Birthdays: from Bow Wow to Kinsley

Some of you don't like seeing birthdays. Welll, we think it's kind of sad to only pay attention to people when they die (Gordon Parks, Chris Penn). We'd like to give folks a little nod while they're alive. So as we wish them happy birthday, join us — or just don't read it.

Emmanuel Lewis will always be small, even as he turns 35 today. Rapper Lil' Bow Wow is (almost) all grown up — he turns 19. Musician John Cale, of the iconic Velvet Underground, turns 66.

Beauties Juliette Binoche and Linda Fiorentino turn 42 and 46, respectively.

Journalist Michael Kinsely, who was manager of the editorial page at the LA Times for a stint that ended last year, turns 55 today in Washington, where he now writes for the Washington Post.