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Judge Orders Man to Take Wife on Date

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:05 CST

Let the punishment fit the crime? A Florida man who appeared in court this week on a domestic violence charge was ordered by the judge to ... take his wife on a date. The charge apparently grew out of an argument Joseph Bray had with his wife—whose birthday he failed...

Why Today Is Oddest Day of the Year

Luke Kelly-Clyne — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:51:09 CDT

Celebrate! Today's a holiday. Sort of. July 9, 2011, is one of only six dates this century that will form a string of consecutive odd numbers when written down numerically, AOL News notes. As in, 7/9/11. The previous ones were 1/3/05, 3/5/07, and 5/7/09. The two in the future will...

The Worst Date Movies

Nick McMaster — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:36:23 CDT

Film can stimulate romance like few other artistic mediums—but some films turn that power on its head. Nerve lists the worst date movies ever made; here are 10: Dead Ringers . David Cronenburg's hallucinatory flick in which Jeremy Irons portrays identical twin gynecologists who create new gyno tools for "mutant...

America Jealous of Date Night

Kevin Spak — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:37:47 CDT

Barack and Michelle Obama’s night in New York has “prompted many wives to glare across the breakfast table,” writes Jan Hoffman in the New York Times , “trying to remember the last time their husbands made a fuss over them.” After 16 years together, the Obamas still seem into each other,...

Obama's New York Getaway 'Proportionate'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:45:00 CDT

Barack and Michelle Obama didn’t break the bank on their much-publicized date in New York City, Robert Gibbs told the White House press corps yesterday. “I would say the costs are proportionate with other presidents,” Gibbs said, though he declined to name a specific figure. He said the Obamas would...

Prince Harry Stands Paris Up in London

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:25:01 CST

Paris Hilton reportedly spoke directly to Prince Harry to arrange a midnight date over the weekend, so she might have been a bit put off to hear from a royal bodyguard that the rendezvous was off. But don't feel too bad for the heiress: A source tells the Daily Mail...

How to Make That First-Date Movie Count

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:26:01 CDT

"The difference between marital bliss and a train wreck of a relationship is the difference between Charlie Wilson's War and Saw IV , " writes Peter Hartlaub in the San Francisco Chronicle . There's no overestimating the power of that first-date movie. How to walk the tightrope: Bad isn't bad: Think brainless Matthew...