| King's Hustle |
Barely a minute had gone by, and the two armies had already slaughtered each other. Leading the skirmish, a white horse jumped over the last line of defense, galloping at full speed toward its target. Having long given up any concern for their own lives, the royal guards got into formation in a desperate attempt to protect their sovereign. Overwhelmed by the enemy's tactical advantage, they soon found themselves outnumbered and completely surrounded. Then, just as the proud black king looked ready to abdicate, everything froze. Time had run out. The battle was over. Two gigantic hands slowly descended from the heavens, and shook each other firmly. "I almost had you there. Good game," said the challenger, as his other hand skillfully slipped a piece of green paper across the chess mat. MORE
|
|
City Cracks Down on Illegal Hotels
|
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, along with other elected officials, introduced new legislation last week that would crack down on illegal hotels operating throughout the city by increasing fines. MORE
|
|
Armond White: "Resident Evil" Has Fun with 3D, "The Master" Makes Fun of Religion
|
Compare the unoriginal use of 3D in Hugo-standard diorama compositions with objects poking out toward the viewer-to Paul W.S. Anderson's astonishingly lively 3D compositions in Resident Evil: Retribution where heroine Alice (Milla Jovovich) fights the Umbrella Corporation's viral experiments that produced a plague turning mankind into zombies. Anderson's images vivify the entire expanse of the wide screen to keep your eyes busy surveying the breadth of action while also pulling your vision inward for an appreciation of depth-and emotion. MORE
|
|
Happy Birthday, Occupy Wall Street
|
Double-decker bus tourists had plenty to see when they reached the Financial District on Monday: grungy drum lines parading down the streets, crowds dressed in mock business suits, anarchist vests and polar bear costumes, and donuts hooked to fishing poles dangling in front of cops. It was Occupy Wall Street's one-year anniversary, and roughly 1,000 activists showed up to celebrate. MORE
|
