The Quick 10: Why Betty White is Awesome
Between her Snickers Super Bowl ad, the petition to have her host Saturday Night Live and just because she’s awesome in general, Betty White has been getting a lot of press lately. She’s been in the business since the 1940s, so you can bet Betty has a few interesting stories up her sleeve. Wouldn’t you [...]
Clowndoctors
Apparently years and years of medical schooling isn’t enough to make good doctors. They also need to go to … clown school!
Just kidding. A charity in Northern Ireland is recruiting clowns to entertain sick children in hospitals and hospices:
Clowndoctor Elaine Duncan, aka Dr Twinkle, said she loved to see the smiles on children’s faces.
“The children [...]
The Quick 10: The Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame celebrates its 50-year anniversary this week. Although a big block-party-style bash is scheduled for later this summer after some much-needed renovations are complete, the actual construction kickoff happened on February 8, 1960, with the star ceremony taking place the following day. Since Hollywood’s celebration is still a few months away, [...]
The Quick 10: 10 Alterations to the Hollywood Sign
What’s a girl to do for fun after the Grammys and all of the post-Grammy parties are over? Well, if you’re Ke$ha, you round up a limo, a group of friends, some sheets and some spray paint and you go deface the Hollywood sign (maybe. We’ll get to that in a second). Even though the [...]
Stars of the Wild West Show
In the latter part of the 18th century, before television, radio, or even movies with sound, traveling exhibitions were the biggest form of entertainment most people encountered. Oh yes, the circus! At the same time, newspapers and novels told of the adventures Americans experienced settling the western half of the country: exploring, fighting the natives, [...]
Miss America 2010
Miss America 2010Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010. Miss America 2009, Katie Stam from Indiana, crowned her successor at the end of the event, Caressa Cameron from Virginia.Contestants from all 50 [...]
A Brief History of the State of the Union
President Obama is slated to let Congress (and the rest of us) know how the country’s doing in his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. Here are the answers to a few questions that might come up when the address storms every channel of your television.
Why does the President give a State [...]
The Quick 10: 10 People Pronounced Dead a Bit Prematurely
Pope Benedict XV died on January 22, 1922, which isn’t all that notable by itself – after all, he was 67 and had been suffering from a pretty bad case of pneumonia all month. What is notable is that he had been declared dead several days before he actually died thanks to a foible by [...]
Astronomer warns of potential hostile aliens
A British astronomer has warned that contact with an advanced extraterrestrial race may not necessarily be friendly. Hollywood has long portrayed both…
The Quick 10: Why a Typo Caused Popeye to Eat Spinach and Other Popeye Facts
Yesterday was a big day in Hollywood – it was the Golden Globes, sure (did you love Ricky Gervais or think he dropped the ball?), but it was also the anniversary of the first time the world was introduced to a beloved cartoon – Popeye. To celebrate the famous spinach-swilling seadog, here are a few [...]
