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"The Wind Beneath Their Wings"
Stopping by her elderly father's home in West Philly, to look in on him one day in 1995, as was her habit, my sister in law happened to answer the telephone. The man on the other end of the line had been... Doctor Who finale watched by 9.4m
If you have not seen the current Doctor Who series and you don't want to know the ending don't read the second section of this posting ... you have been warned.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television... Bogota Hostage Rescue: Military Costumed as Aid Workers Duped FARC
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor (New NP Highlighter not working) After FARC was duped out of releasing their hostages, one can only imagine a conversation between two Elder FARC commanders talking on... Hancock a box office hit despite bad reviews
I don't get this. I saw Hancock last week, and it was thoroughly and undeniably average. And I'm not the only one underwhelmed--it garnered a measly 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 49 on Metacritic.Yet despite all the... Obama's flip-flop
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNice to know Obama is trying out his Political Chops on Flip Flopping in the media, as most Politicans it's the old stay the course, and do pretty much the same shit,... New war brewing: U.S., Israel take dangerous steps
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor (New NP Highlighter not working)Funny how Western Civilization and in particularly the USA always tout Innocent before proven guilty in the International courts. ... Coffee fans take joy in Starbucks decline
Remember when Starbucks was considered innovative and actually kind of cool? There was a time in the 90s, believe it or not, when coffee culture was just getting its footing and a quirky little shop from Seattle was... Redefining the Clovis People: Texas Dig Offers Clues
In Texas, they're digging up some interesting stuff that may re-define the Clovis people. Now if the experts could only figure out that the Siberian land bridge went both ways."Since the 1930s textbooks have taught that the New World's first inhabitants, known for the town in... JAL logo uprooted from rice paddy art
I've been a huge fan of this rice paddy art project for a long time - as usual the amazing Pink Tentacle has the latest on the enterprise. This year there has been controversy because rather than being 'art for art's sake', the project producers took sponsorship from JAL....Gangland Slaying East Vancouver: Who Cares?
Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor (New NP Highlighter not working) You know, we have so many shootings or murders, some gang related some not, but most always the victim is known to Police. Just on that...Headless Hitler - Man attacked Waxwork on a bet
And Now for more on the saga of the headless Hitler...."The man who tore the head off the Adolf Hitler wax figure at Berlin's new Madame Tussauds on Saturday said he did so to protest war and fascism – and to win a bet. “Politically, I lean to the left, but I'm not an...EBay fined millions for allowing fakes
That's a hard one. How can you spot a fake on EBay? Any ideas? Apparently sellers of such fakes use photos of the real thing in their ads. How can EBay even spot a fake? Is it their responsibility? The court...New Beck album out this week
Beck's latest, Modern Guilt, graces North American ears on July 8. I've had a chance to listen to it once through, and it's a slightly darker, moodier affair than what we're used to from Beck. The album is produced...Chatham, Cape Cod Gest First Aerial Photography Book
Chatham, Massachusetts (July 7, 2008) -- It's hard to believe this book doesn't yet exist, but the many faces of Chatham’s everchanging coastline have now been captured in a newly released coffee table book by...Guess which place Lithuanians would love to visit? Goa!
Suddenly a lot of people from this tiny Baltic state of Lithuania want to visit India, the prime attraction for them being Goa, with its sun kissed beaches and promise of exotica. For six months starting in October, more than 3,000 Lithuanian tourists are expected to...
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