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Michael Moore weighs in on capitalism

Bob Denerstein — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:01:59 +0000

Look, can there be any remaining moviegoer who doesn't know what to expect from Michael Moore, the provocateur and self-annointed spokesman for the left?

New York Fashion Week’s top spring trends

Lesley Kennedy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:01:31 +0000

It feels a bit strange to be thinking about the spring 2010 New York Fashion Week collections, held Sept. 10-17, seeing as fall weather is just now hitting us. But that’s how the fashion world works, folks.

Lego house on chopping block

John Moore — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:01:32 +0000

A full-size, two-story English home made of 3.3 million Lego bricks may be destroyed if no one wants the plastic palace. It would be nice to see someone snap up this kid-friendly creation.

New York Fashion Week – Freebies!

Lesley Kennedy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:31:50 +0000

With stylin' swag ranging from Snuggies to Sharpies, Fashion Week had a little something free for everyone.

Sports fans and other fanatics

Bob Denerstein — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:01:15 +0000

Big Fan's kick derives in large measure from the performance of Patton Oswalt, a comedian who plays a rabid New York Giants fan who comes alive when he phones a sports-talk show.

Swayze succumbed to stealthy, lethal killer

Cindy House — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:03:45 +0000

Actor Patrick Swayze's tragic death from pancreatic cancer has called attention once again to this stealthy and extremely deadly form of the disease.

Fashion Week Day 5 — Tadashi Shoji

Lesley Kennedy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:31:14 +0000

Showing a little -- or a lot -- of shoulder is shaping up as a big trend for spring 2010, and Tadashi Shoji’s colletion was no exception.

A little decorum, please

Cindy House — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:25:06 +0000

The now infamous "You lie!" outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson last week during Barack Obama's speech to Congress on health care reform seems to have triggered an outbreak of similarly bad behavior.

Animals do the darnedest things: Pirate parrot attacks

John Moore — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:01:23 +0000

A macaw that appeared in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie has attacked a police officer at a ferry dock in Dover, England. These celebrities. They get a little fame, and maybe a beak full of rum, and it all goes to their head.

Brushes with greatness mark makeup artist’s career

Bill Gallo — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:28 +0000

She turned John Elway into the King, made Hillary Clinton's eyes pop, and made U2's front man even more colorful. She's J.L. Laurence, makeup artist to the stars, and she calls Denver home.