The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
For all the glamor attached to Hollywood and Bollywood in their home countries, their potential in fostering bilateral ties has been scarcely appreciated. But the entertainment sector can be a foreign policy connection.
Boxing the Octopus (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Japan and Japanese culture have been major influences on the life and writing of Wendy Nelson Tokunaga. She signed a two-book deal with St. Martin’s just as she was beginning the MFA in Writing program at the University of San Francisco in 2006. Midori by Moonlight came out the following year with terrific reviews, and Love in Translation hits bookstores next week. From the press kit: After receiving...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ten people with Chicago connections have been indicted on federal charges of running a marriage fraud scheme that paid American citizens thousands of dollars to marry immigrants in an effort to skirt immigration laws, the U.S. attorney's office said today. Federal authorities allege Maria Cruz, 49, and her co-defendants arranged up to 15 "sham marriages" in which non-U.S. citizens -- many...
Green Laker (Free subscription) | yesterday
Celeste is a Girl Scout now - and part of being a Girl Scout is accumulating various patches for participating in different activities. And selling cookies, duh. It's no secret that Allie and I love cycling. Well, Allie enjoys it, I love it and go stir-crazy if I'm off the bike more than about two days. So one way we've been able to get our less-than-enthusiastic-about-cycling daughter out on two wheels...
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear (Free subscription) | yesterday
I had originally planned to title this post “Movies I’ve stared at recently that were not on TCM” but I decided that might be pushing it a bit. But that part is true; I watched these two 20th Century-Fox sleepers online, courtesy of Hulu.com . As always, there may be a spoiler or two…so don’t say you weren’t warned. Come to the Stable (1949) – Sisters Margaret...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presents Tim Burton, a major retrospective exploring the full scale of Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. On view from November 22, 2009, through April 26, 2010 , the exhibition brings together over 700 examples of sketchbooks, concept...
ImmigrationProf Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Gone (from CNN) but not forgotten, see the latest on Sweet Lou Dobbs on Think Progress. Telemendo's Maria Celeste interviewed Dobbs yesterday and did not hold back in her questioning. Among other things, Dobbs denied ever saying immigrants bring leprosy,...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
DOWNLOADS: (4) PLAYS: (58) Lou Dobbs was interviewed on Mexico's Telemundo yesterday by Maria Celeste (h/t Andrea Nill ), and she cut quickly to the point: Celeste: You mention that this criticism and this perception, misperception of yourself, it's only in the extreme, ah, extreme left, and that might be the case in the Anglo market, but trust me, in the Hispanic world, you are viewed by many, by...
watch movies online for free full movie downloads (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
#1 MOVSHARE : Full Movie #2 YOUTUBE.COM : Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7 , Part 8 , Part 9 , Part 10 #3 NOVAMOV.COM : Full Movie Directed by Don Taylor Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs Frank Capra, Jr. Written by Mark Twain (novel) Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Starring Johnny Whitaker Celeste Holm Warren Oates Jeff East Jodie Foster Music by Score: John Williams Songs:...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Today in an interview with Maria Celeste on Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo, ousted CNN anchor Lou Dobbs denied ever erroneously claiming that undocumented immigrants are bringing leprosy to the United States. Instead he attacked Celeste for bringing up reports that he aired on his show in the past. From interview (translated from Spanish): DOBBS: Let’s [...]
cause of our joy (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Here's an optimistic, lighthearted interview with a man whose been through many a battle and survived to hope that all mainstream faiths, even the Catholic Church, are moving towards orthodoxy and renewal. Celeste Behe asks: " What do you believe has been the impetus behind this renewal? Fr Benedict responds: "You cannot say; you can only blame the Holy Spirit. I have to tell you that the...
FrontBurner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Remember when Eric Celeste used to work here? Those were good times, eh? That was back when he was a journalist and did journalism. Now, as we’ve reported in this space, he’s a finger-gun-shooting salesman. So it took me down memory lane when a FrontBurnervian passed along a link to an Unfair Park story about [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
MIAMI, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Former CNN host Lou Dobbs speaks exclusively to Maria Celeste on today's edition of Telemundo's "Al Rojo Vivo," during his first Spanish-language television interview addressing his views on Hispanic issues. The outspoken anchor is expected to respond to the attacks from critics who condemn him for his controversial comments on immigration.
IGN (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (PC) Explore one of the great mysteries of 1872.
Green Integer Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Antonio Ghislanzoni (libretto), based on a French scenario by Auguste Mariette, Giuseppe Verdi (composer) Aida / the production I saw was the Metropolitan Opera live HD, in encore on Thursday, November 12, 2009 One of the aspects of Aida that interviewer, singer Renée Fleming suggested several times in the intermissions of Verdi's great opera was that, despite the huge size of the cast, except...
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