New York Wrestles Over Extending Millionaires Tax
The so-called millionaires tax on New York’s top wage earners is set to expire at the end of the year, …
The Rising Cost Of Doing Business With Greece
As details of the Greek debt deal passed by the European Union Wednesday are worked out, some businesses in the …
Herman Cain’s Ads Unconventional If Not Effective
The first presidential caucus and primary voting is a bit more than two months away, and GOP candidates are starting …
‘The Double’: In From The Cold War, A Retro Thriller
Early on in the wacky but watchable espionage thriller The Double, a U.S. senator drops the slightly surprising news that …
For ‘Anonymous’ Scribe, A Shakespearean Speculation
“What if” — two words that ignite the plot of Roland Emmerich’s new movie Anonymous, which conjures up an Elizabethan …
A Stone Carver’s Daughter Tells Of Mount Rushmore
On Halloween 70 years ago, an iconic American monument was completed — Mount Rushmore. It took 14 years of blasting …
‘Anonymous’: Stylish Claptrap, By Any Other Name
Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? That is the question — at least according to Roland Emmerich’s new movie Anonymous. Personally, I …
‘Time’ Bandits: Timberlake, Seyfried Clock Some Sci-Fi
Featuring more running than an entire season of Doctor Who, Andrew Niccol’s In Time is a supremely silly lovers-on-the-lam caper …
‘Janie Jones’: Family Harmony Takes Practice
The Clash’s “Janie Jones” describes a character with a handful of loves — rock ‘n’ roll, getting stoned, and a …
‘Rum Diary’: Drinks And Deadlines, In The Tropics
Noteworthy for what must be the least psychedelic acid-trip scene ever filmed, The Rum Diary struggles to seem both authentic …
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