General Motors, the largest American automaker, has decided to keep its German subsidiary Opel, after a deal to sell it to a major consortium collapsed last week. This decision has caused unprecedented outrage in Germany, as a plan was set in place to save Opel. G.M. would have sold a majority 55% stake to a... »
Archive for November, 2009
TheatreTalk:Off-Broadway Bound?
When Avenue Q closed in September at the Golden Theatre, where David Mamet’s Oleanna (starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles) now runs, it announced that it would be relocating to an off-Broadway venue. Critics soon were flocking to New World Stages to see the new production, which stars Anika Larsen and Seth Rettberg, and... »
Players in the Hands of an Angry Coach
(The fifth in a series of sermons modeled after the Edwards original “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”) The wrath of a coach during a championship game is like a tiger searching for its prey; it sneaks up on it and then pounces releasing all of its anger. Although a coach might not... »
Oedipus & Antigone: Behind the Scenes
The curtain opens… There are people walking back and forth across the plagued city of Thebes with coffins; coffins holding their fallen loved ones. No one knows why everyone is so sick. What could’ve possibly happened to cause this much suffering? The only person who has the answers is Tiresias, the soothsayer. This man with... »
10 Things You Might Not Know About Recycling!
1) Americans use 85,000,000 tons of paper each year. This means that each person uses approximately 680 pounds of paper in one year; that’s about three times the weight of the average man in America! 2) If you recycle one can made out of aluminum, enough energy is saved for you to watch TV for... »
The End of Fall Tennis
The Girl’s Varsity Tennis season has come to a close, and though it was long and exhausting, it was definitely one of the best yet. Thursday afternoon a match was held at the West Side Tennis Club, which is famous for having hosted the U.S. Open many years ago. At the club, the team... »
Writers in the Hands of an Angry English Teacher
(The fourth in a series of sermons modeled after the Edwards original “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”) The wrath of an English teacher is like a surplus of flagrantly burning F’s that can rain heavily upon your head and arms and back, and it is only through his kindness and sympathy for... »
Car Talk: 2010 GMC Terrain
GMC, the division of General Motors that manufactures only sport utility vehicles or pickup trucks, has a new entry-level model that is now on the market. The brand-new Terrain is the smallest SUV made by GMC. A popular slogan that GMC is using to promote the Terrain is “More ideas per square inch.” There are... »
