Archive for the 'Movies' Category
‘Jilted lesbian abducted ex-lover and took her on …
A probation officer was abducted by her lesbian lover and taken on a terrifying car ride after their relationship broke up, a court has heard. Elizabeth Wells allegedly begged to be let out of the vehicle as it roared through a town centre. But her …
Read More..>>Katharine McPhee on Singing, Acting, and ‘Community’
And then, you know, I did House Bunny and stuff.” McPhee released her first album (appropriately titled ‘Katharine McPhee’ ) in 2007, and the next year, as she mentions, she was in the Anna Faris movie ‘The House Bunny,’ playing one of the sorority …
Read More..>>Rustic NY stirred Twain’s Mississippi memories
ELMIRA, N.Y. ‘” Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain’s cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from the Mississippi River. On the centenary of the author’s death, Twainiacs will swarm Hannibal, Mo., the …
Read More..>>Sparks, Cyrus share a love story
LOS ANGELES – Nicholas Sparks has no love for people who call his stories “romances.” The mega-best-selling author of “The Notebook,”"A Walk to Remember,”"Nights in Rodanthe,”"Dear John” and “Message in a Bottle” stands in the aisle of Book Soup …
Read More..>>The Networked Grid 100: Movers and Shakers of the Smart …
Over the coming years, the integration of PHEVs into the smart grid is going to be both a massive opportunity and a formidable challenge. Nobody is in a better place (ouch) to steer this segment of the market than Shai Agassi. Coming from enterprise …
Read More..>>Archive for December 2009
Gonzaga’s Bol Kong (34) gets out of the way after a dunk by Oklahoma’s Tiny Gallon (24) shattered the backboard during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane tonight. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose) Husband has courtside seats right …
Read More..>>The Smell Of Salt Air, A Mile High And 900 Miles Inland
The smell of sea salt in the air is a romanticized feature of life along a seacoast. Wind and waves kick up spray, and bits of sodium chloride ‘“ common table salt ‘“ can permeate the air. It is believed that as much as 10 billion metric tons of …
Read More..>>Richard Gere: I don’t mind being upstaged by a pooch in …
FILM star Richard Gere’s movie career is firmly back on track – although even he would admit to being upstaged by his latest co-star. For a while there, Gere was in danger of becoming more famous for his antics off screen than for his acting …
Read More..>>Jasper Conran’s Country: exclusive extracts and …
‘Country’ is an idea ‘“ a texture, a flavour, a state of mind. Close your eyes, and imagine the English countryside . What do you see or hear, smell, feel or taste? It might be a sweep of beautiful landscape or the warmth of a roaring pub fire …
Read More..>>Archive for September 2007
Scottish scientist James Dewar said, ‘Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they’re open.’ Unfurl yours here at Friday’s loose thread, open wide for your opinion of the day. Seems to me, Gov. Gregoire is a typical conniving …
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