Nelson Mandela’s Names: Just How Many Does He Have?
We’ve updated our 2007 study of Nelson Mandela’s many names to include the clan name Madiba.
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Remember the Good Old Days of Pigeon-Shooting at the Olympics?
21 dead pigeons — still the Olympic record!
Mike Lupica on Dick Cheney: “Bully, Phony, Self-Important”
The NY Daily News columnist has a few choice words for the former vice-president.
Alex Morgan Biography — New!
The 23-year-old U.S. Olympic soccer star was also a star in Sports Illustrated earlier this year.
Just a Nice Photo: The Queen and the Torch
The monarch looks on as the torch is passed.
Sherlock Holmes and His Dippy Hat
A new exhibition of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia got me thinking about that goofy hat of his.
#RomneyShambles
Twitter users are having a ball with Mitt Romney’s trip to London.
Rare Stanley Kubrick Audio Interview
Writer Jeremy Bernstein interviewed Stanley Kubrick in 1965 and 1966, and Kubrick recorded it on tape. Listen.
Chad Everett, ‘Medical Center’ Star, Dead at Age 76
The longtime TV star has died after a battle with lung cancer.
Sherman Hemsley’s Death Foretold: Deadly Metaphors in the ‘Jeffersons’ Theme Song
“Movin’ on up” is just the start.