Word: criticism
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...three days. And the mayhem-festooned action film Ninja Assassin was the decade's lowest-grossing opening for the Wackowski brothers, once renowned for The Matrix. Its $13.1 million three-day gross was considerably below not only V for Vendetta but the widely reviled (and, take one stubborn critic's word for it, visually enthralling) Speed Racer. The only upside for Old Dogs and Ninja Assassin is that they didn't cost much to make: $35 to $40 million each...
...Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, the center-right timber magnate who is leading the polls. "We need security in this country and I think Pepe can give us that," he said. In second place is businessman Elvin Santos, who is a member of Zelaya's Liberal Party but is a vocal critic of the ousted president. (Zelaya himself could not run even if he was in power, as presidents are restricted to one term.) Three other candidates are also on the ballot but are not given a serious chance of winning. Office worker Walter Garcia said he won't vote...
...playoff. Si.com's Andy Staples wrote that Hancock's job "is only slightly easier" than being a "Ringling Brothers elephant cage cleaner" or "Jon Gosselin's publicist." On his Twitter page, Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel, who also admires Hancock personally and is the most vocal, and reasoned, media critic of the BCS, wrote, "I hope Bill Hancock is being paid big to get humbled." (Heads up, Bill: Wetzel is also authoring an investigative book...
...arguments against the BCS will never subside, and it will be hard for Hancock to convince doubters that he's not just a flack for the schools and bowl executives enriching themselves on the current system. However, if there's anyone who can at least quiet some BCS critics with his passion, dignity and down-to-earth charm, it's Hancock. He should start at the top, and propose Beer Summit II with the BCS' most high-profile critic. "I'm an Obama guy and I'd welcome the chance to visit with him," Hancock says. If Hancock calls...
...eateries are offering unlimited cocktails. Referred to as "drunk," "boozy," or "bottomless" brunch, restaurants in many of the country's larger cities are using all-you-can-drink cocktails to entice more people to shell out for eggs Benedict or a Belgian waffle. After all, says Village Voice restaurant critic Robert Sietsema, "Sunday brunch is just a license to continue Saturday's night of drinking." (See what makes you eat more food...