(AP) Daytona’s preliminary TV rating up from last yearDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. With Danica Patrick starting from the pole, the Daytona 500’s preliminary television ratings were much higher than last year’s. Sunday afternoon’s race earned a 10.0 overnight rating and 22
(AP) A fickle format that produces the right winnerBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterMARANA, Ariz.For such a fickle format, the Match Play Championship sure does seem to produce the right winner. Matt Kuchar had reason to pack a full suitcase for
(AP) Cruz’s tactics boil Washington, but impress TexasBy PAUL J. WEBER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressHOUSTONTed Cruz glanced at his black cowboy boots, beneath a silver Texas belt buckle, waiting for the admirers to stop clapping. His arrival had turned a
Iranian media on Monday scoffed at Hollywood’s awarding of its top honour to Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo”, branding it a “political” win while poking fun at US first lady Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance at the Oscar ceremony. The
Global financial groups battled Monday to control the lucrative future of “mobile money”, which will enable people to use a smartphone to go shopping instead of cash and credit cards. MasterCard, Visa and online payments service PayPal struggled for a
(AP) Horse meat found in Ikea’s Swedish meatballsSTOCKHOLMFurniture retailer Ikea says it has halted all sales of meat balls in Sweden after Czech authorities detected horse meat in frozen meatballs that were labeled as beef and pork. Ikea’s Swedish branch
(AP) Kerry opens first official overseas trip in LondonBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressLONDONU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has kicked off his first official overseas trip by meeting with British leaders in London on the first leg of a hectic nine-day
…where William Fitchner wins in every category… …even Best Actress, Best Song, and Best Film. That’s the world I want to be in. Not this sad prison of Cartoon Salesmen and Hugh Jackman singing.
In response to Anti-Sethite: Ironically. The problem is is that this audience isn’t really right for Seth McFarlane — they’re looking for entertainment. Emilia Clarke, my love… soon… soon you will be free of this Cartoon Salesman.
He’s pretty much making the Oscars into Ted + The Family Guy. They’re not funny either.
How I pine for the craftsmanship of Bruce Villanche. I haven’t seen male-female flirtation this credible since the “sexy” banter of Mr. & Mrs. Brady. Glad they’re doing the Bond themes. For my money, you just can’t go wrong with
I’m totes not sick of Seth McFarlane after tonight, Ted, and the last six grueling seasons of Family Guy. I mean, you can just keep cashing the Stewie Voice check forever, it seems to me. That’s how we roll in
Lincoln is expected to battle Argo for Best Picture honors at tonight’s Academy Awards telecast. The film, director by Oscar-winner Steven Spielberg, is already a winner – of a tasty tax break. Glenn Harlan Reynolds swats some Hollywood hypocrisy over
(AP) Glance: GOP bills aimed to offset spending cutsBy The Associated PressThe Republican-led House last year twice passed bills to replace automatic spending cuts now scheduled to go into effect March 1. The bills, first passed on May 10 and
(AP) Razzies put bite on ‘Twilight’ as worst pictureLOS ANGELES The “Twilight” team finally has earned some love–or loathing–from Team Razzies. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” was picked as last year’s worst picture Saturday by the Razzies,
(AFP) “Silver Linings Playbook” won the best film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, as well as best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and best director. On the eve of the Oscars, director David O. Russell received a publicity
Tokyo and Washington plan to install a US early-warning radar system at a coastal base near Kyoto to bolster defences against the North Korean missile threat, reports said Sunday. The X-band radar, capable of precisely tracking the trajectory of a
America’s top diplomat John Kerry began his first official trip as secretary of state on Sunday, a marathon get-acquainted tour of America’s closest allies in Europe and the Middle East. A plane carrying the news US secretary of state and
Two suicide car bombings in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed two intelligence agents and a police officer, officials said. In the first attack, a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a spy agency facility in the eastern town of
The man responsible for designing the Daleks, the robotic enemy of Doctor Who in the long-running television series, has died aged 84, his family said Saturday. Ray Cusick died in his sleep of heart failure on Thursday, his daughter Claire
Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire. Up to 3,000 protesters, including students from religious
Ralston Reports: Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party’s main money man, said today the nomination (and likely confirmation) of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary is “shameful” because of his “associations” and because he is “anti-Semitic.” When I
(AP) – Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday demanding death to Islamic political party leaders who are on trial for alleged war crimes during the country’s 1971 independence war. Eight top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest
(AP) – A key opposition leader called Saturday for a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections, saying he will not take part in a “sham democracy.” President Mohammed Morsi’s Islamist party, the Muslim Brotherhood, shot back that the opposition was running
(AP) Administration warns of impact of broad budget cutBy JIM KUHNHENN and TRACIE CONEAssociated PressWASHINGTONWidespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will
