Well, there was that other show on NBC we sometimes watched----"Valerie", then changed to "Valerie's Family" after the title character died, and officially changed the name again to "The Hogan Family" in 1987. Prior to that year there were some cool made-for-TV movies on CBS like 1981's "Dark Night Of the Scarecrow" and NBC's 2 kickass sci-fi flicks, 1983's "V" and 1984's "V: The Final Battle". MoviesTubeYou0675 5 months ago Continue reading →
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Salem woman has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for allegedly trying to infect her landlord with a skin disease. Police tell The Salem News (http://bit.ly/K4Wdu4 ) the woman argued with her landlord on Saturday morning after exterminators arrived to deal with her complaint of bugs and mice in her apartment, but refused to enter. The woman, who admitted to having a ‘‘severe’’ case of scabies on her arms, complained that her landlord ‘‘was treating her like a leper,’’ and wiped her arms on him. Scabies is a skin disease caused by tiny mites. The itchy rash is spread by direct contact. The woman will be summoned to court at a later date. Information ... Continue reading →
(Jeremy C. Fox for Boston.com) Faneuil Hall�s first-floor marketplace will reopen Friday with a new National Park Service visitor center to help guide people to Boston�s historic sites. By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent Friday marks a new era for Faneuil Hall, as the 270-year-old landmark becomes not just a tourist destination but the central location for any visitor interested in Boston�s history. Faneuil Hall�s first-floor marketplace is now home to a National Park Service visitor center for both the Boston National Historical Park and the Boston African American National Historic Site. The new center will replace the dark, subterranean visitor center at 15 State St., across the plaza south of the Old State House, and will encourage more visitors to explore not only the ... Continue reading →
By Globe Staff Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company, 38 Studios, has laid off all of its employees in the wake of financial difficulties, according to a company insider who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Providence company, which had close to 400 employees, attracted top talent from the videogame industry. 38 Studios received a $75 million loan guarantee from Rhode Island in 2010 to move from Maynard to Providence. But Rhode Island officials held emergency meetings after the company was two weeks late on a $1.1 million payment it owed the state this month and asked the state for millions more in aid to stay afloat. The firm applied to Rhode Island for $8.4 million in film-tax credits, which it ... Continue reading →
Singer Kanye West, left, and television personality Kim Kardashian arrive for the screening of Cruel Summer at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) Continue reading →