Jul 2, 2010
Paris Hilton in drug bust at World Cup | The Sun |News
The heiress was with film star pal Leonardo DiCaprio when cops seized her.Police dropped all charges hours later after a friend, photographer Jennifer Rovero, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis.Hilton appeared in one of South Africa’s dedicated World Cup courts as ‘Accused No. 1′ in the case, but appeared relaxed throughout the brief hearing.’The charges against you, Accused... read more
Jul 2, 2010
Economy Watch – Economic data out today suggest economic recovery cannot continue without government help
A raft of bad economic data out this morning pushed Wall Street toward its third bad day in a row, though stocks trimmed some of their earlier losses. A terrible home sales number combined with weak construction spending and manufacturing data paint a picture of an economy that cannot recover without a sustained and substantial infusion of government cash. Not that I’m arguing for that. The Dow... read more
Jul 2, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist – Myths of Austerity – NYTimes.com
Which brings me to the subject of today’s column. For the last few months, I and others have watched, with amazement and horror, the emergence of a consensus in policy circles in favor of immediate fiscal austerity. That is, somehow it has become conventional wisdom that now is the time to slash spending, despite the fact that the world’s major economies remain deeply depressed. This conventional... read more
Jul 2, 2010
Andrew Garfield cast as the new Spider-Man | EW.com
We have a new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man — and he’s British. Columbia Pictures confirms that Andrew Garfield, 26, has nabbed the highly sought-after role of Peter Parker after a worldwide search. Garfield, while largely unknown in the states, is one of the U.K.’s most highly regarded up-and-comers. He appeared in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus as well as John Crowley’s Boy... read more
Jul 2, 2010
Best Buy Trying To Fire Employee Over Those Hilarious EVO Versus iPhone Videos
By now it seems like just about everyone has seen the iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO video (and the rebuttal video). The video portrays an electronics store employee trying to convince a person looking for an iPhone 4 to buy an HTC EVO 4G instead. It’s hilarious — like all good humor, so funny because it’s at least partially true. But you know who didn’t find it funny? Best Buy. How do I know that? Because... read more
