George Soros Goes BubbliciousCassandraA learned reader reminds me that Cassandra was not a boy who cried wolf. Obviously, she was not a boy at all. But more importantly for the context of my post, people didn't believe her though she always told the truth.Soros is thus no Cassandra. My...
Photo Finish Records has announced the upcoming release of "DIALOG," the eagerly anticipated debut album from Paper Rival. The acclaimed new rock outfit's first full-length release -- which includes the single, "Cassandra" -- will be available in stores and via all online retailers on May 20th. The band...
The release of Nielsen Media Research's May 1993 Cassandra report last week revealed some expected ratings erosion among the news magazines in strip syndication, something previously measured in Petry Television's SNAP analysis (Broadcasting & The release of Nielsen Media Research's May 1993 Cassandra...
Brand marketers eavesdrop on the Internet to track consumer trends. Cassandra goes online this month - and she's not alone. Trend Central, a Web site launching this month as a companion to research firm Youth Intelligence's The Cassandra Rep ...
Cassandra's Dream OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT Woody Allen's second London-set drama stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as two cockney brothers who are tempted to commit a murder by their uncle, Tom Wilkinson. You have to give Allen credit for exploring such a serious theme, but he...
Zodiac: the Director's Cut (15) Warner Home Video 15.74 David Fincher directs a measured, old-fashioned investigative crime drama centred on the Zodiac serial killer, who terrorised the San Francisco area from 1968 to 1974. Zodiac is a study of obsession, with three men, a sozzled reporter (Robert...
Less than 10 years after Gramm-Leach-Bliley de-regulated the banking industry, the "let 'em run free" approach has failed us -- again. Americans have lost their homes to foreclosure in unprecedented numbers. Home sales are at low ebb. Some of this crisis is due to borrowers' overextension. Others...
Jane Austen writes to Anna Lefroy, encouraging her in her own attempts at novel-writing: "I hope you do not depend on having your book again immediately. I kept it that your grandmama may hear it, for it has not been possible yet to have any public reading. I have read...
A Digital Out-Of Home Public Service Campaign to Engage More Than 30 Million Young Voters in Thousands of Retail Locations, Online and Through Mobile Videos By Olivia Wilde, Peter Sarsgaard, Angell Conwell, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Chris Dodd, Chuck Hagel and More On The Importance of Young Voters'...
Christian McBride had been waiting a long time for the moment to arrive. When it finally did, the bassist couldn't hold back his enthusiasm. "Monterey," he exclaimed. "Hot damn!" That pretty much summed up what everyone was feeling during the 51st annual Monterey Jazz Festival, which ran...
INTERVIEW SUGGESTION: GERALD CELENTE, Financial World Cassandra, Longtime Editor, "The Trends Journal," Head of the Trends Research Institute. Early in 2007 Celente predicted today's market and economic meltdown, labeling it "The Panic of '08." He wrote: "Falling banks, busted brokerages, toppled corporate giants, bankrupt cities, states...
For a half-century, the Monterey Jazz Festival has been the genre's gold standard. With its 51st edition, which takes place Friday through Sunday, Monterey is ready to push for platinum. The event will feature some of jazz music's biggest names, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson...
Made in the U.S.A. Billie Letts Hachette Audio 237 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017 1600242073, $34.98 www.hachetteaudio.com Cassandra Morris's voice can be heard on radio and TV commercials alike and she's received awards for her work: it deftly and...
TEACHER COLLABORATION AND professional learning communities are frequently mentioned in articles and reports on school improvement. Schools and teachers benefit in a variety of ways when teachers work together. A small but growing body of evidence suggests a positive relationship between teacher collaboration and student achievement. Benefits for...
To the Editor: With regard to Cassandra Langer's Guest Opinion piece in the May-June 2008 issue, two points of fact were in error regarding the Jasper Johns: Gray exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art held earlier this year. First, the painting she referred to as showing a...
LISA M. DIAMOND has written a book dealing with women's sexuality that raises important questions and challenges prevailing theories put forth by both conservative and radical formulations. Divided into eight information-packed chapters with ample references and notes, this book will bring anyone with burning questions regarding women's sexuality up to...
Make that "Two and a Half Men," three daughters and a baby on the way for Charlie Sheen. The actor is expecting a child with wife Brooke Mueller, Sheen announced Monday in a statement. "Brooke and I are thrilled!" the star of the CBS...
BEIJING AFP — Russia's Larisa Ilchenko won the gold medal for the Olympic Games women's 10 kilometres marathon swim here on Wednesday in a time of 1 hour 59.27 minutes. Britain's Keri-Anne Payne claimed silver having led for most of the race, in a time of 1 hours...
The thorny issue of a prosecutor's obligation to turn over exculpatory evidence flared up last week when Maryland's public defender asked the Baltimore state's attorney to make sure a former prosecutor did not regularly hold her homicide cases too close to the vest. At the center of...
"All My Children": Dre convinced Colby and Cassandra that they have to tell the police everything. Jesse arrested Adam for interfering with the investigation. Jack and Samuel believed Richie was already dead when Colby's car hit him. Tad went to check out Annie's car, while Zach told Kendall he thinks...