Canadian wave heads to Cannes Film Festival

A strong Canadian contingent is heading to La Croisette for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, which will screen new movies from both established names like David Cronenberg and budding directors invited to the French fest for the first time. Continue reading

Gold Heads Into The Red In 2012

Year-to-date gold prices dropped into the red this week as fears of the eurozone falling apart gripped investors and led them to turn their backs on gold as a safe havenpartly because they were bidding up the dollar. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD – News), the $63.87 billion physical bullion ETF, was trading at $149.86 a share, 1.5 percent lower than at the end of last year, according to data on Google Finance Continue reading

Red Poppy brings new voices to art scene

Red Poppy Studios and Gallery at 800 Main St., after major remodeling of the existing building, will add yet another layer to our already vibrant downtown arts scene. Joanna Retherford heads this energetic venture and envisions her gallery to Continue reading

Kevin Spacey heads to South Africa for movie project premiere

The American Beauty star last year (11) announced he was giving budding moviemakers from the U.S., South Africa, and Russia the chance to direct him in a short film. He drew up a list of contenders and then chose one winner from each country, who were then given the chance to shoot their movie with Spacey in the lead role. Continue reading

Frankel heads Lockinge confirmations

Updated: Monday, 14 May 2012 19:14 Frankel and Excelebration cross swords for a fourth time in the Lockinge Stakes Frankel is the star name among nine confirmations for the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Unbeaten in nine starts to date, Henry Cecil’s colt is the world’s highest rated racehorse and while he suffered an injury scare early last month, he is all set to make his eagerly anticipated four-year-old debut this weekend. He is set to be joined by his stablemate, regular work companion and half-brother Bullet Train. Continue reading

On Soccer: Red Bulls rise to top of Eastern Conference with help from trio of young American defenders

As the injuries began to pile up for the Red Bulls, forcing coach Hans Backe to field a young, inexperienced back line for at least a month, heres what even the most optimistic fan had to be thinking: Theyre on an elevator to the Eastern Conference basement. Then, 22 minutes into their April 28 game against the New England Revolution at Red Bull Arena, leading scorer Thierry Henry went down with a hamstring strain and the less-than-sunny assessment had to be updated. Continue reading

Greece Heads Toward New Elections

Attempts to form a government in Greece collapsed on Tuesday, jolting financial markets at the prospect that leftists opposed to the terms of an EU bailout could sweep to victory in a June election and tip the euro zone deeper into crisis. The turmoil in Athens sent shock waves around other troubled members of the 17-nation European single currency area. Continue reading

Red Sox Look to Build Momentum Against Mariners: Fan Preview

The 15-19 Boston Red Sox are coming off their first series win at home since their first home series of the year as they welcome the 16-20 Seattle Mariners to Fenway Park. The Red Sox and Mariners will play a short two-game series on May 14 and 15 before Boston heads out on an eight-game road trip. Boston’s lineup is enjoying a boost from its AAA reinforcements. Continue reading

West Ottawa boys track & field wins stunning relay at OK Red meet

The West Ottawa boys track & field team didnt win the OK Red Conference meet Friday but turned some heads, nevertheless. The Panthers stunned East Kentwood by winning the 4×200-meter relay in a photo finish, moving all the way up from the eighth seed Continue reading

Losing heads while salmon fishing

Friday, May 11 2012, 1:12 pm The following questions were asked on the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) website: Question: I was wondering if it’s mandatory to have to give up my salmon heads when the volunteer fish checkers come around to measure my fish? Continue reading

Obama to talk mortgages in Reno, Romney heads to North Carolina, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics

After an evening of fundraising in Los Angeles at George Clooney's house that brought in nearly $15 million, President Barack Obama will touch down in Reno, Nev., on Friday to meet with a local family and talk about creating jobs and restoring middle class security. He is expected to call on Congress to cut red tape and allow homeowners who have been paying their mortgage on time to refinance at … Continue reading