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By Roger Ebert “Men in Black 3” comes 15 years after the entertaining original and 10 years after the sequel laid an egg, and the surprise is, it’s better than the first one. Given the passage of time, the entire concept may be new to some audience members, but it still does service: There is [...]
(AFP) – Egyptians were voting Wednesday in an historic presidential election contested by Islamists and secularists promising different futures for the country after the overthrow of veteran dictatorHosni Mubarak. The euphoria felt by many voters was marred after a policeman was shot dead when he was caught up in a gunfight between supporters of two presidential candidates outside a [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the “Dancing With the Stars” mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday after wowing audiences and judges with his kickin’ country-themed freestyle routine. He and partner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted the glittery prize above [...]
By Clarence Page Like a sequel to a bad horror movie, the “great vampire squid” is back. That was gonzo author Matt Taibbi’s description in a mid-2009 Rolling Stone article about Goldman Sachs, the financial giant that played a central role in the 2008 financial meltdown. The world’s most powerful investment bank, he wrote, was [...]
(Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as “Stayin’ Alive” and “Jive Talkin’,” has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 62. The singer had colon and liver cancer and, despite [...]
(Reuters) – Energetic performances and heart-felt tributes took center stage at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, as Adele, LMFAO, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift came away top awards. British Grammy-winning singer Adele won 12 awards from 18 nominations for her juggernaut album “21,” including top artist, top female artist and top album. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul,Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn’t comfortable embracing. “I grew up on rock ‘n’ roll,” Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title. [...]
(CNN) — Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Jacksonville, Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband. Marissa Alexander unsuccessfully tried to use Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law to derail the prosecution, but a [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the wake of a terrorist bomb plot disrupted by the CIA, the U.S. advised some international airports and air carriers today about security measures for passengers traveling to the U.S. The guidance from the Transportation Security Administration was a reminder of methods the U.S. provided to these international airports and carriers in [...]
(AP) – “The Avengers” has extended its box-office superpowers with a record $207.4 million opening weekend domestically, an even bigger start than originally projected. Final figures from distributor Disney on Monday put the film’s debut $7.1 million higher than the studio had estimated a day earlier. With a superstar cast, great reviews and glowing word [...]
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