Israel strikes Syrian military research center.
Seven U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan.
Flood warnings issued from Illinois to Florida.
Early wildfires predict a tough season in California.
Harper Lee sues for rights to her own book.
Orb won the Kentucky Derby.
The Tigers walloped the Astros 17-2.
Updates on the bombing from the Boston Globe.
Supreme Court hears arguments on gene patents.
Protests erupt in Venezuela after government rejects recount.
New York gun control law kicks in.
Last remaining abortion provider in Mississippi gets reprieve.
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced, including one for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
There’s a couple of things going on this weekend that sound like fun if you’re in the Miami area and want something to do.
Tonight, of course, is the Coffee House at the World and Eye Art Center in Fort Lauderdale where a couple of very short plays of mine will be done in staged reading. This is the world premiere of these two works and I have two good friends helping me out on them: Bill Roudebush and Terri Garber-Roudebush.
Hope you can make it.
Also this weekend on Miami Beach there is the pARTy at the ArtCenter/South Florida on Lincoln Road. It looks like a fun event and it’s for a good cause.
Proceeds help fund ArtCenter’s mission of advancing contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida, providing affordable studios and programming for local artists. The cultural epicenter of South Beach’s Lincoln Road, ArtCenter welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year and has been home to more than 1,000 resident artists since its founding in 1984.
So get out there and have a good time.
Besides being President of the United States, being a film critic is something Donald Trump should never be.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump declared Monday morning that Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” which won an Oscar Sunday night for “Best Original Screenplay,” was “one of the most racist movies I’ve ever seen.”
The film chronicles a revenge tale set during slavery days in the U.S., with actor Jamie Foxx shooting his way through slave masters and their cronies to save his wife.
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He also took a swing at “Best Actor” winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who won for “Lincoln,” saying “he’s not from this country” and criticizing his British accent, which was plainly apparent during his acceptance speech.
“I don’t think Lincoln had an English accent,” Trump said, apparently oblivious to the fact that Lincoln in the film does not speak with the same accent. “I know lots of politicians and lots of powerful people and they don’t talk like that,” he complained.
How can Donald Trump be that rich and that stupid, you ask? Hey, this is America, where anybody can grow up to be an idiot.
India arrests seven in another gang rape.
France continues to bomb rebel strongholds in Mali.
Gas prices are up for the first time since October.
Chevrolet unveils the next generation Corvette.
Find out who won the Golden Globes.
Troop levels in Afghanistan are topic 1 between Obama and Karzai.
Jack Lew is officially named to be the new Treasury Secretary.
A lot of people have the flu.
The NRA was “disappointed” with their meeting with Vice President Biden over gun issues.
The Oscar nominations are out.
Nine bombers attacked the U.S. airfield in Afghanistan.
Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket.
Egypt’s top court shut down amid protests.
Your turn — Treasury Secretary Geithner challenges the GOP to come up with some ideas.
Louisiana town evacuates while cops relocate explosives.
Kennedy Center honors include Led Zeppelin.
Marvin Hamlisch wrote and arranged a lot of great music, but for me and a lot of my generation, the soundtrack to The Sting was our introduction to him and his work.
Marvin Hamlisch wrote and arranged a lot of great music, but for me and a lot of my generation, the soundtrack to The Sting was our introduction to him and his work.
Via LGM, here are some pictures of Bill Murray — yes, that Bill Murray — as FDR in the upcoming film Hyde Park on the Hudson, due out in December.
Another reason for my interest in it is because Elizabeth Wilson (center) is a good friend from the William Inge Festival. I’m glad to see that they had to use aging make-up to make her look old enough to play Sara Delano Roosevelt, FDR’s mother.
Via LGM, here are some pictures of Bill Murray — yes, that Bill Murray — as FDR in the upcoming film Hyde Park on the Hudson, due out in December.
Another reason for my interest in it is because Elizabeth Wilson (center) is a good friend from the William Inge Festival. I’m glad to see that they had to use aging make-up to make her look old enough to play Sara Delano Roosevelt, FDR’s mother.
Chen Guangcheng is asking for help from other countries.
A gunman opened fire in Phoenix, killing four, including himself.
Cuba might lift its exit strategy.
Thirteen people have been charged in the hazing death at FAMU.
Something to “Scream” about — A version of the iconic Edvard Munch painting sold at auction for $119.9 million.
R.I.P. Junior Seau, 43, NFL linebacker for the Chargers and, for a short time, the Dolphins.
The Tigers lost to KC.
Chen Guangcheng is asking for help from other countries.
A gunman opened fire in Phoenix, killing four, including himself.
Cuba might lift its exit strategy.
Thirteen people have been charged in the hazing death at FAMU.
Something to “Scream” about — A version of the iconic Edvard Munch painting sold at auction for $119.9 million.
R.I.P. Junior Seau, 43, NFL linebacker for the Chargers and, for a short time, the Dolphins.
The Tigers lost to KC.
Afghanistan violence continues, making the U.S. exit strategy dicey.
An assassination plot against Vladimir Putin was foiled.
Syrians vote on charter.
The trial on the Gulf oil spill has been delayed.
It’s finally raining in Texas.
Rain delays the start of the Daytona 500 until Monday.
Here’s the complete list of the Oscar winners. Congratulations to all, including Christopher Plummer.
Afghanistan violence continues, making the U.S. exit strategy dicey.
An assassination plot against Vladimir Putin was foiled.
Syrians vote on charter.
The trial on the Gulf oil spill has been delayed.
It’s finally raining in Texas.
Rain delays the start of the Daytona 500 until Monday.
Here’s the complete list of the Oscar winners. Congratulations to all, including Christopher Plummer.
I will probably watch Billy Crystal’s opening monologue and then go to sleep. The only film I saw this year that is up for Best Picture is Hugo and I don’t think it will win.
I really don’t care much about the rest of the awards, so the only prediction that I will make is that someone will say something risque or political and it will be the cue for the Very Serious People and the Orcosphere to go nuts and blame it on President Obama.
I will probably watch Billy Crystal’s opening monologue and then go to sleep. The only film I saw this year that is up for Best Picture is Hugo and I don’t think it will win.
I really don’t care much about the rest of the awards, so the only prediction that I will make is that someone will say something risque or political and it will be the cue for the Very Serious People and the Orcosphere to go nuts and blame it on President Obama.
They’re rioting in Greece over the austerity measures.
Arabs pledge support for Syria’s opposition.
Pakistan’s prime minister is charged with contempt.
Venezuelan voters pick a candidate to oppose Chavez in the fall election.
President Obama’s budget goes to Congress today.
Drillers cut natural gas production as prices drop.
The Grammy Award winners are here.
Droning On — The U.S. is using the unmanned aircraft to protect property and personnel in Iraq.
Syria — The government forces are hunting the rebels in the suburbs.
Mitt Romney is opening up a lead in polling in Florida.
At least 10 people were killed in a multi-car pile-up on I-75 in northern Florida on Sunday.
Party On — Raul Castro defends the one-party system in Cuba.
Here are the results from the SAG awards.
The AFC beat the NFC in the Pro Bowl.
Iraq — The new government is cracking down on U.S. contractors.
Death toll rises from the Italian cruise shipwreck.
Nigeria rolls back gasoline price increases to stem the riots.
Jon Huntsman will drop out of the race today and endorse Mitt Romney.
Results of the Golden Globes here.
The New York Giants beat the Green Bay Packers; the Baltimore Ravens beat the Houston Texans.
