Jim Stafford, comedian and songwriter, is 68 today. Happy birthday, Jim! .

John Amaechi was the first NBA player to come out as gay. He played for the Utah Jazz from 2001 to 2003, and in his book, Man In the Middle ...

Donald Fagen is 64 today. Happy birthday! .

Amaze and amuse, astound and confuse. These are some (very) simple magic tricks which can be easily learned. Wow your friends at a party or ...

I don't have much tolerance for bad movies (unlike some movie lovers, who relish low budgets and cheesy acting), but worse than bad is b...

Patty Loveless is 55 today. Michael Stipe of R.E.M. is 52 today.  Happy birthday to both of you.

After my recent posting of Bad Ads and Christmas advertising, I found this five-page spread in the January 2, 1950 issue of Life , giving a ...

Happy New Year, everybody. My son sent me an MP3 of Amy Winehouse's version of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." This is a cl...

I've been cleaning off my desk. The postcard which arrived from AARP, the American Association for Retired Persons, touting a supplement...

The Outfit , the 1973 movie starring Robert Duvall, Karen Black and Joe Don Baker, was taken--at least in part--from the novel of the same n...