Pentecost Sunday falls this year on May 19. But many people, including Christians, may not know why the day is special or what is celebrated. Unlike Easter and Christmas, when colorful eggs, Easter bunnies, Christmas trees and SantaShow More Summary
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Oh, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND CONTINUES. You had me at Jay-Z. This Christmas, along with fine liquor and a greased fist, I fully expect this movie to go down smooth. I should be nervous - comedy sequels rarely work - but with...Show More Summary
Outside Xbox awaits next week's unveiling of a new Xbox with mingled excitement and trepidation, as if Tuesday 21 May were Christmas and Judgment Day rolled into one giant green Microsoft presentation. With the PlayStation 4 already out in the open, it's Microsoft's turn to impress - or to trip on the first hurdle in the next-gen race. Show More Summary
Another Jason Reitman movie is getting prime awards-season placement. Paramount said the Juno and Up In The Air director’s latest, Labor Day, will open in limited release December 25 this year before expanding January 10 and going wide January 31. Show More Summary
The city of Atlanta (Motto: “Home of the airport where you changed planes last Christmas”) has installed a roundabout at a rather busy intersection near my house. This is highly entertaining if you’re watching from a safe distance, such as a nearby restaurant patio, or possibly South Carolina. But actually driving in this roundabout is [...]
Right now audiences can see Chris Pine back in space for Star Trek Into Darkness, and his action thriller Jack Ryan arrives this Christmas, but his next project will be a little more low key. Variety has word that Pine is set to star in an indie called Z for Zachariah, which will also feature Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Show More Summary
Lars von Trier may have been banned (or “banned”) from Cannes two years ago for statements made while promoting Melancholia, but that hasn’t stopped him from having a presence at the fest this year. His new film(s), the two-part Nymphomaniac, weren’t finished in time for the fest, but the release of a new image (above) [...]
It's near Christmas, it's snowing, but all is not well in the city of Arkham, as a young Batman will be fending off assassins that want to end his storied career before it even gets started. A new teaser for Batman: Arkham Origins shows the Dark Knight battling perhaps the toughest killer in the group, Deathstroke. Show More Summary
It wasn't till sophomore year, after a conference over Christmas break, that I started to truly give my life to God.
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From el Pocho: The tortilla printer, tentatively named the miMasa3000, is scheduled for a summer launch, with Molinero anticipating big Christmas sales in the fourth quarter. No price has been set for the product, but analysts think it will be a hit if it comes in under $200.“Who doesn’t want hot fresh tortillas at a [...]
Nerlens Noel may become the top pick in the upcoming 2013 NBA draft, but there’s a good chance the team that selects him won’t be able to put him in a game until Christmas time. According to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com, the formerShow More Summary
CANNES (Reuters) - Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier's "Nymphomaniac", one of the most hotly anticipated movies of 2013 for its erotic content and all-star cast, will open in theatres on Christmas Day, the producers said on Thursday.
In Christmas 2011, Marc Roth fished out a business card for TechShop out of a shelter's garbage bin. Two years later, he's an entrepreneur with a funded laser company, and one of the Maker Movement's greatest success stories.
The question has been on everybody's lips since the rumours of a full Gran Turismo sequel on PS3 first emerged: why not PS4? Yesterday, it was confirmed that Gran Turismo 6 will launch on PS3 before Christmas this year, directly alongside - not to say competing with - the launch of Sony's new home console. Show More Summary
Leave it to Danish provocateur Lars Von Trier to open a four-hour sex-o-rama on Christmas Day. Zentropa Entertainments and Scandinavian distributor Nordisk Film have set the world premiere of Nymphomaniac for Copenhagen in December with the local theatrical release on December 25. Show More Summary
Michael Paterniti profiles Sodeto, a Spanish village of 250 which won “El Gordo,” Spain’s enormous Christmas lottery. Some of the consequences: Paco buys Marisol, his hairdresser wife, a new wedding ring. Marisol goes to New York with her sisters and stands in Times Square, an unimaginable dream, which is when it occurs to her that […]
What it means that the actor is taking over the Jack Ryan franchise this Christmas
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Straight out of the 1986 Sears Christmas Catalog, here are Jem and the Holograms, ready to "rock you into a world of fantasy and fun." Read more...
TUAW readers know of my affinity for Belkin WeMo home automation tools, whether I'm using them to get Siri to turn on the Christmas tree or keep my cat cool in the summer. Today Belkin announced IFTTT multi-device control for WeMo switches. What...Show More Summary