Mad Magazine Artist Al Jaffee Turns 100 Years
Al Jaffee made his first Mad Magazine debut 65 years ago. Jaffee is famous for creating the “Fold-In” and “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” will be 100 years on March 13.
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Sandbox World is 9 Years Old Today
Nine years of blogging. Sandbox World turns nine years old today! I did not think I would be still doing
Donald Duck
Donald Duck has always been the everyman. I always hated the falseness of Mickey Mouse. Donald might be a cluck
Happy Birthday Stan Lee
Stan Lee is 91 years old today. Still the 20 year old at heart. Thank you Stan for marveling us
Julie Newmar: On Being 80
Julie Newmar might not have nine lives but she shares her views on being 80. May she live another 80
Marmaduke Creator Brad Anderson Celebrates 88 Years
Happy 88th birthday to Brad Anderson! Brad Anderson? He is better known for his creation Marmaduke. His canine creation has
G is for Edward Gorey and Google
Google Doodle celebrates Edward Gorey’s 88th birthday if he were alive today. He checked out in the year 2000. “Fifty
Kurt Cobain: Nirvana Promised for 27 Years
Kurt Cobain was born on February 20th, 1967. He tragically took his life at the age of 27. His group was Nirvana but his life was not nirvana. He lived a complex life that he cut short. Kurt Cobain was a male version of Sylvia Plath for the grunge scene.
Happy Birthday Beethoven
Happy birthday Ludwig van Beethoven. You do not look a day over 185 years old.
Happy Birthday Bela Lugosi
October 20th marks the birthday of Bela Lugosi. If he were alive he would truly be a white zombie since
Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
PBS is celebrating Julia Child’s 100th birthday. Before specialty food channels, PBS had various cooking shows. Julia Child was the
How Common Is Your Birthday?
Let me tell you about the birds and the bees. Seems the bees were pollinating mostly in January. September has
Google Celebrates Jules Verne’s 183rd Birthday
Hollywood owes Jules Vernes a big chunk of money. They have dipped early into his books and made a ton
Facebook is Seven Years Old
If you have not seen Social Network or are not on Facebook than you must be living in a cave.
IBM 100 Years Old This Year
There are not too many companies in the United States that are over 100 years. IBM is turning 100 years
Walter Breuning: The Oldest Man in the World
Walter Breuning the oldest man of the world celebrated his 114th birthday this year on September 21. (oldest verified person
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: Graphic Novel
Ray Bradbury will be turning a still very young 89 in spirit on August 22 at a bookstore in Glendale,