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Warren Beatty Really Likes His Beige Suit

February 8, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Here’s Warren Beatty with his nominee wife, Annette Bening, at the Oscar lunch yesterday — she in a lovely black dress, he in a simple beige suit.

King Hussein, the Ham Radio Operator Known As JY-1

February 7, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Jordan’s King Hussein died on this day in 1999, after being in power for 47 years.
King Hussein was proclaimed King of Jordan in 1952, and only 18 when he took the throne in 1953. He died of cancer at the age of 63.
King Hussein was an amateur radio enthusiast. As a ham radio operator, King Hussein was known as JY-1.

Eat Your Heart Out, Captain Hook

February 7, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

A resiliant Aron Ralston gets a laugh out of his missing right arm at the Australian premier of the movie 127 Hours on Monday night. The film stars James Franco …..

Gary Trudeau on War and Cartooning

February 7, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“In the Sixties, everybody theoretically had skin in the [war] game — anybody,
theoretically, could be drafted. Now we’ve emotionally outsourced the
war.”Gary Trudeau talks to Chip Kidd about Doonesbury, cartooning, and his strips about Gulf War veterans.

Donald Rumsfeld’s New Book is Not Exactly Filled With Regrets

February 4, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“The tedious, self-serving volume is filled with efforts
to blame others… It is a book that
suffers from many of the same flaws that led the administration into
what George Packer of The New Yorker has called “a needlessly deadly”
undertaking — that is, cherry-picked data, unexamined assumptions and an
unwillingness to re-examine past decisions.”

Ian Fleming Meets Raymond Chandler

February 3, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

Fans of thriller writers Ian Fleming (James Bond) and Raymond Chandler should enjoy this 1958 recording from the BBC.

The History of Black History Month

February 2, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

February of 2011 will be National African American History Month, as proclaimed by the president. President Barack Obama issued the proclamation yesterday, following a tradition started in 1976 by President …..

Farrah Fawcett’s Swimsuit to the Smithsonian

February 2, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

The swimsuit worn by actress Farrah Fawcett in her famous 1976 poster is being donated to the Smithsonian Institute by her former husband, Ryan O’Neal.

Punxsutawney Phil 2011: No Shadow

February 2, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning.  That means an early spring, if you believe in a groundhog’s ability to predict the weather.

Mary Shelley +160 Years

February 1, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

The mother of Frankenstein died 160 years ago today.It’s been closer to 200 years since she first published Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus in 1818.

Egyptian News Lead of the Day

February 1, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

“Having Mohamed ElBaradei atop a million-person revolution is not unlike
having the head of your school’s debate club quarterbacking the varsity
football team in the state championships.”

Black History Month Biography: Booker T. Washington

February 1, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Booker T. Washington and guests, about 1906. Washington is front row, center, with the watch chain. Booker T. Washington is our first featured biography for Black History Month 2011. 

Happy Anniversary, Ham the Chimp!

January 31, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

On this day 50 years ago, Ham the Chimp blasted off in a Mercury rocket and flew 157 miles in space, just to see if it would be safe to send less hairy apes into orbit.
It was, pretty much.
LIFE magazine has a feature today where you can see rare photos of Ham the Chimp, called “In Praise of Ham the Chimp.”
Go see them.

David Axelrod Reflects

January 31, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

For political wonks (and Chicagoans) only: David Axelrod talks about Obama’s first two years.

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