With all the hype surrounding Tim Burton’s new film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, I felt that I should get in on the game. Perhaps TucsonSentinel.com will gross more than the movie.... Read more»
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Though PBS’ award-winning childrens series Wishbone (1995-98) was a bit after my time, I was aware of it, and fascinated by the idea of turning famous books into contemporary kiddie fare, starring, of all actors, a talking Jack Russell Terrier. And if they could find a way to adapt Faust and The Red Badge of Courage, why not Lolita or Tropic of Cancer?... Read more»0
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Agostina Senese is a vegetarian in a country where cooking beef on the grill is considered a sacred rite.... Read more»0
The Feb. 27 earthquake that shook Chile and killed 700 was so powerful it actually shifted the earth’s axis and shortened our days.... Read more»2
Ratcheting up the ‘ew’ factor for today, NBC reports that several well-known national retailers return used undies to the sales floor.... Read more»2
A federal program to curb illegal drinking during Prohibition may have killed as many as 10,000 people. The federal government was so frustrated that people continued to drink during Prohibition, that it poisoned ingredients it knew would be used by bootleggers, reports Slate.com’s Deborah Blum.... Read more»0
Although Hungary is not particularly known for its automotive innovations - remember the Yugo - one company has created a solar-electric car that can split into two smaller cars.... Read more»0
Why is it every time I spill a little beer, our kitchen floor becomes a refuge for the oppressed 18th century French?... Read more»0
Criminals stole more than $11,000 in bogus charges by skimming credit card information on gas pumps.... Read more»1
Forensic nuclear scientists have determined that bits of uranium found last year in a Dutch scrapyard came from a Nazi nuclear program... Read more»0
Pediatricians are asking the hot dog industry to warn consumers that their product could be lethal.... Read more»2
Ahhh, to be the scientist who makes a breakthrough discovery. Such glory! Joseph Priestley’s discovery of oxygen, Henri Becquerel’s discovery of radioactivity…and then of course there’s this guy.... Read more»0
All too often, as we attempt to put ourselves in the minds of our beloved pets, we decide that they’re thinking what we want them to be thinking. Not often enough do we keep those wishes anchored to reality.... Read more»2
Any artist knows this maxim (or one like it): ‘Why draw when you can suggest?’ Monet continued to paint well into blindness this way.... Read more»0
A new simulator shows how stars appear as you get closer to a black hole: constellations appear to fall apart as they approach the event horizon.... Read more»0
A tree carved in the shape of a penis has residents in a Tempe neighborhood scratching their heads.... Read more»1
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