SAN DIEGO — Spider-Man himself made an appearance at Comic-Con, scaling nearby hotels to swoop into a panel in the San Diego Convention Center’s largest exhibition hall.
Andrew Garfield, who plays the web-slinging superhero in “The Amazing Spider-Man” and its forthcoming sequel, was nowhere in sight. The actor only joined the panel once Spidey left.
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These are definitely the coolest earth-sheltered homes we’ve ever seen.
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WASHINGTON — Six months ago, President Barack Obama stood on the Capitol steps and offered a soaring liberal vision for his second term. Buoyed by re-election, he said the nation must pursue without delay steps to protect children from gun violence, tackle climate change and overhaul fractured immigration laws.
But the intervening months have showcased the political limits of Obama’s ambitions. The result has been an uneven and sometimes disjointed first half of what arguably could be the most important year of the remainder of his presidency.
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WASHINGTON — During the bleakest days of the Great Recession, Congress agreed in bipartisan votes to bail out two of Detroit’s biggest businesses, General Motors and Chrysler.
Today, however, there seems little appetite from either Democrats or Republicans in Washington for a federal rescue of the birthplace of the automobile industry. Detroit now stands as the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy protection.
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Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to This Week In Apple Rumors, our regular look at unconfirmed gossip and questionably sourced reports radiating from Cupertino. This week we heard rumors about Apple’s long-awaited, yet-unnamed television, the iWatch, and, of course, possible details on the next version of the iPhone.
So without further ado, here’s This Week in Apple Rumors.
Ad-Skipping, Gesture-Controlled Apple Television
Most Americans think Rolling Stone’s “The Bomber” cover featuring accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is inappropriate, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.
By a 65 percent to 15 percent margin, respondents to the poll, who were shown the cover image before answering questions about it, said that the cover was inappropriate. And 51 percent said that the cover glorifies Tsarnaev’s actions, while another 26 percent said it did not, and 23 percent said they weren’t sure.
Several retail chains have announced they won’t sell Rolling Stone’s issue on their newsstands, and both Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (D) and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) have criticized the cover. One Boston resident has launched a campaign to publicly burn copies of the magazine.
Obama girls, brace yourselves: An iconic royal family is offering up some serious competition in the preppy style department.
Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander wrangled together their sprawling family for their annual summer photocall on Friday, and the final shots are more charming than a J.Crew catalog. As it turns out, our favorite Netherlands queen’s daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane are every bit as stylish as their fashion-forward mother.
The whole family wore spunky patterns, statement necklaces and saturated colors bright enough to give Michelle Obama a run for her money. Including Willem-Alexander, perhaps the trendiest king around, who got creative in stripes and bright blues (Take that, POTUS). Even Bo Obama‘s gotta watch his back — the family’s black lab, Skipper, is a pretty photogenic pup.
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Don’t let a low income prevent you from building a retirement nest egg
It’s extremely difficult to save for retirement when your paychecks are barely big enough to cover your basic expenses. But there are a variety of strategies you can use to build a nest egg, even on a small income. Here’s how to best prepare for retirement with a meager salary:
Find a job with good retirement benefits. When deciding where you would like to work, make sure you consider the retirement plan as part of the compensation package. “If they offer a retirement plan, that’s a job that should probably be looked at a little harder than one that does not have a retirement plan,” says Sam McPherson, a certified financial planner and CEO of McPherson Financial Advisors in Brooklyn, N.Y. “If you participate and you get a match, you are effectively getting a raise beyond what their quoted salary is.” For example, if you are choosing between two positions that each pay $35,000 per year, but one offers a 401(k) match of up to 3 percent a year, you could potentially earn $36,050 at the job with the retirement account if you save enough to get the entire match, $1,050 more than the job without the 401(k) match.
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