Cowboys & Aliens: What Went Wrong?
One terrific trailer, several famous Hollywood geniuses, and $163 million in wasted budget later, one of the most-anticipated movies of summer 2011 is a baffling dud.
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Pat Summitt Has Alzheimer’s Disease
“There’s not going to be any pity party, and I’ll make sure of that.”Pat Summitt, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia — specifically, Alzheimer’s Disease.
Gaddafi On the Skids
The rebels are in Tripoli, and Libyan state television has gone off the air. After 42 years of total power, it’s looking bad for Muammar Gaddafi.
Flashback: Yao Ming for Apple
The great and lovable Yao Ming retired from the NBA last month. He never won a championship, but he did join Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer for this charming Apple Powerbook ad in 2003. Like Yao in the lane, it had a wonderfully soft touch.
Cary Grant Preferred Double Vents, If You Know What We Mean
A wonderfully obsessive analysis of Cary Grant’s gray Kilgour suit from North By Northwest:”Ventless is unusual for an expensive single breasted jacket these days, yet have been familiar on double breasted suits since the ‘column’ look of the thirties. Grant apparently preferred double vents as he liked to put his hands in his pockets whilst acting.
Viola Davis Said ‘Ugh’ When She Picked Up ‘The Help’
What did you think initially about The Help? Did you first hear about the book? I heard about the book and I said, ‘Oh my god, I’ve got to …..
‘This Is a Hat, Honey, Not a Wig’
Lady Gaga gently corrects a fan outside her hotel in New York City yesterday. See more Lady Gaga photos >>
‘We Were Not Found Wanting’
President John F. Kennedy and his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, died at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas within two days of each other in 1963.
Just a Nice Photo: Lebowski Edition
Jeff Bridges and John Goodman mug for the cameras with Julianne Moore yesterday. The occasion: a LebowskiFest party for a Blu-ray edition of The Big Lebowski. I’m surprised to see …..
Taylor Swift Loves the Number 13
Pop star Taylor Swift sings in Chicago last week during her Speak Now world tour.Swift often paints the number 13 on her hand before concerts.
Dullest Pair of Birthday Twins Ever?
Former White House aide Joshua Bolten and Avatar director James Cameron: both born on this day in 1954.
Happy Birthday, Leon Theremin
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Leon Theremin, the inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name. Here’s a photo of the theremin I have at home:
Meet the Woman With the Most-Stolen Social Security Number of All Time
“In 1938, wallet
manufacturer the E. H. Ferree company in Lockport, New York decided
to promote its product by showing how a Social Security card would
fit into its wallets. A sample card, used for display purposes,
was inserted in each wallet.
Super-Rich Warren Buffett: ‘Stop Coddling the Super-Rich!’
God bless Warren Buffett, who’s always willing to state the obvious truths:While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make
The Best Talking Dog Video from Summer Vacation 2011
Auntie Jane showed us this one at the beach:
Tim Pawlenty Ends Presidential Bid
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty has announced the end of his campaign for the U.S. presidency. You can read about it here in the Star Tribune.
Pawlenty dropped his bid for the Republican nomination after placing third in an Iowa straw poll. He was beat out by Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul.
“Who2 is Going On Vacation, You See? It’s Gonna be Great!”
The editors of Who2 are on vacation until August 16th. Until then, please enjoy this random photo of Jimmy Cagney, ‘Cuddles’ Sakall, and a long-forgotten third gentleman in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Chicago’s Marilyn Monroe Upskirt Statue
One-time Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe is causing a stir in downtown Chicago.
What Happened to Barack Obama?
“When he wants to be, the president is a brilliant and moving speaker, but his stories virtually always lack one element: the villain who caused the problem, who is always left out, described in impersonal terms, or described in passive voice, as if the cause of others’ misery has no agency and hence no culpability.”
Why I Hate Lucy
Lucille Ball was born 100 years ago today, and Google is celebrating with a clever video Doodle that reminds us how much we all hated her. It reminds *me* of that, anyway.