The delightful Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, is a huge Bret Easton Ellis fan – so huge, in fact, she interrupted preparations for her London gig in Somerset House last Thursday to attend the GQ launch party for his new novel, Imperial Bedrooms. But is Bret a fan of hers? Like all his books, » Read More
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In the second episode of Castle's upcoming third season, an extended member of the Castle family will die. "As in real life, death is sad, but it makes us all appreciate what we have around us a little bit more," series star Nathan Fillion told me after Castle's Comic-Con panel. Added series creator Andrew Marlowe: "This » Read More
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Imagine for a moment that you work in a hospital emergency room. And just outside the door, a man has collapsed from a heart attack. Inside the facility, literally feet away from where he lies, are the equipment and knowledge to save his life. But this man doesn’t have health insurance. Would you treat him anyway? » Read More
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A 12-year-old girl in South St. Paul, Minnesota used a WiFi-enabled iPod to thwart multiple attempts by Raymond Cesmat, her mother's ex-boyfriend, to rape her. According to TwinCities.com, the pre-teen was home alone with Cesmat, 42, who took her cell phone from her, allegedly to keep her from "texting all night." Cesmat left her bedroom » Read More
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Chicago-based Chef Rick Bayless may be best known for elevating authentic Mexican cuisine in the States, but on his new radio show, Fiesta at Rick's on SIRIUS XM's Martha Stewart Living Radio, the Oklahoma City native shared that one of his all-time favorite food memories is of peach cobbler - just about as American as » Read More
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LONDON — The Gulf of Mexico oil spill shows that the United States should follow the example of South American socialists in nationalizing its energy industry, filmmaker Oliver Stone said Tuesday. The Academy Award-winning director of "Born on the Fourth of July" and "JFK" said that America's country's natural wealth was too important to be left » Read More
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LONDON — The Gulf of Mexico oil spill shows that the United States should follow the example of South American socialists in nationalizing its energy industry, filmmaker Oliver Stone said Tuesday. The Academy Award-winning director of "Born on the Fourth of July" and "JFK" said that America's country's natural wealth was too important to be left » Read More
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According to Harvard Magazine, final exams are "going the way of the dodo." Last spring, a mere 23 percent of the school's 1,137 undergraduate courses gave exams, the magazine reports. And a new faculty vote dictates that a professor must actively decide whether or not to give a final within the first week of » Read More
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As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety » Read More
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Male viewers deprived of paternal affection as children may feel a sharp pang of longing while watching Jorge, a hippie, oceanic Tarzan with a noble bearing, teach his son the ways of the sea in a place whose turquoise waters appear uncontaminated. The characters in “Alamar” may be playing versions of themselves, but the writer, » Read More
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