A Quick Take on the Ex-Presidents
What are the four living ex-presidents up to these days?
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Just a Nice Photo: Bo the Dog
If you’re the First Dog, you can lie on the furniture all you want.
Richard Gere Sells His Guitars for $936,000
An auction at Christie’s this week brought in $936,438 for actor Richard Gere. He says he’ll give the money to charity. Apparently Gere no longer needed a million dollars worth of guitars.
Rubik’s Cubes in Everyday Life
Today I saw an example of another use for the toy cube created by Hungarian inventor Erno Rubik. This time it was a chest of drawers, one of the more clever variations, as you can see by some of the other Rubik-inspired creations out there.
The Cat Lover Who Nabbed Whitey
The most wanted criminal in the United States was nabbed thanks to a tip from Anna Bjornsdottir, a former model and 1974’s Miss Iceland in the Miss Universe pageant. How did a TV spokesmodel for Noxema cross paths with James “Whitey” Bulger?
Paul McCartney Marries Nancy Shevell: Photos
Sir Paul McCartney married American Nancy Shevell, “heiress to a haulage fortune,” today in London. We’ve got photos.
Al Davis: A Career Timeline
When was the late Al Davis in the Army? And just how old is his son?
Oh, Wow: Groovy Star Trek Hippie is Dead
The Times calls Charles Napier “actor who played tough guys.” But he was really “hippie guitarist from Star Trek.”
A Photographer Talks About Capturing Steve Jobs
Robert Holmgren was lucky enough to photograph Steve Jobs more than once during the NExT computer era. Now he shares the stories.
Jane Goodall Interviewed
Jane Goodall is on tour. She’s in my town right now, across the river, being interviewed on the radio program Think Out Loud, from Oregon Public Broadcasting. What makes a 77 year-old want to go on tour?
The Amanda Knox Gold Dollar Coin Has Arrived
And not from the Franklin Mint, mind you — from the United States Mint itself.
Happy Birthday, Anne Rice!
Author Anne Rice is 70 years old today. She’s the one who gave us the vampire Lestat, introduced in her 1976 novel Interview with a Vampire. If you don’t know that book, uh… it’s like Twilight for grown-ups. Grown-ups who like to read pages and pages of flowery prose.
U.S. Supreme Court Opening Day
The first Monday of October is the opening day for the United States Supreme Court. Can you name all twelve Supreme Court justices?
Amanda Knox is Not Guilty of Murder
Amanda Knox is headed home to Seattle: an Italian appeals jury found her not guilty of murder.
Peter Gent, Author of ‘North Dallas Forty,’ Has Died
His first novel, North Dallas Forty, showed the pain, glory, mayhem and racism of the NFL. And, weirdly, made the Dallas Cowboys more popular than ever.
Teddy Roosevelt and the History of Football
This week the blog for Smithsonian.com has an article called “Score One for Roosevelt,” recounting how President Teddy Roosevelt helped “save” American football.
Amanda Knox is Like Jessica Rabbit, Says Her Lawyer
The Amanda Knox trial just got that much crazier. Her lawyer, speaking solemnly in court, compared her to Jessica Rabbit.
Anderson Cooper With a Limo and a Llama?
Yes, Anderson Cooper with a limo and a llama. And a Letterman.
In the History of ‘African-American’
This week there was an anniversary in the history of the American anti-slavery movement of the 19th century. A minor piece by the great abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, in his publication The Liberator, made a suggestion that at the time that seemed trivial to white Americans, yet his advice eventually worked its way into our daily language.
Just a Nice Photo: Siegfried and Roy
Siegfried and Roy kicked off Oktoberfest last week. Nice to see Roy out and about!