There's nothing like promoting a new flavour of ice cream in order to encourage world peace. But hey, if it works, who am I to argue?I don't think John Lennon would disapprove."Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's is...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDo you ever wonder who pays for Surveys and Polls? Sometimes Governments e.g. You the Taxpayer!, or Advertisers e.g. You the Consumer! Eventually, through years and years...
English actress Hazel Court, known as the 'scream queen' for her roles alongside Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in horror movies throughout the 50's and 60's died of a heart attack on Tuesday. She began acting at...
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In an extraordinary case, the chairman of Samsung is facing indictment on tax evasion charges."The chairman of Samsung Group, Lee Kun-hee, was indicted Thursday on charges of evading taxes on billions of dollars...
The two directors of British Airways that were responsible for the airline's disastrous opening week at Heathrow's Terminal 5 have been fired for their efforts."They are operations director GarethKirkwood — seen on...
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It has taken the Pentagon and US officials more than six years to formally charge six Guantánamo detainees for their involvement in 9/11. Although the Defense department is quick to state that they are innocent until proven guilty, outstanding concerns about alleged torture...
Happy New Year, Sci-Fi/Lit Nerds (c'mon, I know I'm not the only one): the BAM in Brooklyn is presenting a modernized staging of Macbeth starring--drumroll--Patrick Stewart! I don't know about you guys, but for me...
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"Oscar winning actresses Reese Witherspoon and Angelina Jolie can notch up another accomplishment - they were named Friday as Hollywood's highest earning actresses, with a pay range of between 15 million and 20...
"Horror movies tend to keep Australian actress Melissa George up at night.
She is not spooked watching them. Rather, she's wary of being haunted by her decision to act in them.
That's not to say blood, guts and ghosts haven't been kind to George, the 31-year-old former Home...
It turns out that strong womyn are babes:"Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships.
The study, published online this week in the journal Sex...
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Rupert Murdoch should know better than to cross Super Fans--a powerful legion of fandom has proven far stronger than any one rich dude many times in the past few years (see: Snakes on a Plane, Lost, Heroes, et. al)....
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"Actress Halle Berry may have won an Oscar, but she says she is frustrated at still having to convince movie studios of her ability because she is black.
"It doesn't matter that I have an Oscar, an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Silver (Berlin) Bear," Berry, who is pregnant with...
"If you're hoping that George Clooney might do action roles again, it will never happen. That's the word from the actor-director, who is now more famous for serious work such as Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck. He has hardly had any great success in action movies and,...
Sure, his earlier performances had the doughiness of Ving Rhames’s, and
he seemed to have problems with the English language, but he has
matured and seems to get better with every movie.