Archive for August 9th, 2006

World Trade Center / **1/2 ()

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

‘’This is not a political film. The mantra is ‘This is not a political film.’” — Oliver Stone, New York Times (July 2, 2006)

“It is one of the greatest pro-American, pro-family, pro-faith, pro-male, flag-waving, God Bless America films you will ever see.” — right-wing syndicated columnist Cal Thomas (July 20, 2006)

“World Trade Center” is about two men who, against all odds, survived the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. It combines fragments of two movies — the one that Stone describes above, and the other that Cal Thomas flips over. It is a disaster movie and a feel-good inspirational movie — both based on true stories — and that is why I am of two minds about it.

Twins trip Tigers, lead wild card

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

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Yankees escape in Chicago

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

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T.O. works out hamstring after missing two practices

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Terrell Owens ran hard, made cuts and came to some quick stops while catching passes Wednesday, but did so during a post-practice session with a fourth-string quarterback, not with the rest of the Dallas Cowboys starters.

Ross’ walk-off homer inches Reds closer to Cardinals

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

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Games That Defined the Sega CD

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

The Sega Genesis was a killer console in its day and even though the Genesis add-ons got a bad reputation, the Sega CD actually had a number of worthwhile games to amuse those who invested in one (the 32X wasn’t as bad as you might think either).
Lo…

NFL QB Receives Donated Tendon

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

The knee that Carson Palmer felt snap apart after a crushing hit in January is now held together by Julie De Rossi’s Achilles’ tendon. [Cincinnati Enquirer]

Federer moves on at Rogers Cup; Blake ousted

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Top-ranked Roger Federer beat Sebastien Grosjean
6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday to win
his 50th straight match on North American hard courts.

Short Ends: Second. Best. Police. Report. Ever.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

· Had we not already been gifted with the Malibu Police Department’s star-studded “sugar tits” report, this one from Toledo featuring the phrase “the rotund robbers began pelting him with a…

Penguins Die in Highway Accident

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

A truck on its way to a zoo overturned, spilling about two dozen penguins, tropical fish and an octopus onto an east Texas highway, authorities said. The octopus and all but 4 penguins survived. [CBS News]

Mets send outfielder Floyd to 15-day disabled list

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Mets outfielder Cliff Floyd went on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.

With No Use For Hyde’s Baked Goods, Nicole Richie Turns To Tequila

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Fox 411’s Roger Friedman must have been too engrossed by shadowing Lindsay Lohan and waiting for her to pick up the bottle of water he needed to complete his anecdote about the actress’s reformed,…