Airlines Add Surcharge, Prices Drop?
Digital News Report- Several major airlines have made the decision to add a $10 “peak-travel” surcharge on busy travel days around major holidays. Airlines adding the surcharge include American, Delta, Northwest, United, Continental and US Airways. However, Southwest and JetBlue have refused to follow the trend. “We are not in the habit of adding [...]
Movie Review: 9
The Man vs. Machine plot has been used for decades, but 9 starts from a point in the war where few films venture. When the film starts humans have already been eliminated and all that is left are a mad scientists dolls (know as “stitchpunks” by the shows creators) that mysteriously possess the gift of [...]
Obama Explains Health Bill During Prime Time
“If the current trends continue, more and more families will lose their health care,” President Obama said at a press conference on Wednesday.
During the press conference, which was aired live on every major network except for Fox, the President stated that he, “won’t sign a bill that I don’t think will work… I’m confident that [...]
San Diego Medical Cannabis Dealer Headed to Court
Digital News Report- Last February Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would no longer raid medical marijuana dispensaries that are established legally under state law. However, with the recent one year sentence handed down to a Morro Bay dispensary owner, many have sought clarification over the Obama administration’s official stance [...]
Iran: Media Blackout Emphasizes Importance Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook
Digital News Report- Local and foreign journalists located in Iran have been officially prohibited from reporting on the continuing protests occurring across the country. The protesters are claiming that the recent re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was rigged. Protests have raged across the country since the June 12th election, but the media blackout has made it [...]
CA Medical Marijuana User Sentenced to One Year
Digital News Report- The owner of a Morro Bay medical cannabis dispensary has been sentence to one year in prison for five marijuana related offenses. The offenses include manufacturing more than 100 plants and selling marijuana to a minor, which, according to federal rules, is anyone under the age of 21. The sentence is a [...]
Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse Renewed
Digital News Report- According to various sources, Fox has picked up Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse for a second season. This move came as a surprise to many fans whose outlook for the show was dour. Many people felt that Fox’s treatment of Whedon’s last show, Firefly, was unjust. Not only do Whedon and Fox have a [...]
Book Review: Dead and Gone
Digital News Report- When HBO premiered their sexy new vampire show, Tru Blood, I was naturally curious about the source material and quickly became addicted to the charming writing style of Charlaine Harris. I plowed through the first eight books in a matter of days and when I discovered that the ninth installment in the [...]
Wolverine Dominates Box Office
Digital News Report- Despite an early leak online and dismal reviews, X-Men Origins: Wolverine still managed to dominate the box office and bring in more than $87 million over the weekend. This marks the largest opening of the year so far and the second biggest opening of the four movies in the X-Men franchise. Though [...]
Tax Day Tea Party Comes to Santa Cruz
Digital News Report- Dozens gathered in front of the post office in downtown Santa Cruz today to make their opinions on taxes heard loud and clear by all those who passed by. Most of the protesters were part of the national Tax Day Tea Party, which chose tax day specifically to voice concerns over what [...]