De Bont, who seems to be fighting artistic flab, tries hard to convince us that we should be freaked out by billowing curtains and banging doors a gallant effort that should nonetheless be met with the scornful laughter that it deserves.

NEWYORKER: Haunting, The

This time, some Australian politicians have been scornful, suggesting that more carbon would be released by the current fires consuming trees than there will be from coal-fired power stations for decades to come.

BBC: Science & Environment

He is increasingly scornful of the very currency he is supposed to be defending.

BBC: Berlusconi on the rack

Romney advisers are hoping an economy-themed, anti-Obama message will appeal to both the swing voters who will be decisive in November, and a Republican base that has been slow to warm to Romney but remains scornful of the president.

CNN: Romney courts gun owners and pivots to general election