Filmmaker Paul Weitz's new play, a dark comedy called "Roulette," is a departure from the raunchy "American Pie" movies that helped make him a hot Hollywood commodity. So don't expect gags about bodily fluids or band camp jokes in this sophisticated turn about a dysfunctional suburban family. The off-Broadway ensemble production opens tonight at the John Houseman Theatre.
... influenced by Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. (24) In the early sixties, he started ...html; Violence Policy Center, AMERICAN ROULETTE: MURDER-SuICIDE IN THE UNITED STATES (May 2006). ....
Even if you can't make it to the local craps tables or you've spent your budget for Lotto tickets this week, chances are you're still doing your part for the new Roulette Economy, thanks to an in- cubicle gaming program sweeping the American workplace. It's called the paid time-off bank, or PTO, and it's symptomatic of a workplace -- not to mention society -- that increasingly resembles a casino.
(Editor's note: This is a twice-weekly column written by Conor Friedersdorf, who is managing the Daily Bulletin's blog, or special Web site, on immigration issues. The blog is designed to provide a forum for opinions and information on immigration. The blog is at www.beyondbordersblog.com) In the film "Casablanca," everyone's favorite corrupt cop, the French prefect of police Louie Renault, spent his days taking bribes, trading letters of transit to beautiful young women for sex and gambling at Rick's Cafe American, where the house made sure he always won at roulette.
THE WASHINGTON POST Jim Justice, owner of the Greenbrier resort, spa and casino in White Sulphur Springs, hopes to return the hotel to elite status. The Greenbrier has been everything to the rural area since the resorts mineral springs began drawing the well- heeled and socially connected before the Civil War. LEWISBURG Late on the night of Nov. 30, a man named Jim Justice walked into the Applebees restaurant in this town in the southwestern corner of one of the poorest states in America. It was just up from the Walmart on Route 219 and hard by Interstate 64. He had a few friends and family members with him, and a sheaf of papers in one hand. Justice, coach of the local high schools girls basketball team, was celebrating a season-opening victory, an 81-43 blowout. The kitchen was closi...
... an unimaginable opportunity to own an American icon and, as an Appalachian to the bone, it gave h...
Chlorine, officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, Association of American Railroads and American Chemistry Council all agree, is one of the most lethal chemicals in existence; as a military weapon, heavier-than-air chlorine gas killed thousands of soldiers in their trenches in World War I. Its primary use is in the production of the hard-plastic building material polyvinyl chloride, or PVC - molded into plumbing and sewer pipes, house siding, even window and door casings. In 1999, recognizing the posed danger, MSD switched from ordering chlorine by the 90-ton tanker to using a diluted form of sodium hypochlorite akin to household bleach, and the water company is finalizing designs for its own chlorine-generation facility, slated to be completed by the end of 2009, ending it...
The Arcadia Chapter of he American Red Cross invites you to attend their seventh annual Monte Carlo Night on Saturday, Nov. 22. Presented in the beautiful Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park, guests will enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, Las Vegas-style gaming (including Black Jack, Craps, and Roulette), a fantastic silent auction, and fabulous gaming prizes.
One mile northwest of Sharpsburg, Md., the Roulette farm rests in a hollow near Antietam Creek. In the middle of the 19th century, William Roulette was considered one of the most prosperous farmers in the Sharpsburg area, growing mostly corn on his fine limestone soil. Then Civil War came to Washington County, bringing widespread destruction.
... a major role in the bloodiest day in American military history. A 19th-century historian, Thomas...
Rohrich Lexus will host a fundraiser with a casino theme from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday to benefit relief efforts in Japan, and to introduce the Lexus CT 200H. Guests can play blackjack, poker, roulette and slot machines at the dealership on West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross for relief efforts related to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Call 1-888-610-0000 to make a reservation by Thursday night; 50 guest spots remain.
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