Archive for May, 2009
Twilight – Books, Movies, Etc.
Rumors are swirling out of the Cannes Film Festival that producers already have green-lit a fourth and final film in the Twilight series. If you are asking yourself how Hollywood could be down the road with a fourth film when you haven’t even heard of the series, I’ll bet you don’t have an adolescent girl [...]
Memorial Day Weekend Prep
This is the one weekend that you will more that likely be hanging out with friends or family. Whether it be over a barbecue, a few drinks, or a fancy dinner, your going to be involved in plenty of small talk, so Dinner Topics is here to get you through the weekend. Straying from our [...]
What’s Next for Michael Vick?
A Michael Vick refresher for those who forgot about him: Michael Vick was released from prison yesterday after a 19-month stay. Vick was imprisoned for running a dog-fighting operation at his Bad Newz Kennels in Surrey County, Virginia (southern Virginia). He was dropped from the Atlanta Falcons, suspended from the NFL, and saw his corporate contracts [...]
Reality Show PSA
If you watch Dancing with the Stars or American Idol, you don’t need this update. If you don’t watch either show, the TV ratings show that you will be talking with someone who has seen them. An ultra-quick update: Kris Allen won American Idol last night. It was a bit of an upset, and he [...]
Three Cups of Tea
If you like reading in any way, shape or form, chances are someone has breathlessly said to you at some point in the past year or so, “Have you read Three Cups of Tea?! You’ve really gotta read Three Cups of Tea!” What is this book, and what is it about? Three Cups of Tea [...]
Cap-and-Trade Legislation
Many of you may have heard the term “cap-and-trade” but I suspect most would be hard-pressed to tell you what it means. 1 Cap-and-trade is the penname given to environmental legislation that sets a government ceiling on total emissions and allows polluting industries to buy and sell permits to meet it. In short, a government sells [...]
Another New Contributor to Dinner Topics!
Having followed www.dinnertopics.com since its infancy, Sam Mandarino, hailing from Parts Unknown, will be joining Dinner Topics as a regular contributor. Welcome him with open mouse clicks, and as always, feel free to post comments on his topics or e-mail him at smandarino@dinnertopics.com.
Obama at ND, Roe v. Wade Summary
If you are anywhere in public the next few days, conversation about President Obama’s “controversial” invitation to speak at Notre Dame’s Commencement ceremony this past weekend is likely to pop up. The controversy exists in a Catholic school inviting a public official who supports the right of abortion and granting him an honorary degree. When [...]
