Ritchie is busy filming a new Sherlock Holmes feature, with Robert Downey Jr. starring as the grand old detective. (Plus Jude Law as Dr. Watson!)
The full transcript of last night’s Alfred E. Smith dinner, with jokes by both John McCain and Barack Obama.Whaddya know: Both men came out looking like real human beings.
Two days after the debate, Google News still has 3400+ stories for “Joe the Plumber.” Joe isn’t playing so well in Chicago.One surprise: joetheplumber.com is not a parked domain that someone set up overnight. It’s the website of a actual plumber in Amarillo, Texas.
Congressional Quarterly has it.