Remember the Good Old Days of Pigeon-Shooting at the Olympics?
21 dead pigeons — still the Olympic record!
The Who2 Blog
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.
Bruce Springsteen at 62
The New Yorker has a terrific profile of Bruce Springsteen, “We Are Alive” by David Remnick.
The Dark Knight Rises: A Minority Report
“A whole lot of gabbing goes on” — our review of the new Batman movie.
Amerlia Earhart Google Doodle for Her 115th Birthday
The famous flyer was born 115 years ago in Kansas… and disappeared 40 years later in the South Pacific.
Free at Last! Ichiro Suzuki is Now a Yankee
After 12 mostly losing seasons in Seattle, the superstar gets a crack at winning. How do you say “Bronx Bombers” in Japanese?
A Sally Ride Biography in Photos
An daring life, seen in nine good photos.
Wow: Sally Ride is Dead
The first American woman in space was only 61 years old.
Chief Joseph’s Super-Expensive Poncho
At this week’s Coeur d’Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada, a “war shirt” that once belonged to Chief Joseph was one of the top-dollar items.
Here’s Ralph Fiennes in a Crazy Beard
The Oscar-nominated actor has turned into a hippie Shakespearian.
The Joe Paterno Statue Has Been Removed
Per order of the new president of Penn State, Rodney Erickson.
Did Neil Amstrong Say ‘One Small Step for A Man’?
The final word from the audio experts: no ‘A.’
The Seven Horses of Highly Effective People
With a nod in honor to the late Stephen Covey, we present a gallery of famous horses and their famous riders.