Hothouse Scotland (The Scotsman)
SCOTLAND is facing a future of landslides and flooding brought about by climate change, scientists warned yesterday, as figures revealed that temperatures last month hit a record high....more...Restaurant reviews (Contra Costa Times)
The following are edited versions of full-length restaurant reviews that have run in the Times within the past year. The date the original review ran and its fork rating at that time is in parentheses....more... Patti Austin: Avant-Gershwin (All About Jazz)
Patti Austin began her incandescent career at the age of four. The daughter of trombonist Gordon Austin, and goddaughter of Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington, has emerged stronger than ever. After a bout with diabetes, she decided to undergo gastric bypass surgery and the result has been remarkable....more... SUMMER MOVIES: LOTS OF SEQUELS (San Francisco Chronicle)
May 11 "28 Weeks Later": This zombie movie sequel begins seven months after the events of "28 Days Later," as a group of survivors repopulates London with the help of the their allies in America. But when you're dealing with zombies (especially the... ...more... The pink list 2007: The IoS annual celebration of the great and the gay (Independent)
Last year, when The Independent on Sunday was putting together its annual Pink List, the by then regular phone call was made to a FTSE 100 office in the City. "We are compiling a list of the most influential gay people in Britain," said the researcher. "Is the chief executive willing to appear?" On the other end of the line, there was a sharp intake of breath, and a pause. "'I don't what you are ......more... @genda - OregonLive.com (The Oregonian)
UPDATED: :25 a.m. PDT, May 18, 2007 It's the biggest fiesta of the year (and the unofficial launch of the summer movie season): Cinco de Mayo. We've got your party mapped out. And your recovery plan, too....more... 'I love my contradictions' (The Japan Times)
LOS ANGELES ? She is a former model who quickly and effortlessly became a movie star, and then a movie superstar ? becoming only the second actress ever to earn $20 million for one film. She is also... Read more . . . ...more... Cheers and Jeers: Admission cost adds up for athletes? families (The Fayetteville Observer)
The jeer: Jeers to the people in charge of the sports programs in the Cumberland County School System. It is outrageous that they charge so much to get into the baseball, soccer and softball games....more... Fame & Fortune: Mariel Hemingway (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The actress-author believes in ethical people and companies and feels morally obliged to invest only in companies and people has personal regard for and understands....more... |