Sarah Palin’s Daughter Is Pregnant
“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned…
Biographies
Newman’s Last Run?
Paul Newman, taking his Corvette out for the last time?Newman has not confirmed that he is ill — in June he insisted he was “doing nicely” — but the rumors keep circulating.(Thanks to editor Paul Hehn for the tip.)
New Profiles: Kara DioGuardi, Demi Lovato
Here are two new profiles just requested by our friends at Ask.com: songwriter Kara DioGuardi and teen actress Demi Lovato.
What Is the Population of Wasilla, Alaska?
Small-town Wasilla, Alaska has had a lot of press since Sarah Palin became the running mate of John McCain. Palin played high school basketball in Wasilla, was Miss Wasilla of 1984, and was the city’s mayor from 1996-2002.But just how small is Wasilla?
Mature Moonwalking
Michael Jackson is 50 years old today.ABC News asks him about his AARP card… then shows how he might have looked now without all that surgery.
McCain Chooses Alaskan for Running Mate
Sarah Palin, the first female governor of Alaska, is now the first female Republican candidate for vice president of the United States.John McCain’s aides made the announcement to reporters this morning.
John McCain and Buddy Holly
Happy birthday to Senator John McCain. He turns 72 today, having been born on August 29, 1936.Wow: Singer Buddy Holly was born the same year as McCain, 1936. Holly was 22 when he died — he’s been gone almost 50 years now. McCain rolls on.
Obama Accepts the Nomination
The Democratic Convention is over and it’s official: Barack Obama is the first African-American presidential nominee of a major American political party. Congratulations to him.His website has the transcript and video of his speech from Denver’s Invesco Field.The Rocky Mountain News headline: ‘Obama accepts nomination, rocks Invesco.’
Steve Jobs is Not Dead
Gawker has the accidental obituary of Apple Computer head Steve Jobs run by the Bloomberg news service yesterday. At least Jobs got that rare opportunity to read his own obit. Many of the details are probably familiar to him already. It is interesting to see how placeholders are used in the pre-obit for the final missing bits of the story. (“He was TK”?)
Photos of Phelps, Phinally
Sports Illustrated has an underwater photo series that shows how Michael Phelps touched the wall 0.01 second before rival Milorad Cavic in the 100-meter butterfly.Even with the photos, and seeing the finish, Phelps still seems impossibly far from the wall when Cavic is just inches away. Quite a finish.