David Cronenberg goes Merchant-Ivory. Or maybe its Last Tango in Switzerland. While theres no denying that the Canadian auteur brings his pervy intellect to an otherwise buttoned-down costume drama about the origins of psychoanalysis, A Dangerous Method isnt for everyone. And especially isnt for fanboys hoping for another Videodrome or ExistenZ. Adhering to history as [...]
If there was one critical takeaway for Florida voters from Thursday’s CNN Republican debate, it’s that Newt Gingrich’s opponents on stage all think of him as a bit of blowhard, with a lot of ideas that go nowhere.
Its Friday, andLakers owner Jerry Buss just turned 78. Everyone obviously knows where hes going. The Playboy Mansion and the poker tables. But there are a few other birthday gifts hed surely enjoy. 1. Lakers championship. Well, duh. Buss remains consumed with collecting Larry OBrien trophies every year. His willingness to spend money, deference to [...]
The president’s uninspiring State of the Union speech lacked his usual linguistic virtuosity–’Built to Last’? Really? And it was filled with ideas as shopworn as its language.
By Ros Krasny COCOA BEACH, Florida–Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich likes to be known as an ideas guy. His brainstorms can seem straight out of science fiction – establishing a colony on the moon – or the novels of Charles Dickens – putting poor children to work as janitors. The long line of head-scratchers provides [...]
By Tonya Lee Carrie Fancher, Contributing Writer 7:33 PM Friday, January 27, 2012 A sense of faith and hope comes from many places from family and upbringing, from church and leaders of faith and even from within. Community leaders also play a pivotal role in instilling a sense of hope, faith and values in the [...]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he liked some of President Barack Obamas ideas on college tuition restraint. The Republican governor didnt attend the presidents Friday speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor about holding down college costs. Instead, Snyder was in Grand Rapids addressing the Michigan Press Associations annual meeting — a previous [...]
It was a long time coming, but Junior Master Gardeners got to taste the fruits, or in this case vegetables, of their labor during a popcorn and planning meeting last week in the 4-H building at the Mower County Fairgrounds. Youngsters in grades three and up met to plan ideas and projects and cap the [...]
Almost a dozen local nonprofits and two city departments have pitched ideas for using future hotel-motel tax revenue that Wonders of Wildlife has decided to relinquish. But two groups tasked with reviewing the proposals have said they don?t think any ideas hit the mark. City Manager Greg Burris had asked members of the Springfield Hotel-Lodging [...]
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2012) Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorates Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.