Economy /Hollywood/ thr |
Economy takes its toll on Hollywood
By Michael Stroud
Nov 13, 2008, 07:53 PM ET
Conventional wisdom dictates that Hollywood could always shrug off economic downturns because worried consumers spend m...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:42:00 GMT |
Vets |
Veterans Day Highlights Today's Top IssuesHoliday Has Long History Of Reflecting On Military PersonnelFabian Behnke, Contributing WriterPOSTED: 8:25 am CST November 11, 2008With 24 million veterans in...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:59:00 GMT |
Emmott/ Post |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10
/17/AR2008101701960.htmlBrace YourselvesPower's Shifting, But Not in the Way You ExpectBy Bill EmmottSunday, October 19, 2008; B01Historians...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:09:00 GMT |
Dominican MLB scandal/ espn |
Friday, September 26, 2008MLB scouts scandal: a little off the Dominican signing bonus topBy T.J. Quinn and Mark Fainaru-WadaESPN.comLA CALETA, Dominican Republic -- Kelvin De Leon, 17 years old and a...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
Stealing America/ THR |
Commentary: Every vote counts, but is every vote counted?
'Stealing America' is year's scariest movie
By Martin A. Grove
July 31, 2008
Scary "Stealing:" The year's scariest movie isn't, as you might ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:56:00 GMT |
Geek/ THR |
Is Hollywood overestimating the clout of the geek?
By Steven Zeitchik
July 31, 2008, 07:24 PM ET
Everywhere you go these days, Hollywood is heralding the hard-core fan.Michael Bay producing partner Br...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:02:00 GMT |
Bling v Whitey/ ATL |
A new theory of the leisure class
by Virginia Postrel Inconspicuous Consumption
About seven years ago, University of Chicago economists Kerwin Kofi Charles and Erik Hurst were researching the "wealt...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:15:00 GMT |
Primary Sources/studies/ ATL |
Saudi Kids
In Saudi Arabia, breaking the law can lead to the chopping block for a public beheadingeven for minors, according to a new report. The first fact-finding visit by a human-rights group all...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT |
Hitch. McCain surge. Slate |
Oh, Lucky Man
Why Obama's attitude on the surge hasn't harmed his campaign.
By Christopher Hitchens
It's almost certainly too late, after his coronation tour of the Middle East and Europe, to amend th...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:21:00 GMT |
Sudsiest/ G.Will |
Survival of the Sudsiest
By George F. WillThursday, July 10, 2008
Perhaps, like many sensible citizens, you read Investor's Business Daily for its sturdy common sense in defending free markets and oth...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:53:00 GMT |
