Donald Fagen Is 60

Donald Fagen, “reclusive avatar of High Pop,” turns 60 today.All About Jazz has a wonderfully detailed analysis of his new boxed set, The Nightfly Trilogy.

Queen Elizabeth, “Nintendo Addict”

First she went YouTube. Now Canada’s National Post is having fun with reports that Queen Elizabeth II is “hooked” on Nintendo bowling.

New Hampshire Primary Results

Is it possible to have a “comeback” on the first day of an election? If so, Hillary Clinton and John McCain seem to have done so.

Happy Birthday, Dear Elllllvis…

It’s Elvis Presley’s birthday — and he’d still be only 73 years old.He’s the same age as Ron Paul, Woody Allen, and Darth Vader.

First in the Nation?

As the candidates battle in New Hampshire, Dixville Notch battles its own rival.

Nicolas Sarkozy, Playboy President?

News reports say that Nicolas Sarkozy, the just-divorced president of France, is just-maybe-possibly engaged to former model Carla Bruni.Journal di Dimanche has a photo set on Bruni. The paper broke the story yesterday, saying Sarkozy and Bruni might marry in February.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: ER to the Stars

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: ER to the Stars

Frank Sinatra died there. Kate Hudson was born there. Alex Trebek went there after his heart attack. And this week, Britney Spears was taken there after a mental meltdown.

D.B. Cooper’s Tattered Cash

Brian Ingram, the 8-year-old who discovered a wad of D.B. Cooper’s cash in 1980, now has his own website: DBCooperMoney.com.He’s selling some of the bills on Ebay.

Iowa Caucus Results

Mike Huckabee wins on the GOP side with 34% of the vote; Mitt Romney takes second with 25%.