Susan Estrich: Uniforms (Creators Syndicate)
My little neighborhood sandwich shop was invaded today by a horde of high school students from a school I'd never heard of. The students were more diverse than the neighborhood.
Jim Hightower: RE-OPENING THE WALL STREET CASINO
Last year, Democrats claimed that the new financial reform law they passed had finally shut down the Wall Street casinos - those flim-flam houses of high finance that had wrecked our economy in 2007. But the new Republican majority in the house say they intend to undo the reforms this year.
Eloise James: Compatibility Tests
One of my ex-boyfriends is in love. He called Christmas Day to say that he's never been so happy (and in case you're wondering whether that touch of insensitivity was characteristic-it was).
Roger Ebert: The Best Animated Films of 2010
I found some good animated films in 2010, but I didn't find ten. And it's likely that only two of them are titles most moviegoers have had the chance to see. My list reflects a growing fact: Animation is no longer considered a form for children and families. In some cases it provides a way to tell stories hat can scarcely be imagined in live action.
David Bruce has 39 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $39 you can buy 9,750 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," and "Maximum Cool."
I read somewhere this past week that some manner of 'seer' has predicted that Michelle Obama will become pregnant this year. O-o-o-kay... Not sure how the Obamas feel about that, but I think it might give the White House a much needed PR boost... Anyway...
Baron Dave ( "If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect." -- Ted Turner) was first, and correct, with:
Well, I'm going to guess : The Avengers. Yeah, definitely a better guess than Topper.
mj wrote:
A thoroughly a-Peeling series
The Avengers, although we never did get to see Emma mount her Steed.
Marian responded:
The Avengers
BadtotheboneBob said:
Hmmm... The clues would lead me to say... The Avengers! (I think... maybe...)
Alan J answered:
The Avengers
~ Tony in Philly replied:
The Avengers
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
The Avengers
Adam answered:
That can only be 'The Avengers'.
Charlie responded:
The Avengers
Randy ("If you got time to breathe, you got time for music." Briscoe Darling) replied:
Hogan's Butler?
Sally said:
The 1960s British television series, "The Avengers" was broadcast in Germany as, "Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone."
Some dandies from the series
Actually, I was working in London at that time, and we had an office in Frankfurt, Germany (as well as several others world wide). I was a telex operator (pre cursor to the computer) and myself and the girl in the German office AWA most of the traders would 'chat' on the telex about the previous night's show before the market opened.
That meant, we sent messages back and forth for the GUYS in both offices - it was a guy, spy show!
It was VERY popular in the UK, and throughout Europe as I recall.
PS: Thinking back, I find it somewhat interesting the way the Internet took off as it has, because in the 60s, machines such as the telex were thought to be for the 'girls' to use, and paid a little more than secretarial work at that time. None of the men in the office could operate the machine, or only in a minimum way, and in an emergency only.
That being said, I found it quite lucrative personally, because of my language skills and nimble fingers, hahaha! (You had to be quick because it was a 'live' transmission is what I meant!!)
Richard McD...
"Oh shit wait."
(I'm assuming he quoting Nancy...)
Steven G...
"Man, I'd love to shove this gavel up that sweet ass of yours!"
(Blubber-Boy's odd, but I'm not too sure he's that odd...)
Adam in NoHo...
I heard Pelosi's remark as she passed the giant novelty gavel. 'Inadequate much, Mr. Boner?'
'Dude, you need some of those hormones Jessica Tandy told Kathy Bates to get in Fried Green Tomatoes'
BttbB...
Blubber-boy's thinking "My Precious!"
Nancy's yellin', "Help!...Gandalf!..."
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'Medium', followed by a FRESH'CSI: The 3rd One', then a RERUN'The Mentalist'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Regis Philbin, Hannibal Buress, and No Age.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Mila Kunis and Geechy Guy.
NBC starts the night with a RERUN'Minute To Win It', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Jim Parsons, Hailee Steinfeld, and Lukas Nelson.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Michelle Williams, Patton Oswalt, and Daniel Holzman & Michael Chernow.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 12/8/10) are Andrew Jarecki, Donald Glover, and Florence and the Machine.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Supernanny', followed by 'Primetime: What Would You Do?', then '20/20'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 1/3/11) are Patricia Heaton, Brad Womack, and Josh Groban.
The CW offers a RERUN'Smalliville', followed by a RERUN'Supernatural'.
Faux fills the night with LIVE'College Football - The Cotton Bowl', then pads the left coast with local crap.
MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.
AMC offers the movie 'High Plains Drifter', followed by the movie 'Open Range', then the movie 'Open Range', again.
BBC -
[6:00 AM] BBC World News
[7:00 AM] BBC World News
[8:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 8 Matt Lucas, Anna Friel
[9:00 AM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 The Runaway Girl
[10:00 AM] Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
[11:00 AM] The X-Files - Ep 5 The Jersey Devil
[12:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[1:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 9 The Olde Stone Mill
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited - Ep 2 Momma Cherri's
[3:00 PM] Torchwood - Ep 5 Small Worlds
[4:00 PM] The X-Files - Ep 5 The Jersey Devil
[5:00 PM] Doctor Who - Ep 1 Partners in Crime
[6:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 3
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 8 Future Imperfect
[9:00 PM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 13 Honor Bound
[10:00 PM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 12 Love and Loss
[11:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 8 Future Imperfect
[12:00 AM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 13 Honor Bound
[1:00 AM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 12 Love and Loss
[2:00 AM] Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
[3:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 1 Partners in Crime
[4:00 AM] Peep Show - Episode 1
[4:30 AM] Peep Show - Episode 2
[5:00 AM] Peep Show - Episode 3
[5:30 AM] Peep Show - Episode 4 (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills', followed by the movie 'The Green Mile', then the movie 'The Green Mile', again.
Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'Kevin Hart: I'm A Grown Little Man', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Josh Blue), and another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Kirk Fox).
FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'The Happening'.
History has 'Hell: The Devil's Domain', 'Modern Marvels', 'The Templar Code'.
IFC -
[6:00 AM] The Grid
[6:15 AM] Arrested Development
[6:45 AM] Arrested Development
[7:15 AM] Invincible
[10:00 AM] The Golden Bowl
[12:45 PM] Curse of the Golden Flower
[3:15 PM] Wetherby
[5:30 PM] Spider
[7:45 PM] The Village
[10:00 PM] Arrested Development
[10:30 PM] Arrested Development
[11:00 PM] Mr. Show With Bob and David
[11:35 PM] The Hills Have Eyes 2
[1:35 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[2:05 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[2:35 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[3:05 AM] Mr. Show With Bob and David
[3:40 AM] The Ben Stiller Show
[4:10 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[4:40 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[5:10 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[5:40 AM] La Perra (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:50 AM] Wine and Cupcakes
[7:05 AM] Liberty Kid
[8:40 AM] The Father of My Children
[10:40 AM] Bob Le Flambeur
[12:30 PM] Liberty Kid
[2:05 PM] The Father of My Children
[4:05 PM] Bob Le Flambeur
[5:55 PM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover (Episode 10, Season 1)
[6:30 PM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover (Episode 11, Season 1)
[7:00 PM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Shines Under Stress (Episode 12, Season 1)
[7:30 PM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Does Another Classic Leno (Episode 13, Season 1)
[8:00 PM] GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Flying Blind
[8:30 PM] GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Great Expectations
[9:00 PM] GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Out of the Closet (Episode 7, Season 1)
[9:30 PM] GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS - Til Death Do Us Part (Episode 8, Season 1)
[10:00 PM] Drama/mex
[11:40 PM] New Boy
[12:00 AM] Lucía, Lucía
[1:50 AM] Strangers
[3:20 AM] Drama/mex
[5:00 AM] Lucía, Lucía (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie '28 Days Later', followed by a FRESH'WWE Steroid SmackDown!', then a FRESH'Merlin'.
British actor and producer Michael Caine poses with his wife Shakira, and his daughters Dominique, right, and Natasha, left,after being made Commander of Arts and Letters by French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand in Paris Thursday Jan. 6, 2011.
Photo by Remy de la Mauviniere
President Barack Obama will sit for an interview with Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly on Super Bowl Sunday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says it's in keeping with the president's custom of granting a pre-game interview to the network that is broadcasting the Super Bowl. Last year, it was with Katie Couric on CBS.
The White House clashed openly with Fox in the first year of Obama's administration, deriding it as aligned with the Republican Party. More recently tensions have subsided and Obama had a sit-down with Fox anchor Bret Baier last March.
The Super Bowl will be played in the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, Feb. 6. The interview will be taped at the White House.
Sean Penn is receiving an award from Hollywood producers honoring his efforts to explore social issues.
The Producers Guild of America will bestow its Stanley Kramer Award on Penn at the group's awards ceremony Jan. 22. The award is named for filmmaker Kramer, whose issue-oriented productions include "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "The Defiant Ones."
Penn is the first individual to receive the Kramer Award. In the past, the award has been handed out for socially minded films such as "An Inconvenient Truth," "Hotel Rwanda" and Penn's own "I Am Sam."
Paula Wagner, chair of the Producers Guild Awards, says Penn is a committed activist who has "shed light on powerful stories, causes and individuals."
Iceland's megastar Bjork launched a three-day karaoke marathon on Thursday with the aim of drawing attention to the protection of natural resources and her bid to stop the takeover of an energy firm, she told reporters.
The singer's karaoke marathon was set to go on from 3:00 pm (1500 GMT) to midnight (0000 GMT) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Bjork said she hoped the marathon would bring more people to sign a petition calling for a referendum on the ownership of natural resources.
Bjork has since July spearheaded a campaign to prevent the takeover of Icelandic energy group HS Orka from Canada's Magma Energy.
Robert De Niro will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The veteran American actor and director will lead a nine-member jury for the May 11-22 festival on the French Riviera.
De Niro's charisma may provide a Hollywood boost to Cannes. Last year's event was lighter than usual on star power and featured a lineup that left many critics unimpressed.
Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones is hospitalized in Nashville.
A statement from his publicist, Kirt Webster, says Jones went in for an annual checkup on Wednesday, and doctors required him to stay overnight to continue monitoring him.
The 79-year-old joked in the statement that he didn't want to drive back to his home just outside Nashville in cold weather so he decided to stay at the hospital.
A senior executive at National Public Radio who had a role in the firing of commentator Juan Williams has resigned.
NPR announced Thursday that Senior Vice-President for News Ellen Weiss has resigned, but gave no reason for that step.
NPR simultaneously announced the completion of a review of the October firing of Williams, who has since taken on a bigger role with the Fox News Channel. Based on the review, NPR's Board of Directors has recommended new internal procedures for personnel decisions and disciplinary action.
Williams was fired by NPR after saying on Fox that he gets nervous when he sees people on a plane with clothing that identifies them as Muslim. NPR said his remarks violated its standards of not having on-air personnel giving opinions.
Johnny Depp walks on stage to accept the favorite movie actor award at the 2011 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles January 5, 2011.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
A judge Thursday dismissed the drug conspiracy convictions of the late Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and her psychiatrist, allowing only one conviction to remain against the physician and reducing it to a misdemeanor.
Superior Court Judge Robert Perry found that Stern never had the intent to defraud when he used his name and others to protect Smith's privacy when he obtained prescriptions for her.
Perry also found that psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich was acting out of concern for Smith and cited her long career and service to the community in deciding to sentence her to no more than one year of probation and a $100 fine for obtaining one Vicodin prescription under a false name.
Without Stern's participation, the judge said, there was no conspiracy between him and Eroshevich, and he dismissed those counts against her as well.
From left, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, and Chris Colfer pose for a photo backstage with the award for favorite TV comedy for 'Glee' at the People's ChoiceAwards on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Matt Sayles
Those adorable, annoying, uber-litigious Chipmunks are at it again.
Bagdasarian Prods, owner of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise, is suing EMI Music for allegedly failing to pay appropriate royalties on a boxed set of Chipmunks music featuring 24 songs.
The Chipmunks were created in 1958 by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., and became an instant success -- perhaps the best-selling gimmick in entertainment history.
The franchise now resides with Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., who has not been afraid to sue his Hollywood partners. Last year, for instance, he filed a massive lawsuit against 20th Century Fox for half of the profits on "The Squeakquel," which grossed more than $200 million in theaters. (The dispute is still pending and was recently appealed up to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether it should be adjudicated in district court or by arbitration.)
Cast member Henry Winkler from the television series "Childrens' Hospital" poses during the Turner Broadcasting Television Critics Associationwinter press tour in Pasadena, California January 6, 2011.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Authorities say a man who bragged about hacking into Miley Cyrus' e-mail account and distributing revealing pictures of her has been arrested on unrelated charges.
According to federal court documents, 21-year-old Josh Holly was arrested Thursday in Nashville and charged with possession of unauthorized credit card account numbers. FBI agents had seized and searched his computer.
An FBI affidavit says Holly acknowledged hacking into Cyrus' MySpace account. He also bragged online and to the media about obtaining photos of Cyrus from her Gmail account. So far, he does not face charges relating to Cyrus.
Holly was released Monday. No phone listing could be found for him or a relative appointed as his custodian.
Cast members (from L-R) Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Garcelle Beauvais, Malcolm McDowell and Breckin Meyer from the television series "Franklin & Bash"pose during the Turner Broadcasting Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California January 6, 2011.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Authorities in California say actress Jaime Pressly has been arrested in Santa Monica for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. Lt. Darrell Lowe says the co-star of TV's "My Name is Earl" was stopped for a traffic violation around 11 p.m. Wednesday and booked on suspicion of DUI but he's not releasing any details.
The Los Angeles County sheriff's website says the 33-year-old actress-model spent the night in jail and was released Thursday morning after posting $15,000 bail.
Ray Romano, left, and Scott Bakula, cast members in the television series 'Men of a Certain Age,' pose together backstage during the Turner BroadcastingTelevision Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
The longtime chief executive of the Fox Networks Group is stepping down, triggering a reorganization for the TV unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
News Corp. announced Thursday that Tony Vinciquerra will leave next month after serving as chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group since 2002.
Chase Carey, chief operating officer of News Corp., said David Haslingden, head of the Fox International Channels, will become president and chief operating officer of Fox Networks Group with responsibility for all corporate functions.
David Hill, chairman and CEO of Fox Sports Media Group, will take on oversight of Fox's domestic joint venture with National Geographic Channels.
Musician Pete Fountain, left, takes a bite of traditional Mardi Gras king cake as New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, right, and Landrieu's wife, Cheryl,look on during a ceremony to mark the beginning of carnival season in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
Photo by Patrick Semansky
A groundbreaking exhibition in Berlin tackling the personality cult of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended because of large numbers of visitors, organisers said Thursday.
"Hitler and the Germans" at Berlin's German Historical Museum (DHM) had been due to close on February 6 but will stay open another three weeks until February 27, spokesman Rudolf Trabold told AFP.
The exhibition, open since October, uses items ranging from propaganda posters, busts of Hitler, children's games and swastika Christmas decorations to show how Nazi imagery was present in almost every aspect of life.
These are juxtaposed with exhibits showing the sinister reality of life in the Third Reich behind the propaganda: the fate of Jews, political opponents or the mentally ill with no place in the Fuehrer's "Volk".
Norwegian composer Terje Isungset poses with a horn made of ice during a media preview of Ice Music, an event being performed this week at Somerset House,in London January 6, 2011. Isungset uses horns and percussion instruments crafted from ice as well as those made with arctic birch, granite, slate, sheep bells.
Photo by Stefan Wermuth
Arts organizations and public donations have raised enough money to keep one of Pieter Brueghel the Younger's finest paintings on public display in Britain, organizers of the campaign said on Thursday.
A grant of around one million pounds ($1.5 million) from the National Heritage Memorial Fund raised the total to the 2.7 million pounds needed to save "The Procession to Calvary" for the nation.
The work, completed in 1602, is one of the star attractions at Nostell Priory in Yorkshire, owned by the National Trust since 1954, where it has hung for over 200 years.
The Art Fund contributed 500,000 pounds, members of the public raised 680,000 pounds and various trusts and foundations brought in another 510,000 pounds.
Spectators walk near ice sculptures at the 12th Harbin Ice and Snow World display, during the official opening of the Harbin International Ice and Snowfestival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 5, 2011
Photo by David Gray
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
1. Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. TCU (Saturday, 5:07 p.m.), ESPN, 13.05 million homes, 20.56 million viewers.
2. NFL Football: New Orleans vs. Atlanta (Monday, 8:29 p.m.), ESPN, 12.96 million homes, 19.14 million viewers.
3. "BCS Bowl Studio" (Saturday, 8:15 p.m.), ESPN, 9.10 million homes, 14.55 million viewers.
4. "BCS Bowl Showcase" - Fiesta Bowl (Saturday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 7.89 million homes, 12.44 million viewers.
5. "BCS Bowl Showcase" - Rose Bowl (Saturday, 4:57 p.m.), ESPN, 7.65 million homes, 11.89 million viewers.
6. Fiesta Bowl: Connecticut vs. Oklahoma (Saturday, 8:37 p.m.), ESPN, 7.13 million homes, 10.82 million viewers.
7. Chick-fil-A Bowl: South Carolina vs. FSU (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), ESPN, 5.01 million homes, 7.49 million viewers.
8. Music City Bowl: UNC vs. Tennessee (Thursday, 6:40 p.m.), ESPN, 4.91 million homes, 7.11 million viewers.
9. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 4.70 million homes, 6.51 million viewers.
10. Capital One Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan State (Saturday, 1 p.m.), ESPN, 4.27 million homes, 6.05 million viewers.
11. "NCIS" (Saturday, 9 p.m.), USA, 4.06 million homes, 5.41 million viewers.
12. Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. Washington (Thursday, 10:46 p.m.), ESPN, 4.03 million homes, 5.65 million viewers.
13. "NCIS" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), USA, 4.01 million homes, 5.27 million viewers.
14. "NCIS" (Saturday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3.82 million homes, 4.95 million viewers.
15. Movie: "Toy Story 2" (Monday, 11:30 a.m.), Disney, 3.70 million homes, 5.94 million viewers.
Multnomah Falls is framed in ice from its' spray as frigid temperatures assault the area near Bridal Veil, Ore., Tuesday, Jan.4, 2011. A chance of snowor freezing rain is expected in the Columbia River Gorge, where the falls is located.
Photo by Don Ryan
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