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Fri, 24 May 2013 9:15:48 +0000

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Obama to the People: I Am Not a Crook

Rob Meltzer — Fri, 24 May 2013 9:15:28 +0000

There is one strong similarity between Watergate and the slime oozing out of the Obama White House that can’t be ignored.

Watergate created an interesting new cottage industry–the journalist polemic. I’ve never really been able to figure out why this happened exactly, although I blame it, in a large extent, to journalistic frustration with President Johnson over Vietnam. At some point, as Watergate began to break, and it became evident that the news media was on [...]

7 Ways to Save Money on Memorial Day

Sydney Alcala — Fri, 24 May 2013 9:15:28 +0000

7 Ways to Save Money on Memorial Day written by Sydney Alcala for BillCutterz Money Saving Blog.

Memorial�Day�is just around the corner and that means it’s almost summer time. Kick your summer into gear by having a fantastic three�day�weekend without blowing your budget. Here are [...]

Jon Stewart mocks Peggy Noonan, which makes me like him even more

Pat Cunningham — Fri, 24 May 2013 9:15:27 +0000

Anyone who chides the insufferable Peggy Noonan as effectively as THIS is all right in my book. (Note: be sure to watch the [...]

Indianapolis 500 preview: Will this be the Year of the Woman?

The Associated Press — Fri, 24 May 2013 5:05:04 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second. Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networks and even tried to get cozy with engine maker Honda in the hopes of landing a ride. Both of them have overcome long odds to join Ana Beatriz and Simona de Silvestro in Sunday's 33-car [...]

Morning Minutes: May 24

Fri, 24 May 2013 4:05:23 +0000

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Today's News: Our Take - On the Set: Arrested Development Returns on Netflix

TV Guide — Fri, 24 May 2013 4:00:44 +0000

From the outside, soundstage No.7 at Los Angeles's Culver Studios looks like an unremarkable airplane hangar. Inside? The fourth-season resurrection of the cult comedy Arrested Development rages in full eccentric swing as Cinco de Quatro a fictional holiday meant ...

Today's News: Our Take - Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Go Behind the Candelabra

TV Guide — Fri, 24 May 2013 4:00:43 +0000

It all started, oddly enough, on the set of director Steven Soderbergh's gritty, Oscar-winning 2000 drama Traffic. "Steven said to me, 'You ever think of playing Liberace?'" remembers Michael Douglas of the first time he was approached to portray the ...

On the Set: Arrested Development Returns on Netflix

TV Guide — Fri, 24 May 2013 3:25:44 +0000

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Go Behind the Candelabra

TV Guide — Fri, 24 May 2013 3:25:43 +0000

Movie review: ‘Fast & Furious 6’

By Ed Symkus — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000

You can have a great time getting caught up in the outrageous action of the sixth entry in this money-making machine of a series without having seen any of the previous films. But you wouldn�t understand the nuances of the characters and their interrelationships, you wouldn�t get why they all keep talking about the importance of family, and you wouldn�t really know who you�re supposed to be rooting for, or why.
But, again, you can still have a great time. A �Fast & Furious� movie consists of [...]

Movie review: Last call for ‘Hangover’ gang

By Dana Barbuto — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000

�The Hangover III� takes forever to get started and then never wants to end. Farewells are always tough, but the end it is, as the �Wolf Pack� embarks on one final off-the-rails road trip.
The journey � from California to Tijuana to Vegas � is mildly amusing, even hysterical at times. But most of those giggles are of the cringe-inducing ilk, as in �I don�t know why this is funny but I�m LMAO.� Ken Jeong eating dog food sounds grossly unfunny in theory, but on screen, well, I almost fell out [...]

The Readers’ Writers: YA author Scott Blagden

By DA Kentner — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 +0000

Scott Blagden worked in real estate after being shown the exit door when a college prank found the wrong audience � apparently humor wasn�t in the offering that semester. Today, he lives on Cape Cod, is still in the real estate biz, is the father to two teenagers and he has just seen his first book published.
�Dear Life, You Suck� isn�t standard fare in any genre, let alone young adult (YA). The main character, Cricket Cherpin, is a young man growing up without parents in a Catholic group [...]

The world is a battlefield, continued

Rick Holmes — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:15:22 +0000

President Obama addressed many important issues in his speech Thursday (transcript here), some of which I’m writing about for Sunday’s column. �The speech also included some remarkable political theater involving Obama and a protester in the audience. If anyone finds the clip and can link to it, you should check it out.

For now, I just want to pass [...]

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