Just saw the new Tom Cruise flick MI-3 and it was a fun diversion for 2 hours. Lots of guns and explosions and action and the inevitable love story. I recommend it.
Ted Rall: Bush Could Ease Pain at the Pump--If He Wanted (news.yahoo.com)
When Americans went to the polls on Election Day 2004, nearly 51 percent pulled the lever, punched a chad or touched a screen for George W. Bush. Only 32 percent of the electorate would do the same today. What changed the minds of 23 million people?
Jacob Heilbrunn: The Great Conservative Crackup: What National Review wrought (washingtonmonthly.com)
In reality, though, conservatism hasn't really changed all that much. The Christian right has certainly infused it with moralism and anti-Darwin mumbo-jumbo, but what's more striking about the GOP over the past 100 years or so is its continuity. The party's main, almost sole, purpose has been to ensure that as much money as possible goes to those who need it least and that as little as possible goes to those who need it most.
Sarah Boseley: Recipe for a ripe old age: fruit and veg, exercise, no smoking (guardian.co.uk)
It's a simple recipe, but it could add 11 years to your life, possibly more. A study by Cambridge University on behalf of the Department of Health has calculated the formula for longevity. Giving up smoking means an extra five years, moderate exercise three more. Add to that another three by eating five portions of fruit and veg a day. For couch potatoes, a pear a day could make a difference too.
Study finds more serious illness despite greater U.S. spending
Middle-aged, white Americans are much sicker than their counterparts in England, startling new research shows, despite U.S. health care spending per person that's more than double what England spends.
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'Ghost Whisperer', followed by a FRESH'Close To Home', then a FRESH'NUMB3RS'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Vince Vaughn and K.T. Tunstall.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Carrot Top, and the New Cars.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'Deal Or No Deal', followed by a FRESH'Las Vegas', then a FRESH'Conviction'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Denis Leary and Bob Uecker.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Edward Norton, Izabel Goulart, and Gene Pompa.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson Daly are Tom Green, adventure filmmaker Bruce Parry, and Ben Harper.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by another RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', the '20'20'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Famke Janssen, Jared Leto, and 30 Seconds to Mars.
The WB offers a FRESH'Survival Of The Richest', followed by a FRESH'Reba', then a RERUN'Reba'.
Faux fills the night with the movie 'The School Of Rock'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE Friday Night SmackDown!'.
PLEASE check local PBS listings for a FRESH'NOW With Bill Moyers David Brancaccio', the MOST IMPORTANT program on over-the-air-TV.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Biography' (Michael Landon), and another 'Biography' (Melissa Gilbert).
AMC offers the movie 'The Man In The Iron Mask', followed by movie 'Kindergarten Cop', then the movie 'House'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'As Time Goes By' - Episode 2;
[2:40pm 'Are You Being Served' - Shedding The Load;
[3:20pm 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 4;
[4pm 'My Hero' - A Sporting Chance;
[4:40pm 'My Family' - Ep 12 May The Best Man Win;
[5:20pm] 'My Family' - Ep 13 It's A Window-Filled Life;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Gill Last;
[7pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 12;
[8pm] 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' - Episode 4;
[8:30pm] 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?';
[9pm] 'Creature Comforts' - Episode 8;
[9:40pm] 'Little Britain' - Episode 2;
[10:20pm] 'High Spirits With Shirley Ghostman' - Episode 8;
[11pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Hospital;
[11:40pm] 'The Office' - Episode 5;
[12:20am] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 2;
[1am] 'Creature Comforts' - Episode 8;
[1:40am] 'Little Britain' - Episode 2;
[2:20am] 'High Spirits With Shirley Ghostman' - Episode 8;
[3am] 'Comics Unleashed' - Episode 3;
[3:40am] 'Comics Unleashed' - Episode 4;
[4:20am] 'Comics Unleashed' - Episode 5;
[5am] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 20;
[5:30am] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 21;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has the movie 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure', followed by the movie 'Half Baked', then the movie 'Half Baked', again.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', and a FRESH'Stand Up Nation With Greg Giraldo'.
HBO offers a FRESHReal Time with Bill Maher - scheduled guests include Bradley Whitford, Kim Campbell, and James Gilmore. Plus, via satellite, Gen. Wesley Clark, and Sen. Mel Martinez.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Super Tools', another 'Super Tools', and still another 'Super Tools'.
IFC -
[6AM] The Shipping News;
[8AM] Miami Rhapsody;
[9:45AM] Men With Guns;
[12PM] Joe Gould's Secret;
[1:50PM] Miami Rhapsody;
[3:30PM] Crossover;
[4:20PM] Men With Guns;
[6:30PM] Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane;
[8PM] Short Cuts;
[11:10PM] The Last Seduction;
[1:10AM] The Filth And The Fury;
[3AM] The Last Seduction;
[5AM] Crossover. (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has 'John Doe', 'Stargate SG-1', followed by a FRESH'Doctor Who', and 'Stargate Atlantis'.
Sundance -
[6AM] Silent Running;
[7:30AM] Stealing The Fire;
[9:15AM] Raggedy Man;
[11AM] Purple Hearts;
[12:20PM] The Man In The Moon;
[2PM] Our House: A Very Real Documentary About Kids of Gay and Lesbian Parents;
[3PM] Since Otar Left;
[4:45PM] Le Confessional;
[6:30PM] Kath & Kim: Old;
[7PM] Raggedy Man;
[8:35PM] News for the Church;
[9PM] Slings and Arrows: Episode 5: Steeped in Blood;
[9:50PM] Departure;
[10PM] Carrington;
[12AM] Reconstruction;
[1:30AM] Kika;
[3:30AM] Blonde Dolly;
[5:30AM] Since Otar Left. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Actress Rosie Perez arrives for a special screening of the film Mission Impossible III at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York, May 3, 2006.
Photo by Keith Bedford
After 24 hours and some 11,000 votes - by a long shot Gawker's most popular poll ever - the answer is clear: Stephen Colbert's White House Correspondents' Dinner performance was one of the most patriotic acts you've witnessed of any individual.
Was Stephen Colbert's White House Correspondents' Dinner performance...
"One of the most patriotic acts I've witnessed of any individual," or 87.9% (9701 votes)
Not really that funny? 12.1% (1341 votes)
11042 total votes. results as of 05/04/2006 08:52:19 pm.
Naturally, that 75 percent margin of victory proves - proves, damn it - Colbert's patriotic genius. No chance of a selection bias among Gawker readers. No chance at all.
Director Robert Altman, right foreground, reacts after Meryl Streep gave him a kiss prior to the screening at the Fitzgerald Theater Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in St. Paul, Minn., for the world premiere of the movie 'A Prairie Home Companion' which was filmed in St. Paul last summer. Other cast members include Virginia Madsen, left, Tim Russell, a Minneapolis radio personality who had a bit part, rear center, and Lily Tomlin, right.
Photo by Jim Mone
A publicist for Barry Humphries, who has played the purple-haired Dame Edna since the 1950s, confirmed Wednesday that Humphries had hit photographer Malcolm Ladd.
"Poor Barry, desperate for publicity as usual," read an e-mail statement issued Thursday by publicist Suzie Howie in Dame Edna's name.
"Luckily I wasn't there, but I'm told he didn't deliberately hit the poor photographer but was pushing the camera away and his knuckles accidentally grazed the poor chap's cheeks," Dame Edna's statement said.
"I've never pushed a camera away. The papps (paparazzi) can invade my space whenever they like. I adore them, especially this little chap, because I've always had a weakness for ponytails. Call me old-fashioned. I'm sending Barry off for counseling. He is a rageaholic and a tragic attention seeker."
A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year on Thursday.
Kara Monaco, 23, an aspiring actress from Lakeland, Florida, received a check for $100,000, a car and a sports motorbike from Playboy Enterprises Inc., company founder Hugh Hefner announced at the Playboy Mansion.
Footballers' Wives has been axed after five years of over-the-top goings-on at Earls Park FC.
ITV drama has decided not to commission a sixth series of the infamous show.
Footballers' Wives began life as a cult classic when it was launched on ITV1 in 2001. The show launched the careers of the likes of Zoe Lucker, who played the insatiable superbitch Tanya Turner, and Gary Lucy (Kyle Pascoe).
Brian Park, managing director of Shed Productions, the independent company behind the show, said "Although Footballers' Wives has come to an end in the UK, it goes from strength to strength internationally. It continues to do well on BBC America and we have just signed a deal to take the series into South America which is a natural home for Footballers' Wives."
The likeness of George Lucas is portrayed as a storm trooper doll by Hasbro Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in Los Angeles. Hasbro, maker of 'Star Wars' toys, is paying plastic tribute to Lucas, interpreting him as a limited-edition action figure.
Photo by Reed Saxon
Die-hard Star Wars fans soon can see the original theatrical versions of the first three Star Wars films on DVD.
Even though George Lucas adamantly declared 2004's digitally restored Star Wars Trilogy DVDs the definitive versions of his movies, fans have held out hope for DVDs of the originals.
Their wishes will be granted Sept. 12 when Fox releases new two-disc DVDs ($30 each) of Star Wars (since retitled as Episode IV: A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that include the films as they first appeared in theaters, along with the new, restored versions (now available in the four-disc $70 Star Wars Trilogy).
The individual DVDs will be taken off the market on Dec. 31, a strategy that Disney uses on many of its classic releases.
What do you say about an airline screening system that tends to mistake government employees and U.S. servicemen for foreign terrorists?
Newly released government documents show that even having a high-level security clearance won't keep you off the Transportation Security Administration's Kafkaesque terrorist watch list, where you'll suffer missed flights and bureaucratic nightmares.
According to logs from the TSA's call center from late 2004 -- which black out the names of individuals to protect their privacy -- the watch list has snagged:
A State Department diplomat who protested that "I fly 100,00 miles a year and am tired of getting hassled at Dulles airport -- and airports worldwide -- because my name apparently closely resembles that of a terrorist suspect."
A person with an Energy Department security clearance.
An 82-year-old veteran who says he's never even had a traffic ticket.
A technical director at a science and technology company who has been working with the Pentagon on chemical and biological weapons defense.
A U.S. Navy officer who has been enlisted since 1984.
A high-ranking government employee with a better-than-top-secret clearance who is also a U.S. Army Reserve major.
A Chinese actor from the Taiwan based contemporary legend theatre puts on make up before the opening night of the production of Irish Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett's play 'Waiting for Godot' at the Shanghai Dramatic Art theatre in this April 22, 2006 file photo. Samuel Beckett's play 'Waiting for Godot' has been performed in China before, but never with elements taken from traditional Peking Opera -- including dance, mime, music and song.
"Brokeback Mountain" co-star Randy Quaid has dropped a lawsuit over his compensation for the Academy Award-winning film.
Quaid had sued Focus Features and producers David Linde and James Schamus in March, claiming he was fleeced into working cheaply by the filmmakers' assertion that "Brokeback Mountain" was "a low-budget, art-house film, with no prospect of making any money."
Quaid had been seeking at least $10 million. His publicist, Susan Madore, said Thursday that Quaid decided to drop the lawsuit after his lawyers told him Focus agreed to pay him a bonus, which he wants to split with other principal cast members.
Focus Features denied making any settlement with Quaid.
A handout photo released on May 4, 2006 by the Census of Marine Life (CoML) shows an 'Atlanta peroni', a type of pteropod which was discovered by scientists trawling rarely explored tropical ocean depths. Scientists have found about 10-20 new species of tiny creatures in the depths of the Atlantic in a survey that will gauge whether global warming may harm life in the oceans, an international report said on Thursday.
Photo by Russ Hopcroft
Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website reported.
According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked when the body of a naked man fell out.
The website said that the body of the man had been shipped back from Jamaica 20 years ago by his wife in the barrel of rum in order to avoid the cost and paperwork of an official return.
According to the website, workers said the rum in the 300-liter barrel had a "special taste" so they even decanted a few bottles of the liquor to take home.
In this photo provided by the USGS, a helicopter flies past a new 'slab' rock growth in the crater of Mount St. Helens, Friday, April 28, 2006. If the skies are clear as forecast, volcano watchers who turn out for the reopening of the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Friday, May 5, 2006, may get a view of a hulking slab of molten rock.
Photo by Dan Dzurisin
A portrait by Pablo Picasso of the woman who influenced him in the late 1930s and early 1940s sold for $95.2 million, the second-highest amount ever paid for a painting at auction, the auction house Sotheby's said.
"Dora Maar au chat," which depicts Picasso's mistress, went to an anonymous buyer in the room who was competing with telephone bidders during Wednesday's auction.
Its selling price ranked second only to another Picasso piece, "Garcon a la pipe," which sold at Sotheby's for more than $104 million in May 2004, the auction house said.
In this photo provided by Mississippi State University, a newborn gray fox sits in a shirt pocket Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the university's Wildlife and Fisheries Research and Educational Facility Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Mississippi State, Miss.
Photo by Russ Houston
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