Critics are quite pleased with George Clooney’s latest directorial offering, The Ides of March ; the taut political drama currently enjoys an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes —although some of its supporters have qualms about its themes. Here’s what they’re saying: “Are you sitting down? George Clooney has some shocking news:…
Continue reading …Episode 38 – Special Yom Kippur 2011 Podcast Yom Kippur, End Time Prophetic Meaning of Yom Kippurim (Messianic Jewish), Day of Atonement Alef and Beit – Intro to Zohar 2 MalloryOnTravel says: Yom Kippur 2011 : Understanding the Jewish Day of Atonement’ http://t.co/7O1z7hKm #travel #ttot
Continue reading …Cue the jokes about good things coming together. Marijuana still hasn’t been legalized in most parts of the U.S, but obviously that hasn’t stopped people from experimenting with it. Gourmet reports that in — where else? — California, “the future of marijuana ingestion may be found at the bar; liquid extracts allow nearly any drink to
Continue reading …Paul Krugman today gets squarely behind Occupy Wall Street, which “is starting to look like an important event that might even eventually be seen as a turning point,” he writes in the New York Times . Wall Street’s bankers deserve the anger being directed their way, and the protests are a…
Continue reading …A few minutes after his name was first mentioned on last night’s episode of “Jersey Shore,” the mysterious Unit, Mike’s friend from home, was trending worldwide on Twitter. We’ve never seen said Unit, and we don’t know exactly what he knows, but “The Situation” alleged the guy was around the night of his and Snooki’s
Continue reading …With Amanda Knox back home, the media circus is just getting started. Tomorrow, CBS’s 48 Hours Mystery will reveal her “Untold Story”—including some disturbing stories from her time in jail, where she faced “cruel manipulation and sexual intimidation,” the network says. A top prison official reportedly “ordered her into…
Continue reading …Friday’s links offer heartwrenching war photos, inspirational baseball stories and the cutest kid you’ll see all day. War Rewind: On the tenth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, photographers look back at the conflict’s most striking images. (Lightbox) Cheap Tech: Why fork over the cash for an iPad when you can get the world’s cheapest
Continue reading …Visitors are thrilled by blue whales’ frequent appearances at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach—but for the whales, such visits could be deadly, experts warn. The biggest port complex in the country now boasts “the densest concentration” of whales “close to shore in all of California,” says…
Continue reading …Could Gaga go from a lady to a Queen? Guitarist Brian May has said that among the singers Queen’s considered to front the band, Lady Gaga is a top contender. “We get a lot of offers to work with other people,” May told Express. “I worked with Lady Gaga and she’s very creative and is
Continue reading …It’s a bad day for bizarre violence. Earlier, we heard about karaoke-inspired fisticuffs ; now an apparent Facebook-based argument has led to an attack. A Texas man who reportedly said he was furious at his estranged wife for not “liking” his Facebook status allegedly punched her in the face and pulled…
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