The date may have escaped you, but March 24th is Harry Houdini’s birthday. Born Erik Weisz in Hungary in 1874, he emigrated to the United States when he was 4, and was already performing as a trapeze artist at 9. He began performing escape acts in 1891, first with handcuffs, then with more and more elaborate acts, his most famous being suspended upside down on a crane or building, in a strait jacket, ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you are well aware of the over the top and glamorous lifestyle of the hit TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Here's how to throw a glamorous Kardashian themed party.

With Kate Middleton set to marry William on April 29th, there's been a lot of interest over their respective bachelor (stag) and bachelorette (hen) party. Prince William had his thrown by his brother Harry, and Kate had a small, private affair planned by her sister Pippa. The juicy details are … well, that's none of your business. So let's suppose that your best friend – who is an avowed ...

I just heard that J.D. Salinger died today, at 91 of natural causes. Ever since I first read the book in the late 1980's (and yeah, I was the typical mopey teenager), I've always been wondering if I would miss the news of his death, since, well, there never is any news about this reclusive ...