No ‘Justice’ In A Cage Match With Plausibility
Imagine you’re Nicolas Cage in Seeking Justice. Your wife has just been brutally assaulted and raped, and you’re sitting alone, …
A Public School Drama, With ‘Detachment’ At Its Core
Like most hot-button issues, the state of our schools makes dogmatists of us all. It’s the parents! It’s the teachers! …
‘Casa De Mi Padre’: A Loopy, Affectionate Spoof
Casa de mi Padre isn’t quite the kind of comedy Will Ferrell is known for making, yet it seems to …
Just How Big Are The Eyes Of A Giant Squid?
Giant and colossal squids can be more than 40 feet long, if you measure all the way out to the …
Battle Over Barber Poles Spins In Minnesota
What’s red, white, and blue and has spun its way into controversy? It’s the symbol of the barber profession — …
N.Y. Passes DNA Requirement For Convicted Criminals
Early on Thursday, lawmakers in New York approved a bill that will make the state the first to require DNA …
USDA To Give Schools More Ground Beef Choices After Outcry Over ‘Pink Slime’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has weighed in on the use of so-called pink slime in beef served in the …
’21 Jump Street’: One Remake That Isn’t A Crime
It was inevitable that one of Hollywood’s many recent reboots would eventually attain sentience. Hence the arrival of 21 Jump …
Emails Reveal Syria’s Assad Was Shopping, While Directing Bloody Crackdown
In someways regular life has gone on for Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family. Despite the fact that over …
Along Syrian Border, Turks Torn By Divided Loyalties
The Syrian regime’s heavy crackdown on dissent has led to a sharp plunge in relations with neighboring Turkey. But the …
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