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Joel Hopler to be at Kalmanson Gallery in AugustSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:50PMI believe that everyone, at some point in time, is faced with a situation in which communication breaks down, verbal projection is unsatisfied, and the word ‘what’ is posed as a question basically asking for more information. The ‘what’ experience is one that has been exaggerated for me due to a hereditary nerve deafness that causes me to wear hearing aids. I have found myself with a good bit of ...

Insurance deals strike a dissonant chordSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:09PM"Life settlement" policies helped Michael Antonello buy a Stradivarius, but now they are drawing scrutiny.

London’s new cycle hire scheme wheeled outSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:52PMThousands of commuters took to two wheels on Boris Johnson’s new hire bikes yesterday as the mayor heralded the start of a cycling revolution. More than 1,000 of the “Boris bikes” were hired in the first three hours of the central London scheme, jumping to more than 2,000 by midday.

'The Concert' movie review: Over-the-top tale needs more than musicSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:09AMCourtesy of The Weinstein Company Melanie Laurent and Aleksei Guskov in "The Concert." He gave his life to music, under the old Soviet regime. All it gave him was stress and worry, a career-ending blacklist, penury and depression. And yet,...

Enterprise Architecture: Vast Promise or Lost Opportunity?Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:05AMComing to you from The Open Group's Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference in Boston, we've assembled a panel this week to delve into the advancing role and powerful potential for enterprise architecture. The economy's grip on IT budgets and the fast-changing sourcing models like cloud computing are pointing to a reckoning for EA.

Alan batters the opposition with his perfect fish supperSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:45AMIT seems like a simple formula - fish, chips and mushy peas, sprinkled with salt and sauce and wrapped up in newspaper.

'Scream 4' director Wes Craven pays his traffic ticket, avoids courtSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:41AMHollywood director Wes Craven will leave the drama on the silver screen as far as his ticket for a moving violation he received while filming recently in Ann Arbor goes.

Golf course manager becomes Arts and Humanities interim directorSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:33AMSo what does a golf pro know about art? Steve Hardesty is about to find out.

'Dinner for Schmucks': Remake waters down the venomSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:15AM1 1/2 stars