Filming of the last Hobbit movie wraps up in Wellington today after an epic 14-year journey, with Sir Peter Jackson promising to live blog every step. ”Today is not exactly ‘average’, given it’s our last day of shooting, but if I don’t do it today, I never will!” Sir Peter posted on Facebook this morning
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Take off to Hawaii with Despicable Me 2
To celebrate the release of Despicable Me 2 in NZ cinemas on July 4 we have secured one amazing prize pack for one lucky family. On July 4, Despicable Me 2 opens in NZ cinema,
Businesses Is Getting Ready to Give Free Wi-Fi To Customers Who Does Facebook Check-In
Your days of repeatedly asking for Wi-Fi passwords at various coffee-shops or restaurants to access Facebook may soon be over. The social network is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for local businesses that grants users free Internet access if they do a Facebook Check-In. Businesses would provide the access via a Facebook router that […]
Las Vegas Earned $23 Million in Tourism Thanks to Harry
Prince Harry’s naked pictures gave Las Vegas $23 Million worth of free publicity, as the images were seen by 154 million people. The 28-year-old royal caused controversy when nude photographs of him playing strip billiards with a bevy of beauties were published online in August. According a new report issued by the Las Vegas Convention and […]
Starving Greeks queue for food in their thousands as debt-wracked country finally forms a coalition government…
Greece is Hoping to have an effective government after the last set of elections has hopefully ended the political stalemate. Long lines form as people desperately seeking food handouts from Crete’s farmers wait their turn. Greek citizens desperate for food queued around the block for free food handouts yesterday as the country’s politicians managed […]
Is Mitt Romney Now Embracing Keynesian Economics?
While speaking in Michigan, Mitt Romney was asked a quest that may have caught him off guard. “If you just cut, if all you’re thinking about doing is cutting spending, as you cut spending you’ll slow down the economy.” New York Times writer, Paul Krugman say “A-ha, so cutting government spending hurts growth, other things […]
Mexico’s Tragedy Is a U.S. Concern
The drug-related violence in Mexico is harrowing and depressing. It poses a growing danger to Mexican civil society, the Mexican economy and the U.S
How to End the Global Food Shortage
The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a looming hunger crisis in poor countries and a looming energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead.
Gibbs: The Joy of Summer Camp
The travel experts predict that this will be a staycation summer, with gas prices over $4 and the economy melting like an Eskimo pie.
It’s All Greek to U.S.
As Europe confronts another act in its Greek drama, many are watching and wondering, Is the U.S.