Not So Entertaining These Days
- June
- 1
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As our daughter rose in the musical ranks, my husband and I attended every performance that we could. We rearranged work schedules to hear her play for two minutes. She would roll her eyes in humiliation as her parents sat beaming in the front row, trying desperately not to shout, “Encore, Encore” after her rousing [...]
Built-In Leopard Controls Offer Some Protection for Kids
- April
- 25
A Watchful Eye
“Mac OS Leopard notes all actions that your little ones make — even if the parents aren’t there,” says Georg Albrecht, a spokesperson for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Germany. Only a few simple steps are required to set rules for things like how long children may use the Mac.
“It’s also possible to stipulate [...]
Mike Leigh sees the funny side
- April
- 8
He ushers me into his production offices. He has been based here forever, a Soho institution nestled among Soho institutions: a pub, an art gallery and a prostitutes’ flat. A compact, round, grey-bearded figure with large, watchful eyes and the soft trace of a North-West accent, he’s a sharp interlocutor, who doesn’t hesitate to describe [...]
NY Bill Aims to Out Sex Offenders Online
- February
- 1
Keeping Up With the Times
Cuomo — who announced the bill Tuesday with the support of Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — said he started working on the issue after lengthy discussions with Facebook and News Corp.’s MySpace.
As the state urged the sites to make changes to protect children [...]
Businesses at And St. Shea under watchful eyes
- January
- 15
Baier, whose district includes Sunnyslope and neighborhoods as far west as Interstate 17, says she especially is concerned about “changing uses of existing structures.”
The district, once the gateway to north Phoenix at the northern end of the Dreamy Draw, extends along 32nd Street from the Arizona 51 to Desert Cove Drive, and along Shea [...]
