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How About Those Watchmen?

Josh Pothen  —  Mar 26, 2009

Now that the box office receipts are in, it's hard to believe that "Watchmen" once had a lot of buzz behind it.

A week ago, the LA Times wrote that the film had a substantial drop in revenue, garnering $17.8 million in its second week from its opening weekend revenue of $55.2 million. This week, the film also had steep decrease in profits, making only $6.8 million in its third week. With its $60.6 million from overseas ticket sales, this brings the movie's totals up to about $160 million.

To the Editor: Comic indicates why women's movement continues

Mar 10, 2009

To the Editor:

Re: “Strings Attached,” Comics, March 4

Exactly 100 years ago 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York City demanding shorter working hours, better pay and voting rights. They were a group of individuals tired of being discriminated against due to their gender and undermined solely because they were women. That day in 1908 now continues to be acknowledged as International Women’s Day on March 8th around the world.

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