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...know for hours, but somehow don’t come off as confused or thick. Robert Sheehan puts in a particularly moving performance as BJ, a gay prostitute who also finds himself caught up in these mysteries, inexplicably tied to each death across the three movies. Other stand-outs include Rebecca Hall as the grieving mother of a missing girl and Sean Harris, one of the many corrupt cops of the West Yorkshire Constabulary...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Red Riding Trilogy | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...says Pusch, was an immune system that was badly compromised by a particularly virulent strain of malaria combined with a degenerative bone disease that had already left him weak. "This is confirmed by images that show him sitting while shooting an arrow, which normally would have been done standing up," says Hawass. "He cannot stand." Indeed, more than 100 canes were found in the tomb when Tut's mummy was found in 1922, some of them showing signs of wear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Malaria, Not Murder, Killed King Tut | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...will stand with the Haitian population,” Farmer said in a recorded video statement shot from Haiti...

Author: By Meredith C. Baker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Haiti Benefit Concert Raises $37,000 | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

This is not a false scenario: on Feb. 5, 2010, the non-binding House Resolution 1077 was introduced, declaring Congress’s intention to “stand with the American people to reject severe changes to social security, including any and all attempts to privatize [it],” instead promising to “make common-sense adjustments… to strengthen it for future generations.” As well-intentioned as this sounds, it’s nothing more than a way to bait Republicans into publicly picking sides on Rep. Paul Ryan?...

Author: By Jack A. Holkeboer | Title: Less Talk, More Action | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...render any form of violence acceptable, and shows the dangers of too generous allowances in the name of self-protection. In the majority of states, a form of Castle Law is permitted which does not require crime victims to avoid violence, but essentially enables homeowners to “stand their ground” and attack burglars simply upon their intrusion into the home. The policy ensures that burglary is repayable by death, and has led to several questionable homicides that cannot be construed as self-defense. In 2006 a 72-year-old client threatened a 23-year-old prostitute...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Stolen Lives | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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