Archive for September 3rd, 2009

By: Leigh Held New York, New York - Before green-screens and stuntmen, J.R.R. Tolkien was working as a university professor to pay his bills and writing The Lord of the Rings . It took Tolkien over a decade to complete his work, and for commercial purposes, it was published in... »

Robert Frank / Courtesy of SFMOMA Sharon Collins is the elevator girl of Robert Frank's famous image "Elevator — Miami Beach, 1955" from The Americans. Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art, purchased with funds contributed by Dorothy Norman, 1969. Copyright Robert Frank. ... »

Mere blocks from Broadway, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell declared Thursday's early reinstatement of Michael Vick as hopefully contributing to a "success story." MICHAEL VICK CENTRALGoodell couldn't have written a much better script. From an off-field standpoint, Vick's NFL rebirth with the Philadelphia Eagles has unfolded without incident. In other... »

After meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday, the league informed the Philadelphia Eagles the Michael Vick will be reinstatemented and eligible to play in week 3. “Hopefully we can have a success story here, which would be good for society in general,” Goodell said. “He’s realistic about the challenges... »

for your vehicle, while in a mall parking lot between, say, November 28th, and, say, this Wednesday? Which option would you use most? Machine guns? Smoke screen? ejector seat? what? Related Posts ... »

I have to admit that I had never heard of Bakugan until recently when Girlie Girl came home from school and announced that it’s her new “thing”. So the next time we were in the toy aisle, I decided to check it out. Turns out that Bakugan is actually pretty cool! So now she... »

Michael Vick got the green light for full reinstatement in the NFL on Thursday when commissioner Roger Goodell said the disgraced quarterback could play later this month instead of waiting until October. Then he went out and scored a touchdown — his first since 2006 — in the Philadelphia... »

Editor’s note: Mark Ertel will be writing daily updates from the Gay Softball World Series this week. Wednesday night’s talent show was a monumental success, with over 14,000 dollars being raised for several local Aids Service Organizations. The show was hilarious with a good mix of comedic drag routines along with... »

This past Wednesday, police in Patchogue NY were once again called to investigate another hate crime. This time it was at a small church directly across the street from where Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero had been brutally stabbed to death by a roving gang of racist youths last November. A window of... »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police say a shooting during a pickup basketball game at a Philadelphia recreation center has left a 23-year-old man dead and his 19-year-old brother wounded.About 30 people were on and around the Shepard Recreation Center court Thursday afternoon when two men approached, fired three shots and fled.Police say the older brother... »