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Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, the film explores the family drama that ensues when Ronnie (Cyrus) and her brother are sent to spend the summer with their father (Steve Miller). Ronnie clearly resents her father because of her parents’ recent divorce, a resentment that leads her to push aside her brilliant talent as a Julliard-bound pianist in favor of an emotional seclusion from anything that reminds her of him. However, upon meeting the handsome Will Blakelee, played by Liam Hemsworth, Ronnie is able to soften her heart and open it to her family again, bonding with...

Author: By Francis E. Cambronero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Last Song | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

Most houses are going to get an advance letter, questionnaire packets and a little reminder postcard. We think by sending those things out, we're reducing our follow-up costs by about $500 million. In the total picture, this saves money because we don't have to spend it on salaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Census Chief Robert Groves | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Christopher Greenslate and Kerri Leonard, high school teachers outside San Diego, were griping about the rising cost of groceries when they decided to see what life is like for the billion people on earth who spend $1 a day on food. The couple's blog took off, and their book, On a Dollar a Day, hit stores in February. They're part of a growing population of consumers chronicling their efforts to do without, swearing off such things as riding in cars and buying clothes - or buying anything new at all. And they're not making these vows simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cash Crunch: Why Extreme Thriftiness Stunts Are the Rage | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

High-profile books like last year's No Impact Man, which details one New Yorker's attempt to spend a year without having a negative impact on the environment, may be particularly popular now because of the Great Recession. It is no longer fashionable to flash bling. Today's monklike experimenters are flaunting what they don't have. (See how Americans are spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cash Crunch: Why Extreme Thriftiness Stunts Are the Rage | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...Spend a little extra this week and treat yourself to something nice, whether you're celebrating the fact that someone you know got in or you're reminiscing about that fateful night of your own. Jessica at Grafton Street Bar called the drink the “French 75," but we prefer to call it “The Admitted." After letting this sweet concoction kiss your palette, you’ll be deprived of both money and stress...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Crimson Cocktail: The Admitted | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

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