Meryl Streep’s Oscar Average Jumps to .528
19 nominations in 36 years: an amazing run for Hollywood’s most celebrated actress.
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Mario Cuomo’s Tips for Writing Well
The late, great governor offers a few hot tips on how to write a major speech.
10 Surprising People Who Turn 75 in 2015 (and 7 Who Won’t)
M*A*S*H star Gary Burghoff and cartoon wisecracker Bugs Bunny lead the parade of figures who arrived in 1940.
‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ Is the Shortest, Saddest and Best Christmas Song of All Time
The 1943 Bing Crosby hit is still playing (and paying off) over 70 years later.
Lost Rossetti Portrait For Sale
A drawing by Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti that was lost for 150 years is going up for auction.
Everyone is Altered
A fine article by Josh Dickey called Everyone is Altered has been making the rounds. News flash: movie stars use fakery to look good!
General Grant and the Jews
On 17 December 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant issued Order No. 11, expelling all Jews from his military district — parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Is This the Saddest Presidential Dog Photo Ever?
The story of Feller, the unwanted White House dog.
P.D. James is Dead at Age 94
The celebrated mystery author has died “peacefully at her home in Oxford.”
Grandmothers, Pies and a Happy Thanksgiving
Another look at a Thanksgiving story of grandmothers and what they baked.
Loretta Lynch Biography: New!
Meet President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Attorney General.
Mitch McConnell Says Thank You for Voting
The longtime Kentucky senator and Republican chief will be the new Senate majority leader.
Don’t Vote Today!
Heed this helpful advice from some successful leaders of the past.
Let’s Harsh On Jeff Koons!
Last year, a piece of art by Jeffrey Koons sold for more than $58 million. Yes, it sucks, but that doesn’t mean it’s not important. Read why from The New York Review of Books.
Martin Short Tells All
The comedian reminisces about his beginnings and his breakthrough years in Toronto with Gilda Radner and Godspell.
Did Edgar Allan Poe Die of Rabies?
His death was long blamed on liquor or sheer craziness, but the famous author may actually have fallen victim to “an unrecorded animal exposure.”
Could Bill Belichick Be TRYING to Get Tom Brady Killed?
A modest little conspiracy theory about what’s *really* going on with the New England Patriots this year.
Here Comes The World’s Longest Movie
Set your calendars to 2020, when Anders Weberg’s 720-hour movie makes its one and only screen appearance.
Kei Nishikori Biography: New!
He’s the first Japanese man in the modern era ever to reach a major tournament final. Good for him!
Richard III’s Rib Shows He Loved a Good Roast Egret
Scientists analyzing King Richard III’s bones say he had a steady diet of wild birds and fish.