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Neeson Took Freezing Showers For The Grey Role | Actor Liam Neeson took agonising ice-cold showers as he prepared to shoot new movie The Grey in Alaska. | The Schindler's List star plays one of a group of men who are stranded after a plane crash a... (photo: Creative Commons / Tabercil / Flickr) IMDb Celebrity Hollywood Photos Star Wikipedia: Liam Neeson |
Remembering Howard Zinn | Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured p... (photo: Creative Commons) Al Jazeera Human Rights Justice Photos US Wikipedia: Howard Zinn |
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US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future The Pentagon proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in ... (photo: AP / Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force) Jakarta Globe Budget Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States |
Republican presidential candidates hold TV debate The Republican presidential candidates are battling it out at a national debate in Florida - the last before the battleground state holds its primary. | Earlier, front-ru... (photo: AP / Matt Rourke) BBC News Election Photos Politics US Wikipedia: United States presidential election, 2012 |
Gingrich reaches for the stars (well, the Moon at least) | The former House Speaker, who is running Mitt Romney a close second in the race for his party's presidential nomination, made the announcement during a rally on the &qu... (photo: WN / Periasamy) The Independent Election Photos Space US Wikipedia: Newt Gingrich presidential campaign, 2012 |
The dark truth behind the man who claimed he had Bin Laden in his sights | Variously described as a conman, a fantasist, a sociopath, and a super-patriot, Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema died alone on Saturday of complications relating t... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) The Independent Afghanistan Crime Photos US Wikipedia: Jonathan Idema |
The 'Malaise' of Hope Before Dante Alighieri descended into hell in the "Divine Comedy," an inscription above the door read: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here. Listening to President Barack O... (photo: White House / Chuck Kennedy) WorldNews.com Defence Photos Politics US Wikipedia: American imperialism |