Roger Ebert's Journal: A prayer beneath the Tree of Life
Terrence Malick's new film is a form of prayer. It created within me a spiritual awareness, and made me more alert to the awe of existence. I believe it stands free from conventional theologies, although at its end it has images that will evoke them for some people. It functions to pull us back from the distractions of the moment, and focus us on mystery and gratitude.
Paul Krugman's Blog: Think of the Children (New York Times)
One of the favorite lines of austerians is to claim that they're concerned, above all, with the future prospects of our children. Paul Ryan says it all the time. So a couple of interesting points: …
Connie Schultz: Low Wage, But High Expectations (Creators Syndicate)
Across the country, including here in Ohio, the nursing home industry is flailing against proposed state cuts in Medicaid funding, which it insists will hurt the patients they serve. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., this same industry is arguing that it should be exempt from providing the health care of hourly wage earners who take care of the patients they claim to be fighting for in the states
Jim Hightower: A LITTLE LESS CORPORATE POLITICAL CORRUPTION
[Obama] is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done to our democracy by the Supreme Court's dastardly Citizens United edict, which unleashes unlimited amounts of secret corporate cash to pervert America's elections. Obama's idea is simply to require that those corporations trying to get federal contracts disclose all of their campaign donations for the previous two years, including money they launder through such front groups as the national Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Estrich: The Girl with the Politician Problem (Creators Syndicate)
"I didn't wish to be the girl who had a problem with a politician for the rest of my life." So said Tristane Banon, in explaining why she didn't file charges nine years ago against Socialist politician and current International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Mark Bittman: Imagining Detroit (New York Times)
Detroit was once called the Paris of the West, but at this point it's more reminiscent of Venice. Like Venice, its demise has been imminent for some time, as crucial businesses and huge chunks of the population flee.
Roger Ebert: Review of "EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU" (R; 4 stars; An Overlooked DVD)
Sometimes, when I am very happy, I sing to myself. Sometimes, when they are very happy, so do the characters in ''Everyone Says I Love You,'' Woody Allen's magical new musical comedy. I can't sing. Neither can some of Allen's characters. Why should that stop them?
Roger Ebert: Review of "Bill Cunningham New York" (4 stars)
Here is a movie about a happy and nice man. Bill Cunningham was lucky to find what he loves to do and do it, and win universal affection from all who know him and make a contribution to our lives and times. Doing what he loves is very nearly all he does, except to sleep and eat.
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The Nine-banded Armadillo also serves science through its unusual reproductive system, in which four genetically identical quadruplets are born in each litter. Because they are always genetically identical, the group of four young provides a good subject for scientific, behavioral or medical tests that need consistent biological and genetic makeup in the test subjects. This is the only reliable manifestation of polyembryony in the class mammalia, and only exists within the genus Dasypus and not in all armadillos, as is commonly believed.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
The Nine Banded Armadillo
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Okay, it's the Nine-banded Armadillo who also serves science through its unusual reproductive system, in which four genetically identical quadruplets are born in each litter.
Look, look, he's trained to sit up and beg...
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The Nine-banded Armadillo also serves science through its unusual reproductive system, in which four genetically identical quadruplets are born in each litter. Because they are always genetically identical, the group of four young provides a good subject for scientific, behavioral or medical tests that need consistent biological and genetic makeup in the test subjects.
I wasn't going to participate in the quiz today cuz I'm kinda busy, but this question really intrigued me. I had no idea.
Armadillos are often used in the study of leprosy, since they, along with mangabey monkeys, rabbits and mice (on their footpads), are among the few known non-human animal species that can contract the disease systemically.
Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat, and are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas and Louisiana. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century, leprosy was unknown in the New World. Given that armadillos are native to the New World, at some point they acquired the disease from humans.
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You wanna know who gave Arnold Schwarzenegger Latin fever? We know who: Maria Conchita Alonso. Maria went on Univision gossip staple El Gordo y La Flaca and reminisced about the time she shot Running Man next to the Governator. Conchita says Arnold "didn't know how to kiss" and refers to him as an touchy "octopus."
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'Flashpoint', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The 3rd One', then '48 Hours'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Tracy Morgan, Jake Johannsen, and the Airborne Toxic Event.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Carrie Fisher and Edward Conlon.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'Friday Night Lights', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Kirstie Alley, Erik Rivera, and Il Volo.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Jim Belushi, Jennifer Lawrence, and Fleet Foxes.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson 'The Scab' Daly are Bill Carter, 4th and Forever, and Frank Turner.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN'Shark Tank', followed by 'Primetime: What Would You Do?', then '20/20'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Khloe Kardashian Odom and "Science Bob" Pflugfelder.
The CW offers a FRESH'Supernatural', followed by another FRESH'Supernatural'.
Faux has a FRESH'Kitchen Nightmares', followed by a RERUN'Kitchen Nightmares'.
MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.
AMC offers the movie 'Batman Forever', followed by the movie 'The Matrix Reloaded'.
BBC -
[6:00 AM] BBC World News
[7:00 AM] BBC World News
[8:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - 7 - Barry Manilow, Katherine Jenkins, Ann Widdecombe, Sean Lock
[9:00 AM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep. 4 Moore Place
[10:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 12 The Stolen Earth
[11:00 AM] The X-Files - Ep 20 Humbug
[12:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 4
[1:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 Trobiano's
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 Clubway 41
[3:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 12 Clues
[4:00 PM] The X-Files - Ep 20 Humbug
[5:00 PM] Doctor Who - Ep 13- Journey's End
[6:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 5
[7:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 7
[8:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 12 Clues
[9:00 PM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 7 Alesha
[10:00 PM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 8 Samaritan
[11:00 PM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 5 Buried
[12:00 AM] Law & Order: UK - Ep 6 Paradise
[1:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 10 Midnight
[2:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 11 Turn Left
[3:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 12 The Stolen Earth
[4:00 AM] Doctor Who - Ep 13- Journey's End
[5:00 AM] Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (ALL TIMES EST)
Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'Comedy Central Presents' (Mike Vecchione), another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Louis Katz), and 'Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black'.
FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Double Jeopardy'.
HBO offers a FRESHBill Maher - guests include:
Top-of-show is Amy Chua.
Mid-show is Zach Galifianakis.
Panel: Reza Aslan, Dylan Ratigan, and Gillian Tett.
History has 'Brad Meltzer's Decoded', 'American Pickers', 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'American Restoration', and another 'American Restoration'.
IFC -
[6:00 AM] Walkabout
[8:15 AM] The Namesake
[10:45 AM] Invincible
[1:30 PM] Walkabout
[3:45 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[4:15 PM] Portlandia
[4:45 PM] Onion News Network
[5:15 PM] Daddy and Them
[7:30 PM] 28 Days Later
[10:00 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[10:30 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[11:00 PM] Onion News Network
[11:30 PM] The Making Of: Transformation
[11:35 PM] Near Dark
[1:35 AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[2:05 AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[2:40 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[3:10 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[3:40 AM] The Larry Sanders Show
[4:10 AM] Mr. Show With Bob and David
[4:45 AM] Nosebleed
[4:55 AM] The Making Of: Transformation
[5:00 AM] The Ben Stiller Show
[5:30 AM] Portlandia (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[7:25 AM] Nollywood Babylon
[8:40 AM] Sorry, Thanks
[10:20 AM] Let It Rain
[12:05 PM] Nollywood Babylon
[1:20 PM] Sorry, Thanks
[2:55 PM] Let It Rain
[4:40 PM] Nollywood Babylon
[6:00 PM] ALL ON THE LINE - Julia Alarcon (Episode 8, Season 1)
[7:00 PM] ALL ON THE LINE - Leila Shams (Episode 7, Season 1)
[8:00 PM] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Father Figures (Episode 4, Season 1)
[9:00 PM] ALL ON THE LINE - Julia Alarcon (Episode 8, Season 1)
[10:00 PM] Neal Cassady
[11:30 PM] On The Line
[12:00 AM] Mad Detective
[1:30 AM] SHAMELESS (Episode 11, Season 5)
[2:30 AM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Shines Under Stress (Episode 12, Season 1)
[3:00 AM] THE COMEBACK - Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
[3:30 AM] Neal Cassady
[5:00 AM] Mad Detective (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Star Trek III: The Search For Spock', followed by a FRESH'WWE Steroid SmackDown!', 'Urban Legends', and another 'Urban Legends'.
Actor Malcolm McDowell arrives with actress Christiane Kubrick for the screening of the film "La Piel Que Habito" by director Pedro Almodovar,in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2011.
Photo by Eric Gaillard
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's Current TV cable network has claimed Rupert Murdoch's Italian satellite TV company dropped the network in Italy because it hired liberal politics news anchor Keith Olbermann.
News Corp, which controls Sky Italia, has said its dispute with Current Italy had nothing to with politics and is purely about money. It said Current asked Sky Italia to double the carriage fee.
But Current Executive Vice Chairman Joel Hyatt said on Thursday that Current Italy asked Sky to raise its carriage by 2 euro cents per subscriber -- around 33 percent -- in line with an increase in viewer ratings in 2010.
A former sportscaster for Murdoch's Fox and ESPN, Olbermann often took aim at conservative politicians and had a long-running dispute with News Corp's Fox News.
In February, Murdoch was asked on Fox Business if he would consider employing Olbermann again after his run on Fox between 1998 and 2001.
"No, we fired him once, we don't believe in firing people twice," he said.
Singer Chaka Khan, left, singer Stevie Wonder, center are joined by music producer Benny Medina as she is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Damian Dovarganes
Good news for those who thought their copies of Playboy were gone forever when their moms found them and threw them away.
Playboy launched a Web-based subscription service Thursday called i.Playboy.com that allows viewers to see every single page of every single magazine - from the first issue nearly 60 years ago that featured Marilyn Monroe to the ones hitting the newsstands today.
"They no longer have to store 57 years - 682 issues - of Playboy under their mattress," said Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy's chief content officer.
And for those who have claimed they bought the magazine for the articles, the online service also offers a way to look at the works of such writers as John Updike, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson and Norman Mailer just by typing in their names.
Actress Rosario Dawson for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 64th Cannes international film festival, in Capd'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
Photo by Francois Mori
People magazine is reporting that former half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R-Quitter) son has married.
The magazine says 22-year-old Track Palin married 21-year-old Britta Hanson, his high school sweetheart, recently in a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, not far from the Palins' hometown of Wasilla. The newlyweds plan a larger wedding celebration next winter at Alyeska Ski Resort south of Anchorage when family and friends from out of state can travel north.
Track Palin is an Army reservist. He spent a year deployed in Iraq with the Army. After the commercial fishing season, he plans to take courses at the University of Alaska.
An ex-county prosecutor who handled the Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars celebrity cocaine cases in Las Vegas was hit Thursday with felony gun, drug and conspiracy charges stemming from his arrest with what police said was $40 worth of rock cocaine in a neighborhood east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Former Deputy Clark County District Attorney David Schubert didn't appear in Las Vegas Justice Court for a brief hearing during which his lawyer, William Terry, received a four-count criminal complaint. It added felony gun possession to the drug conspiracy, possession and use charges police sought following Schubert's March 19 arrest. Schubert was suspended shortly after his arrest and then resigned April 1.
The gun charge is the most serious. It stems from the discovery by police of an unlicensed Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun and almost 100 rounds of ammunition in Schubert's car, authorities said. Police Officer Marcus Martin, a department spokesman, said Schubert's firearm permit lapsed in 2003.
Justice of the Peace Janiece Marshall set Schubert's arraignment for Oct. 13.
Actor Sean Penn attends an auction during the amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2011 event in Antibes during the 64th Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2011.
Photo by Yves Herman
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier was booted out of the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday for a bizarre, rambling news conference in which he said he sympathizes with Adolf Hitler.
The comments had ignited shock from the moment they spilled out of the director's mouth, causing Kirsten Dunst, an actress in his film "Melancholia," to lean over and whisper to von Trier, "Oh my God, this is terrible."
Festival President Gilles Jacob said von Trier had been banned from the rest of this year's festival, although he would not elaborate if the filmmaker might be allowed back in the future. It was an unprecedented move by the festival, which in 2000 had bestowed its highest honor on von Trier's earlier film, "Dancer in the Dark."
Von Trier's current film "Melancholia" remains in competition for all Cannes prizes - including the top Palme d'Or award - but if it wins any he will not be allowed to attend Sunday's closing ceremony.
Dick Ebersol, who made NBC the TV home of the Olympics for more than two decades, will watch someone else run the network's coverage of next year's Summer Games.
The powerful TV executive behind shows from "Saturday Night Live" to "Sunday Night Football" resigned Tuesday as head of NBC Sports in a contract dispute with his new bosses at Comcast.
The break was sudden and unexpected: Ebersol had been given a promotion when Comcast took over NBC Universal earlier this year and appeared Monday at a presentation NBC gave to advertisers in New York, tossing footballs from the stage and talking about coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.
Ebersol, who is married to actress Susan Saint James, survived a plane crash that killed their teenage son in 2004.
He has had a profound effect on what the nation has watched on television since the 1970s - and his exit could portend big changes in the TV landscape in the next decade.
Director Pedro Almodovar (C, waving) poses with cast members (L-R) Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Antonio Banderas and fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier on the red carpet for the screening of the film "La Piel Que Habito", in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2011
Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier
Katie Couric signed off as "CBS Evening News" anchor for the last time on Thursday, thanking viewers for "coming along with me on this incredible journey."
The first woman chosen to solely anchor a network evening newscast left on a high note, interviewing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and leading the broadcast with an exclusive "60 Minutes" investigation on new doping accusations against cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Her next destination is likely to be ABC, where she has talked with executives about doing a daytime talk show and some work at the news division. But she has made no announcement about her future plans.
Scott Pelley will replace her as the regular anchor, starting June 6.
A well-known Los Angeles television producer and environmental activist has been appointed to the California Coastal Commission, the agency that regulates development along the state's 1,100 miles of coastline.
Dayna Bochco and her husband Steven Bochco run a production company, which has produced such famed shows such as "LA Law" and "Hill Street Blues." She has also been involved with the Heal the Bay organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Dayna Bochco will replace Sara Wan, who has served on the commission for 15 years.
The 12-member panel is selected by the governor, the state Senate Rules Committee and the speaker of the Assembly and is made up of six elected officials and six members of the public.
Jake Gyllenhaal's lawyers are scouring the Internet, attempting to eradicate a picture of the actor that shows him stretching in his tighty-whitey underwear.
The letter was sent to a few websites, including Queerty.com and Buzzfeed.com. Gyllenhaal's lawyers claim that "as anybody could tell from a cursory examination, this is a fake picture, in which our client's head has been pasted on the body of another person."
Gyllenhaal's pose in the photo is said to resemble an album cover pose of singer Grace Jones. The photo might be a nuisance to Gyllenhaal, but the legal campaign seems to have backfired. "We're keeping the photo up, since it hasn't been proven fake and because their letter bumped it from 'funny and cute' to 'actually newsworthy,'" reports Queerty.com.
Indeed. Gyllenhaal's lawyers allege the photo violates the actor's legal rights by "portraying him in a false light, violating his right of publicity and constituting a false designation of origin in violation of the Lanham Act."
Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox announced Thursday that James Cameron's Oscar-winning film will be re-released April 6 next year.
It will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail on April 10.
"Titanic" was released in 1997 and won 11 Academy Awards and grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. That gross is second only to Cameron's "Avatar."
Gentoo penguins leap out of the water in their enclosure during a media presentation at the Sea Life London Aquarium May 18, 2011. The gentoo penguins which are native to Antartica, were acquired from Edinburgh Zoo and are a new attraction at the aquarium.
Photo by Andrew Winning
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