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'Gravity' Pulls in Biggest Crowd at Box Office

'Gravity' Pulls in Biggest Crowd at Box Office

(AFP) Space disaster odyssey “Gravity” soared to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $55.6 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film, directed by Oscar-nominated Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock

Why the 'Breaking Bad' Finale was Perfect

Why the 'Breaking Bad' Finale was Perfect

**SPOILERS** Over on The Conversation, there has already been some very smart analysis of last Sunday night’s series finale of “Breaking Bad,” and I am not here to argue with anyone over something as subjective as what an individual wants

NPR: U.S. Has More Guns, Fewer Homicides than Russia

NPR: U.S. Has More Guns, Fewer Homicides than Russia

In an effort to provide Obama with cover and respond to Russian Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Alexei Pushkov’s mocking of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, National Public Radio (NPR) dug up some facts about shootings and gun crime around the

Report: Israel Warned Jews About Kenya Massacre Suspect

South Africa’s City Press reported over the weekend that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency had warned the local Jewish community in South Africa that Samantha Lewthwaite (a.k.a. the “White Widow”) had entered the country and was a known threat, having been recorded

‘Breaking Bad’ ends with a monster in his cave

In response to Inevitable Backlash Blog: Breaking Bad’s Finale Fizzles: I was much more satisfied with the finale, although I found it the weakest episode of a stellar half-season.  It felt as though it really needed to be a full

Inevitable Backlash Blog: Breaking Bad's Finale Fizzles

Inevitable Backlash Blog: Breaking Bad's Finale Fizzles

OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS AND NOTHING BUT After five seasons and six years of tweaking expectations, Breaking Bad‘s series finale contained only one surprise: somewhere between New Hampshire and New Mexico, Walter White was murdered and replaced by a pod person.  At

Greek Neo-Nazi Leader Arrested

Greek Neo-Nazi Leader Arrested

(AP) Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrestedBy DEMETRIS NELLASAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceThe leader of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in

Dodgers: Slain Fan Was Son of Team Security Guard

Dodgers: Slain Fan Was Son of Team Security Guard

(AP) Dodgers: Slain fan was son of team security guardBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOThe man who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation after a Dodgers-Giants game in San Francisco was the son of a Dodgers security guard,

First Starbucks, Now Gun Control Groups Target Staples

First Starbucks, Now Gun Control Groups Target Staples

After successfully pressuring Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz into writing an open letter asking Americans not to open-carry their firearms in Starbucks anymore, gun control proponents have set their sites on Staples.  Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was

N.C. Man Who Targeted Whites Has Long Violent History

Lakim Faust, 23, has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury after shooting four people in June, who he reportedly targeted specifically because they were white. His intention was to “inflict mass causalities,” according to reports. According to WRAL.com, a

Germany Charges Alleged Auschwitz Guard, 93

Germany Charges Alleged Auschwitz Guard, 93

(AP) Germany charges alleged Auschwitz guard, 93BERLINGerman prosecutors said Thursday they have charged a 93-year-old man who allegedly served as an Auschwitz death camp guard with being an accessory to murder. The suspect, Hans Lipschis, was charged in connection with

Media Ignore Racially-Motivated Shooting Spree

Media Ignore Racially-Motivated Shooting Spree

When the media can aid Obama’s re-election through the fabrication of a divisive and completely phony black vs. white racial narrative, then the media are very interested in hate crimes and American racism. But when the media are handed an