Friday

This is a “chipmunk pig,” which to my admittedly untrained eyes, just looks like a very small pig with some neat…

On this atypically warm autumn evening, I’d like us all to play a terrible game I just made up called “Can You Guess…

In her slow attempt to capture fame from having actual talent versus creating a viral internet sensation, here is…

This week was, pardon my French, a piece of fucking merde. The news was so bad that we all became bored with bad…

Rebecca Black has a new video, which is...a thing, I guess. It's nice that she's willing to bounce back after the…

Binoche, who turns 48 today, is probably most famous in the US for her role in Chocolat. I found that movie kind…

Today is philosopher Judith Butler's 56th birthday. Celebrate by contemplating the roles of gender and sexuality…

So, tonight is Paris Hilton's 31st birthday. Since she's already been through self-parody and out the other side,…

Literati rejoice — Gertrude Stein was born on this day in 1874. Today is her 138th birthday!

I know some of you are fans of Patton Oswalt, so you'll be glad to know that today is his 43rd birthday. Celebrate…

Everybody, today is David Lynch's 66th birthday. You know what that means, don't you? It means that a whole bunch…

Everyone, today is Julia Louis-Dreyfus's fifty-first birthday! She starred in The New Adventures of Old Christine…

Everybody, it's Joan of Arc's 600th birthday! The young French heroine was born (at least according to legend) on…

Before you ring in the new year, ring in "Godmother of Punk" Patti Smith's 65th birthday!

She lost out to Anne Sinclair in Terrafemina's recent "Woman of the Year" competition, so let's raise a glass to the…

The Dame and frequent onscreen Queen turns 77 today. In honor of her birthday, check out this 2007 interview in…

Well folks, it's been fun, but now it's time to say good night — and to toast Christina Applegate, who turns 40…

Rebecca Black is still recording music. Her latest single, "Person Of Interest," is out today and it pretty much…

The author of Veronica, Bad Behavior, and Because They Wanted To (among other books) turns 57 today. Those…

Who was Ruth Handler? Why, the inventor of the Barbie doll, who happened to be born on this day in 1916.