Why Jackie Kennedy Married Ari Onassis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) is remembered for many things, her fashion statements, her redecoration of the White House, her brave young face at the 1963 funeral of her slain husband President John F. Kennedy. There were many things she cared about. But what mattered to her most in life was raising her two children, John F. [...]

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What is the Kennedy Legacy?

The Kennedy Legacy by guest blogger Loise King Waller, B.S. Political Science, summa cum laude, Boston University; J.D., University of Texas School of Law From Joseph Kennedy‘s ambassadorship to England at a time when we were on the brink of WWII, the Kennedy family’s fate has, for better or worse, been inextricably linked with our nation’s. Although [...]

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The Kennedys: Marked by Tragedy and Success

  Factbox: Kennedy Political Dynasty Marked By Tragedy By REUTERS Published: August 26, 2009 (Compiled from Web sites by the World Desk Americas) The lives of Kennedy family members, noted for their extraordinary accomplishments, have also been marked by tragedy, including the assassinations of President John Kennedy and of Senator Robert Kennedy. Following is a [...]

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Annie Leibovitz Shoots the Queen

photo of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, March 28, 2007, by Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz photographed Queen Elizabeth. Here’s what she had to say about that experience. Excerpted from Annie Leibovitz at Work, by Annie Leibovitz, published by Random House © 2008 The Queen In 2007, a few weeks before Queen Elizabeth visited the [...]

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John Lennon: A Saucy Fellow

Beatle John Lennon (1940-1980) had a witty sense of humor. During live performances of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Lennon often changed the words to “I want to hold your gland,” because of the difficulty hearing the vocals above the noise of screaming audiences in the grip of Beatlemania. At the Royal Variety Show in 1963—in [...]

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Salvador Dalí: “Fill ‘er Up – with Cauliflower!”

In 1953, Spanish-born Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) wrote: “Every morning upon awakening, I experience a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dalí, and I ask myself, wonderstruck, what prodigious thing will he do today, this Salvador Dalí….” In December 1955, that “prodigious thing” meant that he was to borrow a friend’s white Rolls Royce Phantom II, fill it [...]

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Elsa Schiaparelli: Shocking-Pink

Between the two world wars, fashion design was dominated by two extraordinary pioneers, Gabrielle Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973). Whereas Coco Chanel was a craftswoman who considered dressmaking a profession, Schiaparelli, on the other hand, regarded her work as art and herself as an artist.   Schiaparelli’s designs were heavily influenced by artists in the dada and surrealist [...]

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Michael Jackson: Egyptian Bust is Likeness

from NBC Chicago online: Busted: Statue’s a Dead Ringer for Jacko   The Pharaoh of Pop doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as King of Pop, but visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum could swear that’s Jacko’s face on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust.   The spitting image limestone sculpture has been on display at the [...]

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The Woman in the Moon

Last night, just before bed, Katie called me outside to look at the moon. I didn’t want to do it; I was tired, but she insisted, so I went. She took me into the backyard and pointed at the corner of the yard, behind the live oak near my bedroom.  “Up there!” she said. “See it?” Well, I didn’t, but [...]

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Hey! I Saw Michael Jackson Do the Moonwalk LIVE -

I was 29 years old when Michael Jackson and his brothers blew through Texas with their 1984 summer Victory Tour. It was July. I was a fifth-grade school teacher during the regular year. During the summer I was waiting tables at the Night Hawk Steakhouse. Michael Jackson’s record-setting album and video, “Thriller,” was a huge [...]

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Tie a Yellow Ribbon: Corazon Aquino Passes Away

This post is dedicated to my faithful and kind readers in the Philippines – such good people. May God bless Tita Cory. This just in from the Associated Press: Corazon Aquino, Philippines president, dead at 76 By HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Associated Press Writer Hrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jul 31, 7:08 pm ET MANILA, Philippines [...]

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