Companies faulted for food marketing aimed at kidsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:39PMMost food and entertainment companies do not have protections to guard against marketing their sugary treats to children, a new study has found.
American cars from glory to disasterTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:18AM BOOK SHELF BOOK SHELF - “Crash Course” by Paul Ingrassia, Random House, New York, 2010, 306 pages. In 1959 I happened to be stationed at an Air Force Base in Japan. There was a big time bingo drawing at the base club. The winner was a new Toyota. Condescending smiles all around. Who would ever want a Japanese car?
Lunch Special: The best sports movies are web gemsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:20PMIn honor of Sunday night's Academy Awards — and spring training — today's "Lunch Special" features movies. What are the best five of all-time? Also, Rockies pitching coach Bob Apodaca is high on a Manuel Corpas comeback. And it find out what happened 39 years ago today.
Tallulah Morehead: The Our Gang Oscars.Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:59AMMy favorites of the Our Gang short films of 75 and 80 years ago (back when "gang" was an innocent term), were the ones where...
Read today's letters to the editorSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:09AMWhen teachers and county workers were losing their jobs and tourist tax dollars were shrinking, I don't recall any concern about the Red Sox's subtle...
'Cop Out' a clumsy attempt at another buddy cop flickSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:55AM"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis.
Wait for verdictFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:29PMWait for verdictHow sad that Miami residents formerly represented by Michelle Spence Jones continue to support her. Why cast a vote for Jones when there is even the slimmest possibility that she may be a crook?
‘Cop Out’ falls shy of its inspirationsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:09PMPublished: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 11:07 a.m. “Cop Out” is a clumsy post-modern buddy-cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis.
Quick-draw artist Jason Polan tries to capture a city’s many facesFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:05PMJason Polan knows that he has set himself an impossible task. For the past two years the young artist from Michigan has been trying to sketch all 8,363,710 people in New York. When he recently passed 8,300 pen portraits he held a celebratory party.
BLOG: Central Catholic grad Andy Heimbach offers his thoughts on tonight's PSAC semifinalsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:44PMA day later, Heimbach gives his thoughts as the game is approaching... Playing a team that is highly ranked nationally will be a challenge for our team, but one we are looking forward to. They have proven throughout the year that they are one of the best teams not only in the PSAC but in the nation.
New York Production ListingsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:23PMThe following listings are NOT casting notices but are intended to provide the best general information available on current projects. The New York listings alternate between Broadway theater one week and film and television the next.
SIRIUS XM Radio Launches 2010 MLB Spring Training Tour March 5Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:45PMSIRIUS XM Radio will embark on its 2010 Spring Training Tour on Friday, March 5, taking listeners to 30 Major League Baseball Spring Training sites in three weeks. Â MLB Home Plate, SIRIUS XM's 24-hour baseball talk channel, and Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS XM's all-sports talk channel, will broadcast live from ballparks in Arizona and Florida, offering baseball fans an in-depth look at every Major ...
Disney XD Unveils Upfront SlateWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:02PMDisney Channel on Tuesday night gave media buyers and clients their first look at a sequence from its latest musical franchise, running a five-minute clip of the upcoming Jonas Brothers/Demi Lovato flick Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Disney Channel previews new projectsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:01PMDisney Channel is developing a "Tron" animated series to follow the upcoming theatrical release of "Tron: Legacy."
Everything nice for Joliet's Chicken-N-SpiceWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:02AMIt was hard not to panic back in the 1980s when many businesses were pulling out of downtown, Pat Reimer said. "To look across the street and see everything boarded up was just scary," she said. In 1979, Reimer and her husband, Ken, had taken a chance on opening a restaurant, Chicken-N-Spice, in a building at 251 N. Chicago St. Then they watched as most of the retail stores and car dealerships ...
Required readingSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:55PMThe Game From Where I Stand A Ballplayer’s Inside View by Doug Glanville (Henry Holt, May) It’s no surprise that former big league outfielder Doug Glanville (Phillies, Cubs, Rangers; 1996-2004) comes across as thoughtful and intelligent. A Penn grad, he’s one of baseball’s few Ivy Leaguers...
Cop Out [2010] [R] - 6.7.10Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:58AMAfter two veteran NYC detectives (Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis) are suspended without pay, they find themselves in more trouble when one of them has a rare baseball card stolen.
If you like Mounties, this shop'll do you rightSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:33AMDudley Do-Right wasn't in. Out getting his man, I presume. Growing up, the only reference point I had to the august Royal Canadian Mounted Police was the bumbling Do-Right of cartoon fame on the "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show." In real life, the Mounties are a...
'Cop Out' fails to capture spark of buddy crime classicsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:43AM``Cop Out'' is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis.
Smokeless tobacco use and baseballFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:46PMLike cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (snuff and chewing tobacco), causes mouth cancer, gum disease, and heart disease. Yet, many think chewing...
Review: 'Cop Out' falls shy of its inspirationsFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:47PM"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis. They play our paired police - detectives Paul Hodges and Jimmy Monroe, respectively - and they might as well be in different movies. Willis, a veteran of cop films like the "Die Hard" films and most recently "Surrogates," is our ...
Willis, Morgan buddy flick 'Cops Out' on its potentialFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:43PM"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis.
Shooting suspect may have contacted students on InternetFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:02AMLITTLETON - Among items seized from the room of a man accused of wounding two students at a Colorado middle school were photos of youths who appear to be in their teens, prompting the accused's father to speculate that his son may have had online contact with students there before the attack.
Film Review: Cop OutThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:26PMBased on its advertising campaign, you'd probably never guess that the new action comedy Cop Out , which stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as a pair of bickering NYPD detectives, is a Kevin Smith joint. That's largely by design.
Cartoon for Feb. 24, 2010Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:59PMSelect your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. Submitted by jim jimson on February 24, 2010 - 19:39.
Father: School shooting suspect may have contacted students onlineThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:06PMLITTLETON, Colo. - Among items seized from the room of a man accused of wounding two students at a Colorado middle school were photos of youths who appear to be in their teens, prompting the accused's father to speculate that his son may have had online contact with students there prior to the attack. Jefferson County sheriff's investigators Thursday were puzzling over why Bruco Strong Eagle ...
Father: Suspect may have contacted students onlineThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:01PMAmong items seized from the room of a man accused of wounding two students at a Colorado middle school were photos of youths who appear to be in their teens, prompting the accused's father to speculate that his son may have had online contact with students there prior to the attack.
RJD2 hopes to rearrange your brainThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:28PMIf you mix a little funk, a sweet back beat, and some smoothly executed electronic and organic sounds what do you get? RJD2, of course! RJD2, from Pennsylvania, will be stopping in Baton Rouge on February 12 to promote his new album, The Colossus.
Cop Out ReviewThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:47PMKevin Smith has had a bit of a dry spell lately, hasn't he? We all loved the guy when he first emerged with the indie hit Clerks, and the unique voice exhibited in his films that followed was a welcome break from the usual Hollywood dreck. But in recent years his acting credits have provided more amusement than his directing and writing work. So what's been the problem?
Father: Suspect may have contacted students onlineThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:25PMAmong items seized from the room of a man accused of wounding two students at a Colorado middle school were photos of youths who appear to be in their teens, prompting the accused's father to
New York Production ListingsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:39PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Police: Colo. gunman entered the school earlierThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:28PMA man accused of wounding two middle school students in a community still haunted by the Columbine massacre often talked to himself and imaginary friends - and that talk recently turned to yelling, his father said.
School Shooting Victim Upgraded To 'Good' CondtionThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:24PMAn eight-grader shot outside Deer Creek Middle School was upgraded to good condition Thursday as investigators continued learning more about the man who wounded him and another student.
Police: Colo. Gunman Entered The School EarlierThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:42AMA man accused of wounding two middle school students in a community still haunted by the Columbine massacre often talked to himself and imaginary friends — and that talk recently turned to yelling, his father said. Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, 32, would unplug the refrigerator and not eat macaroni and cheese because they were too loud, War Eagle Eastwood said. Though the younger Eastwood was ...
Review: `Cop Out' falls shy of its inspirationsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:51AM"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis.
'Cop Out' falls shy of its inspirationsWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:27PM"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis. PHOTO GALLERY.
Police: Colo. gunman entered the school earlierWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:55PMA man accused of wounding two middle school students in a community still haunted by the Columbine massacre often talked to himself and imaginary friends — and that talk recently turned to
Police: Colo. gunman entered the school earlierWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 3:09PMA man accused of wounding two middle school students in a community still haunted by the Columbine massacre often talkedto himself and imaginary friends - and that talk recently turned to yelling, his father said.