How Long Does A Pumpkin Last?

It’s pumpkins’ moment in the limelight. They’re all over the place, breaking records, getting makeovers by master carvers, moonlighting as cameras, and even ending up in the bowls of lucky dogs. That’s all fine and good, but some of us could use a step back for some basic pumpkin know-how. For example, we were curious [...]

Netflix Loses 800,000 Customers In Third Quarter

Netflix’s video subscription service lost 800,000 customers in the third quarter the biggest exodus in its history even as its earnings rose 65 percent. The losses were larger than management had previously warned. The unwelcome surprise, contained in financial results released Monday, was compounded by a forecast calling for millions of Netflix Inc.’s DVD-by-mail subscribers [...]

In The Rush To Deport, Expelling U.S. Citizens

The government is not shy about its success deporting people from the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently sent out videos of early-morning raids conducted across the country. Uniformed ICE agents are shown planning to capture suspects, followed by shots of the suspects being handcuffed and put into vehicles. A record 396,000 people were [...]

What’s On Wall Street? Fewer Banks, More Condos

Demonstrators who have been camped out in a small park in Lower Manhattan want to draw attention to what they see as abuses by the nation’s financial system, and they chose Zuccotti Park because it’s around the corner from Wall Street. But the street most associated with the American financial industry is no longer the [...]

Cornel West, A Fighter, Angers Obama Supporters

Princeton University professor Cornel West has spent much of the past year battling with incensed Obama supporters from Al Sharpton to street demonstrators who resent his criticism of the president. “He’s ended up being the black mascot of the Wall Street oligarchs and corporate plutocrats!” West has insisted in several national forums. Observations like that [...]

Sandwich Monday: The Ramen Sandwich

In these Hard Economic Times, it’s important to find recipes that get you the disgustingness you need without emptying your pocketbook. We turn to the Ramen Noodle Sandwich, which satisfies for less than a dollar. This assumes you are able to finish it, which is a big assumption. The bread is slightly softened ramen noodle [...]

Google To Deliver The Amazon Jungle In 3-D

Google has long offered anyone with an Internet connection a street-level view of cities and landmarks around the world, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Roman Coliseum. Now, it’s teaming up with a Brazilian environmental group to offer a 3-D, on-the-ground view of one of the planet’s most remote areas: the hamlet of Tumbira [...]

Families Broken Up As Immigrants Flee Alabama

Some immigrant families say Alabama’s tough new immigration law is forcing them to split up, at least temporarily. Every fall, migrant workers follow the tomato harvest south from Alabama to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association campus in Mulberry, Fla. It’s an oasis of shady oak trees amid acres and acres of tomato fields. But this [...]

Perry Shakes Up Campaign Leadership With Bush and Dole Operatives

Texas Gov. Rick Perry shook up his foundering presidential campaign Monday, bringing in old Republican Party hands, including former George W. Bush operative Joe Allbaugh who is to manage the effort. Allbaugh will be joined on the campaign by top GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, a former strategist for Bob Dole; Curt Anderson, an established GOP [...]