Wladimir is standing on a chair laughing. Gives me two thumbs up. He’s loving this. I really hope someone got art for this. When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

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Career moves drive most young actors. For Michael Caine, it's a variation on the theme, now that he's reached his golden years. The 78-year-old has adjusted his priorities, and it's worked out well. He wanted to please his grown-up daughter when he decid

In 1729, the famous English satirist Jonathan Swift wrote a controversial essay called "A Modest Proposal." As anyone who's read it knows, there was nothing modest about it -- it was outrageous (even for satire), arguing that the poor, hungry Irish shoul

The satirist Jonathan Swift said it took a "bold man" to eat an oyster, that opalescent, slippery snack. Roughly 300 years later, we seem to be awash in bold men (and women) - at least judging from the popularity of raw bars and oyster happy hours. "You

Career moves drive most young actors. For Michael Caine, it's a variation on the theme, now that he's reached his golden years. The 78-year-old has adjusted his priorities, and it's worked out well. He wanted to please his grown-up daughter when he decid