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With no new wide-release competition in their respective genres, last week's top three all slipped down just one notch. Zombieland dropped a less-than-expected 39%; the surprise CGI-animation hit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs slipped a mere 24% to inch near the $100 million mark; and the 3-D double bill of Pixar favorites Toy Story and Toy Story 2 fell 39%. The weekend should reach a cumulative $100 million. That will leave the box office 8% ahead of last year in revenue and 4% ahead in attendance, making movies...
Offensively, the Crimson already has an advantage when compared to last week. Senior wide receiver Matt Luft, junior running back Gino Gordon, and freshman running back Treavor Scales will all return to the field on Saturday after missing last week’s game...
...Crimson’s offense shouldn’t be complacent. The Big Red’s wide-open offense comes equipped with many creative formations...
Last week, Cornell wide receiver Bryan Walters’ 234 all-purpose yards was his third-best single-game total and his seventh-career 200-yard game. The Big Red enjoyed an interception by Josh Gajdos, the team’s fifth interception in three games this season—a significant improvement from its 2008 season in which Cornell only had a total of five interceptions in the entire season...
...book on France's six Nobel winners in various categories; "Criteria for the scientific award are fairly clear and consistent, while those for economics are mostly firm - but open to subjectivity when social considerations factor in," Valode says. "Literature must have broad messages and allure to world-wide readers, But - being about art - a lot of creativity goes into the selection process, too. When it comes to peace, the potential for artful innovation is greatest of all - as we've seen with Obama's selection." (See the top 10 Obama-backlash moments...