Happy 63rd, Mr. President
Happy 63rd birthday to former President Bill Clinton.
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Mozart: This Time It’s Strep Throat That Killed Him
Hoorah! Time for another new cause of death for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.In the past, you may recall, the Salzburg Stallion’s early death has been blamed on military fever, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, pneumonia, kidney stones, killer composers, and undercooked pork cutlets.
Jurassic Prez?
Steven Spielberg and Robert Redford are planning duelling biopics of beloved President Abraham Lincoln, according to The Guardian.Spielberg wants Liam Neeson as Abe.
Fred Astaire Was On ‘Battlestar Galactica’?
Oddly, yes. He played an “old con man” who “works his way into Starbuck’s life” in episode 15 in 1979. Here’s the photographic proof, with Astaire and rascally Dirk Benedict.
Shannon Elizabeth Was Born in 1973, Not 1976
Our bad. We’ve discovered that Shannon Elizabeth was born on 1973. We’ve had 1976 listed on her profile for quite some time.
“King of Popsicle” Succeeding Where Disney Failed
Walt Disney’s body has long been rumored, falsely, to lie frozen beneath the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
Movie Review: ‘The Hurt Locker’
THE HURT LOCKERViewed at the Newport AMC Theater in Newport, Kentucky6:45 Saturday night showPre-movie meal: watermelon and blueberries–Intense!I was skeptical of this film because it was directed by Katherine Bigelow, who also directed one of the silliest movies I’ve ever seen: Keanu Reeves going undercover as a surfer dude-bank robber to nab Patrick Swayze in POINT BREAK.
“Controller Bantering About Dead Cat Before Crash”
A headline you probably don’t want to see if you’re in charge of air traffic controllers in New Jersey.
Awkward Photos With People in Animal Suits
From 2007: Renee Zellweger and Jerry Seinfeld at the premiere of Bee Movie.More awkward shots here.(Image supplied by WENN.)
Danny Partridge is 50
Today.
Les Paul, Electric Guitar Inventor, Has Died
If you listen to rock, pop, blues, or country music, thank Les Paul.Paul invented the solid-body electric guitar — the John Deere plow of rock and roll.
Yikes! Michael Douglas’s Kid
(Originally published August 13, 2009)
Happy 70th, George Hamilton
Glowing bronze actor George Hamilton turns 70 today. He was born this day in 1939, the same year as another master of suave aging: George Lazenby.Here’s an awkward photo from April. The caption: “George Hamilton being asked for money by a homeless person outside Mr. Chow restaurant. Beverly Hills, California.”
Weird New Images From Heath Ledger’s Last Film
Heath Ledger was filming a movie when he died: not Batman but The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, the latest hallucinatory (and typically cursed) project from Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam.How hallucinatory? New photos below.The flick was described this way at Cannes:
Keanu Reeves vs. Teddy Bears
This video from 1984 features Keanu Reeves as a correspondent for a TV show called Going Great. He’s talking with a 13 year-old who collects stuffed bears.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 1921-2009
She died this morning at Cape Cod Hospital, near the Kennedy family’s traditional summer compound in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
“For Bushies Only”
According to a report in The Raw Story, former staffers from the administration of President George W. Bush plan to create a social network, Facebook-style, specifically for fans and ex-employees of the former president.
“That Man Was Not Raised By His Parents”
“It was a wonderful turning point when we put him through the process of hair and makeup,” Taylor said, “and the first time we saw him with his haircut and his suit, all the women in the office kind of wilted and fainted when he walked by…”
Rosanna Arquette Is 50
True story.She still looked very Rosanna Arquette-ish in May at Cannes.(Photo: Zibi/WENN.com)
A Cool Portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
“Rare Halo Display,” this portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver by David Lenz, was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery and unveiled in May of this year.The artist’s son is a Special Olympics participant. Groovy backstory here.