By Merilee Kern, ‘The Luxe List’ Executive Editor While the all-inclusive resort industry has long suffered what I’ll call an “image problem,” particularly among the luxury travel set, the concept is not only single-handedly redeemed, but entirely elevated and profoundly redefined, at Grand Velas Riviera Maya. This magnificent, one-of-a-kind oceanfront resort has everything you […]
Reflections on Michael Savage’s ‘A Time for War’
By Sabin Geyman In A Time for War, Michael Savage’s wake-up call about the Communist Chinese threat to America, the ethno-botanist-turned-radio-host serves up an absorbing story of civilization-butting intrigue. In a nutshell, the point of the story, based largely in fact, is that the Chinese Communists (Chicoms) are not so much a potential threat as […]
. . . And Now For Some Major League Baseball
by Donald Croft Brickner Fantasy baseball coaches aren’t the only ones catapulted into a bit of chaos during this 2012 major league season so far — so, too, are MLB managers, coaches and GMs. Something silently weird happened during MLB’s 2011 season — and it’s increasing in its impact this year, as well: fewer […]
81st Annual Academy Award Contenders
01/22/2009 ‘Benjamin Button’ leads Oscars with 13 nominations BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The romantic fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. Other best-picture nominees are "Frost/Nixon," […]
Treasonable Sex! You slept with my wife
First son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gbenga, has sensationally accused him and his father-in-law, Otunba Alex Onabanjo, of sleeping with his wife, Mojisola. Gbenga, presently asking Lagos High Court to dissolve the seven-year-old marriage, doubts the paternity of the fruits of the wedlock. The shocking revelation is contained in a fresh affidavit deposited to […]
THE IDEA OF VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHS IN MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
<p>I am all about being a visual person. Ever since I was born I began to see. Let me tell you about one of the first visions I had when I was an infant in Prague Czechoslovakia. I was looking up at the amazing clock tower in the main square while in my mothers arms, I saw […]