March 02--Recent price fluctuations suggest the market is divided in its view of gold. Some swear it's the answer in uncertain times. Others insist it's actually black and blue.
Vince Vaughn and Lady Gaga were among those dipping into chilly Lake Michigan for Sunday's Polar Plunge. Absent was Rahm Emanuel, who last year goaded Jimmy Fallon into joining him. The election showed there are plenty of places in the city that can be just as cold for Emanuel.
Llamas run wild through the Internet on Thursday and four days later ABC News announces that correspondent Tom Llamas will be the new anchor of "World News Tonight" on Sundays. Well played, Tom, well played.
Robert De Niro has been hit with a $6.4 million tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service, according to thesmokinggun.com. Worst case scenario? "More Little Fockers."
Last month tied February 1875 for the coldest February in Chicago history. At least until all the absentee ballots are counted.
South Korea's high court ruled last week that adultery, punishable with jail since 1953, is no longer against the law. Shares in companies that make condoms and morning-after pills each gained but enthusiasm waned when everyone realized they had options and nothing was keeping them committed.
Verizon's response to the FCC's net neutrality ruling was in Morse code. Maybe it tells us a broadband service provider who seems indifferent to complaints all these years only communicates in dots and dashes.
Tuesday is the 77th anniversary of the first oil strike in Saudi Arabia. The king had approved American engineers' exploration of the desert years earlier, hoping they might find water. Standard Oil of California had another agenda. The royal family made out OK anyway.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
