Saturday, June 6 marks the 65th anniversary of D Day, the storming of the beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of France.

Was it also a time of looting and sexual assault by some Allied troops as well as stoic heroism?

The BBC looks at the issues raised by new books: D Day, by Anthony Beevor and Liberation, The Bitter Road to Freedom, by William Hitchcock.

Roy Peterson had drawn editorial cartoons for the Vancouver Sun for nearly a half-century. For that, the freelancer got a rather ignonimous sendoff.

I normally don't blog much about salacious Hollywood gossip, but the weird death of actor David Carradine makes me think of this clip from Kill Bill 2:

Bill (Carradine's character): Isn't it supposed to be bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony?

Hubby-to-be Tommy Plympton (leans in): I guess I just believe in living dangerously

Bill: I know just what you mean