Here is Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren. Mirren was born Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov but changed her name once she decided to persue an acting career. You probably know her best for her portrayal of 'The Queen' of England.
February 22, 2008
Helen Mirren
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February 19, 2008
Bert Stern Pin Ups
In 1962 Bert Stern asked Marilyn Monroe to pose nude for a photo shoot at the Hotel Bel-Air. The series of photographs has become know as 'The Last Sitting.' Forty-six years later Stern asked the same of Lindsay Lohan. Here is the result. The pictures are available in New York magazine.



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February 18, 2008
Viktor Yushchenko
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko first claimed that he had been poisoned in September, when he was admitted to a clinic suffering from stomach pains.
It was only slowly that his face began to change, a mask of lesions and blisters disfiguring the 50-year-old's previously youthful looks.
Read more from the BBC News article.
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February 10, 2008
Folgers Coffee Commercial from 1963
Check out this Folgers Coffee commercial from 1963. According to Cracked.com, Folgers launched this campaign targeting women who felt they were inadequate housewives.
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