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Egyptian 'Farewell Intercourse Law' calls for sex with dead wives: 'Is that a pyramid in your pocket or....?'

Egypt considering controversial law

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

What’s missing from this story is the name of the Egyptian legislator who proposed this law and what moved the lawmaker to act.

The Islamist-dominated Egyptian Parliament is considering a highly controversial law in which a husband would be legally allowed to have sex with his wife after her death.

The proposal has been tagged ...

New Jersey carpenters offer craftsmanship, support to build memorial for fallen service heroes

USAF Air Advisor Memorial Honored with Road March

BY TOM PERIĆ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Edison, N.J. — The New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust (NJCCT) announced today that the labor management organization has partnered with the Air Advisor Memorial Fund to honor the nine fallen members of the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A), who were killed on April 27, 2011, while training members ...

'Elles' movie review, trailer: Binoche rises above rest of film

BY MIRIAM RINN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

Someone has a fantasy about educated, middle-class women working as prostitutes. A small number of such women must exist, but judging by contemporary media, there are hordes of them, all having a great time. They live in fabulous apartments, wear gorgeous clothes, and always seem to enjoy having sex for money with strangers. “Elles,” co-written and di...

N.Y. Rangers vs. Washington Capitals preview: Game 1

BY SAM HITCHCOCK

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

The Rangers escaped Armageddon, but not without a few lasting scars. Washington made the improbable possible when they upset the heavily favored reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, relishing their underdog role and lowered expectations. The Capitals were lambasted all season for underachieving, and the Rangers were praised all season for over...

Christie’s 'Comeback' increases child poverty 14 percent

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO

COMMENTARY

The recent Associated Press report about the growing number of New Jersey Children living in poverty has alarming implications for our State and for current Administrative Policy.

Not only has the number of children who live in poor conditions and suffer from malnutrition risen by an alarming 18 percent, but the parents who were included in the survey were gainfully em...

'Pirates! Band of Misfits' movie review, trailer: 3D animation is swashbuckling good time

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

Some industries hand out awards left and right; movies and journalism come to mind.

Other professions have tougher standards, like piracy.

That's the difficulty faced by the Pirate Captain at the start of "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," the rollicking new nautical misadventure from Aardman Animations, the creative powers behind the stop-motion adventure...

NJDEP shows drought of action in water conservation

BY JEFF TITTEL

COMMENTARY

On Thursday, the Department of Environmental Protections announced it wants residents throughout New Jersey to begin conserving water, however they have done nothing to combat the issue themselves. Since we had below average precipitation thus far this year it was inevitable that water conservation advisory was going to be implemented. The New Jersey Sierra Club believes t...

DOGTV channel in San Diego gives dogs left at home a good show

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

There is a new cable network that promises to reduce stress and anxiety in its viewers, and promises they will never feel alone again.

Their viewer demographic would be dogs.

DogTV calls itself a babysitter for dogs who are home alone. Content tries to relax the doggie viewers, and stimulate them through camera movements, animations and moving objects and animals with a...

To President Obama: Jersey Shore, oil, and water are a deadly mix

BY JOHN F. McKEON

COMMENTARY

The invasive procedure of blasting pulsating shocks of noise loud enough to penetrate deep into the sea bed and across vast ocean areas to search for possible oil and gas reserves, would degrade water quality and marine habitat, putting scores of sea life at risk and potentially destabilizing marine ecosystems;

Seismic exploration could also hurt commercial fisheries and ...

NJDEP chief says state's water supply OK but urges residents to conserve

Due to what he describes as ongoing concern about below normal precipitation, state Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin Friday urged New Jerseyans to take steps to conserve water, both inside the home and outside.

Matin said while recent rainfall has helped ease the year’s precipitation deficits somewhat, the effects of an unusually dry winter and spring are starting to be felt across ...