‘It’s A Great Day In South Carolina’ – If You Have A Job
South Carolina has an unemployment rate of 9.9 percent, above the current national figure. But that’s not the message you’ll …
African Prints More Sophisticated, Subtle In 2011
In 2011, a number of major design houses used African prints and motifs, including Michael Kors, Burberry and Oscar de …
An ‘Iron Lady,’ In A Portrait With No Brass At All
Even those hardy souls who endured Mamma Mia! — and who therefore have reason to fear director Phyllida Lloyd’s magnificent …
Debunked Science: Studies Take Heat In 2011
2011 may go down as the year of the retraction in the scientific world. Among the highly publicized discoveries that …
In Sales, Android Has Upper Hand On The iPhone
Apple’s iPhones may seem more cool, but the Google-backed Android phones are much more popular in the United States. In …
Terrorists Struggle To Gain Recruits On The Web
Terrorist groups seemed to be all over the Web in 2011. There were al-Qaida videos on YouTube, Facebook pages by …
Avastin Falls Short In Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer
Cancer-fighter Avastin just came up short as a treatment for ovarian tumors. Two studies found that the drug, which blocks …
At Romney Rally, Iowa’s Moderate GOP ‘Silent Majority’ Voters Start Talking
Another strong turnout this morning for Mitt Romney at a restaurant in Cedar Falls, though the small place wasn’t quite …
Learning ‘Sri Lankan Home Cooking’ A Family Affair
A child of Sri Lankan immigrants, music journalist S.H. “Skiz” Fernando, Jr. grew up eating Sri Lankan food regularly. But …
‘A Separation’: In Tehran, Houses And Hearts Divided
The opening moments of A Separation lay out the story you’d expect to see in a film about a wife …
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