The new Karate Kid hits theaters Friday, and at the center of this new action film is the tragedy of an American mother and son uprooted by economic chaos, kicked out of their home, their city, and even their country.
Saturday Night Live was finishing its season just as the BP oil well in the gulf started leaking, leaving it to Jon Stewart, BPGlobalPR, and now Upright Citizens Brigade to provide the requisite satire.
Remember Tom Cruise’s cocky, vulgar, athletic turn as Les Grossman at the MTV Movie Awards? Now Paramount says there’s a Grossman movie in the works.
The cable network has a launched a random, and funny, Emmy campaign for Conan O’Brien’s time at The Tonight Show. (via THR)
Rumors are swirling around Britain that director Danny Boyle – yes, 28 Days Later / Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle – could be directing the opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics.
New Yorkers walk fast. And most don’t own a car. So the sidewalks are where the morning commute takes place — and where meandering tourists can cause rather chaotic pedestrian traffic jams.
As if the oil spill in the gulf weren’t already sticky and complicated enough, news started emerging late Tuesday of a second oil well in the region leaking crude, producing an oil slick that was visible from the air.
No money. No yard signs. No web site. And yet Alvin Greene of South Carolina wins the Democratic primary. (Via AP)
If all goes as planned at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery in Colorado, visitors won’t just be coming for the mourning; they’ll also be sticking around for the dancing. (via The Denver Post)
Between figuring out “whose ass to kick” over the BP oil spill, and putting children to sleep at graduation ceremonies, President Obama found the time to weigh in on the baseball controversy surrounding Armando Galarraga.
BP has continued to question whether or not oil is actually floating beneath the ocean surface in the Gulf. But new water tests confirm that yes, plumes are indeed developing – plumes far larger than anyone thought.
The price of gold surged around the world Tuesday, as investors looked for something – anything – safe to invest in to avoid the turmoil of shaky financial markets.