DOCUMENTARY films are notoriously difficult to finance, with filmmakers often spending more time scrounging up money to make a film than actually producing it. Unlike big Hollywood films, where having the presence of a marquee name can attract dollars, documentary filmmakers often must try to explain how a niche idea can succeed at the box office. The director and backers of “Girl Rising,”...
Dec
17
North Korean Satellite Most Likely Dead, Astronomers Say
Label: WorldThe North Korean satellite launched into space last week is out of control and most likely dead, astronomers reported Monday. The apparent failure will not cause the spacecraft to fall quickly back to earth but represents a major setback in Pyongyang’s bid to portray the launching as a patriotic and technological success. “It’s tumbling and we haven’t picked up any transmissions,” said Jonathan...
49ers withstand comeback, top Patriots 41-34
Label: LifestyleFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — LaMichael James awaited the kickoff, determined to regain the momentum for the 49ers after they quickly lost all of a 28-point lead."We need a boost," he said. "That's what I was thinking. I was thinking I got to take it to the house."He didn't get all the way there, but close enough to set up the decisive touchdown — going 62 yards before Colin Kaepernick's 38-yard pass to...
The New Old Age Blog: In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight
Label: HealthGeorge and Gracie (let’s call them that because using their real names would make them even unhappier than they already appear to be) are in their 80s and have been married for more than 65 years. Until recently they seemed to ride the waves that are inevitable in any marriage that spans nearly seven decades; through good and bad, they were partners and best friends.But lately — ever since her hospitalization...
La Comay of ‘SuperXclusivo’ Stirs Anger Over Comments on Man’s Death
Label: BusinessIt’s been a bad few months for puppets in the media. WAPA-TVLa Comay, left, with Hector Travieso, co-hosts of “SuperXclusivo,” a Spanish-language program shown in some United States markets. WAPA-TVJose E. Ramos, president of WAPA Television, said the network tried to use La Comay to keep the officials attuned to issues. In...
Dec
16
Egypt Votes on Constitution; Muslim Brotherhood Expects Approval
Label: WorldLynsey Addario for The New York TimesA polling site in Cairo on Saturday. Lines were long as a referendum on an Islamist-backed charter got off to an orderly start. More Photos »CAIRO — Millions of Egyptians voted peacefully on Saturday in a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, hoping that the results would end three weeks of violence, division and distrust between the Islamists and...
Leaked BlackBerry Handset Appears to Emulate iPhone’s Design
Label: TechnologyPhotos of RIM’s first handset that will run BlackBerry 10 — the company’s next operating system, which is scheduled for release in early 2013 — landed on a Vietnamese forum this week. If the 18 photos of the device on tinhte.vn are to be believed, the L-Series, codenamed BlackBerry London, looks quite similar to Apple‘s iPhone 5.The BlackBerry-branded device in the photos has a rectangular touchscreen...
Griffin not playing for Redskins
Label: LifestyleCLEVELAND (AP) — Robert Griffin III won't be running wild or throwing passes for the Redskins. He can only watch them.Washington's electrifying rookie quarterback is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns, eliminating any chance of him helping his teammates continue their NFC playoff push.Griffin sprained his right knee last week against Baltimore, and after days of speculation about his playing...
Dr. William F. House, Inventor of Cochlear Implant, Dies
Label: HealthDr. William F. House, a medical researcher who braved skepticism to invent the cochlear implant, an electronic device considered to be the first to restore a human sense, died on Dec. 7 at his home in Aurora, Ore. He was 89. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his daughter, Karen House, said. Dr. House pushed against conventional thinking throughout his career. Over the objections of...
As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials Wonder Why
Label: BusinessZalmai for The New York TimesA Kabul jewelry shop. Officials are concerned about gold being flown out of Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan — Packed into hand luggage and tucked into jacket pockets, roughly hewed bars of gold are being flown out of Kabul with increasing regularity, confounding Afghan and American officials who fear money launderers have found a new way to spirit funds from the country....
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