March 29, 2024

Target agrees to price match Amazon ‘year round,’ hopes you’ll stop showrooming

The CE pricing war just got really real. Gregg Steinhafel, Target's chairman, president and CEO, just announced a move that'll undoubtedly get the attention of Amazon. And while we're at it, the attention of Walmart, Sears, Best Buy, and practically every other major brick-and-mortar retailer that it competes with. Following Best Buy's move -- … [Read more...]

Alan Arkin Gets In A “Grudge Match”

Alan Arkin is in talks to join Peter Segal's boxing comedy "Grudge Match" at Warner Bros. Pictures. The story follows two aging boxers (Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro) who plan one final match against one another. Arkin would play the former trainer to Stallone's character with the latter rescuing the former from a nursing home. Kim … [Read more...]

DNA match body parts sent to Vancouver schools to remains of Jun Lin

DNA tests have revealed the hand and foot sent to two Vancouver schools belong to the man believed to have been murdered and dismembered by Luka Magnotta. Montreal police confirm the body parts sent to False Creek Elementary and Saint George's School two weeks ago are those of 33-year-old Jun Lin. A hand and foot sent to offices of political … [Read more...]

Numbers don’t match up for NPA trustees campaigns

    The top NPA vote-getters spent far more than they brought in, and nothing indicates how either paid for the shortfall. Long-time trustee Ken Denike only declared $ 6,600 in contributions, but spent over $ 36,000 on his campaign. Rookie trustee Sophia Woo claims she spent almost $ 38,000 but only raised $ 6,500. This isn’t … [Read more...]