Dick Cheney avoids “dangerous” Canada
After what happened in Vancouver when the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup, who can blame Dick Cheney for canceling on his northern neighbors? The former vice president had planned to speak April 24 in Toronto. However, recovered memories of September protests convinced Cheney that “personal safety” was at stake…
Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its print run
The end of serendipity, as we know it. Leafing through the world’s knowledge, alphabetically, will become am obsolete tradition. The oldest English-language general encyclopedia — according to, of course, the Encyclopædia Britannica — will abandon foolscap once and for all. “For 244 years, the thick volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica…
The Importance of Momentum in the Oscar Race
“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) and “Social Network” (2010) had it, then lost it, respectively, to “Gandhi” and “King’s Speech.” “Platoon” — a film rejected by every major studio — overwhelmed the Academy because of it, and consequently snagged best picture in 1987. Award shows like Golden Globes help build it….
9/11 observances across the U.S., around the world
An American flag is unfurled during a commemoration at the Trocadero plaza in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP … Americans honored the places where terrorism struck 10 years ago with memorials and commemoration ceremonies Sunday. But beyond Manhattan, Shanksville, Pa., and Washington D.C., people in communities across the country and…
Patriotism and partisanship, pride and paranoia: The 9/11 legacy on the Web
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Web has amplified efforts to unite and divide, to inform and misinform, to commemorate and distract. There is so much excellent thinking out there about how the 9/11 attacks have changed American lives, from how we travel, our views on separation of church and…
Photographer shares unusual view of twin towers before 9/11
Photo by Katie Weisberger By Vera H-C Chan It was a photo that anyone might have taken. In the years leading to Sept. 11, 2001, Americans took to the skies like never before, numbering in the millions, taking in the bird’s-eye view above the clouds. Katie Weisberger, a freshman in…
Top Searches 2003
[columns][three-columns][/three-columns][two-three-columns] Kazza, Ameriacan Idol and Atkins take top honors In search of enlightenment and answers, information seekers the world over turned to Yahoo! Search in 2003. File-sharing program Kazaa beat out heavy hitters like Harry Potter and Britney Spears to take top overall honors. War in Iraq and rumors of…
Yahoo! 2002 Buzz Leaders
Yahoo! 2002 Buzz Leaders 2002 Overall Buzz Leaders Rank Subject 1 PlayStation 2 2 Britney Spears 3 Dragon Ball Z View all 2002 leaders… 2002 TV Leaders Rank Subject 1 Dragon Ball Z 2 American Idol 3 Yu-gi-oh View all 2002 TV leaders… 2002 Music Leaders Rank Subject 1 Britney…
MIFEPRISTONE; WHAT’S HAPPENED TO RU-486 DURING ITS FIRST YEAR IN THE U.S.?
Results According to the Kaiser Family Foundation 2001 national survey, which was given to 595 gynecologists and 195 general practice physicians over the phone, 6 percent of gynecologists and 1 percent of general practitioners offered drug-induced (also referred to as medical) abortions. Another 16 percent of gynecologists and 7 percent…
LIFESTYLES IN EAST BAY DEFINED BY “CLUSTERS”; UPWARD BOUND, TYPICALLY COMPUTER LITERATE WITH KIDS, MAKES UP ONE OF THE LARGEST SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS
“What’s your sign?” is so pass. Today’s suburbanites might inquire: “What’s your cluster?” Your zip code, matched with those of like demographics from around the country that comprise a “cluster,” says more about your lifestyle to a researcher than any astrological sign ever would. Concord 94519? You might be a…