Apathy Reigns In Russian Election Season
Vladimir Putin will be president, says 30-year-old Yelena. The lifelong Muscovite is chatting to a friend in Alexander Gardens next …
Charlotte Sees Beyond Bank Of America’s Troubles
Charlotte, N.C. is perhaps best known as home of Bank of America, the country’s largest financial institution. So now, with …
Defending Defense Contracts: Programs Turn To P.R.
Five Air Force Pave Hawk helicopters are parked or landing in the high desert east of Tucson, Ariz. They are …
Almodovar Gets Under The ‘Skin,’ But How Deeply?
At festivals and in interviews, Pedro Almodovar is such a furry cuddle bear that it’s possible to forget what a …
‘Fireflies In The Garden’: It’s No Party, This Swarm
A big old family brawl is my idea of a good time at the movies, but where do you go …
‘Texas Killing Fields’: Deadly Tales, Darkly Told
Between 1983 and 1991, the bodies of four girls were found in an abandoned oil field along the Interstate 45 …
Herman Cain Tells NPR’s Scott Simon Surge In Polls Means He’s Hiring
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, who has surged to the top of some national presidential preference polls, told NPR’s Scott …
‘Oka!’: Among The Pygmies, A Jersey Boy At A Loss
Loosely based on the career of American ethnomusicologist Louis Sarno, Oka! includes real scenes of life among the fabled Bayaka …
The Same Old ‘Thing,’ But Without The Thrills
John Carpenter’s 1982 cult horror classic The Thing opens with a pair of Norwegians in a helicopter, firing on a …
In Gadhafi’s Birthplace, Loyalists Find Shaky Refuge
Many civilians have fled the fighting in the besieged Libyan city of Sirte in recent days and have ended up …
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