Newt: Stop Quoting Me, You Lying Quoters
Last week, former Congressman Newt Gingrich announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency in 2012:
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Happy 100th Deathday, Gustav Mahler!
The great Viennese composer and conductor Gustav Mahler died in his beloved Vienna on this day in 1911. Mahler had a weak heart, and he had been struggling with a bacterial infection of the heart tissues for several weeks. The New York Times obituary noted that his death “was precipitated by the spread of his heart affliction to his lungs, which developed a fatal pneumonic weakness during the last few days.” He was only 50, for pete’s sakes.
Kenyon Grads Remember David Foster Wallace
The Millions has a good little feature they call “He Was Water: Kenyon Grads Remember David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Speech”.
Here’s a video/audio excerpt:
James Franco Did WHAT Now?
James Franco had Brad Renfro’s name carved into his arm with a switchblade. That’s what the L.A. Times Culture Monster says.See our biography of James Franco for more on the actor-slash-writer-slash-carvee.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Titles That Now Seem Prescient
After this morning’s news, that is:JuniorTrue Lies
Kindergarten CopPredator
Collateral DamageHappy Anniversary and Goodbye
Twins (?)
Rahm Takes the Oath
Fans of missing fingers will appreciate this photo of Rahm Emanuel taking the oath of office yesterday as Chicago’s new mayor. Emanuel lost part of his right middle finger to …..
Jerry Lewis to Retire from the MDA Labor Day Telethon
For 45 years and 900 broadcast hours, Jerry Lewis has hosted the annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Fathering a Child with a Staffer
Maybe dull old Gov. Gray Davis looks a little better now.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Biography (with Photos)
Our biography of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now live.
The Six Wives of Osama bin Laden
The first was 15 when he married her; so (probably) was the last. One was divorced, one was annulled in under 48 hours, three lived with him in Abbottabad, and four are now co-widows. Tim McGirk reports on the six wives of Osama bin Laden. (PS: He was still two wives short of Mickey Rooney.)
Donald Trump Decides Not to Win the Presidency
He’s done for 2012, though he totally would have won:
The Price Paid by Freedom Riders
The remarkable story of James Zwerg, beaten in Alabama in 1961 for riding a desegregated bus.
The Secret Artworks of Beryl Bainbridge
It is not a puzzle why they have been overlooked until now; Bainbridge dismissed them herself. If anyone admired a painting, “she’d pull a face and say, ‘Oh, darling, don’t be silly'”.
Cannes from the Backside
Johnny Depp lets his suspenders down as he poses for photographers at Cannes this weekend.
Megan Fox is a Quarter-Century Old
Actress Megan Fox was born on this day in 1986 in Rockwood, Tennessee.
The ‘Game of Thrones’ Title Sequence
The wonderful, spend-all-day-there site The Art of the Title Sequence has a great feature on the opening credits for the new TV mini-series Game of Thrones. The sequence, presented here, …..
New Kids on the Lido Deck
The New Kids on the Block pose in Miami before the NKOTB Cruise 2011, which started yesterday. For as little as $699 you could have joined The Kids for a four-day cruise from Miami to the Bahamas.
Queen Elizabeth’s 2nd Longest Reign
Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has been queen for 21,645 days, making her second only to Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch in 1,000 years of British history.
She just surpassed the reign of King George III, who was on the throne from 1760 until 1820.
Michael Caine’s 6 Facial Disqualifiers for Movie Stardom
“Take a look in the mirror. Can you see the white on the top of the iris of your eye in relaxed position? Can you see your nostrils looking at your face straight on? Can you see the gums above your top teeth when you smile? Is your forehead longer than the space between the bottom of your nose and the bottom of your chin? If you are a man, do you have a very small head? If you are a woman, do you have a very big head?
Uma Thurman Wears White at Cannes (Photos!)
Photos of the Cannes Film Festival never really get old, with the million photographers (in suits!) going crazy and the stars eating it up or enduring it, or both. Robert De Niro is heading up the jury this year, which also features Jude Law and the beautifulandtalented