Mad Men, Grey Gardens also get multiple nods: Tina Fey’s satire-rich sitcom, 30 Rock, received a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations today, while the 1960s retro series, Mad Men, led the drama pack with 16 bids. The shows were honored last year as best comedy and drama and have a chance to repeat the performance at September’s awards. The TV movies Grey Gardens, with 17 nominations, and Into the Storm, with 14 nods, were among the front-runners.
Turn back the clock: Tom Watson took advantage of pristine conditions at the British Open to shoot a stunning 5-under 65 today. “Not bad for an almost 60-year-old,” said Watson, who turns that age in September. At least he didn’t have to worry about Tiger Woods. On a day for going low, the world’s No. 1 player struggled to a 71 at Turnberry, hitting one wayward shot after another—including a dunk in Wilson’s Burn, which led to the last of his four bogeys at No. 16. Americans Stewart Cink and Steve Stricker, Australians John Senden and Mathew Goggin, and Camilo Villegas of Colombia put up 66s. The 1989 Open champion, Mark Calcavecchia, went out in the first group of the day with his wife on the bag and shot 67. Also at 67 were 1998 Open champion Mark O’Meara, who now plays on the Champions Tour, and three-time major champion Vijay Singh.
Change comes to big building: One of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers has long tempted Chicago visitors to squint, crane their necks and try to see the tip of the country’s tallest building. But starting today, Sears Tower will be gone. Sort of. Its black, block-like architecture and towering rooftop spikes will remain, but the widely recognized name it carried for three decades will be pushed out by a British company. Willis Tower will be introduced to Chicago by Mayor Richard M. Daley and others today during a public renaming ceremony hosted by Willis Group Holdings. The London-based insurance brokerage secured the naming rights as part an agreement to lease 140,000 square feet of space, and has said it plans to bring hundreds of jobs to the city.
