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Column: ‘Wicked’ box office proves Hollywood needs to take family films seriously again

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” (Universal Pictures) Everyone is wondering if “Glicked,” the potentially record-breaking, industry-lifting pre-Thanksgiving combination of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” will be this year’s “Barbenheimer,” the record-breaking, industry-lifting summertime combination of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Could be. Hope so. But it’s hard not to think that everyone is missing the … Read more

How I learned to stop worrying about the national debt – even though it’s $35 trillion

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Whether you’re an over-educated egghead or a high school dropout, there’s a good chance your mind can be boggled by the dollar figures that surround the US debt. No doubt, Uncle Sam’s outstanding obligation of $35 trillion – yes, that’s trillion, with a “T” – looks like a very, very big number. Also consider that … Read more

Does Paul Bernardo have a real chance at parole?

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

The killer — diagnosed as a psychopath and a severe sexual sadist with a narcissistic personality disorder — has been denied parole twice already. Paul Bernardo arrives at the Ontario courthouse in the back of a police van in Toronto in 1995.Photo by FRANK GUNN /The Canadian Press files On Nov. 3, 1995, Bernardo was … Read more

It’s hard to imagine punching-bag Giants sinking any lower

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post There are low points and then there are low points that leave you wondering if all hope is lost. The 2024 Giants have no hope nor does it seem like the 2025 version does, either. Evidence of that was painted all over their humiliating 30-7 home loss on Sunday … Read more

Woody Johnson must sell legendary chance to Jets GM, coach candidates

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Jets coach Robert Saleh talks with owner Woody Johnson at minicamp in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun/New York Post “Do you want to have a statue made in your likeness someday?” That would be the first question I would ask the candidates for general manager and head coach of the Jets if I were team … Read more

Lorraine Explains: Car-buying incentives are back

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Auto manufacturers are putting a lot of cash on the hood to move dated inventory Photo by Getty They’re baaaaaack… We’ve spent much of the past four years watching auto manufacturers face shortages—and use the excuse of shortages—to establish eye-watering high costs for new and, subsequently, used vehicles. Prices in both sectors have started to … Read more

Groundwater pumping is causing land to sink at record rate in San Joaquin Valley

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Groundwater pumping is causing land to sink at record rate in San Joaquin Valley For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the chronic overpumping of groundwater. As agricultural wells have drained water from aquifers, underground clay layers have compacted and the ground … Read more

NYC Rep. Ritchie Torres torches ‘complicit’ Adams and Hochul admins after serial stabber who killed 3 slipped through the cracks

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Enraged Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the administrations of Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul as “complicit” in the murder of three innocent people by serial stabber Ramon Rivera. Torres said Rivera should never have been on the streets but authorities failed and let him fall through the cracks. Those directly responsible should be … Read more

Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last?

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last? Like most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping. But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed … Read more

Judge rejects 2nd Amendment argument from illegal immigrant living in Ohio charged over possession of 170 guns

November 25, 2024 by Miller Sanford

A federal judge denied a request to dismiss a gun charge against an illegal immigrant in Ohio who had been in the US for more than 15 years, rejecting the man’s argument that he has a right to bear arms. Carlos Serrano-Restrepo was charged earlier this year and was subsequently indicted for possession of a firearm by … Read more

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