Prince is dead. Today is stupid. This year is stupid and the world is stupid. Here are some very not-stupid stories, videos and reflections on the greatness, shadiness and the never-suffering-fools perfection that was Prince.
A celebrity divorce usually goes something like this: one of them hires an expensive attorney who will yell at them for not having a prenup, files for divorce from their partner, takes a plane to Middle Earth, hops off and finds someone who can charter a helicopter, flies the helicopter to Mordor, drops their wedding…
Though it’s hard to predict which of your antics will prove to be long-lasting in memory, some stories just follow you around. And some of these stories are easier to bet on than others in terms of longevity, such as: if you leave a used tampon in a dude’s shower when you’re 15, chances are that word is going to get…
For the most recent episode of Smart Girls at the Party, Amy Poehler had on legendary comedy writer and television producer Irma Kalish who has written for everything from The Facts of Life to Maude to I Dream of Jeannie to 227. (For her full incredible resume, click here.) Kalish is a hero to everyone in the tv…
It's always a big deal when Harper Lee comes out of seclusion to make a statement.
This morning brought the news of Elizabeth Taylor's death. While her personal life is certainly compelling, it's her career in front of the camera that made her a star. A best-of list could go on and on — from the broken seductress of Suddenly Last Summer, to the comedy Father of the Bride, to the irresistible ingenue…
You may have heard the story before: woman goes to Neiman-Marcus/Mrs. Fields, orders cookie, loves cookie, requests recipe, is told it's "two-fifty" and is shocked to get a credit-card statement for $250. For revenge, she shares with the world:
The Onion takes on the legendary notebook of Hemingway, Matisse and Chatwin. [TheOnion]
Blossom Dearie, the cult cabaret singer famous for her girlish voice and gamine appearance, has died at 82. Hear her after the jump!
"Shoot 'em. Shoot 'em. It's a better way to live!" Check out Katharine Hepburn in rare crank form in this 1979 60 Minutes interview, waxing on aging, humanity, movies, and bores. [Oh No They Didn't]
Today, Ann Nixon Cooper, whom we mentioned before Barack Obama spoke of her in his victory speech, turned 107 years old.
"The legend of the modern roller derby has claimed its place in the Generation X canon: ... some tattooed, disaffected young women from Texas reimagined the sport as a symbol of postfeminist sisterhood."
