Yesterday morning, 61-year-old blind man Cecil Williams fainted and fell into the tracks at a Harlem subway station. His guide dog Orlando acted quickly, barking to alert others about Williams' fall and then hopping down to try and help him. Unfortunately, a train came quickly and Williams had to hold Orlando closely… » 12/18/13 12:00am 12/18/13 12:00am

One of the last booze-peddling holdouts in the theme park racket, Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, will now start offering beer and wine for the first time in its 41-year history, but only at the Beauty and the Beast-themed Be Our Guest restaurant set to open this November as part of the much-anticipated… » 9/19/12 10:30am 9/19/12 10:30am

At this point, it's beginning to seem like the TSA needs to create a new agency—the Dignity Protection Administration—whose sole job is just to stand next to TSA agents and make sure they don't do anything dumb. One thing that the DPA could do, for instance, is prevent TSA agents from opening jars containing people's… » 6/27/12 9:30am 6/27/12 9:30am

ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 01: 'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman was hosted at Universal Orlando Resort, where she encountered another famous TV housewife - Marge Simpson on April 1, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. After an enthusiastic greeting, the award-winning actress encountered the rest of America's favorite… » 4/02/12 10:30pm 4/02/12 10:30pm

Don't these young people look happy and carefree? Let's hope they're not in Orlando. An "analysis of crime and accident stats coupled with doctor and lawyer rankings of 25 popular spring break destinations" ranked the home of Disney the most dangerous of the list. And we all know how slasher films start. » 3/10/11 1:36pm 3/10/11 1:36pm

An Orlando school board is changing its rules on fundraising after one high school charged students $2 to attend a pep rally. Since their other options included study hall or going home early, we're guessing it wasn't a packed house. » 12/18/10 11:47am 12/18/10 11:47am

"I think it was sort of considered impossible on several fronts," said Orlando director Sally Potter. "I remember how deeply unfashionable this film was when we were making it," said Tilda Swinton. "People would say to us, 'A costume film?'" » 7/09/10 5:25pm 7/09/10 5:25pm

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The trailer for Rage, Sally Potter's fashion industry whodunnit, makes the movie look like either the most ambitiously brilliant — or over-its-head silly — thing the British filmmaker has done since her 1992 adaptation of Orlando with Tilda Swinton. » 9/03/09 4:30pm 9/03/09 4:30pm

In a telling interview with the erudite Philadelphia radio program The Angelo Cataldi Show, Barack Obama said he would rather be Dr. J than president. (Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, gave some speech comparing herself to Rocky Balboa while wearing a fuchsia blazer.) Feminist hero Heidi Montag of The Hills announced her… » 4/02/08 10:00am 4/02/08 10:00am

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Last night, MSNBC aired a report about Florida school Woodward Avenue Elementarybecause it has single sex classes, which some believe encourage better learning. The reader who tipped us off to the story notes that, in the clip above, the boys-only group looks like its having more fun, playing interactive learning… » 1/16/08 5:00pm 1/16/08 5:00pm