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KEENE, NH, 10/28/09  The unique comic genius of Avner the Eccentric will be showcased when he appears at Keene State College's Redfern Arts Center on Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. Jay Siegel of ABC-TV said, "Avner the Eccentric is a brilliant comic hurt yourself hysterically funny.

Dear Tingasiga: The high point of the 1987 movie "Wall Street" is a speech by the unscrupulous corporate raider by the name of Gordon Gekko, brilliantly portrayed by Michael Douglas, in which he rationalises an insatiable appetite for accumulation of wealth.

The 25-year-old homemaker from Dallas County, Texas, said she made the discovery last year when she rented the 1985 adventure film "The Jewel of the Nile," starring Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito.

Lots of readers, perhaps gleening where this conversation was heading anyway, have already started sending me nominations for the worst remakes .

CHICAGO For more than 80 years, the man-eating Tsavo Lions have been one of Chicago's Field Museum 's top tourist draws.

By now, you've probably heard more than a few words uttered on the blogosphere about Carey Mulligan .

Michael Douglas plays as 'Master of the the Universe' in Wall Street, 1987. Photograph: 20thC.Fox/Everett/Rex Features Anthropologists used to study the alien: pygmies in rainforests with blowdarts and more piercings than a knife-thrower's assistant .

Richard Stallman makes a good bogeyman for the proprietary software people because he's not politically correct.

The hard-sell sex here has more to do with dominance and takeovers than eroticism as murder suspect Sharon Stone plays mind games with homicide cop Michael Douglas.

Caption: Carey Mulligan , Dominic Cooper and Emma Thompson Premiere of 'An Education' BFI 53rd London Film Festival London, England .... Actress CAREY MULLIGAN was convinced she'd land a role in the new WALL STREET sequel, after a series of spooky signs.

The vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs has launched an astonishing defence of bumper bonuses just a year after bankers brought the world's economy to the brink of collapse.

WHAT: Book reading/signing for "A Friend of the Family." WHERE: Haworth Municipal Library, 300 Haworth Ave., Haworth; 201-384-1020. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The quality of her acting, the freshness, the noncynical nature of her acting. ... She has no tattoos, do you know what I mean? -- PETER SARSGAARD, ACTOR TORONTO - A memorable guest spot in a 'Doctor Who' episode gave British actress Carey Mulligan a cult following.

It's National Boss Day, because apparently getting more weeks of vacation, a higher salary, and an actual office with privacy isn't enough.

Remember Gordon Gekko, Hollywood's incarnation of greed the last time Wall Street was roundly despised? Twenty-three years ago, Fortune cut a deal with 20th Century Fox to have a mock magazine, with Gekko on the cover, appear in the Oliver Stone firm, Wall Street .

Capitalism doesn't need greed. What capitalism does need is human creativity and initiative.

Our review of IMAX: Dinosaurs Alive! , published October 8th, 2009, is also available.

Mulligan graduates to Hollywood with `Education' Oct. 14, 2009 7:58 AM ET By DAVID GERMAIN A memorable guest spot in a "Doctor Who" episode gave British actress Carey Mulligan a cult following.

Remember that movie Falling Down , where Michael Douglas goes on a violent rampage against the everyday nuisances and obstacles of urban life? If you believe a police account, Miami-Dade Public Schools elementary substitute Rolanda Benjamin is Miami's real-life William Foster -- although, thankfully, instead of an arsenal, teach was armed only with ...

Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X wasn't commercially available until 1983, but its beginnings can be tracked back to 1973 when the company showed off a prototype of what would become the world's first mobile phone.