Aside from the fact that the surfers monopolize the prime waves, the best thing about being at Wrightsville Beach is watching the them paddle in ahead of an arriving water mass, rise to their feet as it surges beneath, perform a poetic slalom along its advancing line, turn 180s or take the express towards the shoreline before collapsing in the surf.

Green Lantern. But he can fly--even drunk, which comes in handy--and he is invulnerable to bullets. He's also all alone in the spotlight, which means that when the world needs saving, its choices are limited. Mr. Fourth of July, Will Smith, plays Hancock, a besotted, raggedy-ass misanthrope of a superhero who fights crime with a raging hangover.

recited on every news show about the record-breaking increase in oil prices. Either it has never climbed so fast in a week, or never so fast in a day, or never this high in general. It seems either something needs to be done or we need to just stop complaining.