Wikimedia Commons In honor of Presidents' Day, Gut Check celebrates great moments in presidential food history.John F. Kennedy was not a jelly doughnut.That seems to be the consensus about Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech (pictured right). Countless high-school German students like yours truly have chuckled at the notion that by saying "Ich bin ein Berliner," the president was stating, literally, "I am a jelly doughnut." That's because a) there is a jelly doughnut in Germany called
Unreal sees what all the inflatable fuss is about, learns why kitties are bad presents and talks to a man who loves hotties-but-smarties; plus, the second installment of Local Blog o' the Week!
Wikimedia CommonsIt seems it will always be John F. Kennedy's deathday in Dallas -- not his birthday -- that we will observe, and that which, even now, almost 46 years later, still fills a dark, anguished corner in the national psyche. JFK, the most famous initials of our lifetime. Strange that Lincoln's deathday goes by with barely a whisper.
But today is Kennedy's birthday, born 92 years ago at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Can you imagine, a 92-year-old Jack Kenne
Police have identified the body found Monday morning in Forest Park as that of Willard Bryant Payne, 26, of St. Louis. Payne's body was lying face down near the entrance of the John F. Kennedy Forest off Wells Drive in the south side of the park (near the zoo). www.bing.com/maps Police didn't label Payne's death a homicide yesterday, but today they are. The police reportedly have two people in custody for Payne's death but are not releasing the suspects' names or motive at this time.More updates
strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League.
This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star Game
President Barack Obama will throw out the first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
President Obama will be the fourth
We have some long titles opening this weekend. You Know I Can't Eat Buffalo Meat When There's a Terrorist on the Loose from First Run Theatre is the unknown quantity, but then that's the point of productions at First Run. They're all, like this play by Mario Farwell, world premieres. First Run is a gambler's theater that draws its audience from those who are willing to take a risk on the previously unseen. I can't tell you the plot of Buffalo Meat. But if titles mean anything, it sounds as if Fa
