Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack, one of only two jockeys to have won the Kentucky Derby five times, died Monday at age 74. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Everyone's a winner after a direct-mail marketing company hired by a local car dealership mistakenly sent out 50,000 scratch-off tickets to residents _ all of them declaring the ticket-holder the $1,000 grand prize winner. Just one of the tickets was supposed to be the grand prize winner. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

“The Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year.”

And why? picked by suebe 5 months ago

Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has been recognised by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for the very first time, with PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) receiving the award for home entertainment. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Played serene mom Margaret Anderson on ‘Father Knows Best’ and as Spock's mom in Star Trek picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available.

Update: She was 92

-Good day. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Around the same time HH Holmes was terrorizing Chicago with his murder house, Jane Toppan was walking the halls of the hospital ward in search for her next victim. She was histories most prolific female serial killer. She had inherited evil from her father who went insane, as well as her sister, and so it was inevitable that she would experience some sort of breakdown in her life. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Jay Leno is unlikely to win an Emmy for his final year of hosting "The Tonight Show." That is no surprise when you consider that during his first 16 years at the helm, Jay Leno's version of this late night staple earned just one Emmy Award as best variety comedy or music series. That win was way back in 1995. It has competed for TV's top prize nine times in total. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A Lottery winner who blew a £5.1 million jackpot he won three years ago is being hunted by bailiffs chasing more than £370,000 of debt. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Nearly 40 years after she was falsely accused of drug smuggling, you'd think Jane Fonda might have moved on.
But it appears the veteran actress, 71, is still be holding a grudge against the Ohio policeman who arrested her several decades ago.

Makes me want to slap her! picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Davis Lassman took chapters from three of Jane Austen’s books, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion, and sent them to 18 different literary agents and publishers."Rejected" picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

What with the Academy Awards happening tonight -- the biggest night of the year, period -- the good folks over at The Sword have searched the internets to come up with a gallery of (almost) all of the best actor nominees sans shirts. NSFW picked by suebe 9 months ago

Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. picked by deaddonkeysrule 2 years ago

Fanny and Alexander (1984) was his last major feature, and is regarded as one of his best. He kept working well into old age, producing his last television series, Saraband, in 2003. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards.

Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button top the nominations.

(Link now goes to Academy site instead of TotalFilm who stood in so admirably. Big hand for TotalFilm, people. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

LOS ANGELES - Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.

-.-

*lights candle* picked by KerOBeroS32 7 months ago

With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.

All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Claiborne died Tuesday at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from cancer for a number of years. picked by punthe 2 years ago

He was 85 and never changed his lifestyle even after winning. Son says that he hopes the money doesn't cause friction between his father's survivors, including two ex-wives and five other children. Yes, I'm SURE that won't be a problem at all... picked by moe 2 years ago