Young golfers stayon course this summerBy Glae ThienRancho Buena Vista High junior Marco Gomez plans to play golf and more golf this summer. So does Torrey Pines High senior James Erkenbeck, who will play a stepped-up tournament schedule on his way to college.For years, the two have been honing their game on golf courses during […]
The inertly angry and emotional Locke is dead and lost in Lost! John Locke the fictional character popularly known as Jeremy Bentham in the series, Lost on the ABC television series played by Terry O’Quinn died in the yesterday’s last episode. Locke’s name is a tribute to John Locke, the famous empiricist author and philosopher. […]
HUNTINGTON — Repeat offenders consistently account for a substantial portion of the overall drunken driving problem, and many believe reversing the trend will take increased public pressure on the court system and legislative action.An April 17 vehicle crash in Wayne County underscored the problem. Investigators charged a repeat drunken driver with stealing a vehicle, driving […]
“John Oliver: Terrifying Times” serves mainly to demonstrate the huge gulf between “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” to which Mr. Oliver contributes funny bits, and traditional stand-up comedy. Watching Mr. Oliver pose clueless questions to serious people on “The Daily Show” can be painfully funny. Watching him onstage for an hour is more like […]
LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell is not planning to spin off or part sell its renewable energy businesses as rival BP is considering, and instead wants closer integration of the units with its core hydrocarbon operations, Shell’s chief executive said yesterday.Jeroen van der Veer said that Shell was building the green energy businesses for the long […]
Blue Mountain is to host a round of the newly formed Midas Tour on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19-20.The tour is designed to provide a stepping-stone for the next generation of Britain’s Ryder Cup stars.Local faces on the tour will include Berkshire professionals Thatcham’s Brad Ryan from Donnington Grove, Bracknell’s Mark Pearson and Theale’s Mike […]
Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams’s Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in CongressBy Joseph WheelanThough many former US presidents have retired from the public eye, not all have been content with quiet pursuits. Thomas Jefferson, among his other accomplishments, founded a university in his home state of Virginia. William Howard Taft, defeated in the election of […]
Will McConaughey Still Appear Shirtless With New Clothing Line Launch?“Fool’s Gold” actor Matthew McConaughey, known for appearing shirtless, showing off his killer bod, which David Letterman poked fun at, is pursuing his own beach-inspired clothing line called j.k. livin, after his production company, Us Weekly reported.The 38-year old’s j.k. livin brand (”Just Keep livin”) has […]
In John Adams, Benjamin Franklin steals the show.posted March 14, 2008A new Web show with Coolio and a new season of Top Chef.posted March 12, 2008Two new reality shows about high school.posted March 7, 2008And other election coverage highlights.posted March 5, 2008The talk-show host casts her lavender wand over reality TV.If John Adams (HBO, Sundays […]
AMATO, Mary . The Chicken of the Family . illus. by Delphine Durand. unpaged. CIP. Putnam . 2008. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-24196-3 . LC 2006003606.K-Gr 3—The dynamics of sibling relationships are played for laughs with enormous success in this picture book about three sisters. Henrietta is usually the brunt of her older […]