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...Aside from Ferrell fatigue and near-libelous reviews, there's another explanation for Land of the Lost's becoming the season's first pricey roadkill. After Night at the Museum 2 and Up, it was the third consecutive action comedy with at least one prehistoric beast. In two weeks, Jack Black and Michael Cera will play the dino-comedy card again with Year One. Sony, the film's distributor, might want to reposition Year One's marketing to emphasize its pedigree as a Judd Apatow comedy (from which The Hangover was clearly spawned), and to sell the primitive wilderness that...
...million; $137.6 million, second week 2. The Hangover, $43.3 million, first weekend 3. Land of the Lost, $19.5 million, first weekend 4. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $14.6 million; $127.3 million, third weekend 5. Star Trek, $8.4 million: $222.8 million, fifth week 6. Terminator Salvation, $8.2 million; $105.5 million, third weekend 7. Drag Me to Hell, $7.3 million; $28.5 million, second weekend 8. Angels & Demons, $6.5 million; $116.1 million, fourth week 9. My Life in Ruins, $3.2 million, first weekend 10. Dance Flick, $2 million; $22.7 million, third week...
...Because for all our technology, the best way to land a job is still by having someone who already works at a company mention your name. Each year, the staffing consultancy CareerXroads surveys large firms about where they find new hires, and since at least 2005 the top spot has held steady: some 27% come from referrals. (Job boards, by comparison, have fed firms a consistent 12% of new hires; the rest come from recruiters, company websites, etc.) The difference today is that a lot more of those recommendations start with connections made through online networks. A recent report...
...Pope Benedict in the Holy Land Re "The Pontiff and The Jews" [May 18]: Pope Benedict XVI is doing his job as a spiritual leader by recognizing both the Israelis and the Palestinians and their religions. Let's not use the past to sabotage the future of the peace initiative in the Middle East. Meg Hillert, Dallas...
...John Chege, 38, and his partner Rosemary Chesang, 34. He is Kikuyu, she Kalenjin and the couple own a hut half a mile from the church, where Chege grew maize and potatoes and Chesang raised their six children. Chege never thought much about the divide that ran through their land yet somehow spared their home. But after 16 months in a refugee camp, being alternately called traitors by Kikuyus and Kalenjins, he realized "ours is a slightly special case." When asked how Kenya's future would turn out, Chege spoke about his children. "When they play," he said, "they chase...