The plot thickens (Lawrence Journal-World) Into one of the most sordid episodes in Russian literary history, the Soviets? persecution of Boris Pasternak, author of ?Doctor Zhivago,? a Russian historian has injected a belated piece of intrigue: the CIA as covert financier of a Russian-language edition of the epic novel....more...Should we still be in Iraq? (Ridgecrest Daily Independent) With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?...more... Scott Sells Wal-Mart Shares (The Morning News) Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., picked up almost 1.5 million this week when he sold more than 30,000 shares of Wal-Mart shares....more... Movies: A Waking Nightmare (Newsweek) Sex, spies und audiotape in corrupt East Germany. ...more... The Lord's Messenger (cmi valparaíso) Extra! That leaning wall, the Bush dynasty is about to fall. Bush Daddy says, "There is no tomorrow!" Epilogue: "So the last will be first, and the first last" (Matt. 20:16) 1/31/07 To the Bush dynasty: How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You shall be slain all of you....more... Kimberly's Blog (WDBJ 7 Roanoke) Happy Groundhog Day! It's a happy one, for sure. Good 'ole Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow this morning...that means an early spring is on the way! Whether he's right or not, I'm just going to enjoy the idea of an early spring....more... Wednesday, January 31 (CNN.com) BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier died Thursday from "wounds sustained due to enemy action" while on active duty in Iraq's Anbar province on Tuesday, the U.S. military said....more... Notes on a Scandal (15) (Independent) Once upon a time there was a beautiful fairy princess, and everyone loved her except the wicked old witch... Adults mostly flatter ourselves that we've grown out of fairy-tales, unless it's the dark, ambiguous variety practised by Angela Carter or Guillermo del Toro; but the faintly embarrassing truth is that the old-style Disney fairy-tale is hard to shake off. In real life, however often ......more... The Spawn Cycle (Entertainment Weekly) DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET Shouldn't Matt have seen that coming? Wow, did anyone take a look at that Primatech Paper company website from last week? You know, the one with the information that you have to fill in and then they e-mail or text you or something and...oh, wait, yeah, I forgot ? I don't care....more... |