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Los Angeles wildfires: Bonfire started blaze

A bonfire lit by a group of young people was the cause of a massive blaze that destroyed over 200 homes including multimillion dollar mansions in the California celebrity enclave of Montecito officials have revealed.

GM - first bankrupcty, then help to new owner

GM needs to go thru some kind of bankruptcy to escape the retirees' healthcare and pensions -- yet the gov't bailout of using Medicare & Social Security is already in place. Great charts at Read more | Leave a comment

40 Reasons for Gun Control (Snarky!)

40 Reasons for Gun Control 1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, & Chicago cops need guns. 2. Washington DC's low murder rate of 69 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Indianapolis' high murder rate of 9...

Is he having a laugh? Or is Ricky Gervais bringing back Extras?

Comedian Ricky Gervais has admitted he is planning a one-hour special of his hit TV comedy Extras. Appearing on ITV1's This Morning, the 47-year-old revealed he had drafted a "rough storyline" where lead character Andy Millman...

Rockwell loves playing anti-heroes

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Sam Rockwell has admitted that he loves playing redeemable scoundrels on screen. "It's fun, you know. They're always fun to play," he says. "I think anti-heroes are fun. Anti-heroes are more interesting to me - they're flawed,...

Back To The Future star Christopher Lloyd returns to survey home destroyed by California wildfires

Actor Christopher Lloyd, was back in California last night to see the remains of his £6million home which was destroyed in the California wildfires. It was among hundreds of homes lost in the fires sweeping California....

Actor on destroyed home: 'It's just gone'

Christopher Lloyd's home one of dozens destroyed by California wildfires Lloyd: "Rebuilding would be -- it's too much. You can't rebuild that" Lloyd: Having home destroyed brings "different awareness" than watching on TV (CNN)...

Dialing 1-800-outdated

By Christopher Muther The Boston Globe (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) Meetings with architects made Chris Glionna especially nervous. But Glionna, who oversees five restaurants, worried that his old phone was sending the...

Plus Ca Change You Can Believe In

New @ TNC: If I were a Hillary Clinton supporter angered by Barack Obama's decision to select Joe Biden as his running mate, I'd be not only appeased but impressed. Can this not have been the plan all along? Win...

Neon Neon, Yo Majesty at Leeds Brudenell Social Club, Sat 01 Nov

Side projects, like spin-off sitcoms, can be dodgy territory. In Rhys and the Super Furry Animals you have one of the most prolific and creative bands around – The Beatles of this generation if you believe Gary Lightbody. Over...

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