Mark Twain Didn’t Say “The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent Was A Summer in San Francisco”?
Speaking earlier of gridiron bons mots, we linked to this page f
The Who2 Blog
“If You Want to Bag An Actress, Take My Seminar on Saturday”
Heh. NFL quarterback Tom Brady had a little on-field argument with linebacker Terrell Suggs during the Ravens-Patriots game last Sunday. Suggs’s account of the rhubarb:
Conan O’Brien’s Live Webcam
Over at Team Coco on YouTube you can see a live video feed from the offices of Conan O’Brien.
Of course, it’s boring. So we’ve created a brief sample:
‘Die Hard’ Director Gets One Year in Prison
John McTiernan gets a year in prison for wiretapping a producer.He should have gotten an extra year for The Thomas Crown Affair.
Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill: The Shame of It All
So Ginny Thomas — wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — called Anita Hill this week, out of the blue, to ask for an apology. The transcript of the phone message:
Manolo “Bud” Blahnik Steps Out
Ever wonder what shoe purveyor Manolo Blahnik of Sex and the City fame looks like? Us either. But here he was last night in London, at a launch party for Bryan Ferry’s new album Olympia.
Tom Bosley Has Died at Age 83
[Note: Posted in October 2010]
Randy Quaid Skips His Court Hearing
Jiminy, it’s hard to keep up with the antics of actor Randy Quaid. He and his wife, Evi Quaid, have been tearing up the west coast on the lamest crime spree in modern history — trashing hotels, messing with the landlord and now missing another court date.
Barbara Billingsley Speaks Jive
I didn’t know that the late Barbara Billingsley was the “I speak jive” lady from the 1980 comedy Airplane.
Chandra Levy Trial Begins, Nine Years Later
Washington DC intern Chandra Levy disappeared in 2001, and her remains were found the next year in Rock Creek Park. The sensational case ended the political career of Rep.
Back to ‘Back to the Future’
Nice to see Michael J. Fox back in action.(Hat tip: Mr. Duffy)
How Dr. Johnson Blew ‘Dispatch’
He spelled it despatch in his dictionary… by accident?
Minka Kelly Biography
Mr. Hehn has posted a new biography of Minka Kelly.
Oh, Dear: Adam Sandler Dressed Like a Girl
Perhaps it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, but Adam Sandler is dressing like a girl for his next movie, Jack and Jill. Sandler plays both title parts, it seems, as a family man who struggles with a twin sister who comes for vacation and
happy birthday, E.E. Cummings
Today is the anniversary of the birth of New England poet E.E. Cummings. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894.
The wonderful UbuWeb sound catalog includes two poems read by E.E. Cummings:
That Melancholy
And
The Man Dick Cheney Shot
There is a story in the Washington Post called Since Dick Cheney shot him, Harry Whittington’s aim has been to move on.
It’s about the man who was shot in the face in February of 2006 by Vice President Dick Cheney. No, not on the Senate floor — on a quail hunt in Texas.
Conan O’Brien Drives a Car off a Cliff with Explosives, Fireworks and Popcorn
Conan O’Brien seems to be having fun promoting his new show.
“Interim Bulldog” to be Replaced by Uga VIII
Georgia is passing the collar to a new mascot.
“We Have Lived a Magical Night”
“We have lived a magical night, a night we will remember throughout our
lives, a night in which life defeated death.”Last year it was the Miracle of the Hudson — this year it’s the Miracle of the Mine. All 33 Chilean miners are safe and sound.
“Holy General Jackson!” Truman Becomes President
Simpler times.The Senate historian describes the day in 1945 that Harry Truman became president of the United States: