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Weekend Box Office: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Opens With "Just" $84 Million.
Here's something I bet you didn't know. Back in 1979 and 1982, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan broke the opening weekend record with $11.9 million and $14.3 million respectively. So, yes, for a brief period, the Star Trek franchise really was in the same kind of company as...
forbes.com (27 minutes ago)
Guns, grenades and toy soldiers: museum explores children's war games
For a time in the sixties it was the toy that every American boy simply had to have – the stupendous Johnny 7 One Man Army gun that combined grenades and anti-tank weaponry and automatic firing with your more basic cap pistol. And more, all in one! You can't easily get one these days, but you can get a UK...
guardian.co.uk (51 minutes ago)
Serena vs. Vika
ROME -- Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final. The top-ranked American will enter the French Open, which starts next Sunday, on a career-best 24-match winning streak. Williams was coming off...
huffingtonpost.com (52 minutes ago)
Shooting of gay man in New York was a hate crime, police say
The fatal shooting of a gay man just blocks from New York's historic Stonewall Inn was a hate crime and could be linked to a rash of recent homophobic attacks, police said. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village, yelling: "What are you, gay...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Carey Mulligan looks simple but stylish in little black dress at Inside Llewyn Davis photocall in...
She's been one of the most talked about actresses at this year's Cannes Film Festival, dazzling on the red carpet at the opening gala screening of The Great Gatsby.
dailymail.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Raw milk requires special handling
“Raw milk is a practice worth preserving.” This is an opening statement from a BDN editorial, and I couldn’t agree more. I have been drinking raw goats’ milk from my own animals for the past six years, and it is my favorite milk as a self-proclaimed “milk snob.” It may ...
bangordailynews.com (2 hours ago)
Ducks race down Hay Creek in Birdsboro
The Birdsboro Recreation Board and Community Center sponsored a duck race Saturday as part of the community celebration of the opening of the newly reconstructed Hay Creek bridge on Main Street in Birdsboro. The event was postponed from a week earlier due to rain.
pottsmerc.com (2 hours ago)
Kids in grades 7 to 9 to learn ballroom dance moves
Etiquette will also be taught at Miss Kay's Dance School when it opens in September in WinnetkaMaria Kurt is convinced that learning how to dance the fox-trot and proper etiquette are essential "life skills," so the Winnetka resident is opening a school in the north suburb to teach seventh through ninth graders the...
chicagotribune.com (3 hours ago)
Will County activates its West Nile virus hotline for mosquito season
The Will County Health Department has responded to the opening of the 2013 mosquito season by activating its annual telephone line to help zero in on potential West Nile virus hot spots by identifying birds that died from the disease.
chicagotribune.com (3 hours ago)
Petco facility opens in Cranbury
Petco opened a new state-of-the-art distribution center in Cranbury on May 16. The grand-opening and ribbon-cutting celebration included Petco and township officials, along with tours of the center. The facility will employ some 310 people, and uses state-of-the-art technology to deliver thousands of products to...
mycentraljersey.com (3 hours ago)
Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies, by Hadley Freeman – review
Anyone who professes to hate the Daily Mail while being addicted to its "sidebar of shame" (the celebrity-packed right-hand feed on its website) will feel very at home with this book. The Nora Ephron opening quote, "Be the heroine of your life not the victim", sums up the style and the theme. Like Ephron's...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Eric Lupher: Three reasons why you should want to know your hometown's fiscal score
By Eric Lupher/Citizens Research Council Those of us who have been around for a while remember the opening of each “M*A*S*H” episode, with the doctors and nurses rushing to the incoming helicopters to retrieve and assess the newly injured soldiers. ...
mlive.com (4 hours ago)
Top 5 best and worst things about my time studying abroad in America | Richard Morris
A Brit studying abroad across the pond might not sound that adventurous, but it's been an eye-opening year for me at the University of West Georgia in the much stereotyped US south. Here's the best and worst of what I learned about America: I'm not very good with numbers, so maybe this didn't help me, but I still...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com readers choose their favorite Rolling Stones albums
Yes, it's only rock 'n' roll but we like it. And we want to know how you like it, too. In honor of the Rolling Stones 50th anniversary and the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rolling Stones exhibit (opening May 24), we asked Plain Dealer and cleveland.com readers to rank 10 of the band's most...
cleveland.com (5 hours ago)
Folau in, Cooper out for Australia
The Australia coach Robbie Deans has left the door open for the likes of Quade Cooper to make the final squad to face the British and Irish Lions after the Reds playmaker failed to make the initial 25-man group. Deans included three uncapped players in his squad, with the former rugby league international Israel...
guardian.co.uk (6 hours ago)
Tony Blair to advise next government of Albania
Tony Blair has agreed to advise the next government of Albania, opening the way for a deal which could be worth millions of pounds.
telegraph.co.uk (7 hours ago)
Center School study wins OK
Town Meeting endorsed plans by the Elementary School Building Committee for a comprehensive feasibility study on renovating or building a new Center School. Participants in the May 6 opening session agreed to let the town spend up to $600,000 for the study, which would be required for the project to qualify for...
boston.com (8 hours ago)
Slate of 300th festivities next weekend
A three-sided clock representing Lexington’s first 300 years and a time capsule reflecting community life in 2013 will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Saturday in Depot Square’s Emery Park as part of the culminating weekend of the town’s tercentennial celebrations. Other events over the Memorial Day weekend include old-time...
boston.com (8 hours ago)
Tucson's deputy city manager, Liz Miller, steps down
There's a job opening in the Tucson City Manager's Office.
azstarnet.com (8 hours ago)
Renewal option benefits Camden
The success of TOTEM, Cirque du Soleil's show opening May 30 on the Camden Waterfront, could have an impact beyond just this spring and summer.
courierpostonline.com (8 hours ago)
Scratch mixes it up downtown
Norman native Brady Sexton knows urban renewal starts with the arts. Sexton, an art supporter on the board of Dreamer Concepts Studio, has watched downtown Norman come alive. Now, he is opening an innovative concept restaurant in the ...
normantranscript.com (9 hours ago)
Margaritaville construction in final stages, preparation for opening underway
The grand opening is set for the week of July 4, says advertising and publicity manager Christy Wood. The event schedule also is up in the air, but Wood says management expects to create a long weekend out of it, complete with fireworks and live music.
shreveporttimes.com (9 hours ago)
Top riders healthy for motocross opener
The starting gate for motocross’ opening race this weekend will be stacked with the best riders in the sport, all healthy and ready to take on what should be one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory. Of course, they all have to stay healthy for it to stay competitive, which, in a dangerous sport like...
standard.net (10 hours ago)
Ancient history gets new digs
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARKNo more artifacts moldering in the x201cTin Shed.x201d No more storing archives in nooks and crannies. No more driving a long, narrow, winding road to learn what Mesa Verde National Park has to offer. After decades of fundraising and lobbying, and five months after a x201csoftx201d opening,...
durangoherald.com (10 hours ago)
Fatal NY shooting gay hate crime: police
BEFORE opening fire early on Saturday, a gunman confronted his victim in Greenwich Village and asked: "Do you want to die here?"
news.com.au (10 hours ago)
Lufkin family opens Houston-based craft distillery
Lufkin’s own Whitmeyer family is announcing the opening of its Houston-based distillery, offering an exclusive line of spirits.
lufkindailynews.com (10 hours ago)
New Marco restaurant has soft opening
Petit Soleil, affiliated with Bistro Soleil, is in the Shops of Olde Marco
news-press.com (10 hours ago)
Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team to play Texas A&M in quarterfinals
Fortunately for the University of Miami women’s tennis team, it had a day off Saturday to recuperate from its opening-match victory late Friday in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament in Urbana, Ill.
miamiherald.com (11 hours ago)
EDITORIAL: All ready for the beach crowd
May 19, 2013: Next weekend is the official opening of the beach season, and the beach is ready to play host once again.
thewesterlysun.com (12 hours ago)
Meyers routs Riverside
WILKES-BARRE 8212 Meyers pounded out eight runs in the first three innings then tacked on seven more in the bottom of the fourth en route to a 15-0 rout over Riverside on Saturday in a District 2 Class 2A baseball opening round game.
timesleader.com (12 hours ago)
