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Stan Laurel is best known for being the "lesser half" of the great comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy. Stan was the thin one who always inadvertently set up Oliver Hardy, sometimes literally, for a fall. Read on for more about Laurel's life.
Book review of "Stan Hinden's book "How to Retire Happy: Everything You Need To Know About the 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire."
Don't you love the superhero catch phrases created by Stan Lee? I do and now I've compiled a list of the ones I think are the cheesiest of them all.
Special effects master and makeup artist Stan Winston passed away last night at the age of 62.
Not all autographs are free. The goal here is to help collectors understand those celebrities who have a fee schedule. This article highlights Stan Jones and his charity - The Mary Jo White Fund.
The circuitous route Stan took to pass the P.A.T.
CEO for only five years brought Stan O'Neal a lucrative retirement when the emb rattled CEO retired this week from Merrill Lynch.
An analysis of the issues that Stan Lee says he takes a stand on.
This article reviews Stan Lee's recently released, made for TV movie based on his comic book character Lightspeed.
Stan "the Man" Musial played 22 seasons as a St. Louis Cardinal, racking up hits and records over the years. This article tells of his storied career.
In Jack Kirby's mind the "writer" was the guy who thinks up the overall plot. Stan Lee's version counters by saying "I wrote the dialogue so I wrote the books!"
Stan Lee is the creator of one of the most famous characters of Marvel Comics.
Hasbro will be releasing a Stan lee action figure as part of the Marvel Legends series.
Comic book genius Stan Lee is creating an animated series starring none other than media goddess Paris Hilton. The show will be airing on MTV sometime in the near future.
A poem about four friends who secretly love once another but dont know it. They confess their love but it sort of blows up in their face. This poem is meant to be funny and I wrote it on a whim when I was having an off day. :) Enjoy!
Taking the P.A.T. (Playing Ability Test) is a primary step toward PGA certification
Some possible quasi-Lee characters in a Marvel vein.
Wow. Why is Whip-Snap still on Who Wants to be a Superhero, but Mindset and Mr. Mitzvah aren't?
A power grid is a very vulnerable thing. It can be blown up, it can be blown down. It can get caught in the cross winds of economics and public policy. From the Bahamas to The Big Easy and Baghdad to Boca-stan, power lines are always under assault.
Stan Lee doesn't talk about it often, but there isn't any doubt he's based some of his comic book creations loosely on Jewish folklore. The Hulk is one of the strongest with the legend of the Golem--even though the original Hulk TV series followed that legend closer...
stan, a kitchen manager wants to take a crack at working a busy shift cooking on the line.
The free Laurel and Hardy museum in tiny Harlem, Georgia is a small treasure filled with memorabilia honoring Oliver Hardy and his film partner, Stan Laurel. THe town also hosts a huge free festival every year.
George Carlin of the Bill and Ted time-travel comedies....special effects wizard Stan Winston....Stargat veteran Don S. Davis
New Superintendent Dr. Stan Curtis has started off the new year in Marshall County with many changes to look forward to!
While it's easy to estimate salary, the value of experience is almost impossible to calculate. Economist Stan Smith put the value of life on the willingness people would like to pay to avoid death.
For a neat pile of money, Mike supplied Stan a powerful bomb with a remote activation device. Stan paid a mini fortune to get it implanted in Sarah's dead body
If you were looking forward to a third season of goofy costumes and even goofier names trying to win the praise of Stan Lee, you can forget about it.
Ted Williams and Stan Musial were finishing up, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were reaching their peaks, while Frank and Brooks Robinson were just starting.
When many people think comics they immediately think Stan Lee and that he was responsible for comic books but as a matter of fact he had a partner in crime.
The latest horror flick to come out of the Stan Winston Studios. Hearing Winston's (special effects wizard behind Alien, Terminator) name attached to this project gave me a bit of hope for this flick but those hopes were very quickly dashed.
In terms of Marvel Comics and just who created what, some light is finally being shined on the artist/writer who created or co-created (along with Stan Lee) virtually the entire Marvel Comics line-up.
legendary comic-book creator Stan Lee, offers immortality to one would-be Superhero - Has Stan Lee really discovered the secret of eternal life?
The name Pakistan comes from two different Urdu words, Pak meaning pure, and Stan meaning country.
Stan Musial hasn't struck out yet, Bob Feller is still around, and so is John Wooden, the former UCLA coach.
In an essay published in New York Magazine, Jim Cramer, founder of TheStreet.com and host of Mad Money, wrote about the ineptitude of two fallen CEOs: Merrill Lynch's former head guy, Stan O'Neal, and Citigroup's ex-boss, Charles Prince III.
The New York Asian Film Festival, which runs from June 16 through July 1 at Anthology Film Archives and The Imaginasian, offers a selection of quality films, surprising, shocking, tender, cruel, and unclassifiable films that deserve a larger audience.
I recently attended my first ever meeting of SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research. Here's a run down of what happened at the meeting.
CU won't be offering scholarships, but hopes to offer fans and alumni plenty of gridiron victories beginning in 2008.
Sacramento is thought to be "alive with ghosts." Much of this activity centers on Old City, the spot at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers where dauntless gold seekers and intrepid entrepreneurs set up shop.
Runs Created is a statistical measure that attempts to quantify a players contribution to his team scoring runs. In this article, we'll look at what RC is, how it is calculated, and who the big names are when you look at RC.
A lighthearted look at strange, bizarre and silly celebrity rumors. A look at how they originated and the truth behind them.
Roy White broke in with the Yankees as they were falling apart, but stayed around long enough to help them return to the top. This is his career.
The National League enetered the decade of the Fifities facing a 12-4 disadvantage in the All-Star Game results. By the time the Fifities gave way to the turbulent Sixties, the National League had made up significant ground.
The American League won 8 of the 10 All-Star games played during the decade of the Forties, to give then a 12-4 overall advanatge in the series. This article details the key plays of these 9 contests, as the 1945 game was cancelled due to W W II.
Bob Elliott starred with the Pirates through the war years and then with the Braves in the late Forties. He was able to prove that his gaudy numbers were not just becasue he faced lesser pitching during WW II. This is his story.
This article presents a timeline of the life of the famous Pamela Anderson. Sometimes remembered as Pamela Anderson-Lee, she has used her fame for charitable reasons as well as personal gain.
For 45 years of violence, 150,000 deaths, countless massacres, destruction of nearly 700 villages, assassinations, death squads and dislo
Is Curt Schilling a future Hall of Famer? To find out, we'll look at Schilling's stats, compare them to objective metrics, current Hall of Fame pitchers, and some of his peers, and see what they tell us about his chances of being elected to Cooperstown.
In this quest you will talk to Warehouse Keeper Sorint and get the mission, sending you to the Union President Bernard to get a special Kaldis coin
While this movie is packed with action and special effects the emotion has been sucked out of a powerful and emotional story
The National League began to dominate the All-Star Game in the Sixties, threatening to make the Midsummer Classic their personel playground.
Can Shaq and Wade continue their postseason dominance? Does Dallas follow Dirk to the top of the mountain? I have your position battles, system quirks, and analysis that I think will help you understand both teams.
Mickey Mantle's name means baseball to a whole generation of fans who came to appreciate his incredible talents on the diamond. Take a look back at the season that came to define this American icon.
Life gets in the way of our faith sometimes, but the key is to remember that even in the lowest valleys, you're not there all by yourself.
I'll come right out and admit it. Compiling this list of the 10 greatest Hispanic athletes of all-time has been the toughest top ten lists I have ever had to write.
Blade - a half man, half immortal is the only thing that can stop an entire evil bloodsucking vampires from taking over the world.
A guide to planning the best Labor Day and night in Los Angeles.
Rafael Palmeiro is at the center of the steroids controversy, but the numbers he put up in his 20 years career are certainly Hall of Fame caliber
Ponder St. Louis from a 630-foot vantage point. Be swarmed in a sea of red. View an incredible collection of baseball and bowling history. Savor some "concrete". Do all these things, and you'll have a St. Louis Grand Slam!
What if there were a reality show about people who wanted to leave reality? As moronic as it sounds, this is the premise of the show, and the entire thing works brilliantly!
Well if you have not heard there is a new show that is currently airing on the Sci- fi channel. It's called "Who wants to be a superhero.
Read to your child everyday and let them see you reading if you want to encourage your children to love reading. Look for popular authors to really hook your children.
It was the 70s, with long hair, bell bottoms, neon and the popular sound of big band music filling the high schoo band room.
You think it was easy getting to be this funny? No way! It took a long time to get here from there.
Pujols 5 joins a long list of sports celebrity bars and restaurants in the St. Louis area.....
Are you a fan of podcasts? Here are 10 podcasts you should give a try.
I am a sucker for album art. In fact, sometimes I will buy records based solely on whether or not I like the cover.
For the past two years we have been spending the end of our NYC summer on retreat at lake Atitlan in Guatemala, which Aldo Huxley termed the most beautiful lake in the world.
Parents are encouraged to read up on sexuality before having the sex talk with their kids.
In this article, I come clean about the primal terrors of my formative years and, by so doing, leave myself extremely vulnerable to psychological attacks.
Have you watched Family Guy from the first episode on? Let's test your skills to see just how far you'll go to prove you're the ultimate Family Guy fan.
There are two kinds of presence. The one that is a given, when we just are who we are, and the one that we become and access by intention.
This little story was inspired by a building in the college I went to. This building had a second floor but it was not used by students. I still don't know what is on that second floor, I have never been there nor do I know ajyyone who has been there.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum is a serious yet humorous tourist attraction with a penis on record for nearly every species of mammal living on or around the island.
Examining the latest City of Miami-Dade government scandal...Public Housing.
In the annals of baseball history, Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman stands out for being the only player killed in a game. He died after being hit in the head by a pitch from the Yankees' Carl Mays. Chapman was a solid hitter and a great base stealer.
The third installment of the Spidey saga will feature your favorite actors from the first two movies, and all new villains and challenges for our wall-climbing superhero.
It is a portable audio Cooperstown that enlightens and entertains the listener about America's pastime.
With teams that excel in baseball, football, and hockey, St. Louis has always been a big sports town. This is reflected in the number of bars that have sports as a theme....
Have you ever wondered how a song makes the play list at a classic rock station? There is a bad rumor going around that all of the music is picked by computers...
Have you ever wondered how a song makes the play list at a classic rock station? There is a bad rumor going around that all of the music is picked by computers, but there's strong evidence it has everything to do with this Rock God...
Several of the old single-screen movie palaces from the 1920's have been restored to their former glory. There is only one drive-in movie left operating within 30 miles of St. Louis.
I have always maintained that Top Ten List are short hand for thinking, and have avoided them like George Lucas should avoid writing love scenes;
The NBA season's personal awards are predicted.
Just when it seems thatTrey Parker and Matt Stone have done all that they can possibly do with South Park, these two comic geniusesdeliver more insanity and bigger laughs, with the show's sixth season.
Three special mom-and-pop places in Chicago that many will enjoy
My pick for best vet for Cats in Conway,AR
The Fantastic Four movie sprung onto movie screens recently with a bang, entertaining fans of all ages with this fantastic adaptation of one of the world's most popular comic book families.
Review of Fantastic Four, the new gold standard of cinematic comic book adaptations.
A mini-biography of Vic Chao, who has appeared in films such as Pearl Harbor and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, and on numerous television shows including The Division.
When we last left our spandex-clad hero, he had just walked away from Norman Osbourne's funeral and a shot at the girl he loved. Thanks to some brilliant artwork by Alex Ross, we are reminded of the events of the first chapter in Spidey's saga.
The Denver Nuggets GM has run into trouble by subscribing to the "select the best athlete available logic"