Dave PalloneDave Pallone
A little bit of backstory: in 1979 major league baseball umpires went on strike. MLB hired substitutes — scabs, as m,any call them — and veteran minor league umpire Dave
Stephenie MeyerStephenie Meyer
When I was a kid, all my friends and I were into The Twilight Zone, the Rod Serling TV series. But in the later 2000s, another “twilight” captured the world’s
Mel BlancMel Blanc
This was actually one of the most popular interviews I posted last year on Now I’ve Heard Everything — and since tomorrow, May 30th, would have been his 112th birthday,
Samantha BeeSamantha Bee
Canadian-born comedian Samantha Bee was a fixture on TV’s The Daily Show or twelvve years. Indeed, she was Most Photo: Senor Correspondent. I met her tewn years ago next week,
Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr.Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
On this Memorial Day 2020, a very moving story of a father and son caught up in an unpopular war, with an unexpected and poignant outcome. In the 1960s, U.S.
Marc SummersMarc Summers
If you’re of a certain age, you probably have fond memories of Nickelodeon’s popular ’80s and ’90s shows “Double Dare” and “What Would You Do?” hosted by Marc Summers. Every
Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain
Few people have had the kind of impact on a professional sport that Wilt Chamberlain had on the game of basketball. In a career that started with the Harlem Globetrotters,
Wangari MaathaiWangari Maathai
She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize. Kenyan-born Wangari Maathai was educated in the U.S., then returned to Kenya and became a social, environmental and political
Peter Z. MalkinPeter Z. Malkin
Sixty years ago this week, May 1960, a team of Israeli Mossad agents quietly traveled to Argentina, where they found and captured Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who was instrumental
Georgia HoltGeorgia Holt
Mothers are always proud when their children are successful, and especially so when their grown children become entertainment stars. One such mom is Georgia Holt, whose daughter is one of