For Paul Rudd, the decision to star in Jay Roach’s new comedy, “Dinner for Schmucks,” was an easy one. “I thought the script was really funny,” he says. “That was it. It was kind of a no-brainer.” Of course Rudd, who’s built an impressive resume of smart comedies, was just as enamored of the man behind the camera. Cliff who? The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has just gotten quite a bit of company: As many as 6,600 graves at the country’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery for fallen U.S. service members may be mislabeled, one lawmaker said on Thursday.New claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but stayed at a stubbornly high level that underscored the labor market recovery was having trouble gaining traction.J.A. Happ said all the right things, just as the crafty lefty always has.Julian Assange, founder of the website that published more than 91,000 secret U.S. military reports from Afghanistan, says he’s revealing injustices. President Barack Obama says he’s concerned that disclosure of sensitive information may harm military operations.1. Will the Jets regret cutting Faneca?For many job-hopping careerists, smuggling a resignation letter in their bag like a guilty secret, there are few workplace rituals so hard as saying so long.Subletting in NYC typically involves some kind of covert transaction. Try to find a budget traveler who hasn’t enjoyed the risk of Craigslist’s lease-free rentals. But thanks to a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law last Friday, renting an apartment for less than 30 days isn’t kosher. Fortunately, there’s a saving grace for those in search of short-term living: Jersey City.Could nail mats like the Acushakti be the next Snuggies?
Red Sox 18, Twins 5
MLB. And just like that, the Sox have again righted the Good Ship Francona.
Home is apparently where the heart is and the wins are for the Red Sox, and they proved that again yesterday afternoon with an 18-5 shellacking of the Twins at ultra-friendly Fenway Park.
“Any time you spread out a game, that’s terrific,” Sox manager Terry Francona said. “Guys were tired [yesterday], and I thought we grinded it out really well.
“All of a sudden, we started taking some really good swings.”
The 18 runs marked the Sox’ highest output since they scored 25 runs while running it up against Jack McKeon’s Marlins on June 27, 2003.
The Sox are among the best teams in the major leagues at their home ballpark and boast a .773 winning percentage at the Fens, where they’ve gone an amazing 32-8 since April 12.
The 18 runs and 23 hits were the offensive breakthrough that many had been hoping for since the Sox escaped the cold and unforgiving road, and perhaps the biggest beneficiary was rookie outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. The lefty-swinging quick-stepper was mired in a slump at the top of Boston’s lineup, but Ellsbury busted out of it in a big way during the homestand.
He hit .500 (7-for-14) during the three-game sweep of the Twins while scoring four runs — the kind of energetic bursts that followers have come to expect from the exciting rookie.
It was a good thing the offense came in droves because Sox right-hander Josh Beckett wasn’t at his fireballing best in the hot July sun. The Boston ace didn’t make it out of the sixth inning for the first time since the middle of May and was roughed up for eight hits and five runs during his five innings of middling work.
The story of the game, though, was the offense, as every starter registered a hit and scored a run, and everyone with the exception of Brandon Moss collected an RBI in the slugfest.
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