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| Brow Beat Pity for the Popcorn Pushers Posted Wednesday, Mar 07, 2012, at 04:19 PM ET  I would like to raise a glass of butter-flavored popcorn topping to Joshua Thompson. The Detroit Free Press reports that the Michigan man has sued AMC theaters for overcharging on concessions: On Dec. 26, he paid $8 for a Coke and a package of Goobers chocolate-covered peanuts at the Livonia theater—nearly three times the $2.73 he paid for the same items at a nearby fast-food restaurant and drug store, the suit said. The suit accused AMC theaters of violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act by charging grossly excessive prices for snacks. The suit seeks refunds for customers who were overcharged, a civil penalty against the theater chain and any other relief Judge Kathleen Macdonald might grant. I spent four of my teenage years, from 1999 to 2003, working at a five-screen movie theater outside of Philadelphia. There were many perks to such a gig: free movies, fun co-workers, long stretches of quiet time on after-school shifts during which I could do homework, plus all the popcorn I could eat—or haul home in an enormous yellow trash bag. And what teenage girl doesn't love a clip-on bowtie? (Oh right, all of them.) But all was not sweet at the concession stand. As anyone who has worked a service job knows, customers who think they are overpaying can be obnoxious—especially when they are right. People would order cavalierly, not even glancing at the menu, piling on candies and microwave hot dogs and popcorn and Icees and freezer-burned ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Weigel: Five Lessons From Super Tuesday Super Tuesday on TV: Why Does CNN Waste Its Money on Such Silly Graphics? Is Prostitution Really the World's Oldest Profession? | Advertisement   |
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| Politics Romney Wins Ugly—Again The battle for the Republican nomination is now a battle between the conservative movement and pure mathematics. Posted Wednesday, Mar 07, 2012, at 08:00 AM ET  Who says Mitt Romney isn't exciting? He's making the Republican presidential campaign really exciting. Every time he seems within reach of locking down his gains and retaking his place as the inevitable nominee, his campaign hits a rocky patch. Romney won the Ohio primary by a prosciutto-thin margin, given that he out spent his rival Rick Santorum by 4-to-1. The victory in the most coveted Super Tuesday contest was the story of disaster narrowly averted. Santorum could tell a story of defying the odds and marvel at how far he'd come. He won three of the 10 races—with victories in Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Tennessee—and nearly claimed the big prize with a campaign operation held together by bailing wire and sturdy boards found at the roadside. The Republican presidential campaign is now a battle between a movement and mathematics. Santorum has the energy and support of the noisy part of the party—the Tea Party stalwarts and evangelicals for whom conviction and shared values are everything. Romney's ugly win in Ohio only continues to raise doubts about the soundness of his enterprise: Is he only ahead, eking out these victories, because he has an enormous advantage in money and organization, two things he won't have against Barack Obama? But let's not get carried away by the cinematic drama of the underdog story on the main stage. Romney won six states and a whole lot of delegates on Super Tuesday. What Romney has ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Weigel: Five Lessons From Super Tuesday Super Tuesday on TV: Why Does CNN Waste Its Money on Such Silly Graphics? Is Prostitution Really the World's Oldest Profession? | Advertisement |
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