It’s Friday night, and you want to watch a movie at home with that special someone. You could go to a video store and rent a film, and instantly it’s yours; popcorn extra.
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‘Relieved’ Schumacher visits Massa in hospital
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has admitted his relief after visiting stricken Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in hospital. The seven-time world champion has agreed to come out of retirement to replace Massa in the short term following the Brazilian’s freak accident in Hungary which left him fighting for his life. The 40-year-old had not previously had the time to visit Massa, last year’s world championship runner-up, as he has been undergoing medical tests and getting up to speed for his eagerly-anticipated racing return by practicing in a 2007 Ferrari
Why Volkswagen Is Powering Through the Recession
Nobody can blame Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for smiling this past week. VW has just turned the tables on would-be raider Porsche, placing Europe’s biggest carmaker in the driver’s seat for a planned merger with the much smaller and sportier firm. And while colleagues at rivals like Daimler, Fiat, General Motors and Peugeot are busy trying to survive the current economic storm, Winterkorn seems poised to throw VW into high gear.
Music supervisor Andrea von Foerster on 500 Days of Summer and other great romantic comedy soundtracks
There comes a moment in almost every movie romance when words no longer suffice and the music must rise to the occasion. From the initial meet-cutes to the heated arguments and all those third-act sprints to win back the girl, a movie’s soundtrack often does the heavy lifting, providing all the needed passion, heartache and poetry. The romantic comedy Days of Summer, with a soundtrack ranging from Wolfmother to Carla Bruni, hits all the right notes, with a few surprising ones thrown in .
Review: ‘Funny People’ delivers the goods
Comedy is hard; dying is easy.
Greg Norman: The Great White Shark still has his bite
He may not be hitting the fairways with the same bite as he did in his 1980s heyday, but the man sports commentators nicknamed "The Great White Shark" still has plenty of appetite for the game.
Ruling due in British assisted suicide case
A British multiple sclerosis sufferer who hopes to die one day by assisted suicide will learn Thursday whether she can die with her husband by her side. Debbie Purdy, 46, has been waging a lengthy legal battle to clarify Britain’s ambiguous laws on assisted suicide. Her battle reaches its end Thursday afternoon when Britain’s highest court, the Law Lords, issues a ruling on her appeal
A New Figh to Legalize Euthanasia
Should we be allowed to determine when we die?
French Unemployment Drops, Worse Expected
No one is ever going to accuse the French of knee-jerk exuberance. Case in point: the reaction to Monday’s announcement by government officials that France’s main unemployment index actually shrank in June — the first reversal in rising joblessness since April 2008.
Sarkozy health scare: What is vasovagal syncope?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s collapse while jogging and subsequent hospitalization prompted speculation and concern Monday in France over the 54-year-old’s state of health. Though the hospital which treated Sarkozy said tests had detected nothing abnormal, officials said the president’s fainting had been caused by a nerve condition called vasovagal syncope.