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...remake of a blockbuster. Except, that is, for new Pixar releases. Rising on the propulsion of a brand name known for quality entertainment, the studio's 10th animated feature, Up, surpassed most predictions by earning $68.2 million this weekend, according to official projections. Buoyed by higher ticket prices in theaters showing the 3-D version and rhapsodic reviews that tallied a 98% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Up scored the strongest Pixar opening since The Incredibles in 2004. (See Corliss's picks for the top 10 Pixar voice-over artists...
Coulter was correct that Palin was responsible for "more votes than the usual vice-presidential candidate." What I think Coulter missed was that most of those votes went to the other ticket. Erin Pagel, redlands, calif...
...Shuttle Worth Flying. The Delta Shuttle, which connects New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C., has lowered fares 60% on walk-up ticket purchases. The fare between New York's LaGuardia and Boston's Logan is $129; from LaGuardia to Reagan National Airport...
...forget who was winning. It may have been the team of scrappy overachievers with nine players who make more than $13 million per year. The math I was interested in was $112. Impressive for a one-man eating band, but the Yankees were still making a killing on my ticket. Bloat was setting in, and as I stuffed three more bags of peanut M&Ms ($15) in my pockets on the way out, I felt a little depressed...
Back home, my sadness turned to joy. A quick search of online ticket sellers revealed that a Legends Suite ticket can be had for about $100 on some nights. So by a twist of logic, I had not only soaked the Yankees for $27, I had tripped on a great recession value. The New York Yankees: what a bargain...