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Gourmet Magazine Shuts Down After 70 Years

Charles Lang — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:39:01 +0000

Gourmet Magazine

After 70 years of catering to food lovers, Gourmet magazine will stop publishing by the end of the year announced publisher Conde Nast.

Collectors have already told media outlets that they intend to stockpile copies of the November edition, likely to be the last.

Gourmet, which had about a million subscribers, apparently fell victim to declining ad sales, and the shorter financial leash publisher Conde Nast found itself in, leading it to review all its publications earlier this year.

The publisher also intends to shut down parenting mag “Cookie” and two of its wedding publications.

Clear Lake Murder Trial Sends Shockwaves Through Houston

Charles Lang — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:52:13 +0000

ABC’s 20/20 will take a close look at the Clear Lake Murders this Friday, a case which has shocked the Houston suburb. It is a strange story – prosecutors allege that then 17 year old Christine Paolilla and her then boyfriend, Chris Snider drove to the home of some of Paolilla’s friends to purchase drugs. Somehow the couple ended up shooting and killing all four people in the house.

The case went cold for a time, until a tipster called police and put them on the trail of Paolilla and Snider in late 2008. Before he could be arrested, Snider killed himself. Paolilla was tried and convicted of first degree murder and is now serving a life sentence in a Texas prison.

President Obama Delivers Speech at UN General Assembly

Charles Lang — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:04:39 +0000

President Obama

In his first speech before the UN General Assembly, President Obama attempted to distance himself from Bush-era policies, but firmly emphasized that the world can’t complain about the US in one breath while waiting for it to solve the world’s problems in the next.

“Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world’s problems alone,” said Obama in put-up-or-shut-up comments before a packed U.N. General Assembly hall. “Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.”

Obama’s message was nothing new, as countless American Presidents have come before the UN speaking of increased global cooperation. The difference however, was in the perception that Obama brought a fresh perspective to the table in stark contrast to his predecessor, who was known for presenting allies with “my way or the highway.”