With the weekend just hours away I figured it was the right time to reach into the “Higher Culture” grab bag, as part of the front-page this time. I hope you’re as delighted with what I found as I was!
Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke turned 99 years old on Friday… and he got to celebrate it by receiving the best-ever present, one day early.
The week did not start out in a positive way, though, when the actor-comedy trailblazer and his family were forced to evacuate their Southern California home due to a raging wildfire threatening the area.
As Van Dyke told NBC News’ Dana Griffin, he considers himself lucky to escape the close call with the help of neighbors.
He described how the situation unfolded. “It was coming over the hill, you could…
