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  • Letters to Santa from third-graders at Maplebrook Elementary Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:09AMDear Santa, How are you doing? For Christmas, I would like Fable II. The reason why I chose this is because it has tow players. My brother and I can play it together. It looks like it has a green and white Fable II in the middle. There should be a picture in the middle. My parents will let me have it.
  • In War and Floods, a Family?s Leitmotif of Love, Memories and Secrets Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:37PMJayne Anne Phillips?s intricate, deeply felt new novel fuses wildly disparate influences into something incandescent and utterly original.
  • World Briefs Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:06AMMatt Smith will be the 11th Doctor Who. Matt Smith will be the 11th Doctor Who and the youngest actor ever to play the cult television time traveller, the BBC said.
  • Letters to Santa from Third-graders at Maplebrook Elementary Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:27AMDear Santa, How are you doing? For Christmas, I would like Fable II. The reason why I chose this is because it has tow players. My brother and I can play it together. It looks like it has a green and white Fable II in the middle. There should be a picture in the middle. My parents will let me have it.
  • Aniston and Pitt reunited atop box office Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:12PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - " Marley & Me ," a canine comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson , led the North American box office for a second weekend on Sunday, becoming the first Christmas holiday picture to hit $100 million (68.9 million pounds).
  • Aniston, Pitt reunited atop box office Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:24PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Marley & Me," a canine comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, led the North American box office for a second weekend on Sunday, becoming the first Christmas holiday picture to hit $100 million.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-04 19:45 UPDATE 1-Aniston, Pitt reunited atop box office Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:14PMBy Dean Goodman
  • Nation needs professional bureaucracy Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:17AMLike the grasshopper in the fable, we Filipinos live in the presentheedless of tomorrows consequences of todays neglect. We treat the surface symptoms of our basic problems, instead of facing up to their root causes.
  • Nation needs professional bureaucracy Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:30AMLike the grasshopper in the fable, we Filipinos live in the present—heedless of tomorrow’s consequences of today’s neglect. We treat the surface symptoms of our basic problems, instead of facing up to their root causes.
  • Israel drives deep into Gaza Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:29AMGAZA CITY: Israeli troops pushed deep into Gaza on Sunday with thousands of soldiers and scores of tanks battling Hamas fighters and moving toward the capital on a mission to end militant rocket attacks.
  • Author tackles the mystery of Dillinger Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:19AMEATON -- Out of sight of the main road, the old mansion has the feel of a hideout.
  • Families incredulous after man found in attic Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:25AMPLAINS TWP. — Stacy Ferrance still couldn’t put together the disparate facts of a seemingly unbelievable fable, three days after the Arkansas man accused of holing up in her family’s attic for days was arrested on burglary charges.
  • A Christmas Tale a dysfunctional delight Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:14AMGetting a dysfunctional family together at Christmas is both a film genre and, too often, a wretched cliche.
  • Macabre puppetry Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:09AMHANOVER, N.H. -- In a delightfully macabre performance, New York-based artist Erik Sanko brings "The Fortune Teller" on Friday, Jan. 9, at 7 pm and 9 p.m., and on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 2 and 7 p.m., in the Moore Theater at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. (The Saturday 2 p.m. show was added due to high demand for tickets.) Audiences sit on the stage itself -- the better to experience at close ...
  • FILM: NOW PLAYING Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:18AMSelected mini-reviews, rated on a system of 0 to 4 stars, by Rick Groen and Liam Lacey. Full reviews appeared on the dates indicated.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Wanna play a game?: Holiday options abound for gamers Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:49AMVideo games are big business, and chances are they’re the perfect holiday gift for somebody on your list. Here are things to know about gaming’s Big Three and hot titles released in the past year:
  • Theater Listings: Jan. 2-8 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:21AMSelective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.
  • The euro celebrates 10 years Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:00PM Catherine, a green-grocer in a small Norman town, has all her prices neatly marked in euros and nothing but euros. Ten years after the creation of a single European currency, seven years after the appearance of euro notes and coins, large French shops and most restaurants and cafes still defy Brussels and list their prices in two currencies.
  • ‘Someone watched me for a whole week’ Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:22AMWILKES-BARRE — Stacy Ferrance still couldn’t put together the disparate facts of a seemingly unbelievable fable, three days after the Arkansas man accused of holing up in her family’s attic for days was arrested on burglary charges.
  • Attic dweller leaves Plains families feeling ‘violated’ Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:25AMPLAINS TWP. — Stacy Ferrance still couldn’t put together the disparate facts of a seemingly unbelievable fable, three days after the man accused of holing up in her family’s attic for days was arrested.
  • MSU prof pokes holes in love story Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:06AMKenneth Waltzer was swamped Monday with calls from ABC, CNN and other media outlets.
  • Nigeria: Which Way Forward for Steel Industry? Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:23AMLagos — There is no gainsaying that the country is losing so much in revenue that ordinarily should accrue to her from the steel industry. That aspect of production, experts say is waiting to be tapped maximally.
  • Video game soundtracks an odd music niche Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:19AM Music composer Garry Schyman sits in his Los Angeles studio, at a desk topped with Gustav Mahler biographies and Krzysztof Penderecki recordings, and ponders the hero’s predicament. He pivots to his keyboard and plays a handful of chords conveying utter loss, the draining of hope.
  • Bad fashion Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:03PMIt was the year of ruffles and floral prints, cashmere sweaters and fitted wool coats, and entirely too much good taste. Even Hollywood stars dressed with dignity on the red carpets this year. Sure, celebrity label launches from Paris...
  • Sifting fact and fable in literary texts Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:43PMHistorians debate their use as a source of history
  • The good, the bad and the ugly on screen in 2008 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:15AMLet me get this painful matter off my chest first: The Worst Films I Saw in 2008. Like back-alley hair plugs, these films made hazardous inroads into my brain.
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:06AMBreak out the Reese’s Pieces and the Speak ‘n’ Spell – E.T. is back, and he’s hungry for your blood!!!
  • Big-time movie, TV composers explore video games as a fresh musical frontier Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:36AMWith an expected $50 billion in global sales this year, video games have turned into such a big business that established composers from film and television are signing on to create the sweeping scores and intricate sounds that help guide players through their missions.
  • Westchester briefing Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:38AMThe New York Power Authority has presented the first of three annual contributions to the Science Barge, a floating environmental center and urban farm on the Yonkers waterfront.
  • John Farr: The Best Bogart Movies By Farr Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:36AMHumphrey Bogart was never quite who or what he seemed to be. Born to privilege, the son of a Manhattan physician and a successful illustrator,...
  • Unsettling Goofiness of the Divided Mind Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:52PMJim Carrey is a physical comedian who specializes in giving visible form to the Jekyll-Hyde moment, the mind-body split.
  • 2008 Best in Entertainment Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:28PMIn this image released by Warner Bros., Heath Ledger starring as The Joker, is shown in a scene from "The Dark Knight."
  • The best and worst movies of 2008 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:04PMA banquet of the best (and a taste of the worst) on the big screen this year.
  • Letters to Santa from third-graders at Maplebrook Elementary Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:27AMDear Santa, How are you doing? For Christmas, I would like Fable II. The reason why I chose this is because it has tow players. My brother and I can play it together. It looks like it has a green and white Fable II in the middle. There should be a picture in the middle. My parents will let me have it.
  • A Kick From Champagne Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:21AMThe story of a merry and savvy widow and the history of the effervescent drink that immortalized her.
  • Movie Review: Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 9:33PMA film of emotional depth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," comes as something of a surprise - albeit a pleasant one - from David Fincher, the director of "Se7en," Zodiac" and "Fight Club."
  • Letters to Santa from Third-graders at Maplebrook Elementary Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:15AMDear Santa, How are you doing? For Christmas, I would like Fable II. The reason why I chose this is because it has tow players. My brother and I can play it together. It looks like it has a green and white Fable II in the middle. There should be a picture in the middle. My parents will let me have it.
  • Kwanzaa kicks off Friday with feast Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:01AMGALVESTON — Drummers, praise dancers, gospel singers and a drama group are among the performers at this year’s Kwanzaa celebration Saturday.
  • A GREAT DAY TO GO TO THE MOVIES: CHECK OUT THESE FILMS THAT OPENED DEC. 25 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:38AMTHE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON***Daisy, an old woman, lies dying in a New Orleans hospital as Hurricane Katrina bears down, while her daughter (Julia Ormond) reads to her from a memoir by her old beau, Benjamin, a man who had the misfortune to be born old and die young. Loosely based on a fable by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has been reimagined as a special ...
  • Fable II lives up to promises Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:52AMPeter Molyneux, the “brains” behind Fable II , is famous for overpromising and underdelivering — case in point, the original Fable .
  • Film based on short story is powerful Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 8:14AMIt is no small wonder that Eric Roth is the same man who wrote "Forrest Gump" 14 years ago. His latest screenwriting effort, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," based on a short story by Tennessee Williams, very much follows a Gump-esque story arc.
  • Coming Soon Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:00AMJan. 2
  • Film for the Ages Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:20PMDavid Fincher and Brad Pitt have again teamed up to make a classic
  • City Life with Alexandra Matoshko Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:59AM“Where are you going to celebrate New Year’s Eve?” is a common question you may hear from a Ukrainian friend or colleague any time starting in December. It’s considered really “uncool” to have nothing planned, so even if you haven’t got anything special lined up, say that you do.
  • Gifts - The East Hampton Star - Outdoors Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:58AM(12/23/2008) Gardeners are eternally needful.
  • Book Review Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:49AMDo we ever really outgrow Christmas?
  • Teach India campaign strikes the right note Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 12:20PMAt the classes organized under Teach India campaign, underprivileged children explore their new roles while volunteers relive their childhood.
  • The Top 10 Most Amazing Gaming Moments Of 2008 Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 11:55AMMTV News video game editor Stephen Totilo wrote about his top 10 most amazing gaming moments of 2008.
  • Fable from Emerald Isle is a real gem Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:00AMThe central character of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" is a frail young man, an orphan who shuffles around unsteadily on a deformed foot. The Off-Broadway production of this dark comedy by Irish writer Martin McDonagh at the Atlantic Theater Company is just the opposite. It glides.
  • Industry counting on hard-core players to ride out the recession Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 12:16AMThey stand in line outside stores waiting for midnight launches of new video games. When they get home after a long day, they plop down in front of the TV — not to sit back and watch, but to play.