OPINION

Generally when a movie is based off of a book fans know exactly what to expect. That doesn't seem to be the case for the final installment in the "Twilight" franchise, "Breaking Dawn Part 2." Reports are surfacing that twi-hards will be in for a surprise when the film hits theaters this November.

The three-martini lunch has gone out of vogue in the last fifty years, but maybe, just maybe, it's time to return to the time-honored, vermouth and gin soaked tradition of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.

Women are still judged and evaluated primarily on their looks.

Today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan imperils his country’s chances of regional preponderance by pursuing a policy of speak pugnaciously and carry no stick.

I have no idea what “Red Hook Summer” is about -- it is about many things, or about nothing (I'm pretty sure Spike Lee doesn't know either).

Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running mate is an attempt to re-structure the 2012 campaign’s debate so that it conforms to the Tea Party’s agenda - but it's one that will not change the election’s outcome.

Last week’s successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory, better-known as Curiosity, represented a triumph in aeronautical and electrical engineering. Now the nine-foot, six-wheeled rover will use its instruments to make “Mars-shaking” discoveries in geology, meteorology and chemistry.

Would the expressions of grief be as widespread and deep if neo-Nazi Wade Michael Page had shot up a camp filled with illegal aliens from Mexico?

After Russia’s disappointing showing at the London Olympics comes more bad news for Vladimir Putin’s.

The mainstream news media can’t stop obsessing over Mitt Romney’s tax returns. “Will he or won’t he release them?” they keep asking. What terrible secrets are hidden among Romney’s mortgage interest deductions and depreciation write-offs?

Now that she’s been touted as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, pundits are reviving the debate on Condoleezza Rice.

Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers is one of the best in the NBA. Often criticized at first, he’s made the Celtics perennial contenders in the league, along with teams like the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

On Tuesday, at least 16 lives were taken when gunmen stormed into a church in central Nigeria and opened fire upon the congregation with AK-47 assault rifles.

At what point should the American people intervene and stop Wall Street from giving Grandma the SHAFT? Playing by the rules has become the scam.

New York City's Bloomberg administration and the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission are embarking on a stupid plan to expand the taxi fleet as a way of plugging holes in the 2013 budget.

If more people followed the Sikh way of life, the United States (indeed, the whole world) would indeed be a much better place.

Globalization -- basically, free markets and the transfer of jobs to lower-cost labor/production centers -- has lifted more than 1 billion people out of poverty. However, globalization, at least initially, also contains a contradiction that, in time, could undermine not only the uniting of markets, but trade and global GDP growth itself.

Marilyn is as great a legend as this country as ever produced – she shares eternal life with such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, John Wayne and Louis Armstrong.

Not only did this represent a grave violation of fair trade practices, but it also smacked of a naked ploy to consolidate their political bases (who, no doubt, agree with their views anyway).

One man’s “idealism” is often another’s “extremism,” and these traits seem to be more prevalent in those out of power.

If we could just educate the next generation on how to eliminate poverty or war, we could then use that savings from our federal budget to fund more education for the following generations.

Mountain Lion includes updates to Safari and also incorporates a number of features from its iOS system, but the most important update of all is AirPlay Mirroring. Even though it's not being discussed as much, this is the unique feature to watch out for in the near future.

While the world considers the broader regional implications of the Syria crisis, the status and position of religious minorities is becoming an increasingly important issue.

Sight & Sound magazine has released a list of the ?50 Greatest Films of All-Time? (via ABCNews), and they?ve named Alfred Hitchcock?s masterpiece ?Vertigo? as the best.

Rush Limbaugh recently accused The Dark Knight Rises of naming its villain Bane to draw attention to Mitt Romney?s ties to Bain Capital.

Online education may not be able to duplicate the in-classroom experience in every way. But studies have shown that it can effective.

It?s time for the liberal mainstream media to get their story straight. Is Mitt Romney an arrogant, ruthless business tycoon or is he a wimpy, weenie mouse as this week?s Newsweek cover alleges?

India is still a Third World country and needs to spend mightily on infrastructure to become the superpower it aspires to.

An ambitious Kickstarter project, brain child of Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt, Galiloe made headlines in April after exceeding its funding goal by more than half a million dollars and getting encouragement by investors and funders. Galileo is an iOS powered Robotic Doc compatible with iPhone and iTouch which enables motion controlling the phone device while Face Timing.