Aren’t countries with diverse economies supposed to be good at deposing dictators?

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It’s the Economy: The Syria Paradox

TONY STARK has the Dark Knight in his sights, as “The Avengers” takes care of business in both the present and the past. “The Avengers” grossed $55.1-million to win its third straight weekend domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Marvel film pulled in more than the weekend’s three biggest newcomers combined: “Battleship” ($25.4-million), “The Dictator” ($17.4-million) and “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” ($10.5-million). Final numbers are expected Monday. Read full article > >

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‘THE AVENGERS’ WINS 3rd WEEKEND: Highest-grossing Disney film ever sinks ‘Battleship,’ chases history

Sebastian Errazuriz has used art to take on an array of issues: New York's death rate, the Occupy movement, military suicide, children with disabilities, the brutal reign of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Now, the Brooklyn-based artist is taking aim at what he sees as religious extremism. At a party this weekend celebrating New York Design Week, which begins today, the Chilean-born artist plans to hand out 100 “Christian Popsicles” made of “frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ” and featuring a crucifix instead the tongue depressor that typically hosts the frozen treats, he said. An image of Jesus Christ positioned traditionally on the cross is visible once the ice pop is consumed. As for the frozen wine, Errazuriz said, he concealed it in a cooler and took it into a church, where it was “inadvertently blessed by the priest while turning wine into the blood of Christ during the Eucharist.” Read – Artist wants Jesus Popsicles to stand as statement on fanaticism, violence

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Jesus Christ ice pops made from frozen, inadvertently blessed wine. No, we can’t believe we typed that, either.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest comedy satirises a fictional dictator’s eccentric behaviour, but why do real-life dictators do strange things?

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Why do autocrats do strange things?

The BBC shrugs off claims that it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen from talk shows, as he promotes his new film The Dictator in character

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Dictator star ‘not banned’ by BBC

The BBC shrugs off claims that it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen from talk shows, as he promotes his new film The Dictator in character

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Dictator star ‘not banned’ by BBC

Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a slain South Korean dictator, has capitalized on a clean and trustworthy image to put herself in position to win the country’s next presidential election.

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The Saturday Profile: Park Geun-hye, an Unsoiled Leader in South Korea’s Rowdy Democracy

A 70-year-old labor union activist who had been jailed in Mali’s earlier struggle against dictatorship will lead a temporary government that aims to organize new elections within 40 days.

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Mali Swears In Interim President

Rana Jawad takes a look around the Hampstead mansion formerly owned by Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan dictator.

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VIDEO: Inside Gaddafi ‘Millionaire Row’ mansion

As strategically placed Myanmar loosens the grip of dictatorship, each side is doing whatever it can to gain the country’s favor.

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Myanmar Reforms Set U.S. and China in Race for Sway

Like Ryan Seacrest, who found himself coated in the “ashes” of Kim Jong Il at the Oscars, Kim Kardashian unexpectedly found herself covered in a white powder while working a red carpet Thursday. Kardashian was celebrating the launch of her new perfume True Reflection at an event to benefit the charity Dress for Success. Read full article > >

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Kim Kardashian ‘flour bombed’ at red carpet event

Will wear his dictator costume.

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Sacha Baron Cohen Back at Oscars

Unless he promises not to dress as dictator.

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Sacha Baron Cohen Banned From Oscars

A blasphemy trial in Tunis symbolizes an emotional struggle, with implications for the Arab world, playing out with the rise of Islamists after the end of a secular dictatorship.

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The New Islamists: Tunisia Navigates a Democratic Path Tinged With Religion

Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala’s former military dictator, was accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the country’s long civil war.

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Efraín Ríos Montt Accused of Atrocities in Guatemala