Topic: J. Edgar Hoover

What J. Edgar Hoover Did to a New York Times Critic of the FBI

Reuters

In the early 1970s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation considered it pertinent biographical information that The New York Times' Tom Wicker suffered from “mental halitosis.” Since this is not, strictly speaking, a medical condition, they qualified the classification with “apparently.”

By Richard Lawson

Nov 4, 2011

'J. Edgar' is Best When It's Going Gay

Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic J. Edgar premiered last night in Los Angeles, which means the early reviews are in. Let's take a look!

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 20, 2011

The World's Cheapest Car Gets a 22-Karat Paint Job

Plus: The first 'J. Edgar' trailer is all about the crime

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