The number
$299,000
Opening price for the Batmobile from the Tim Burton films “Batman” (1989) and “Batman Returns” (1992), for auction on eBay. Or, if you simply can’t live without it, this version of the Caped Crusader’s wheels can be yours for a “Buy It Now” price of $499,000. Bidding ends at 4 p.m. CST Wednesday.
What day is it?
Tuesday is Thesaurus Day, marking the birth of “Roget’s Thesaurus” author Peter Roget on this day in 1779. It could really use a snappier name, though. What’s another word for “thesaurus”?
At the movies
The Golden Globes have long been called a predictor of which films might fare well at the Oscars. And now, after the host’s pull-no-punches performance Sunday night, they might also be a predictor of who’s most likely to punch Ricky Gervais in the face.
Dinner & a movie
Oprah Winfrey has an explanation for her weight gain of the late 1990s. It was the flop of her 1998 film “Beloved,” she told CNN’s Piers Morgan in an interview for “Piers Morgan Tonight,” which premiered Monday. The film’s flop launched her on a “massive, depressive, macaroni and cheese-eating tailspin,” she told Morgan, according to transcripts. “I ate about 30 pounds’ worth. I’m not kidding.” Of particular disdain to Winfrey, she recalls, was that the film fared worse on opening weekend than “Bride of Chucky.”
Apples & Apples
Though CEO Steve Jobs is taking another medical leave, business rolls on at Apple as speculation swirls of an upcoming iPhone 5 announcement. In fact, rumor has it, among the phone’s many added features — the ability to make calls.
