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...Canadian geniuses got the notion to add psychopathic gore to the day of romantic mush and put it all to the title of an old Rodgers and Hart song. The gaudy box-office take for My Bloody Valentine's 3-D remake will surely cue more feast-day gorefests. Expect to see The Scarin' of the Green on St. Patrick's Day and Peter Choppin'tail for Easter, as well as My Pukey Purim and, every four years, Inauguration Day: Fear Itself...
Other top universities expect an increase in applicants as well. The number of applications to Yale College is approaching 26,000, up from 22,817 applications last year, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel told the Yale Daily News last week. Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania expect to report their applicant numbers later this week or early next week, according to deans of admission at both schools. The University of Virginia, who like Harvard eliminated early admission two years ago, received 21,750 applications, up 17 percent from last year, according to Senior Associate Dean of Admission Greg Roberts...
...official announcer for every Inauguration parade since 1957, from Dwight D. Eisenhower to J.F.K. to both Bushes. From his home in D.C., Brotman spoke with TIME about how the parade reflects the President, why you don't mess around with the Secret Service, and what the city can expect with up to 2 million visitors. (See pictures of the best Obama Inaugural merchandise...
...Chinese New Year is a time to relax with family and spend year-end bonuses. But as the holiday approaches this year, only half of Taiwanese expect to receive any extra cash from their companies. Instead, their employers are telling them to take long vacations. If only they could enjoy them...
...Dhabi isn't the last place you'd expect to find ambitious plans for solar energy and ultra-green construction, it has to be close. The seaside capital of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) is the world's fifth largest producer of petroleum, and the wealth that oil brings this former fishing village is evident in the foreign luxury cars that choke its highways, running on gas that costs just 45 cents a gallon. But a year ago, the government launched the multibillion-dollar Masdar Initiative, a combination clean-tech investment fund, property developer and renewable-energy start...