Happy 55th Birthday, Mr. Bean!
Another few decades and he’ll be a has-bean. (Nyuk!)Rowan “Mr. Bean” Atkinson turns 55 today.
The Who2 Blog
Anhedonia, Here I Come!
“Annie Hall,” the Oscar-winning 1977 film by Woody Allen, was originally titled “Anhedonia.” So says Jon Carroll (and so agrees the New York Times, in this great little time capsule interview.) Anhedonia is “a psychological state where nothing gives a person pleasure.”
Jayson Williams in Trouble Again
NBA veteran and former New Jersey Nets player Jayson Williams is making the news again, this time for crashing his car under suspicious circumstances.According to this story from TMZ, Jayson Williams was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, after crashing his car in Manhattan in the wee hours of the morning.
John F. Kennedy on Twitter
The John F. Kennedy Library has begun following John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign on Twitter.You can get updates (quotes, mostly) from here (or sign up to follow the tweets). Spoiler: Kennedy won that election, beating out Richard Nixon. Barely.
Brian Eno Interview
Yes, it’s a couple of months old, but this interview from Pitchfork is still a great treat for fans of Brian Eno, music producer (U2, Talking Heads, Coldplay) and rock star (“Baby’s On Fire” and Music for Airports).
Happy Birthday, King Camp Gillette!
Today is the 145th anniversary of King Camp Gillette‘s birth. Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, King Gillette was a traveling salesman who came up with the disposable shaving razor. …..
Are Event Planners Plotting a Coup?
Event planners are suddenly everywhere these days. What are they up to?
White House Had Third, Less-Attention-Hoggy Gate Crasher
Turns out that while Tareq and Michaele Salahi were busy crashing the White House state dinner in November, another more discreet gate crasher was also making his move. (No, not Buzz Aldrin.)
Isaac Newton Was and Wasn’t Born on Christmas Day
Sir Isaac Newton is the Schrodinger’s Cat of birthday boys: He both was and wasn’t born on Christmas Day. And he both was and wasn’t born in 1642.How is, Mr. Man? How can be? Let’s talk it out.
Mary Daly, Feminist Philosopher, Is Dead at 81
Mary Daly, the feminist philosopher and teacher who tangled with Boston College (and others) over the last five decades, has died at age 81.
Happy 35th Birthday, Bradley Cooper
Happy birthday to you, The Hangover star Bradley Cooper. You were born on this day in 1975.Dude, still looking good!
Erwin Schrodinger
In honor of Erwin Schrödinger’s death, we offer this simple illustration as an explanation of that whole deal about his cat.[[wysiwyg_imageupload:73:]]It has something to do with a light saber, a box of radioactive material, and an unsuspecting cat (as if there is such a thing).
Warren Beatty Slept with 13,000 Women, Four Grizzly Bears and Paul Bunyan’s Wife
The new allegation that Warren Beatty has been, uh, very friendly with 13,000 women during his lifetime puts him up there among the great doers of mythic deeds in America — figures …..
Isaac Newton’s Birthday and the Google Doodle Apple
Sir Isaac Newton in a 1689 portrait by Godfrey Kneller.
Where’s Buzz? Seeing Avatar!
Stud astronaut Buzz Aldrin and his wife, Lois, attend the premiere of Avatar in December at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.See Buzz in other places >>(Photo credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN.com)
Philip Seymour Hoffman is Beloved by Roger Ebert but He’s Still Scary, Mommy
Roger Ebert says that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is in three of the top 10 movies of the 2000s. How disturbing!
Bible Scholar Says World Will End on May 21, 2011
A San Francisco evangelist has set a firm date for the Rapture: May 21, 2011.Harold Camping lets out a hearty chuckle when he considers the people who believe the world will end in 2012.
Victor Borge: Happy 101st Birthday to ‘the Funniest Pianist on Earth’
Victor Borge on The Muppet Show in 1979. Clockwise from top center: Borge, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Animal, Fozzy Bear.
George Clooney PHOTOS Over Time
George Clooney is tipped to be an Oscar nominee for his performance in the new romantic comedy-drama Up In the Air. Here are some photos of George Clooney over the years.
Rush Limbaugh Released from Hospital; “Nothing Wrong” With Heart
Rush Limbaugh didn’t have a heart attack and said Friday that tests show nothing wrong with his heart.The talk radio czar was rushed to the hospital with heart pains on Wednesday. But now he has been released from The Queen’s Medical Center in Hawaii. “The pain was real, and they don’t know what caused it,” Limbaugh said in a press conference on Friday.