Posts by Gabrielle

The Avengers (2012) has had an incredible run already. Joining the $1 billion mark as quickly as James Cameron's "Avatar" and the last "Harry Potter" movie, despite opening earlier overseas than in America, the compilation of Earth's Mightiest Marvel Heroes has collected enough cash to place it just behind "Alice in Wonderland" on the all-time worldwide gross list. After breaking the all-time opening weekend record last weekend and with an estimated $103.2 million estimated domestic gross this weekend, "The Avengers" is now the record holder for the biggest second-weekend as well.

A pastel version of "The scream" by Edvard Munch was sold for nearly $120 million from an anonymous buyer Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York- setting a new world record for a work of art sold at an auction. The pastel-on-board also remains in its original frame and had a presale estimate of at least $80 million- and had also been the highest ever listed at Sotheby's and it sold for $119,922,500 (which includes the premium paid to Sotheby's)

Holi, also called Holika or the Festival of Colours, is a Hindu festival celebrated annually on the day after the full moon in either February or March. While mainly celebrated by Hindus, the festival uniquely welcomes participants of all castes and creeds. Although one of the least religious of Hindu holidays, it is one of the oldest and most intensely celebrated among Hindu festivals. With a great variety in both form and purpose, Holi is filled with folk music, dancing, and bright colors.

In my American Government class, we did an exercise to see what our Ideological views are in regards to social and economic issues. There were three tests that we took, one determining what sort of Democrat or Republican we were with levels of liberalism and conservatism varying in all answers. The second test simply showed us how liberal or conservative our views were economically and socially on a chart.