Michelle Shock: More Excited For Elmo Than Queen

Michelle Obama filmed a Sesame Street appearance yesterday, and, as any good American would be, she was delighted. Apparently it was even more fun than meeting some ancient English broad!
Lydia Hearst Schools Anthony Marshall On "The Ultimate Betrayal To The Name"
Model and heiress Lydia Hearst sat down in her dark corner with her glass of tequila and lime juice, all Hemingway-like, and pumped out another column for Page Six magazine. Thank God. Besides some musings about her new hair color and the traffic that kept her from her Puma bag launch breakfast, Lydia has some…
Top: "Anabel, one of the cheerleaders of the Washington Redskins US football team, removes her helmet to adjust her hair, after landing by helicopter at Patrol Base Dragon, some 20 kilometers (about 12.4 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, where the cheerleaders were to stage a performance for US…
American hero Grace Paley, one of the great writers and humanists of our time, is dead at the age of 84. Start here, if you haven't. [Maud Newton]
Mr. Butch, a musician who lived on the streets of Boston for something like 30 years, has died in a high-speed scooter accident. [Boston Globe]
Black Cougar Will Save Us All
Last night's "American Inventor" introduced America to a new hero who will occupy the empty space in our personal pantheon that has been vacant since Ian Benardo left the stage. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Silvio DiSalvatore. He just might change your life.
Right To Drink Won On LIRR, Metro North
We live in an era of apathy and cynicism. Government is broken; religion fails to relieve the anxiety of the age; torpor and resigned acceptance are the default responses to the inconveniences and incivilities life throws in our way on a daily basis. So when a group comes together and rouses itself against injustice,…
