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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed         Lars Von Trier: 'I'm A Nazi... I Understand Hitler' May 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM   Lars Von Trier has a hit with his new movie at Cannes, but it was his press conference that is making headlines. The maverick Danish director, who is receiving accolades for his Kirsten Dunst-starring apocalyptic tale "Melancholia," is no stranger to outrageous statements -- in 2005, he said President Bush dreams of being spanked by Condeleezza Rice -- shocked the assembled press with his answer to a question about his interest in the Nazi aesthetic. "The only thing I can tell you is that I thought I was a Jew for a long time and was very happy being a Jew, then later on came [Danish and Jewish director] Susanne Bier, and suddenly I wasn't so happy about being a Jew. That was a joke. Sorry. But it turned out that I was not a Jew. If I'd been a Jew, then I would be a second-wave Jew, a kind of a new-wave Jew, but anyway, I really wanted to be a Jew and then I found out that I was really a Nazi, because my family is German. And that also gave me some pleasure. So, I, what can I say? I understand Hitler. I think he did some wrong things but I can see him sitting in his bunker. I'm saying that I think I understand the man. He is not what we could call a good guy, but yeah, I understand much about him and I sympathize with him ... But come on! I'm not for the Second World War. And I'm not against Jews. No, not even Susanne Bier. I am very much for them. As much as Israelis are a pain in the ass. How do I get out of this sentence? Okay, I am a Nazi. As for the art, I'm for Speer. Albert Speer I liked. He was also one of God's best children. He has a talent that ... Okay, enough." Read More...         Jurors In New Insider Trading Trial Dismissed Over Rajaratnam Bias May 18, 2011 at 9:45 AM   NEW YORK (Grant McCool) - In a trial of three New York securities traders on insider trading charges, several jurors told the judge on Tuesday they could consider the case separately and impartially from last week's conviction of high-profile Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam. Some of the potential jurors, however, were excused for possible bias from sitting for the Manhattan federal court trial of a former Rajaratnam employee, Zvi Goffer, and two other men who have had no association with Galleon. Read More... More on Lehman Brothers         Anti-War Activist Raids: FBI Documents Reveal More Information May 18, 2011 at 9:45 AM   MINNEAPOLIS -- Documents federal agents left behind during a September raid of an anti-war activist's home shed some light on the evolution of an investigation into apparent connections between local activists and radical groups in Colombia and the Middle East. One document says the case was initially based on activities of two local activists – including their travels to terrorist-controlled areas of Colombia – then expanded to include 16 more people in six states accused of providing material support to terrorists in Colombia or Palestine. Read More...         Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie And I Want To Make Another Film Together May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   CANNES, France — You won't catch Brad Pitt doing fatherhood in a small way, on screen or in his real family life with Angelina Jolie. In Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival, Pitt plays a father of three in a drama that deals with the biggest of questions about our place in the cosmos. Read More... More on Brad Pitt         Illinois Legislature Passes Law Keeping Guns From Domestic Abusers, Restraining Order Violators May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   By a sweeping majority, the Illinois Senate passed a bill that would permanently revoke the rights of certain offenders to own guns. The bill, HB 3365, had already passed the House by a 108-1 vote; the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 55 to one. It would prevent anyone who had been convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or violation of an order of protection from obtaining a Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card, the card required to purchase a gun in the state of Illinois. Read More... More on Gun Control         Oprah Fans Gather In Chicago For United Center Taping: 'She's Like A Sister To Us' May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   They came from across the nation and from all over Chicago, with several wearing homemade Oprah t-shirts and with one woman sporting the letters O-P-R-A-H on her head, to say farewell to the most successful talk show of the last quarter century and to be surprised -- along with Oprah Winfrey -- as star after star strolled out to tell her "thank you." Thousands of fans at the United Center cheered Tuesday night as Tom Hanks told Oprah, "Today you are surrounded by nothing but love." They continued clapping as Tom Cruise segued into Jackie Evancho, Josh Groban and Patti LaBelle, who all came out singing, roared when Beyonce, Diane Sawyer, Halle Berry, Rascal Flatts, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Simon Cowell, Jerry Seinfeld, Maria Shriver, Rosie O' Donnell, Maya Angelou, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin and Usher took the state. But the audience stood and clapped loudest of all when Oprah herself, wearing a dark purple dress, first walked onto the stage to say hello. Read More... More on Chicago News         British Tourist Deaths: Affidavit Remains Sealed May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   SARASOTA, Fla. — A probable cause affidavit detailing evidence in the fatal shootings of two British tourists in southwest Florida will remain sealed for another month. Last week, a judge in Sarasota agreed to keep the document under wraps after police said witnesses could be in danger and the investigation could be hampered if it's made public. Read More... More on Florida         Mitt Romney Has It All -- Except Stalwart Support From Republicans May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   DALLAS — Mitt Romney has all the trappings of a GOP presidential front-runner except for one important thing: enthusiasm from party activists. Romney raised a remarkable $10.25 million on Monday; Republican officials from across the nation meeting the next day in Dallas mostly shrugged. In nearly two dozen interviews at the Republican National Committee's spring meeting, no one fully embraced Romney, and several said they'd like to see other candidates enter the race. Read More... More on Elections 2012         Suri Cruise Gets Ready To Fly In High Heels (PHOTOS) May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   Suri Cruise is quite the jetsetter! The five year old fashionista, sporting gold high-heels, was photographed Tuesday leaving Miami with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (not pictured) in tow. Read More... More on Celebrity Kids         Spirit Airlines Ad Mocks Schwarzenneger Split (POLL) May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   It's easy to hit below the belt, but is it really necessary? Spirit, the airline who comes up with impossibly-timed ads poking fun at the latest headlines, is at it again, this time taking on the news of the Schwarzenegger love child. News broke earlier this month that the 25-year marriage of the Arnold and Maria Shriver was kaput. Then came the revelation that Schwarzenegger fathered a love child, a son, nearly 20-years earlier with a member of his household staff, whose name, it was revealed on Tuesday, is Mildred Patricia Baena. Read More... More on Airlines         Gordon Fox Takes Heat For Gay Marriage Vote In Rhode Island May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The protests started as soon as Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox sounded the death knell for gay marriage legislation and said he'd back civil unions instead. A cop-out, gay marriage supporters said. A compromise for no one. One man made a sign proclaiming, "Fox Hunting Season is Open." For the first openly gay House speaker in the nation, the protests were personal. But Fox, who sold ice cream to pay his way through law school and who cites Winston Churchill as a role model, knows something about persevering. About taking the long view. And about counting votes. Read More... More on Marriage         Chaz Bono: Why My Mom Needed Time To Accept Me May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   In the past, Cher acknowledged she had a hard time accepting her child's decision to undergo a sex change, and now Chaz Bono tells PopEater he believes his famous mom's reluctance may have been a "generational thing" and that she was not only shocked by his decision but also surprised at how quickly others adapted to it. Read More... More on Chaz Bono         Conservatives Skeptical Of Geithner's Warning On Debt Ceiling Deadline May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is facing growing criticism for his changing predictions on when the country might face a debt default, shifts that have led some Republicans to discount his dire warnings that the debt limit must be raised soon. Since January, Geithner has changed his forecast of when the U.S. would hit its borrowing cap, and the final deadline for raising the debt limit, at least four times -- fueling a belief among rank-and-file Republicans that his latest Aug. 2 deadline is artificial and can be ignored. Read More... More on Timothy Geithner         Cook County Sheriff Ramps Up Fight Against Suburban Gangs May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   Cook County Sheriff's gang investigators couldn't believe their eyes. The Bloods -- a California gang portrayed in movies like "Colors" -- have never had a presence in the Chicago area. But earlier this year, the sheriff's graffiti unit snapped photos of Bloods graffiti in west suburban Maywood and south suburban Harvey. Read More...         Philip Roth Wins Man Booker Prize, Judge Carmen Callil Quits In Protest (POLL) May 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM   Philip Roth was awarded The Man Booker Prize , it was announced this morning on the prize's website. The prize is worth close to $100,000. The Guardian reports: The author, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize in literature, was named winner of the Man Booker International at the Sydney Writers' Festival today, beating a stellar, if eclectic, shortlist. Also in the running were the British children's author Philip Pullman, award-winning Chinese writer Su Tong, American authors Anne Tyler and Marilynne Robinson, Australia's David Malouf and a reluctant John le Carré . This award, given every two years, honors a body of work instead of a single work. John le Carré, tried to have his name withdrawn from the shortlist. Read More... More on Literary Prizes         Coffee Can Cut Prostate Cancer Risk May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   More is better when it comes to drinking coffee to ward off the risk of deadly prostate cancer, according to a major US study released by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. Read More... More on Cancer         Bing Director Stefan Weitz: 'Traditional Search Is Failing' May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   Most people think about search as a simple series of actions: type in a phrase, cross your fingers it brings up what you need, and then click around a page of blue links till you get what you were looking for. But Stefan Weitz, director of Microsoft's search engine Bing, says that we should expect more out of our search experience. He criticizes "traditional" search engines -- namely, web giant Google, Bing's main competitor -- for failing to keep up with the changing needs of users by sticking with the the search model they've always used, which is based on an algorithm measuring the strength of backlinks. "When Google launched, they wanted to organize the world's information, that was their mantra -- it still is," Weitz said in an interview. "It was a great vision that assumed really the web of yore, which is a web of documents, literally pages and the connections. Google's whole mission was to leverage those connections and say, 'Okay, I can see that the connection between these two pages is almost as important as the page content itself in defining what these things are about' -- it was a brilliant, brilliant model." Read More... More on Microsoft         Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie And I Want To Make Another Film Together May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   CANNES, France -- You won't catch Brad Pitt doing fatherhood in a small way, on screen or in his real family life with Angelina Jolie. In Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival, Pitt plays a father of three in a drama that deals with the biggest of questions about our place in the cosmos. Read More... More on Brad Pitt         Charles Barkley On Gay NBA Players: 'Every Player Has Played With Gay Guys' May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was asked on Monday about Phoenix Suns President Rick Welts revealing to the public that he is gay over the weekend. Barkley told Mike Wise of the Washington Post that he is certain he played with gay teammates "on two of three teams" he was on. The TNT analyst said that it never bothered him and he is fed up with hearing about how guys can't come out in team sports. "First of all, every player has played with gay guys," Barkley said. "It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.' First of all, quit telling me what I think. I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play." Read More... More on NBA         Professors Spy On Their Students To See How They Use Their Laptops During Class: Report May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM         Rick Scott Struggling To Settle In As Florida Republicans Seek Leadership May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   The Florida Republican Party is struggling to find the crucial political leadership that could determine whether the GOP is successful against President Barack Obama and Sen. Bill Nelson. Read More... More on Rick Scott         Mitt Romney Has It All -- Except Stalwart Support From Republicans May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   DALLAS — Mitt Romney has all the trappings of a GOP presidential frontrunner except for one important thing: enthusiasm from party activists. Romney raised a remarkable $10.25 million on Monday; Republican officials from across the nation meeting the next day in Dallas mostly shrugged. In nearly two dozen interviews at the Republican National Committee's spring meeting, no one fully embraced Romney, and several said they'd like to see other candidates enter the race. Read More... More on Elections 2012         Best Book Villains: Readers Reveal Their Favorites May 18, 2011 at 9:00 AM   Yesterday, Random House (@randomhouse) tweeted, "The #NY rain is making us feel slightly evil, which brings us to ask. Who is your favorite villain in literature?" Random House themselves stated that their current favorite was the Harry Potter series' Lord Voldemort. They ended up getting a bit of flak for this from other Twitter users who wondered if that was the best they could come up with. A favorite is a favorite, though. Here is a roundup of the tweets. Read More...         Armie Hammer In 'The Lone Ranger': Johnny Depp's Tonto Gets Teammate May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   Since making audiences see double as both Winklevoss twins in "The Social Network," Armie Hammer has been working to plaster his face all over every other Hollywood epic, too. Now, we'll get to see how that increasingly ubiquitous face looks beneath a cowboy hat. Entertainment Weekly reports that Hammer has officially won the role of the Lone Ranger in Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski's re-imagining of the classic western radio and TV serials. Hammer in late April was reported to be in negotiations for the part; previously, Ryan Gosling was rumored to be a potential fit. The masked lawman part he'll take on, though, will be a bit different than the fearless avenger that people remember. Depp, who will be playing the Native American Tonto, is planning a different spin on the classic story; in this new version, Tonto will take the lead in fighting crime, instead of always listening to what the Ranger's commands. Read More... More on Movies         Preston Mitchum, North Carolina Central University Law Student, Accused Of Borrowing Graduation Speech May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law school graduation speaker accused of lifting words without citation from a popular speech circulating online is getting a pass from its author. But North Carolina Central University officials said Tuesday they have a dimmer view of Preston Mitchum's judgment. The Youngstown, Ohio, man delivered the humorous speech on the merits of "being average" Saturday after gaining speechwriter Anthony Corvino's permission to use excerpts from his 2010 Binghamton University commencement address. Read More... More on Commencement Central         Dominique Strauss Kahn: IMF Chief On Suicide Watch In New York Jail May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   NEW YORK -- The maid came from one of the world's poorest countries to the U.S., working to support the teen daughter she raised alone. The penthouse suite at the Sofitel Hotel was just another room; she had no idea the man she says tried to rape her was a famous French politician. The man, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, remained jailed under a suicide watch Wednesday as a lawyer for the woman sought to rebut whispered allegations that her charges were a conspiracy and a setup. Read More... More on IMF         Jon Stewart To Bill O'Reilly: I'd Vote For A Republican, Against Obama (VIDEO) May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that he would consider voting for a Republican, and that President Obama has not lived up to his expectations. In the second part of their chat (the first, which focused on rapper Common's appearance at the White House, aired on Monday), O'Reilly and Stewart discussed the 2012 presidential race. O'Reilly told Stewart half-jokingly that Obama "let you down sometimes when he didn't do a far-left thing you wanted." Read More... More on Fox News         Libya Rebels Shell Western Mountains May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   TRIPOLI, Libya — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shelled villages and towns to try to take control of the high ground in a western mountain range, while a U.N. official appealed for global assistance for some 2 million people displaced by fighting between Gadhafi's forces and rebels trying to oust him. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya said some 1.6 million people inside the North African country need aid because fighting has disrupted basic services and depleted food and medical stocks. Read More... More on Libya Protests         Ex-Enron Financial Chief Andrew Fastow Moved To Halfway House May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   HOUSTON -- Federal prison officials have moved the former finance chief of failed energy giant Enron Corp. from a prison in Louisiana to a halfway house in Houston. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website shows Andrew Fastow was moved from a Pollack, La., prison to a low-security community corrections facility in Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports he'll likely remain there until Dec. 17. Read More...         WATCH: Homemade Lip Gloss May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   Think glossy, healthy lips can only come out of a tube? Think again. With fresh ingredients like coconut oil, aloe vera gel, berry juice and even coffee, you can customize your own organic, chemical-free lip gloss, says "Style" network's "How Do I Look?" host Jeannie Mai. Check out her tips below -- then share whether the recipe worked to brighten up your smile. Watch: Read More... More on Beauty and Skin         Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mistress Mildred Baena Was Fired, Threatened To Go Public 4 Weeks Ago: Report May 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM   The mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child threatened to go public with sordid details of their illicit affair -- all because the Governator TERMINATED her employment. Read More... More on Arnold Schwarzenegger         Preston Mitchum, North Carolina Central University Law Student, Accused Of Borrowing Graduation Speech May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law school graduation speaker accused of lifting words without citation from a popular speech circulating online is getting a pass from its author. But North Carolina Central University officials said Tuesday they have a dimmer view of Preston Mitchum's judgment. Read More... More on The South         Journalists Held In Libya To Be Freed May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   TRIPOLI, Libya — Four journalists detained in Libya since early April have completed an administrative hearing and will be released Tuesday or Wednesday, a government spokesman said. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the four had appeared before a judge in an administrative court and were to be freed soon. Read More...         Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives At International Space Station For The Last Time May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour and its six astronauts showed up at the International Space Station on Wednesday with the most expensive payload ever carried by a shuttle, a $2 billion magnetic device that scientists hope will unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. The two orbiting crews will attach the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the space station Thursday. Read More... More on NASA         Jessica Alba At High School Prom (PHOTO) May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   They broke up soon after this prom photo -- and 13 years later, Jessica Alba's high school boyfriend STILL regrets it so much ... he founded a website as a monument to what could have been. Read More... More on Jessica Alba         Kate Moss Still Sorry She Missed Out On George Michael's 'Freedom' Video May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon caught up with Kate Moss and got the supermodel talking -- to the extend that she would -- about her new project with Mango, her jam-making and her favorite bit of her body. What follows are a few of our favorite quotes, but we highly recommend that you read the entire thing to find out what it's like to be in the company of Miss Moss. On what goal she hasn't achieved: "Well I wasn't in [George Michael's] Freedom video... I just missed it. That would have been amazing." Read More... More on Models         Greek Program 'Will Run Off Track' Unless Reforms Accelerate, IMF Envoy Says May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   ATHENS (George Georgiopoulos and Harry Papachristou) - The IMF warned on Wednesday that Greece's drive to shore up its troubled finances would fail unless it sharply accelerated reforms, and the ECB hit back at suggestions a debt restructuring might be the solution. European finance ministers broke a taboo this week and acknowledged for the first time that some form of restructuring might be required to ease Greece's debt burden, which at 150 percent of annual output is among the highest in the world. Read More... More on IMF         Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries: End Arrests for Small Amounts of Marijuana May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   Prospect Heights Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries wants to reduce penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana. Currently those caught displaying 25 grams (seven-eighths of an ounce) or less of marijuana in public can be arrested on a misdemeanor, while those who have that amount in private are hit with a $100 fine. Read More... More on New York Crime         California Retail Bond Investors: New Push To Reach Mom And Pop May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   As California works to repair its budget, the state treasury is ramping up its effort to reach an unusual type of bond investor: regular people. A new bill, supported by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, would allow the state to issue $25 bonds, dropping the minimum bond size from $1,000 and broadening the field of potential buyers of California debt. For the state that bears the worst Standard & Poor's credit rating of all 50 states, the move could potentially lower borrowing costs, and it would give the government a wider set of buyers to turn to if institutional investors -- banks and funds -- turn up their noses. Nationwide, states recognize the ability to sell debt to mom and pop investors as a useful tool, as institutional buyers prove fickle in the wake of the financial crisis. While it may be more complicated for states to manage a host of smaller bonds rather than a few large ones, issuing so-called retail bonds can give governments an edge in negotiations with the bigger buyers. As a result, governments may face lower costs as they borrow money to pave roads, repair bridges, and build hospitals and parks. Read More... More on Financial Crisis         Obama To Give Coast Guard Commencement Address May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is delivering his final commencement address of the season at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Although rain threatened to dampen the outdoor festivities, the commander in chief was headed to New London, Conn., on Wednesday to watch 229 cadets receive bachelor's degrees and be commissioned with the rank of ensign in the U.S. military branch that enforces the laws at sea. Read More... More on Commencement Central         Meat Industry Recruits 'Masters of Beef Advocacy' To Promote Meat Eating May 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM   COLUMBIA, Mo. — The national beef industry has enlisted college students across the country in its public relations fight for America's hearts, minds and stomachs. The Masters of Beef Advocacy program also recruits farmers, ranchers, high-end chefs and school dietitians to spread the gospel of red meat consumption. But the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, which started the outreach effort two years ago, has placed a strong emphasis on the Twitter generation. At least 20 percent of the nearly 2,200 program graduates are age 21 or younger. Read More...         Mississippi River Flooding: Two Towns, Divided By A River, With Drastically Different Fates May 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM   VIDALIA, LA. –- Traffic has been swift for weeks along the majestic steel bridge that connects this low-lying river town to its sister city across the Mississippi River. Moving vans filled with furniture, tractors and combines from cotton and corn fields, and truckloads of office supplies all head in a one-way direction for Natchez, Miss., the hilltop town less than a mile across the river quickly becoming an expatriate community for hundreds seeking higher ground. As floodwaters and tensions rise in this scenic stretch of the Mississippi Valley, an informal exodus takes place in Vidalia, as neighborhoods empty and businesses relocate to higher ground on the opposite side of the river. Read More... More on Extreme Weather         Dorothy Parvaz Freed: Al Jazeera Reporter Released By Iran May 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM   DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missing journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who was held by Iranian authorities after being detained in Syria, arrived in her company's home base of Qatar on Wednesday after winning her freedom. Parvaz's fiance, Todd Barker, said she called him early Wednesday from Qatar as she was clearing customs. Her employer, Al Jazeera, confirmed the release, saying she is "safe and well and back with us" in the capital Doha. Read More... More on Al Jazeera         Rachel McAdams Dons Double The Looks On Tuesday Night (PHOTOS, POLL) May 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM   Rachel McAdams donned a double dose of screening style in N.Y.C. on Tuesday night, first hitting The Cinema Society & Thierry Mugler viewing of "Midnight in Paris" in a textured, white Louis Vuitton gown topped off with her blonde waves. Dare we say Marilyn Mon--no, we dare not. Afterward, the actress stopped by the after party in a black blouse with sparkly buttons and a bow tie, worn with matching trousers. Take a look and tell us which outfit(s) you're digging. Read More... More on Celebrity Style         Tony La Russa Responds To Reds Broadcaster Marty Brennaman's Criticism May 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM   CINCINNATI — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa doesn't like what Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman has to say about his team. Brennaman criticized St. Louis starter Chris Carpenter and pitching coach Dave Duncan on the air Monday, a day after the Reds beat the Cardinals 9-7 to sweep their three-game series at Great American Ball Park. The game ended with Cardinals screaming at Reds closer Francisco Cordero, who then gestured to them in the dugout. Read More... More on MLB         Joel Edgerton: Tom Buchanan In 'The Great Gatsby' Remake May 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM   In a new film version of what is arguably the Great American Novel, a rising Australian has just replaced an American superstar. Then again, it is being shot on his home turf. Deadline reports that "Animal Kingdom" star Joel Edgerton has beat out Luke Evans for the role of Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's epic, potentially 3D retelling of "The Great Gatsby," winning the right to replace Ben Affleck, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. "In casting Tom one had to find an actor who could credibly be (as Fitzgerald describes him) 'one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven,' had five-star acting chops and in the big dramatic showdown scenes between Gatsby and Tom, hold the screen against Leonardo DiCaprio, in the appropriate age group," Luhrmann told Deadline. Read More... More on Movies         Tilda Swinton Rocks 'Warrior Girl Fringe' 'Do In Latest Pringle Ads (PHOTOS) May 18, 2011 at 7:19 AM   Style enigma Tilda Swinton's latest ads for Pringle of Scotland sont arivées, and while we've admittedly never shopped at the UK chain (also available at Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman, folks!), we always, always have it in us to appreciate a lil' Tilda. In her latest snapshots, Miss Swinton rocks a "warrior girl fringe" 'do paired with winter frocks and her own puppy. She told Style.com, "We looked for a modern romantic gesture in my look." And what's the level of preparation involved in all of this? "Choose clothes. Dress up and play," Tilda explained to the site. Take a look at Tilda's new ads lensed by Walter Preiffer -- and a trio of our favorites from the past -- and tell us what you think. Read More... More on Fashion         Dan Anderson, Wash. State Trooper Missing for 3 Days, Found Alive May 18, 2011 at 6:10 AM   SEATTLE — An off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper who had been missing in the remote and avalanche-prone North Cascade mountains was found alive and in good condition Tuesday night, officials said. Rescue crews had been looking for Dan Anderson since the 46-year-old activated his emergency signal beacon Sunday. Read More...         X-Rays Find 513 U.S.-Bound Migrants Hiding In Trucks May 18, 2011 at 6:10 AM   TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico -- Police in Mexico's southern Chiapas state found 513 migrants on Tuesday inside two trailer trucks bound for the United States, and said they had been transported in dangerously crowded conditions. Some of the immigrants were suffering from dehydration after traveling for hours clinging to cargo ropes strung inside the containers to keep them upright as the trucks bounced along from the Guatemalan border, and allow more migrants to be more crammed in on the floor. Read More... More on Guatemala         Ronald McDonald's Midlife Crisis May 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM   NEW YORK — Ronald McDonald is having a midlife crisis. His floppy shoes, painted-on smile and flaming-red hair may be a harder sell to today's kids who are trading in their dolls and trucks for manicures and mobile game apps at ever younger ages. He also seems out of step with McDonald's Corp.'s new efforts to appeal to adults. The 48-year-old spokesclown has fallen flat in new ads this year, according to Ace Metrix, a group that tracks TV advertising. Read More... More on Fast Food             This email was sent to cbzvdani.delluve@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here