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...Since launching its colossally successful Spider-Man franchise in 2002, the movie studio has racked up at least $1 billion in North American box office revenues annually, even in years when the web-spinning superhero was on a hiatus. That streak was in jeopardy last year after a string of pricey flops (Remember Lords of Dogtown, Stealth and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo?). Although Sony wound up hitting the $1 billion mark, it sank to third in the year-end rankings, putting it out of the top two places for the first time in the Spider-Man era. "Last year...
...DIED. Ruth Brown, 78, swaggering, seductive big-band singer turned R&B diva who recorded a string of hits in the 1950s for Atlantic Records, including Teardrops From My Eyes and (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, leading the fledgling label to be dubbed "the house that Ruth built"; in Las Vegas...
...point: that your parents shared in, fretted over, and eventually lamented the loss of something so valuable. I'm not against wedding or engagement rings in theory - they are a tradition that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And although I'm not about to wrap a string of organic hemp around my finger and call it a ring, I do sometimes wonder if a couple about to be married could better spend that money elsewhere. Interestingly, as Tom Zoellner writes in his book on the diamond industry The Heartless Stone, American men are expected to spend...
FIRST-CLASSICAL The Spanish low-cost operator Vueling prides itself on landing below industry averages for lost luggage. It also names its aircraft after passengers and occasionally brings a string quartet on board to serenade them...
...best the rest of the field by almost two seconds. Dan Jones looked strong in the 200 fly, taking the race in 1:51.40 to notch his first of two wins in the butterfly events. It was then Columbia’s turn to put together a string of first-place finishes. Tobin White sparked the streak for the Lions with a win in the 50 free and Justin Reardon followed suit with a 299.10-point performance in the 1-meter dive, easily taking the event. White then rounded out the performance with a second victory in the 100 free...