April 07--An electricity outage Tuesday affected parts of Washington, D.C. But there are plenty of dim bulbs and people desperate for more power under ordinary conditions, so not everyone noticed.
Vanity Fair reports that when bosses at Comcast's NBC pressed Brian Williams about misremembering events, a source said he offered, "Maybe I had a brain tumor." That's progress. He said "maybe."
Said Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1990's "Kindgergarten Cop:" "It's not a tumor."
FedEx, expanding its European delivery network, is picking up TNT Express for $4.8 billion. More if they want Saturday delivery.
Chef Jay Lovell is closing Lovells of Lake Forest after dinner Sunday. That's one day shy of the 45th anniversary of dad James Lovell telling Houston his Apollo 13 crew had a problem. There will not be a movie about the restaurant.
Viacom has announced layoffs. Although his job is safe, the belt-tightening could squeeze SpongeBob SquarePants, whose home is underwater.
Hostess tweeted a picture of cupcakes resembling baseballs for opening day. The caption read "Touchdown," a football term. But its website refers to the white stuff in Twinkies as "classic cream," and that's not quite right either.
The Ricketts family wants to remind Cubs fans that, no matter how long the restroom lines, they cannot treat the inside of Wrigley Field as if it were the outside of some Wrigleyville apartment building.
It was 226 years ago Wednesday that Rep. James Madison proposed the first substantive resolution on the House floor. It was an import duty on alcoholic beverages and commodities used to make them. President George Washington signed the Tariff Act of 1789 on July 4. Wonder if they understood the Founding Fathers' intentions.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
