MC’s Bruce analyzes Americans’ reading tastes for talk in RussiaThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:16PMMONMOUTH — For years, Monmouth College English professor Mary Bruce has been an advocate for students taking part in study-abroad programs. As MC students increasingly seek to gain a global perspective, Bruce said her recent research suggests that the American public is also interested in broadening its horizons.
Lost Panel: Dr. Ben Linus is inWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:48PMA visit from the good doctor for a Ben-isode left our panel for the final season of Lost talking to itself -- literally
Getting chopped: why True Crime loves bladed weaponsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:24AMJeff O'Connell is the lead producer of the new True Crime game, and he's showing off the game's hand-to-hand fighting. The part of the game we saw was low on gunplay, but it looked great, with some cinematic-looking moves and kills. The game takes place in Hong Kong, and we're told the art team took 27,000 reference photos of the city. They wanted a bright, saturated look that showed the ...
The Curse That Rocked Great NeckTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:35PMLike biblical plagues raining down on them from an angry God, the white-bearded, black-hatted rabbi laid a string of curses upon the unsuspecting suburban partygoers.
‘Godmen’ hit by sex scandals, stampedesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:26PMWith two sex scandals and a fatal stampede, it’s been a bad week for India ’s “godmen”, the self-styled Hindu ascetics whose followers range from farmers and housewives to politicians and rock stars.
Lunch Special: The best sports movies are web gemsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:12PMIn honor of Sunday night's Academy Awards — and spring training — today's "Lunch Special" features movies. What are the best five of all-time? Also, Rockies pitching coach Bob Apodaca is high on a Manuel Corpas comeback. And it find out what happened 39 years ago today.
Flood season closeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:02AMIf you live by water, you will be impacted by flooding at some point. Those are telling words. The state of Michigan may not be prone to hurricanes and earthquakes, but it is prone to various natural disasters including tornados, wild fires and floods.
Sex scandals, stampedes: a bad week for India's 'godmen'Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:33AMFile photo taken on February 21, 2004 shows Indian Hindu spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi as she prays during a day-long Darshan (Hugging Session) at Ullal on the outskirts of Bangalore.
Sex scandals: a bad week for India's 'godmen'Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:07AMMUMBAI - With two sex scandals and a fatal stampede, it's been a bad week for India's "godmen", the self-styled Hindu ascetics whose followers range from farmers and housewives to politicians and rock stars.
'Down at the Docks'Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:15AMRory Nugent's "Down at the Docks" is part history lesson, part portrayal of a dying city. But with a dose of drollness and a dazzling eye for detail, Nugent creates a beautiful -- and incredibly genuine -- ode to New Bedford, Mass.
Zachary MasonThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:19PMSure, may have written his first novel as a mind-warping Homeric pastiche , and yes, his second novel takes a related approach to Ovid’s Metamorphoses , and maybe he had a little obsession with Alexander the Great back in middle school. But he doesn’t want to be known as “that Classics guy.”
armchair dancefloor 017 incl 10-20 mixWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:53AMarmchair dancefloor details the recent electronic releases it's most worth hunting down. In our opinion, that is. We're not god. This time we're also proud to include a mix from 10-20, who's sequenced a half-hour of his inimitable abstract techno solely for your enjoyment.
A singer, a boy, a storeSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:38PMBut it was in the fall of 1958 that he moved quickly through our town for a few hours. He wasn't there for a full-scale concert; he and a rhythm-and-blues singer named Tommy Edwards, who had a smash h...
'Charm' bracelets attract followingFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:15AMThere was a time when our mothers and grandmothers wore bracelets that jingled and jangled and represented a lifetime of memories.
Cory McCartney: Who has the skills to beat JJ?Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:59PMAny team looking to topple Jimmie Johnson has to know that it won't have luck, fortune, karma or any other mystical force on its side. Especially after last week's narrow escape by J.J.
Cory McCartney: Who has the skills to beat JJ?Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:39PM1. Any team looking to topple Jimmie Johnson has to know that it won't have luck, fortune, karma or any other mystical force on its side. Especially after last week's narrow escape by J.J.
'P.B. Winterbottom' steals pies in style on Xbox ArcadeSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:04PMMove over, Snidely Whiplash. Make room, Dick Dastardly. There’s a new mustachioed villain in town: P.B. Winterbottom. And he’s ready to eat pie and take names. read more
Top ScoopsThursday, February 18, 2010 @ 8:38PMGreek mythology tells how Zeus released two eagles at opposite ends of the world and they met at Delphi. Thus it was considered by the ancient Greeks to be at the very centre of the world.
No HeadlineWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:17PMThe old saying goes, you travel most by standing still. And sure enough, if you wait long enough, just about everybody cool rolls through the Tri-State.
Upcoming showsWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:15PMThe old saying goes, you travel most by standing still. And sure enough, if you wait long enough, just about everybody cool rolls through the Tri-State.
On the Set of Clash of the Titans !Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:00PMComingSoon.net visits the set of Warner Bros. remake of Clash of the Titans , directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton and Mads Mikkelsen. Besides detailed descriptions of the sets, weapons, props and creatures, we also have full interviews with all of the above.
Two Documentaries Ask: Who Really Lives in Middle America?Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 7:17PMThis is the first entry in a new series exploring filmmaking for social good. Still frame above from October Country. The films October Country and 45365 look at the people living in the middle of the country, not just the statistics and political punchlines they represent. American politicians , our current President included, have long been fond of invoking the residents of the country’s vast ...
A Collector of Road Trips, Just Passing ThroughWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 5:48PMTed Conover’s globe-spanning book about roads is best appreciated as a set of separate adventure stories.
Radiant Sky by Scott August Offers Contemplative Soundscapes with Exotic World Music EdgeWednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 1:01AMNAR Lifestyle Music Award-winner Scott August releases Radiant Sky via Cedar Mesa Music. Anasazi flute, Mojave flute, keyboards, guitars, and world instruments gently weave ambient dreamscapes into this evocative new release inspired by the stargazing of ancient cultures.
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 25th Jewish Music Festival Returns to Bay Area March 20 - 29 and July, 2010Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 8:10PMDiasporic Ecstasy: The 25th Jewish Music Festival Fetes a Quarter Century of Jewish Creativity with Premiere Performances and Playful Reflection From Berlin to Buenos Aires, from the melodies that bring ecstasy, to cool jazz and hot klezmer, the 25th Jewish Music Festival has embraced the entire multifaceted world of Jewish experience and let it sing...
Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper since 1995Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:43AMThe House with Chimeras is one of Kyiv’s perkiest buildings. Built in the first decade of the previous century by architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, it used pioneering construction materials for its time, including concrete and cement.
Dan SavageTuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 11:13PMFree Will Astrology : GARIES (March 21-April 19) “Hate leaves ugly scars,” wrote author Mignon McLaughlin, but “love leaves beautiful ones.”
William Horden: How To See Beauty In The MundaneTuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:02PMAnd, it seems, they are able to reconcile the great trials and hardships of life, finding in them acts of love, compassion, and self-sacrifice.
Theater review: 'Orestes, a Tragic Romp at the Folger TheatreSunday, February 7, 2010 @ 11:00PMYou may have been led to believe that in Greek tragedy, things end badly. Well, the folks at "Orestes, a Tragic Romp" have news for you. A man can, it seems, carry out the revenge murder of his mother and be condemned to death and then plot the assassination of his mother's celebrity sister and take...
Randall Rothenberg: Song of the Open NewspaperFriday, February 5, 2010 @ 10:51AMNewspapers, say the talking heads, are dying - chewed up for four decades by television, and finally digested during the last tenner by the...
The Big Gigs: Our critics' music picksThursday, February 4, 2010 @ 5:53PMIf you've never seen Solid Gold or Mark Mallman , a) you really have no excuse since they've been omnipresent almost to a fault on the local front, and b) now you have the perfect excuse in the form of Gimme Shelter: A Benefit for Haiti , which they're co-headlining.
Spherical Cows Help To Dump Metabolism LawWednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 3:33PMTwo-thirds or three-quarters?To understand the debate between 2/3 and 3/4, assume a spherical cow. "That's what a physicist would do," Dodds says, laughing. Basic geometry shows that the surface area of this difficult-to-milk creature would increase as the square of its radius while the volume would increase as the cube of the radius. In other words, the exponent that describes the ratio of ...
Spherical cows help to dump metabolism lawWednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 8:33AM( University of Vermont ) The mysterious "3/4 law of metabolism" is wrong. "Actually, it's 2/3," says University of Vermont mathematician Peter Dodds. His analysis from networks helps overturn almost 80 years of belief in a near-mystical relationship between the size of animals and their resting metabolism.
Culture 2 GoTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 11:17PMThe prince remains a king of the theater Hamlet Through March 13 at Orlando Shakespeare Theater 812 E. Rollins St. 407-447-1700 www.orlandoshakes.org $20-$38
Shakespeare at Guthrie: 50 and countingTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 11:02PMMINNEAPOLIS -- Shakespeare strides across the Guthrie Theatre stage for the 50th time from February 5th through April 3rd. This production of "The Tragedy of MacBeth" will be the third time the renowned playhouse has staged the famous battle of good and evil.
Exhibit | Old way to weigh was grandTuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 2:43AMChristopher Steele weighs 148 pounds, and he can verify that. Steele is an avid collector of penny scales. He has about 200 of them, some more than a century old and almost all in working order.