Donna Summer Biography and Photos
The disco queen has died at the very young age of 63. We’ve got a new biography and photos.
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Drink Up! More Coffee = Less Death
Keep the java coming, baby. It’s GOOD for you.
A Famous Guy I’d Never Heard of: Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown is being hailed and mourned as everyone’s favorite dance music hero. So how come I’ve never heard of him?
Mary Richardson Kennedy Hanged Herself: Reports
An autopsy will be held today for Mary Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Local news reports now say that she hanged herself.
Movie Photo of the Day: The Fondas in New York
Jane Fonda takes a moment with her dad and brother while filming your typical 1963 sex comedy in New York.
Francois Hollande Takes Charge: PHOTOS From Elysee Palace
With handshakes all around, Nicolas Sarkozy is out and Francois Hollande is in as the new President of France.
The White House Inserts Obama Into Bios
The White House has added Obama-flavored icing to several of the official biographies of former presidents. Doesn’t that make you furious?
Out with Merkollande, In with Frangela!
How can the French and Germans save the Euro if they can’t get the nickname right?
The Convent Crash of 1956
May 15 is the anniversary of one of Canada’s worst air crashes, when a convent full of recuperating nuns was blown up by a falling jet fighter.
Abraham Zapruder and His Camera: Dual Birthdays
The man who filmed President Kennedy’s shooting would be 107 this year; his camera turns 50.
Cromwell’s Cosmetics
Recent analysis shows that Oliver Cromwell owned pots of fancy scented soaps. Now he’s been branded by the U.K. press as a “metrosexual.”
Carrying the Loot: Why Butch Cassidy Had It Easy
Even bank robbers have to deal with inflation.
Noel Coward to Marlene Dietrich: “Snap Out of It, Girl!”
The urbane composer had a few choice words for Marlene Dietrich in 1956.
Manchester City Championship Photos: 1968 vs. 2012
Manchester City has won its first league championship in 44 years, and the lads will have a parade in the city tonight. How did the celebrations look in 1968?
Obit of the Day: Joyce Redman, of the Famous Tom Jones ‘Eating Scene’
She and Albert Finney gnawed, slurped and grinned their way through a much-loved comedy scene.
Obituary of the Day: Nicholas Katzenbach, Who Went Nose to Nose With George Wallace
He handed the defiant governor the papers that forced him to integrate the University of Alabama in 1963.
Laetitia Casta as She Was in 1993
The famous French model is turning 34. Here’s how she looked at age 15.
Vidal Sassoon: A Few Choice Photos
Five great images of an unusual talent.
Howard Carter and His Moustache Get the Google Doodle Treatment
The discoverer of King Tut’s tomb may not have realized that his facial hair would someday be featured in the logo of an Internet search engine.
Oetzi Gives the World’s Oldest Blood Sample
They’ve found a trace of blood on the Oezti Iceman, the mummified 5,300 year-old corpse found in the Alps in 1991. It’s the world’s oldest blood.