‘District 9′ Lands In Top Spot
The aliens of District 9 may be hapless on-screen, but they conquered theaters with ease this weekend. The low-budget sci-fi thriller raked in $37 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI. It was produced by Peter Jackson, Oscar-winning filmmaker of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The debut beat expectations by $13 million. The [...]
Our Shrinking Population
It’s finally official. Florida’s population is shrinking. Not a lot, mind you, but certainly. A study being released to cities and counties shows Florida’s population shrank by 58,000 from April 2008 to April 2009, according to The Tallahassee Democrat. 10 years ago, Florida’s population was growing by 800 to 1000 people a day. Drawn by [...]
Stir-Fry: Quick Indoor Cooking for Summer
Quick! Step into your kitchen and cook a delicious dinner for your family on a hot summer’s evening. That’s much more easily said than done. At this time of year, the kitchen is the last place most people want to be for long stretches. Who wants to stand over a hot stove when the pavement [...]
Debate Flies Over Chopper Tours
NEW YORK – The fatal midair collision that sent a helicopter and small plane plunging into the Hudson River has intensified a long-running fight over whether tourists should be able to gawk at the city’s famous skyline from the air. Last year, about 300,000 people took sightseeing helicopter flights, according to the city’s Economic Development [...]
Mustang Slow out of Gate
Chevy Camaro made its long-awaited return for the 2010 model year, prompting Ford to tweak Mustang. Who says you can’t teach a 45-year-old pony new tricks? Mustang, last redone for the 2005 model year when Ford modernized its ’60s fastback, has been tweaked and tinkered with and is now available for the 2010 model year [...]
Najimy Saddened by End of ‘King of the Hill’
“King of the Hill” fans hoped Fox execs would change their minds about canceling the animated series, but star Kathy Najimy, who provided the voice of Peggy Hill, says it’s definitely over. “Isn’t that terrible? It’s the worst thing in the world. That was the best job I ever had,” says Najimy of the cancellation. [...]
Unwinnable War?
“Taliban Are Winning: U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Warns of Rising Casualties.” Thus ran the startling headline on the front-page of The Wall Street Journal. The lead paragraph ran thus: “The Taliban have gained the upper hand in Afghanistan, the top American commander there said, forcing the U.S. to change its strategy in the eight-year-old conflict [...]
Obama’s Hoof-in-Mouth Disease
It’s hard to know why President Obama said what he said at Tuesday’s health-care town hall in New Hampshire. He actually stated: “If you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems.” Oops. Freudian slip? Subliminally speaking, was the president inferring that private health insurers [...]
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