Q&A with Miranda LambertThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 12:52PMWith her recent single “White Liar” becoming her first No. 1 song, and six Academy of Country Music award nominations this year, a hardworking blonde from Tyler, Texas, is proving that not winning the top prize in USA Network’s ill fated “Nashville Star” series may have been in her best interest.
Artist Katherine Kadish paints imaginary scenes of natureThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 10:30AMDAYTON — When she was a little girl growing up in Pittsburgh, she lived with her grandmother and an aunt who was an avid gardener.Katherine Kadish has never forgotten the colorful nature images of her youth.
Artist of the week 79: Andreas HoferThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 8:18AMIt seems that anything goes in Andreas Hofer's artistic universe. You're as likely to encounter dinosaurs as comic-book heroes, Nazis, Sigmund Freud, John Wayne, Veronica Lake or spacemen and cowboys.
Iran - Ready to attackThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 7:14AMAmerican military operations for a major conventional war with Iran could be implemented any day. They extend far beyond targeting suspect WMD facilities and will enable President Bush to destroy Iran's military, political and economic infrastructure overnight using conventional weapons.
Cuban police haul "Ladies in White" protesters awayThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 12:57AMCuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Thursday
It's a Long Way to 4G NirvanaWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 5:15PMSpurred by the data consumption of devices like Apple's iPhone, Motorola's Droid and the latest smartphones, wireless carriers are planning to upgrade their networks. Companies such as Verizon, AT&T and others have announced ambitious plans to make fourth generation (4G) services available to their customers over the next two years, enabling a wide range of new applications involving rich media ...
Cuban police haul protesting "Ladies in White" awayWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:22PMHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Wednesday.
The 39 Clues Book Five: The Black CircleWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:28AMWinston Churchill (famous British Prime Minister) once called Russia: “…a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma…”. In The 39 Clues Book Five: The Black Circle, Amy and Dan Cahill must uncover some deadly secrets in this fascinating country. You want to join them?
Heaven ScentTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:31PMSeveral years ago I landed in Paris during Fashion Week, a giddy period when the entire French capital seems to transform into a giant catwalk as the beautiful people pour on to the streets after the latest show by Armani, Gaultier or Versace - my daughter even got a peck on the cheek from Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed.
Nick Schou Scores "Orange Sunshine"Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:02PMNick Schou sits one cubicle away from mine at OC Weekly. And yet, I interviewed him about his new book, Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love,...
Thelma Dalmas: Visit out of state gives sneak peek at things to comeTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:01PMOur only daughter lives in southeast Texas and I love to visit her at this time of year. Here in my yard, spring is only a promise, a hint of better days ahead. However, near the Gulf Coast that promise has been fully realized and I am always so happy to get a preview of what’s to come here at home. I am especially looking forward to seeing the spicebush in bloom. We will have flowers along our ...
THE JON Spencer Blues ExplosionTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:46PMOn stage and in the studio, Jon Spencer has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon that it’s hard to believe there is anything left.
Review: Brutal God of War III has great actionTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 2:18AMRATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) God of War III: Developer: Sony Santa Monica. Publisher: Sony. $59.99 for PS3. ESRB Rating: Mature. God of War III wastes no time delivering on the promise of the previous chapter's cliffhanger, opening with the Spartan Kratos standing...
Earthquakes Weekly UpdateMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 9:02PMThe San Jose Earthquakes returned home after 10 days in Chigwell, London at the Tottenham Hotspur training facility, Spurs Lodge.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE:Dubai: Debacle or Dangerous Prelude?Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 8:16PMAt first glance, the recent assassination of a mid-level Hamas operative in Dubai by the Israeli intelligence organization, Mossad, was a comedy of errors, as if the Three Stooges has suddenly been put in charge of one of the fabled agency’s hit squads: Easily traced passports and credit cards were used; team members put on fake mustaches and beards, sometimes so clumsily they could clearly be ...
B92 - Insight - Viewpoint - The Kapuscinski AffairMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 9:51AMHad he lived a few years longer, Ryszard Kapuscinski might well have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Although these things are shrouded in Vatican-like secrecy, I bet that he was on the Swedish Academy's rolling shortlist.
Matt Preston indulges in a bit of fluffMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 9:02AMAiry souffles and omelettes, sponges and meringues - Matt Preston looks at the incredible lightness of being.
Eggheads through HistoryMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 8:12AMThe management of the state will come into the hands not of the professors and their fellow intellectuals but of the practical politicians who understand the techniques of acquiring, retaining, and managing power.
Edge of reason: The lonely reign of Benedict XVIMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 3:02AMOf all the countries Pope Benedict XVI is visiting this year – including Malta, Portugal, Cyprus and Spain – Britain, which he visits in September, is the one in the greatest moral difficulty from his perspective: a citadel of wild-eyed relativism, beset by all the ills which the Sixties incubated and which the Catholic Church here, in the Vatican's view, has done little to combat.
Folsom High, Bella Vista face off again in Academic Decathlon state finalsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 2:01AMBackstage at Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, students from Bella Vista High School got psyched for the Super Quiz – the culmination of the weekend's California Academic Decathlon State Championship.
Profiles of the lostMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:28AMJames Ahearn Concord; age 43 Major, Army Killed July 5, 2007, Baghdad Combat deathLove comes unexpectedly, and so it was for 18-year Army man and Desert Storm veteran James Ahearn, who found his while checking a house in Baghdad.
Kathy Lette: if my convict ancestors could see me now...Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:11AMWhen Australian novelist Kathy Lette was awarded an honorary degree by a British university last year, she was inspired to explore her family history - and uncovered their part in the moving story of the Botany Bay settlers
Russo Recalled To Houston Aeros Of American Hockey LeagueSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:08PMPORT HURON, MI - Fresh off last night's 4-3 overtime victory over the Bloomington PrairieThunder, Adam Russo expected to head to Fort Wayne to take on the Komets. Instead, the Port Huron Icehawks goalie will travel to Chicago with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.
Should Catholic priests be celibate?Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 2:01AMThe Pope has said celibacy among priests is a sign of "full devotion" to the Catholic Church. Do you agree?
Champ West Torrance joins decathlon teams in SacramentoFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:02AMTeams of students from 10 LAUSD schools and seven other schools in Los Angeles County will be in Sacramento today to compete in the four-day 31st annual California Academic Decathlon State Championship.
Entertainment Calendar: 03/12/2010Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:47AMItems for this calendar must be received by the Record-Eagle at least 10-14 business days in advance. All calendars are published on a space available basis.
We Won’t Pay! fills Rosebud Theatre with Non-Stop LaughsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:15AMRemember when comedian Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy started work at the chocolate factory with Ethel? Soon, they were doing wacky things to keep up with the assembly line.
IFL Weekly PreviewThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:31PMWeek Three of the IFL season features a brewing rivalry between new Lonestar West Division opponents. The Amarillo Venom will make their IFL debut, former members of the now defunct af2, and will travel to Odessa to take on the West Texas Roughnecks.
Dispatches From the Edge;Dubai: Debacle or Dangerous Prelude?Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:01PMAt first glance, the recent assassination of a mid-level Hamas operative in Dubai by the Israeli intelligence organization, Mossad, was a comedy of errors, as if the Three Stooges has suddenly been put in charge of one of the fabled agency’s hit squads: Easily traced passports and credit cards were used; team members put on fake mustaches and beards, sometimes so clumsily they could clearly be ...
Revs ink former Orioles' top prospect Matt RileyThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:25PMThe first time around, manager Andy Etchebarren noticed some bad habits. The Baltimore Orioles top prospect had a wild side off the field. On the baseball field Etchebarren noticed the incredible, mind-bending stuff. How could an 18-year-old make baseball look so easy? That velocity. That curveball.
Clubs and OrganizationsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:11AMCOLUMBIAN SQUIRES (KOFC) 6:30 p.m. Rosary; 7 p.m. meeting. Knights of Columbus Hall, 507 W. 28th St. Call 256-6405 (1st & 3rd weeks)
Robert PestonThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:02AMNew support for banks after the election?
Peter Brimelow: Turnaround letter is on a tearThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:00AMA top-performing letter refuses to big-think about the stock market. But, hey, it’s sounding optimistic, anyway, writes Peter Brimelow.
Review: Emily Dickinson's wild nights imagined in new novelSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:14AMIf all you know about Emily Dickinson comes from a few sparkling nature poems and 'The Belle of Amherst,' cover your eyes. Your carriage is about to cross into Amherst's red-light district with Jerome Charyn's new novel, 'The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson.'
Zimbabwe Road TripFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:24PMA simple road trip to a soccer game in Zimbabwe changed my life.
Regina Weinreich: Wah-wah in The Miracle WorkerFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:16AM"No one expects you to perform miracles," says the head of the Perkins Institute for the Blind sending his prized pupil Anne Sullivan south from...
Touring 'Wonderlands'Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:48AMGo down the rabbit hole with various 'Alice' adaptations You'd think "Alice in Wonderland" would be a natural for the movies. But so much of its sprightliness derives from Lewis Carroll's verbal rough-and-tumble and the elusive plucky charm of Alice herself that film and TV directors who focus more on whimsy than on wit and character invariably come a cropper. For my money, the best "Alice ...
My life as a drama queen: Helen MirrenFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:25AMHelen Mirren is used to wearing crowns but her role as Leo Tolstoy's attention-seeking wife tested her majestic talents.
Entertainment Calendar: 03/05/2010Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:38AMItems for this calendar must be received by the Record-Eagle at least 10-14 business days in advance. All calendars are published on a space available basis.
Region's Tea Party movement takes form in eastern SuffolkFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:20AMRobert and Mary Meyer were headed to Digger O'Dell's restaurant in downtown Riverhead last March when Mr. Meyer felt a rush of anxiety. He had planned the gathering, but the self-described "large utility company" employee was no public speaker. "Do ...
Randy Travis to perform Friday at ParagonFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:50AMCountry superstar Randy Travis will perform at 9 p.m. Friday in the Mari Showroom of the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville.
Yuri Gagarin Killed As Test Plane FallsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:27AMMOSCOW, Thursday, March 28--Yuri A. Gagarin, the world's first man in space, was killed yesterday in an air accident, the Moscow radio announced today.
Matisse to Malevich: Pioneers of Modern Art from the Hermitage Opens this WeekSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:42PMWorkers hang the painting 'La Chambre Rouge' (Harmonie Rouge) (The Red Room. The Dessert Harmony in Red) by French artist Henri Matisse at the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 26 February 2010. The painting (1908) is displayed for the 'Matisse to Malevich.