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How the Penny Got its Face
The Question: Line up the nickel, the dime, the quarter, and the penny. Why are the other presidents turning their backs on Abraham Lincoln?…Jeanne Lanvin Biography
Jeanne Lanvin fashion designerBorn: 1867 Jeanne Lanvin was famous for creating the unfitted, chemise-style flapper dress. She first designed the loose, flowing dress for her little daughter,…Mattew MacFadyen Biography
actorBorn: October 17, 1974Birthplace: Norfolk, EnglandBest Known as: Mr. Darcy in 2005's Pride and Prejudice The son of an actress and drama teacher,…Matthew MacFadyen Biography
actorBorn: October 17, 1974Birthplace: Norfolk, EnglandBest Known as: Mr. Darcy in 2005's Pride and Prejudice The son of an actress and drama teacher,…Lost in Space: The Collector's Edition
Columbia House; $4.95, subsequent volumes, $19.95UnratedCast: Billy Mumy, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris Hankering for the real thing ever since the '90s adaptation blasted off? Well, slip on…Eadweard Muybridge
Name at birth: Edward MuggeridgePhotographer Eadweard Muybridge's series of frame-by-frame photos titled The Horse in Motion (1882) is considered to be a major influence on the development of motion…Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer is the author of 1970's The Female Eunuch, a pioneering and influential work in the history of feminist literature. A scholar, journalist, social critic, media personality and…Ashley Greene
Ashley Green plays Alice Cullen, the bubbly and likable chum to Bella (Kristen Stewart) in the 2008 movie Twilight and its 2009 sequel New Moon. A wide-eyed brunette with a slender upturned nose,…Nia Vardalos
Name at birth: Antonia Eugenia VardalosNia Vardalos is the writer and star of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a low-budget, independently produced feature that became one of the biggest box…T.S. Eliot
Name at birth: Thomas Stearns EliotEliot's "The Waste Land" is the most famous English poem of the 20th century, a landmark meditation on our unease with the modern world. Born in America, Eliot…Trending
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