Happy Birthday, Dean Martin!
Happy birthday to Dean Martin, born 7 June 1917. Dino passed away in 1995. Ah, but his music lives on… with video!
The Who2 Blog
The World’s Biggest Children Parade
Portland, Oregon lays claim to the largest children’s parade in the world. I live there. The children aren’t all THAT large, as you can see from these photos.
Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
Author Ray Bradbury has died at the age of 91.
NY Times Culture Critic Kicks the Snacks Out of NY Times Movie Critic
David Carr and A.O. Scott go at each other hammer, tongs and munchies.
Jeremy Bentham, Happy 180th Deathday to You
The great British thinker (and famous corpse) died on this day in 1832.
The Duchess of Cambridge Walked Up and Down Stairs Today (Photos!)
Those stairs were at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the Queen’s Jubilee celebration. The Duchess both ascended and descended the series of smooth granite risers.
Prince Charles Is Now Cool, Says the Telegraph
No longer a “meddler,” he’s now “a new and more loveable Prince of Wales who caught the public mood brilliantly.”
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan: The 30th Anniversary!
The best of the Star Trek movies debuted 30 years ago this month.
IAmA: David Copperfield Answers Questions
Illusionist David Copperfield was on Reddit — “I Am David Copperfield. Ask Me Anything!” We have some quotes.
Five Photos of John Glenn Getting Older
He isn’t getting any younger, but he is wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom. What are you wearing?
The Papercraft Trailer for ‘Prometheus’
A wonderful papercraft version of the new Prometheus trailer.
Annie Leibovitz’s Pilgrimage
Famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz has a new book and a traveling exhibit — this time without people in the photos.
Queen’s Jubliee Photos: The Royal Family Rocks the Thames
Queen Elizabeth II has her game face on for Diamond Jubilee weekend.
Richard Dawson Has Died at 79: Biography and Photos
The comic star of Hogan’s Heroes and longtime host of Family Feud is dead of esophagael cancer.
Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Formula For Looking Like the Queen
There’s a lot more going on with those cloth coats than you think.
Margaret Thatcher Wrote This Column When Elizabeth Became Queen
The young barrister-in-training hoped “a new era for women” was at hand.
Mike Baxter Shows How to Save a No-Hitter
Johan Santana did the throwing, but Mike Baxter did the catching.
Gaydar Is Real
Scientists say people can recognize random faces as gay or straight with “significant” accuracy.
Roy Lichtenstein in Chicago
There’s a new exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago of works by Roy Lichtenstein. See some videos of what’s going on.
The Mess Called John Edwards
A trial full of crazy lies ends in a mostly hung jury in the John Edwards trial. It was too hard to sift through the parade of shameless acts to determine what was actually against the law.