What Can You Do In 1,000 Days? (Powerlineblog)

PRISTINA, Kosovo ? Sami Osmakac, the man accused by U.S. authorities of plotting to bomb Florida nightclubs and a sheriff’s office, met with radical Islamists during visits to his native Kosovo, a senior official in the country said Wednesday. International agencies had alerted Kosovo authorities that Osmakac could be linked to Islamist extremists, the official [...]

Several big banks have reported their earnings over the past week, and the results aren?t pretty: JP Morgan Chase & Co. had a 23% drop in profits, Citigroup?s fell 11% and regional bank?PNC Financial Services Group suffered a 40% drop. While this kind of news primarily gives heartburn to investors and bank executives, consumers also [...]

The heathens among my readership may not recall that, a few years ago, PBS?s Masterpiece Theatre?that cherished staple of upper-middlebrow media diets?split into Masterpiece Contemporary, Masterpiece Mystery!, and Masterpiece Classic. Contemporary, now hosted by David Tennant, ranges across genres in a tumultuous quest for West End class and BAFTA glamour. Mystery!, emceed by Alan Cumming, [...]

“The Five-Year Engagement” is not your typical romantic comedy. It has conflict built right into the title, instead of using a Nancy Meyers-esque turn of phrase. The writers behind “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, have reteamed to reflect on what comes after popping the questions, and Segel and Emily Blunt lead a [...]