For the second straight year, the movie business fell for itself."Argo" — in which a Hollywood producer and makeup artist help...
Darpa Wants to Rethink the Helicopter to Make It Go <em>Way</em> Faster
Label: Technology Helicopters are great. They’re maneuverable in very tight spaces, they haul heavy things relative to their small sizes — and, very importantly, they take off and land vertically, removing the need for a big airstrip or aircraft-carrier deck. That function is so important to the military that the U.S. designed fixed-wing aircraft to do the same thing, like the Marines’ iconic Harrier jet or...
Quvenzhané Wallis to play title role in “Annie” movie
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis will play the title role in “Annie,” Sony’s Columbia Pictures announced on Sunday.“Annie” is due to hit theaters in 2014 during the winter holiday season, and is based on the stage play about an orphan’s adventures in finding her family and a better life while overcoming the schemes of orphanage mistress Miss Hannigan.President of...
Recipes for Health: Root Vegetable Sweetness — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesLast week I got a Facebook message from a Recipes for Health fan that said: “Help! Drowning in pounds of root vegetables from CSA…would love recipes for sweet potatoes, yellow potatoes, and carrots…” Since root vegetables and tubers keep well and can be cooked up into something delicious even after they have begun to go limp in the refrigerator, this week’s Recipes...
NBC’s Ratings Plummet From First to Worst
Label: BusinessWill Hart/NBCMegan Hilty, left, and Katharine McPhee in “Smash,” which is back for a second season but is still struggling. With every passing week, the sudden blossoming of prime-time success that NBC experienced last fall is looking more like a mirage. Patrick Harbron/NBC“Do No Harm,” with Stephanie Roth Haberle and Steven Pasquale, was canceled quickly. ...
Feb
24
Oscars stage manager braces for his final cues to the stars
Label: World He delivered a forgotten harmonica to Stevie Wonder onstage at the Grammy Awards, supplied a shoulder to lean on for a post-hip-surgery...
Wired Space Photo of the Day: Glowing Gas in Omega Nebula
Label: TechnologyThis image is a colour composite of the Omega Nebula (M 17) made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 4.7 x 3.7 degrees. Image: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin. [high-resolution]Caption: ...
The Texas Tribune: Advocates Seek Mental Health Changes, Including Power to Detain
Label: HealthMatt Rainwaters for Texas MonthlyThe Sherman grave of Andre Thomas’s victims. SHERMAN — A worried call from his daughter’s boyfriend sent Paul Boren rushing to her apartment on the morning of March 27, 2004. He drove the eight blocks to her apartment, peering into his neighbors’ yards, searching for Andre Thomas, Laura Boren’s estranged husband. Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by...
Major Banks Aid in Payday Loans Banned by States
Label: BusinessMajor banks have quickly become behind-the-scenes allies of Internet-based payday lenders that offer short-term loans with interest rates sometimes exceeding 500 percent. With 15 states banning payday loans, a growing number of the lenders have set up online operations in more hospitable states or far-flung locales like Belize, Malta and the West Indies to more easily evade statewide caps...
Feb
23
Athletes cash in on California's workers' comp
Label: World SACRAMENTO — In his seven-year career with the Denver Broncos, running back Terrell Davis, a former Super Bowl Most Valuable...
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