Bob Denver. R.I.P.

Adam Kushner’s thoughts on his home town: The levee and flood-control system itself represents the city’s losing battle with nature. It has been built in fits and starts since 1724, and it was still not done when Katrina struck. The cost has been immeasurable, and the failures innumerable. Moreover, the section that protects against hurricane… Continue reading

Contributing to Katrina. Fast and easy right here.

According to Peter Jackson: “Piracy has the very real potential of tipping movies into becoming an unprofitable industry, especially big-event films. If that happens, they will stop being made,” said Mr. Jackson in an e-mail message from New Zealand, where he is putting the final touches on his version of “King Kong.” “No studio is… Continue reading