Tatyana McFadden Biography: New!
Our Tatyana McFadden biography is now live. Tatyana McFadden is the wheelchair racer who is expected to compete for seven gold medals at this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio de …..
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Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star, is Dead at 83
Gene Wilder is dead at age 83. Alzheimer’s Disease was the cause, said his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman. At 83 years and 78 days, he just outlived actor Leonard Nimoy and …..
Mother Teresa, the Saint of Calcutta? Not to Dr. Aroup Chatterjee
Mother Teresa will be granted sainthood by Pope Francis on September 4th, giving her the rare trifecta of winning sainthood, the Nobel Prize (1979) and the U.S. Medal of Freedom (1985). Congratulations to …..
Cary Grant’s Suits: The Not-So-Strange Journey
Cary Grant has been dead since 1984, but his suits live on, according to a new Wall Street Journal article titled The Strange Journey of Cary Grant’s Suits. [2024 note: Article is …..
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer of ‘That’ Jazz Sound, Is Dead
(Photo for The New York Times by James Estrin) Here’s one of those obituaries for someone you never heard of who turns out to be a giant: audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder, …..
Michael Phelps Has Been Swimming in the Olympics for More Than Half His Life
It’s true: Michael Phelps is now swimming in his fifth Olympic games, and he’s still only 31 years old. Michael Phelps was born in 1985 and his first Summer Games were in …..
New Lucille Ball Statue Is Even Scarier Because It Actually Looks Like Lucy
The new Lucille Ball statue is finally in place in Celoron, New York. Yes, it’s out with the old Scary Lucy statue and in with… the Even More Scary Lucy Statue. …..
Melania Trump Biography — New!
Our Melania Trump biography is now live. Without going too deep into the weeds, here are the highlights: Born in 1970 in Yugoslavia (now Serbia) Worked as a model from …..
Yep, Melania Trump’s Convention Speech Did Plagiarize from Michelle Obama’s Convention Speech
Melania Trump, in her GOP convention speech last night, took passages directly from Michelle Obama‘s 2008 convention speech. The video makes it pretty clear: So that’s pretty blatant, right? pic.twitter.com/EPnHME7afV …..
Mike Pence Biography — New!
Our new Mike Pence biography is now live. He is the Indiana governor who is now Donald Trump‘s running mate on the Republican ticket in 2016. A few quick Mike Pence facts: …..
Theresa May’s First Day on the Job: Photos
Theresa May is your new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She entered Number 10 Downing Street last night with her husband, Philip May, at her side. Here are a …..
D.B. Cooper is Dead… To the FBI
The D.B. Cooper case is closed for good, the FBI announced today. After 45 years, the lawmen are admitting defeat and calling it quits: “Following one of the longest and …..
Biography of Theresa May, the New UK Prime Minister
Our Theresa May biography is now live. Who is Theresa May? She’s the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. She replaces her fellow Conservative David Cameron, who is stepping …..
George Hamilton is the New Colonel Sanders, If You Can Believe That
George Hamilton is Colonel Sanders. Yes, you read it right. Kentucky Fried Chicken’s wonderfully bizarre reboot of its corporate icon is continuing with new ads featuring the extra-tan actor as the “extra-crispy Colonel.” If you …..
George Bush is Still Hating on Broccoli
This week a young child wrote to former President George Bush (the elder) to proclaim his love of broccoli. The president’s reply: Proud of young Cooper’s interest in healthy eating. …..
Trump 2016: The Anime Commercial
Trump-ah, 2016! If this video won’t make you vote for Donald Trump, probably nothing will. Granted that he does destroy the entire planet with his robot hand-rays at the end, but …..
Do all pop stars die young?
Drug overdoses, but also rare forms of cancer and plane crashes. The good do die young.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Biography: New!
Our Lin-Manuel Miranda biography is now live. Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda? Only the certified genius who created, wrote and stars in the Broadway mega-show Hamilton. And also the Tony-winning writer …..
Muhammad Ali Lived a Little More Than Mister Rogers, a Little Less Than Mark Twain
Boxing great Muhammad Ali has died at age 74 years and 138 days. A glance at Who2’s People Who Died at Age 74 page shows us that he’s in some …..
Muhammad Ali Dead at 74: Photos
Muhammad Ali is dead. The three-time heavyweight champion and icon of boxing died on Friday in an Arizona hospital, where he had been admitted a day earlier with a “respiratory issue.” …..