US – Saturday, November 7
National
Military base is site of soldier’s rampage
An Army psychiatrist who had treated soldiers wounded in foreign wars opened fire with two handguns on soldiers preparing for foreign deployment at the Fort Hood U.S. Army post in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 30 others.
 
International
Sante D’Orazio: You can’t hide from this lens
With Sante D’Orazio behind the camera, celebrities will do the craziest things. Famous faces from Angelina Jolie to Pamela Anderson have posed for the photographer. Now D’Orazio presents his favorite photos from the past 10 years in a new book, “Barely Private.”
 
The Word
A wee little way to try to get famous
There are hundreds of ways to get your name in the paper: appear on reality TV, get knocked up by a reality star, film yourself while getting knocked up by a reality star ... the list is endless. But here’s a new one: A model named Yvette Monet has put a restraining order on ex-boyfriend Verne Troyer, according to RadarOnline.
 
Movies
A ‘Carol’ that hits some high notes
REVIEW. There is something creepy about the way Robert Zemeckis makes movies. In his last three films — first “The Polar Express,” then “Beowulf,” and now “A Christmas Carol”— the director has employed a hybrid method that crosses live action with animation. He no doubt thinks the work is pioneering, but “pioneering” usually has a positive connotation.
 
Business
Wal-Mart: $20 meal for 8 people
NEW YORK. Wal-Mart has cut prices on turkeys and other Thanksgiving staples. U.S. stores began yesterday selling whole, 12-pound turkeys for 40 cents a pound. That’s a third of last Thanksgiving’s average price.
 
My Travel
Get your groove back in Jamaica
Haunted colonial mansions, triathlons and motivational theme parks — not things you think of when you think of Jamaica? Think again, mon. Jamaica is fast becoming the health and activity capital of the Caribbean. Feel like you need to recharge rather than merely relax? With direct flights on JetBlue launching in January and locals that welcome you with open arms, you’ll be getting your groove back in no time.
 
Published 22:07, October the 22nd, 2008
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Acting right-wing has liberal feeling left out

 The Democratic party is usually associated with acceptance and open-mindedness. But how easy is it for a Republican to fit in in the nation’s biggest and bluest cities? Metro’s Heidi Patalano gives us a peek inside her journal as she poses as a conservative in Manhattan.

Thurs., Oct. 16. Getting dressed “as a Republican” has been so difficult. I’m generally donning all the clothes my mother bought for me to “look like a professional.” Lame. Is it fair to say all Republicans are squares? I can’t really think of any trendsetters who support tax cuts or overturning Roe v. Wade.

Fri., Oct. 17. I bought a “Vote McCain” baseball cap on the street. I might as well have put a bulls-eye on my chest and let people stone me to death. On the subway, people wouldn’t stop staring at me like I was some kind of unearthly creature. I’ve never felt so judged and, quite frankly, threatened. Is it fair to be openly laughed at just for being part of the conservative minority in a liberal town?

Sat., Oct. 18. I went to a same-sex engagement party for a friend of mine. Yeah, it was weird. The host introduced me to another guest. He couldn’t take his eyes off my McCain hat. “Is that for real?” he asked. As I nodded yes, the look on his face turned from amusement to thinly-veiled horror. I was quick to point out during discussion that McCain has been painted as the out-of-touch, Bush-loving evil incarnate by Obama supporters even though he was a favorite among both parties not long ago. They admitted I’m right. Score one. But then they started hammering me on Sarah Palin. I couldn’t let them get away with that. So I said it: “That’s right you liberals, she’s a maverick.” No one would talk to me for the rest of the night.