Topic: John Williams

Golden Globe Awards: The 2012 nominees

Who are the nominees for the prestigious Golden Globes? Check out our list.

The Daily Reckoning
On the prowl for insight into economists

The folks over at The Daily Reckoning are on a mission. Their treasure? Insight. Insight into why it is that the smartest economists in the world are so stupid. Incidentally, they hope to understand why the GDP is such a fraudulent measure of prosperity

Top Picks: Fourth of July celebrations, the Olympics on Facebook, and more

An iPhone game gets a 'Brave' makeover, musician Mike Stern has mass appeal, and more top picks.

Sharing Tanglewood's magic

The Massachusetts concert venue sticks close to its classical roots.

The Daily Reckoning
Stimulus won't save the economy

Both gold bugs and stock market bulls are counting on the Fed to come through with another economic stimulus.  And it probably will. But the money won't benefit those who really need it.

Chapter & Verse
New book claims that Jack the Ripper was – a woman?

Author John Morris points to Lizzie Williams, the wife of a suspect, as the possible culprit.

Florida A&M hazing: Charges could clip violent traditions (+video)

Florida A&M hazing case might be paving the way for a new era of reform. On Wednesday, 13 individuals were charged in the hazing death of FAMU drum major Robert Champion last November.

Top Picks: A tribute to John Williams, exploring a 'Frozen Planet,' and more

Steve Martin tweets about 'The Da Vinci Code' and the Super Bowl, Nada Surf banishes the March blues, the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C. includes a preview by Ken Burns, and more top picks.

Blue Marble: NASA releases hi-res image of Earth's B-side

As a followup to last week's wildly popular shot of our planet's Western Hemisphere, NASA has now released the flipside (which just might turn out to be the more popular track in the long run). 

The Circle Bastiat
Is Ron Paul's gold standard idea dangerous?

Ron Paul wants to end the Fed and go back to the gold standard. Many call that a dangerous idea, but the US was quite prosperous on the gold standard.

Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012 (+ video)

The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 5 Super Bowl car ads for 2012. What's your favorite - Bueller, The Bark Side, or another?

Culture Cafe
Blade Runner follow-up to be directed by Ridley Scott. Can it hold up to the original?

Blade Runner: Ridley Scott has been tapped to direct a new Blade Runner film for 2014 after finishing 'Prometheus,' but can he capture the magic a second time?

Culture Cafe
The music of 'Harry Potter': A glockenspiel and E minor make for an iconic theme song

First composed by John Williams, “Hedwig’s Theme” is the music associated with Harry Potter. Just like the 'Harry Potter' franchise itself, “Hedwig’s Theme” will probably be one of those immortal pieces off a movie magic in the twenty-first century.

The Daily Reckoning
Ben Bernanke, are $5 Wheaties a fluke?

Ben Bernanke and the Fed are trying to figure out if there is any funny business with price increases. But Ben Bernanke should see that the problem lies with Fed monetary policy.

Conspiracy theories linger in Falcon Lake Mexican 'pirates' shooting

An eyewitness corroborated part of Tiffany Hartley's story about a Mexican 'pirate' attack that killed her husband, David Hartley, on Falcon Lake last week. But not all doubts have been erased.

The Circle Bastiat
How bad the jobs picture really is

Here's a look at how to decipher the government’s jobs data.

'Jaws' 35th anniversary: How Jaws changed summer movie blockbusters

'Jaws' 35th anniversary already? In the summer of 1975, Jaws kept a lot of people out of the water.

The Circle Bastiat
Should we be upbeat on unemployment?

The April jobs report was described as "upbeat," with the reported 290,000 positive job gain the best in four years.

Poinsettias, a Christmas crop for greenhouse growers

For many greenhouse growers, December's 'crop' is poinsettias, a Christmas favorite.

The mystery of the mastodons gets a few big clues

When and how mammoths and mastodons went extinct has long puzzled scientists. But a new study suggests the animals vanished much earlier than previously thought.

Four ways to help pilots avoid turbulence

The emergency landing of Continental Flight 128 in Miami Monday adds urgency to ongoing efforts to better predict turbulence.

The Vote
Aretha Franklin to perform at Obama inauguration

How economy looks to the man who wrote the book

Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson blames crisis partly on 'fiendish' financial engineering on Wall Street.

Noteworthy CD releases

Reviews of five soundtrack collections, from the stellar 'WALL-E' to the haunting score of the legendary 'Gloomy Sunday.'