Top News
We Are Such Sh*t As Dreams Are Made On

All deference to Mario Cuomo and all the other Democratic wags who thought, or still think, an Obama/Clinton ticket is a "Dream Team" - but, what the hell is wrong with you people?

FULL STORY
Anti-Putin protests turn violent, hundreds arrested

Hundreds of opposition protestors were arrested this weekend in St. Petersburg and Moscow as thousands of anti-Putin demonstrators clashed with police, though the Russian press has ignored the news, even though opposition leader Garry Kasparov was among those arrested.

FULL STORY
Paulson tells IMF "US committed to keep trade open"

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at a meeting of G-7 level members in Washington that the United States was committed to keep the US economy open to trade and foreign investment.

FULL STORY


INSIDE BUSINESS

Shaw Communications reports strong growth in second quarter

Canadian cable television and internet service provider, Shaw Commumnications, second-quarter revenue grew 12 percent behind an aggressive acquisition strategy that led to strong growth in Internet and cable customers.

US Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 342,000

The initial jobless claims report for the week ending April 7 showed an increase in the level of unemployment with initial claims rising 19,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 323,000.

McClatchy Facing Challenges, Rating Agency Says

Publishing giant, McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI), is facing challenges within the publishing industry, mainly due to the fall off in newspaper circulation that all publishers are feeling and now it's been placed on CreditWatch by rating agency Standard & Poor's.

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

Gene Wilder brings 'French Whore' to the Press Club

Gene Wilder introduces his latest novel "My French Whore" to member of the media at Washington's National Press Club while revealing that he prefers writing to acting.

"Redline" belongs in the film junkyard

The film, "Redline", is garbage, but I refuse to accept it had to be this bad. Especially coming from a producer without any obligations to please a studio.  I rate this film "F".

"Aqua Teen" film made me a new fan

The animated feature film of the Cartoon Network's "Agua Teen Hunger Force" has made me a new fan.  I rate this film "B".

Rss
120x240_kouri