Scarlett Johansson's animal instincts NZ Herald | There's an element of "attitude" Scarlett Johansson brings with her when entering a room. Within seconds it becomes apparent that this 27-year-old movie star is no pushover. | "I'm so glad I was raised in New York," she says, gesturing towards the hotel window which looks on to Central Park. "The ...
Back to Classroom for Skills Not Taught in High School The New York Times | On a recent morning in a small classroom in the Bronx, Ivette Gongón-Volmar asked a group of students to list their needs. | For the past 100 years, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund has provided direct assistance to children, families ...
PST: Eleanor Antin revisits 'Before the Revolution' The Los Angeles Times Reporting from San Diego —— Artist Eleanor Antin has played lots of memorable alter-egos in her time. A saintly nurse in the Crimean War. The bearded "king" of a California beach town. A black prima ballerina in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets...
Charter School Releases an Ad Supporting Cuomo The New York Times | ALBANY – As he girds for confrontation with what he calls the state’s educational bureaucracy, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has found an unexpected ally singing his praises on cable television: a group of high school students in East Harlem. | Earlier ...
Big Ticket | Sold for $14 Million The New York Times | A duplex penthouse at 181 East 65th Street that sold for $14 million was the biggest sale of the week, according to public records. | The condominium at the 34-story Chatham was owned by and had been designed for Jeff T. Blau, the president of the ...
Interview: Adam Sandler on his new comedy Jack And Jill Belfast Telegraph | If you're after some light relief, Adam Sandler's latest comedy should fit the bill. | In Jack And Jill, Sandler plays both titular twins who reunite once a year for Thanksgiving when Jack finds himself enduring - rather than enjoying - his sister'...
School Improves With Help of U.S. Money It May Lose The New York Times | The federal grant had ambitious purpose, few restrictions and a not-so-distant expiration date: three years. With almost $1 million to spend, Brian Rosenbloom, the principal at Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School in SoHo, once one of...
Homebirths in U.S. rise by 29 per cent after lower costs and 'Hollywood influence' The Daily Mail | New data this week shows more American women are choosing to give birth at home opposed to in a hospital setting at an increase of 29 per cent in recent years. | The two-digit percentage increase between 2004 and 2009 after a 14-year decline was co...
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared on Thursday The Washington Post | A brief morning rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average above its highest closing price since the financial crisis Thursday, but stocks closed lower after mixed economic data tempered traders’ optimism. | Solid news on factory orders and strong earnings from U.S. manufacturers highlighted one of the economy’s bright spots before...
Bachmann to Run for Re-Election The New York Times | WASHINGTON – Representative Michele Bachmann, whose White House quest fizzled after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, said Wednesday that she would seek re-election in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District. | Guy Short, a senior adviser to the congresswoman, said Mrs. Bachmann was “excited” at the prospect of running for a f...
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared on Thursday The Washington Post | A brief morning rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average above its highest closing price since the financial crisis Thursday, but stocks closed lower after mixed economic data tempered traders’ optimism. | Solid news on factory orders and strong earnings from U.S. manufacturers highlighted one of the economy’s bright spots before...
