Saturday, February 20, 2016
Cindy Crawford's All-American style in review
Cindy Crawford's All-American style in review: 50 iconic photos of Cindy Crawford to celebrate her birthday
Sic transit gloria mundi
When I was driving to Dallas last week, I listened to a few old-time radio shows on XM's OTR channel. One of them was The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. The guest on the show was Louis Bromfield, and I wondered how many people listening knew who he was. I did because Bromfield's novels were very popular at one time, and I pay attention to that kind of thing. Not everybody does, though. After the show, the XM host said that every one of Bromfield's 30 novels had been a bestseller. Who reads him now? Anybody? Does anybody even remember the movies made from them? Yet here Bromfield was, a guest on a popular radio show. Not some late-night talk show, but a primetime hit. Maybe that was because he was also a conservationist and farmer. Does anybody remember that Bogart and Bacall were married at his farm? The farm is still there, by the way, but who remembers that it was started by a bestselling novelist?
First It Was the Thin Mint Melee
NY Daily News: A Queens pizzeria waiter with alleged ties to organized crime was busted Wednesday for torching a luxury car leased by the owner of a rival eatery in a dispute over a catering job.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Umberto Eco, R. I. P.
BBC News: The Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose, has died aged 84.
Jim Davenport, R. I. P.
San Jose Mercury News: REDWOOD CITY -- Jim Davenport, a slick-fielding third baseman who broke in with the original San Francisco Giants and became a fixture in the organization, died Thursday night. He was 82.
Tony Phillips, R. I. P.
Tony Phillips, versatile player for Oakland Athletics, dies at age 56: PHOENIX -- Tony Phillips, an infielder and outfielder who made the final defensive play in the Oakland Athletics' sweep of the San Francisco Giants during the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series, has died. He was 56.
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