NEW YORK (AP) — A gold-medal figure skater, a country music legend and a kooky comedian are stepping their way onto "Dancing With the Stars."ABC says Dorothy Hamill, Wynona Judd and Andy Dick are among 11 contenders for the mirrored ball on the new season of the celebrity dance competition.Other famous faces in the show's 16th edition include standup comic and actor D.L. Hughley, Baltimore Ravens...
Recipes for Health: Roasted Carrots and Scallions — Recipes for Health
Labels: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesI bought incredibly sweet, thick red scallions and multicolored bunches of carrots from a farmer at my market and roasted them with fresh thyme. Then I sprinkled on some crushed toasted hazelnuts, which contributed a nice crunchy texture and nutty finish to the dish. If you have a bottle of hazelnut oil or walnut oil on hand, a small drizzle just before serving...
DealBook: Wall Street Pay Rises – for Those Who Still Have a Job
Labels: BusinessIt’s nice work – if you can get it.Wall Street has cut thousands of jobs over the past year or so. On Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase, one of the country’s biggest banks, announced that it was eliminating 4,000 more jobs through layoffs and attrition, adding its name to a string of large banks that continue to cut jobs to reduce expenses.The good news? For the employees who remain, pay is up, according to...
Feb
25
Time Inc. and Meredith Prepare to Join Magazine Businesses
Labels: WorldMary Chind/The Des Moines RegisterMeredith, a magazine company, is headquartered in Des Moines. When Jack Griffin, the former president of the magazine company Meredith, took the reins at Time Inc., he threw a holiday party for his staff on the 34th floor of the Time & Life Building. For many employees at the famously hierarchal company, their first visit to the rambling executive suites that...
The Onion apologizes for 'crude' actress tweet
Labels: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a firestorm online.The satirical newspaper on Sunday referred to Quvenzhane Wallis with an expletive intended to denigrate women. The Onion was lambasted overnight and asked for forgiveness Monday."It was crude and offensive — not to...
Recipes for Health: Root Vegetable Sweetness — Recipes for Health
Labels: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesLast week I got a Facebook message from a Recipes for Health fan that said: “Help! Drowning in pounds of root vegetables from CSA…would love recipes for sweet potatoes, yellow potatoes, and carrots…” Since root vegetables and tubers keep well and can be cooked up into something delicious even after they have begun to go limp in the refrigerator, this week’s Recipes...
NBC’s Ratings Plummet From First to Worst
Labels: BusinessWill Hart/NBCMegan Hilty, left, and Katharine McPhee in “Smash,” which is back for a second season but is still struggling. With every passing week, the sudden blossoming of prime-time success that NBC experienced last fall is looking more like a mirage. Patrick Harbron/NBC“Do No Harm,” with Stephanie Roth Haberle and Steven Pasquale, was canceled quickly. ...
Feb
24
Karzai Orders U.S. Forces Out of Afghan Province
Labels: WorldKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president on Sunday ordered all U.S. special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans. The decision seems to have caught the coalition and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, a separate command, by surprise. Americans have frequently...
Oscars have clear favorites, wild-card MacFarlane
Labels: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Some firsts and other rarities are possible at Sunday night's Academy Awards. But if the Oscars could be just a little less predictable, the show might really be one for the record books.Ben Affleck's "Argo" looks like it will uniquely claim best picture without a directing nomination, while "Lincoln" filmmaker Steven Spielberg and star Daniel Day-Lewis are favored to join exclusive...
Major Banks Aid in Payday Loans Banned by States
Labels: BusinessMajor banks have quickly become behind-the-scenes allies of Internet-based payday lenders that offer short-term loans with interest rates sometimes exceeding 500 percent. With 15 states banning payday loans, a growing number of the lenders have set up online operations in more hospitable states or far-flung locales like Belize, Malta and the West Indies to more easily evade statewide caps...
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