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...Studios are bankrolling these mega-budget films because they can realistically expect to get back as much as $1 billion at the box office worldwide and another billion in DVDs, not to mention the action figures, amusement park rides and other sources of loot. But in a world where you can get a darn satisfying laugh from a free online video starring Will Ferrell and a toddler, it's worth asking, what makes a movie add up to $300 million...
...April 27, a communiqué on the army's website warned: "The Turkish armed forces is one of the sides in this debate and the absolute defender of secularism. When necessary, [it] will display its stance and attitudes very clearly. No one should doubt that." The message didn't mention Gul by name, but the meaning was clear: the military reserved the right to intervene if Gul became President. Though condemned in all corners of the Turkish press, the military's gambit made the court ruling against the AKP "almost inevitable," according to a senior Western diplomat. In an interview...
Even Samberg’s toothy smile turned sour at the mention of Cambridge’s only breakfast-table daily. Turns out Lonely Island’s loyalties lie with a certain semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine...
...jury trial may prove too taxing for a child witness, or a jury or judge may not feel a 25-year sentence is warranted. Since an estimated 80% of child sexual assaults are committed by family members, groups like Amacher's are concerned that mandatory sentence laws, not to mention the death penalty, might dissuade certain people from reporting abuse to authorities. "With sex offenders we want to say let's lock them up and throw away the key - these folks are just awful, after all - but it's just not realistic," Amacher said...
...inclined to wrinkle your nose at the mention of seaweed. Pungent and slimy, it's usually something to avoid at the beach, not your first choice for something to drink, eat or wear. But that unflattering - and undeserved - image is now changing. As a natural resource with unique, health-boosting properties, seaweed is showing up in an increasing variety of products as companies find new ways to market the renewable marine resource. At its ultramodern factory in Brest, France, the laboratory company Science et Mer recently launched its own line of seaweed-based skin creams based on purported anti-aging...