Just wanted to keep you informed on an event I
attended last Saturday-the 27th Annual Mooning of
Amtrak. In 1979 one guy at the Mugs Away Saloon
offered to buy a drink for anyone who would cross the
street and moon the train. It has now become a
tradition on the second Saturday of July, a couple
blocks from my house.
Thousands of people camp out in RV's the night before,
live bands perform, entire families teach their
children the fine art of mooning, and souvenir stands
do big business.
Jim Hightower: A POLITICAL MORALITY TALE (jimhightower.com)
Interestingly, the exposé of Vitter is a body blow to Rudy Giuliani, the presidential contender. Rudy, who maintained a mistress while mayor of New York and is now on marriage number three, had chosen the senator as his southern campaign chairman, hoping that Vitter would be his ambassador to family-values Republican voters in the region.
Jim Sullivan: Mr. Butch, He Dead (thephoenix.com)
For decades, local legend Mr. Butch (1951-2007) haunted Kenmore Square and Allston -- he looked scary and smelled rank ... and he was one of the most popular guys in town.
The fall guy (arts.guardian.co.uk)
Marlon Brando died in every single film he made in the 1970s. When he wasn't dying, he was getting his face smashed in. Why so hard on yourself, Marlon, asks Joe Queenan.
Sue Carter Flinn: Porn it Yourself (thecoast.ca) By * The Coast
April Showers's recreation of 1 Night in Paris captures the spirit of Artfully Obscene's evening of amateur porn. "It's a party atmosphere," says curator Thom Fitzgerald. "Watch a dirty movie and have a beer. Laugh or make out if you want to."
Jim Hightower: REPRESENTING THE REAL AMERICA (jimhightower.com)
Did you get your $4,400 raise this year? Are you even keeping up with inflation? Are you pulling in $170,000 a year? If you answered "no" to any of the above, guess what, Buckos? You're not in congress.
Paul Krugman: U.S. Getting Lost In Slow Lane On The Internet Highway (theday.com)
The numbers are startling. As recently as 2001, the percentage of the population with high-speed access in Japan and Germany was only half that in the United States. In France it was less than a quarter. By the end of 2006, however, all three countries had more broadband subscribers per 100 people than we did.
David Bruce: Wise Up! Money (athensnews.com)
* In his Foreword to "Portrait of Mr. B," Peter Martins writes about George Balanchine's concern for not wasting energy (and money). One would think that the life of a world-famous choreographer is glamorous, but one of the things that Mr. B would do at the end of the day was to make sure that the lights of the main rehearsal hall were out and that the lights of the offices were out. Mr. B explained, "Con Ed is very expensive. If I don't turn off, lights will be on all night. Do you know how much you save if you turn lights off? Millions!"
Russell Baker Goodbye to Newspapers? (nybooks.com)
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. It has lost too much public respect. Courts that once treated it like a sleeping tiger now taunt it with insolent subpoenas and put in jail reporters who refuse to play ball with prosecutors. It is abused relentlessly on talk radio and in Internet blogs. It is easily bullied into acquiescing in the designs of a presidential propaganda machine determined to dominate the news.
Jim Hightower: BUSH'S NUMBERS (jimhightower.com)
The latest polling data brings some good news for George W! While it's true that Bush's public approval rating has hit a new low, tumbling to only 29 percent, the good news is that at least he ranks ahead of Dick Cheney. Poor ol' "Buckshot" - who recently declared himself to be the fourth branch of government - is now down to a mere 13 percent of the people who have a favorable impression of him.
Five Minutes With: Mark Green (campusprogress.org)
Clearly at Air America we are fair and unbalanced. We are an honest version of Fox. Fox is of course unfair and unbalanced, but they won't admit it. We are fair because we are fact-based, not faith-based. But we're strong progressives, and why hide it?
Annalee Newitz: Images of the Future
Every generation dreams they'll be the first to cheat death. But too many of our other dreams are likely to spell the end of humanity.
Diether H. Haenicke: Helicopter Parents - Stop Hovering! (irascibleprofessor.com)
... recently something has changed. A student makes an appointment and then walks in, accompanied by his mother. The mother does all the talking. She tells me that Johnny has a problem with his Japanese teacher who is a strict grader, emphasizes writing over speaking, and is too meticulous with deadlines for class work. Johnny sits by silently, listening to his mother making his case. Johnny is 22 years old.
Dick Polman: The American Debate | Democrats' rare chance to go for gut (philly.com)
Consider this hypothetical: A Democratic president is forced to take action after terrorists attack New York and Washington. It's clear that the terrorists' sponsors are based in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But within 18 months, this Democrat decides to invade a country that had nothing to do with the attack. In the next four years, he spends half a trillion dollars, sucking America deeper into a quagmire, stretching the military to the breaking point - while in Pakistan, the culprits remain free. Indeed, U.S. intelligence officials warn that the evildoer group in Pakistan has "regenerated key elements of its Homeland attack capability." Imagine it's the eve of a national election. Any question how the GOP would respond?
Jim Hightower: SUBSIDIZING THE CORPORATE FAMILY (jimhightower.com)
There are family values... and then there are family values. For example, what's the value of a private jet to make a family trip to the Caribbean? Or of special spa treatments or other perks for the whole family? All you have to do to receive these values is to be a privileged family member of a major corporate CEO.
See the Movie, Start the Revolution ...a letter from Michael Moore (michaelmoore.com)
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to see the impact a movie can have. For all of you who have written me to ask, "What can I do," well, read more about what others have done, and then try these simple steps: 1. Call or write you member of Congress right now (I'll wait) and tell him or her that you insist they become a co-sponsor of H.R. 676 -- "The United States National Health Insurance Act."
The United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676 ("Expanded & Improved Medicare For All")
In 2003, Rep. Conyers first introduced HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act. Under HR 676, Medicare would be extended and improved so that all individuals residing in the United States would receive high quality and affordable health care services. They would receive all medically necessary services by the physicians of their choice, with no restrictions on what providers they could visit. If implemented, the United States National Health Insurance Act would cover primary care, dental, mental health, prescription drugs, and long term care.
TAYLOR DINERMAN: Robert A. Heinlein's Legacy (opinionjournal.com)
Robert A. Heinlein, who died in 1988, lived a life inspired by two great loves. One was America and its promise of freedom. As one of his characters put it: "Your country has a system free enough to let heroes work at their trade. It should last a long time--unless its looseness is destroyed from the inside." And he loved and admired women--not just his wife, Virginia, who provided the model for the many strong-minded and highly competent females who populate his stories, but all of womankind. "Some people disparage the female form divine, sex is too good for them; they should have been oysters."
zEN mAN (observing Pervez Musharraf who with the help of the military siezed power in Pakistan and has been harboring Osama Bin Laden and allowing Al Qaeda to rebuild their strength)
I was feeling depressed by the ongoing political debacle in our Country…..while the Pretender to the Throne stubbornly sticks to his suicidal mission in Iraq and the Congress acts like they've had their weapons taken away….and the citizens of the United States act like they're asleep……I turn on the Western Channel…..
It's been a strange time in the small town of North Fork…it seems like there's a new Sheriff named Judson (Lawrence Dobkin) who, while most of the townsfolk were distracted by a local sheep fair and the rest were treated to copious amounts of liquor, the election for new sheriff was stolen (sound familiar?). Judson makes a criminal named Barrett (James Best) his deputy and keeps the former long standing marshall Micah Torrance (Paul Fix) drunk on Whiskey.
When Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) and his son Mark (Johnny Crawford) comes back to town after being away for 3 weeks and find the new boss and it looks like he wants to take everyone's weapons away….including McCain's famous rifle……but Lucas and Mark smell a rat……
It doesn't take too long to figure out that Judson and Barrett are criminals posing as lawmen and they aim to rob the town before they're done. And you know there's going to be ….
A SHOWDOWN AT SUNSET!
It looks like Micah and Barrett are gonna shoot it out on main street…but Lucas McCain knows it's a setup so he grabs his famous repeater rifle to even up the odds…..
In the end, the good guys get rid of the bad guys with bullets not ballots……and Lucas recites the Moral of the story…..
"WHEN YOU SADDLE YOURSELF WITH A FOOL….
YOU DESERVE WHATEVER YOU GET!"
Damn ain't that sooooo true !
Purple Gene recommends that all Republicans watch "The Rifleman" to help them realize what a crook they've saddled themselves to!
Running later than usual - more trip stuff eventually.
Tonight, Friday:
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Ghost Whisperer', followed by a RERUN'Jericho', then a RERUN'NUMB3RS'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Anne Hathaway, Jim Gaffigan, and Buffalo Tom.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are James Denton, Amber Stevens, and the Cribs.
NBC starts the night with a RERUN'1 Vs. 100', followed by a RERUN'Las Vegas', then a RERUN'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Kevin James, Arctic swimmer Lewis Pugh, and Katharine McPhee.
On a RERUNConan (from 3/21/07) are Don Cheadle, Neil Patrick Harris, and Shane Mauss.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson Daly are Andy Dick and Silversun Pickups.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Set For Life', followed by a RECYCLED'Greek', then '20/20'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 7/11/07) are Nick Lachey, Reggie Bush, and Rich Boy.
The CW fills the night with a FRESH'WWE Friday Night SmackDown!'.
Faux fills the night with the movie 'Austin Powers In Goldmember'.
MY has here has LIVE'MLB Baseball', with the Tigers visiting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim California Angels.
PLEASE check local PBS listings for a FRESH'Bill Moyers Journal', and a FRESH'NOW With Bill Moyers David Brancaccio'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', another 'CSI: The 2nd One', still another 'CSI: The 2nd One', and 'Intervention'.
AMC offers 'Mad Men', followed by the movie 'The Dirty Dozen', then the movie 'Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Daily Cooks! - Episode 13;
[12:30 PM] Rick Stein's Food Heroes - Episode 4;
[1:00 PM] The Naked Chef - Ep 1 Moving House;
[1:30 PM] Beyond Boiling Point - Episode 5;
[2:00 PM] The Weakest Link - Episode 3;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 2;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 3;
[4:00 PM] Changing Rooms - Episode 9;
[4:30 PM] Changing Rooms - Episode 10;
[5:00 PM] Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 4;
[5:30 PM] Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 5;
[6:00 PM] My Family - Ep 8 The Mouthtrap;
[6:30 PM] My Family - Ep 9 While You Weren't Sleeping;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News;
[7:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 5;
[8:00 PM] The Gil Mayo Mysteries - Episode 7;
[9:00 PM] The Gil Mayo Mysteries - Episode 8;
[10:00 PM] Hollyoaks - Episode 39;
[10:30 PM] Hollyoaks - Episode 40;
[11:00 PM] The Gil Mayo Mysteries - Episode 7;
[12:00 AM] The Gil Mayo Mysteries - Episode 8;
[1:00 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 39;
[1:30 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 40;
[2:00 AM] The Weakest Link - Episode 4;
[3:00 AM] Changing Rooms - Episode 9;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Episode 10;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 27 Carmarthen 28;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 28 Newark 37;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 3;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 4;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has the movie 'The Godfather Saga', followed by the movie 'The Godfather Saga', again.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Chappelle's Show', another 'Chappelle's Show', and 'Demetri Martin'.
FX has the movie 'Changing Lanes', followed by the movie 'Ray'.
History has 'Survival Technology', 'Human Weapon', 'Dogfights', and a FRESH'Human Weapon'.
IFC -
[06:50 AM] Punk: Attitude;
[08:25 AM] The Sweet Hereafter;
[10:25 AM] The Eye;
[12:05 PM] George Washington;
[01:40 PM] Media Lab Shorts Uploaded;
[02:10 PM] Punk: Attitude;
[03:45 PM] The Sweet Hereafter;
[05:45 PM] The Eye;
[07:25 PM] Grand Theft Parsons;
[09:00 PM] Broken Lizard's Club Dread;
[10:50 PM] IFC News Special;
[11:00 PM] The Henry Rollins Show #315: Christopher Walken/Shane Macgowan;
[11:30 PM] Samurai 7 Episode #5: The Drifter;
[12:00 AM] Ed Gein;
[01:30 AM] Coffin Joe: This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse;
[03:30 AM] Ed Gein;
[05:25 AM] The Henry Rollins Show #315: Christopher Walken/Shane Macgowan;
[05:55 AM] Samurai 7 Episode #5: The Drifter. (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has 'Stargate SG-1', 'Wolf Lake', followed by a FRESH'Doctor Who', and a FRESH'Painkiller Jane'.
Sundance -
[06:00 AM] The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid;
[06:00 AM] Omagh;
[08:00 AM] Assisted Living;
[09:00 AM] Being Bad;
[10:00 AM] Episode 2;
[10:00 AM] Bhopal: The Search for Justice;
[11:00 AM] Fridays at the Farm;
[11:00 AM] Episode 2;
[12:00 PM] Alice et Martin;
[02:00 PM] Omagh;
[04:00 PM] September 30, 1955;
[06:00 PM] Flower & Garnet;
[07:00 PM] Buried in the Backyard;
[08:00 PM] Assisted Living;
[09:00 PM] Being Bad;
[10:00 PM] Cape Fear ('91);
[12:00 AM] Play It As It Lays;
[01:00 AM] Get the Picture;
[02:00 AM] Dr. John, Leann Rimes & Massive Attack;
[03:00 AM] Mail Order Wife;
[04:00 AM] Alice et Martin. (ALL TIMES EDT)
British musician Elvis Costello performs on stage, at the Blue Balls music festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, late Wednesday, July 25, 2007.
Photo by Sigi Tischler
Don Cheadle has become known as one of Hollywood's more socially active stars since his Oscar-nominated role in 2004's "Hotel Rwanda."
His new film, "Talk to Me," about a 1960s radio disc jockey and social activist, debuted in major U.S. cities on July 13 and expands nationwide in coming weeks.
Cheadle, 42, spoke to Reuters about being an African American actor in Hollywood and using his stardom to promote social causes:
Jeffrey Lee is not interested in the soaring price of uranium, which could make him one of the world's richest men.
"This is my country. Look, it's beautiful and I fear somebody will disturb it," he says, waving his arm across a view of rocky land surrounded by Kakadu National Park, where the French energy giant Areva wants to extract 14,000 tonnes of uranium worth more than $5 billion.
Mr Lee, the shy 36-year-old sole member of the Djok clan and the senior custodian of the Koongarra uranium deposit, has decided never to allow the ecologically sensitive land to be mined.
Mr Lee said he thought long and hard about speaking publicly for the first time about why he wants to see the land incorporated into the World Heritage-listed national park, where, he said, "it will be protected and safe forever".
When Matt Damon and pal Ben Affleck were struggling actors, they lived in a modest apartment near Hollywood Boulevard. Damon said he used to look at the stars on the boulevard sidewalk and dreamed of seeing his name on one of them someday. So when it came time to receive one Wednesday, Damon reacted with disbelief.
"A few times in my life I've had these experiences that are just kind of too big to process and this looks like it's going to be one of those times," Damon said during a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony attended by his wife, mother and a throng of screaming fans.
Damon, 36, won a screenwriting Oscar with Affleck in 1998 for "Good Will Hunting." He has also starred in "The Departed," "The Good Shepherd" and the "Ocean's Eleven" franchise. He stars as the amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Identity" and its two sequels.
Beyonce Knowles made a dramatic misstep when she fell face-first down a flight of stairs during a concert. Ever the stage professional, she got right up and continued her performance as if nothing had happened.
The 25-year-old singer - flipping her hair dramatically and wearing a long red trench coat and high heels - was performing her song "Ring the Alarm" during a concert Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., when she tripped and stumbled down several stairs.
Knowles quickly regained her footing, reclaimed her microphone and went on with the show.
Amateur videos of the tumble had nearly 900,000 hits on the YouTube.com Web site Thursday morning. Posting of the videos began Wednesday.
Not enough is being done to let American consumers know that soon they will be unable to watch their favorite shows on their old television sets because they can't receive the new digital signals, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday.
U.S. television stations are required to switch to digital only broadcasts by February 17, 2009. People who do not own digital sets will need to buy a converter box or subscribe to digital or satellite cable to be able to watch television.
Coupons worth $40 toward the purchase of a converter box will be available to people with traditional broadcast televisions starting in January, John Kneuer, assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, an agency of the Commerce Department said.
Industry experts estimate the cost of a converter box could range from $50 to $60. The coupons will be available from the NTIA by request and eligible homes can obtain up to two.
Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock star.
May arrived on the island of La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands several days ago to conduct astronomical observations in support of his thesis, according to a statement by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.
His thesis, "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud," is the last component of his PhD studies, and May expected to complete his work on Wednesday.
After submitting his thesis at Imperial College, London, he will have to wait until university assessors approve his work to be granted his PhD next year.
Scott Kaufmann comes dressed as Star Wars character BoBa Fett as he arrives at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California July 26, 2007. The largest comic book and pop culture event in North America continues for the next four days.
Photo by Mike Blake
Joni Mitchell is following the lead of Paul McCartney in joining with the coffee giant Starbucks to release her comeback album.
Hear Music, a record label formed in partnership with Starbucks Corp. and the Concord Music Group, said Wednesday that Mitchell is its second signing. "Shine," her first album of new compositions since 1998, will be released on Sept. 25.
Mitchell wrote nine of the 10 songs on "Shine," the exception being an adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling poem "If."
Mindy McCready was in jail Thursday, accused of violating probation on a 2004 drug charge after a scuffle with her mother and authorities in Florida.
The 31-year-old country singer was taken into custody Wednesday at Nashville International Airport and booked into the Williamson County jail just south of Nashville.
McCready was on probation after receiving a suspended three-year sentence for obtaining the painkiller OxyContin at a pharmacy in 2004 by getting a prescription in another person's name.
The Bush administration may be taking some hits lately in the polls, but that doesn't mean it's going to let down its sartorial standards.
So signs have popped up at various White House entrances -- including the press entrance and the staff and visitors' entrance at the southwest gate -- along with e-mails to staff members, to remind everyone, particularly tour groups, that, even in these times of sinking poll numbers, proper attire is to be maintained.
The e-mail reminder was all in capital letters. It advised that there would be no jeans, sneakers, shorts, miniskirts, T-shirts, tank tops and -- with boldface added -- "NO FLIP FLOPS."
These prohibitions would be in force "regardless of weather conditions."
Newscaster Paula Zahn will leave CNN next month after nearly six years at the cable network to make way for a new prime-time program hosted by freshly hired former NBC News correspondent Campbell Brown.
The departure of Zahn, 51, who first appeared on CNN on September 11, 2001, was confirmed by CNN-U.S. President Jon Klein on Tuesday, a day after he announced the hiring of Campbell, while refusing to say whose time slot she would be given.
Zahn's exit was not unexpected. Her show, "Paula Zahn Now," has struggled in the ratings behind not only Bill O'Reilly on the Fox News Channel, but also MSGOP's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "Nancy Grace" on CNN Headline News.
In an e-mail circulated to CNN staff and later the media at large, Klein said the last "Paula Zahn Now" telecast would air on August 2.
A performer of the troupe Muscle Musical dances during a performance of "Matsuri" in Tokyo July 20, 2007. "Matsuri" features dance and acrobatic performances inspired by summer festivals and performed by athletes from sports such as gymnastics, karate and synchronized swimming.
Photo by Michael Caronna
A planned Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire aims to promote gun ownership in America by letting supporters fire powerful military-style weapons -- from Uzi submachine guns to M-16 rifles.
The Manchester Republican Committee is inviting party members and their families to a "Machine Gun Shoot" where, for $25, supporters can spend a day trying out automatic weapons, said organizer Jerry Thibodeau.
Thibodeau said he invited all the Republican candidates in the 2008 presidential race to the event at Pelham Fish and Game Club outside of Manchester, the state's largest city, but he said they declined. He said all shooters would undergo training.
An Arizona man who allegedly demanded more than $1 million not to publish Tom Cruise's stolen wedding photographs has been arrested, the actor's lawyer said Thursday.
David Hans Schmidt, known for brokering deals involving compromising celebrity photos and videos, approached Cruise's representatives about six weeks ago with photos from the actor's Italian wedding last year to Katie Holmes, attorney Bertram Fields said. The FBI was contacted.
Schmidt, 47, was arrested by federal agents Tuesday, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller, but she said the criminal complaint charging him was under seal in federal court and she refused to comment.
A man admires a marble statue of Aphrodite, known as the Velvedere Venus, on display at the Praxiteles exhibition in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens July 26, 2007. The exhibition which opened this week gives a rare glimpse into the life of the celebrated 4th century BC sculptor Praxiteles, gathering the few originals and many Roman copies of his work from museums all over Greece and around the world.
Photo by Yiorgos Karahalis
The Walt Disney Co. will eliminate smoking from all its films released under its label and will discourage smoking in films released under its Touchstone and Miramax brands, the company said Wednesday.
Disney chief executive Robert Iger made the pledge in a letter to U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, chairman of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, who last month held a hearing in Washington, D.C., on the topic.
Iger also said that a public service announcement will be included on any DVD of a film that includes smoking and that the company would encourage theater owners to show an anti-smoking message before screening films that depict characters lighting up.
Britney Spears sat back and watched as her Yorkshire terrier puppy pooped on a $6,700 designer gown at a photo shoot for OK! magazine. "I wasn't in the room but I was there to hear the upset shrieks of the stylist," editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday.
"Her assistant dealt with it in the end, after being asked to take care of it. They had to be asked to clear it up."
Spears also wiped grease on a designer dress, treating it like "a napkin," took frequent trips to the bathroom - leaving the door open - and complained that the high-end clothing put together for the July 19 fashion shoot weren't sexy, short or tight enough, the magazine said.
After about three hours, the 25-year-old singer bolted, walking away with more than $14,000 of borrowed apparel, Ivens said.
Sadhus, or Hindu holy men perform Yoga after taking a dip in Sangam, the confluence of three rivers, the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 21, 2007.
Photo by Jitendra Prakash
Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a giant picture of Homer Simpson that has been painted next to the Cerne Abbas Giant, their famous fertility symbol.
The image of the Simpsons character, which is 180ft (55 metres) tall, appeared next to the giant as part of a publicity stunt to promote The Simpsons Movie, which is due to be released this month.
The 17th-century chalk outline of the naked, aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality. Many couples also believe that the Giant, which is carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is an aid to fertility.
The Simpsons figure, brandishing a doughnut, has been painted with water-based biodegradable paint that will wash away with rain. However, Ann Bryn-Evans, joint Wessex district manager for the Pagan Federation, said: "It's very disrespectful and not at all aesthetically pleasing. We'll be doing some rain magic to bring the rain and wash it away."
Publisher American Media Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop printing the Weekly World News, which for 28 years gleefully chronicled the exploits of alien babies, animal-human hybrids and dead celebrities.
The company said in a brief statement it would end the print version of the tabloid newspaper next month but would maintain the online version.
American Media is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, and is best known as the publisher of the National Enquirer. The company announced last month it was exploring the sale of five of its 16 magazines as part of a strategy to focus on celebrity weeklies and lifestyle magazines.
The Weekly World News, which boasted it was "The World's Only Reliable Newspaper," reveled in shocking and almost always exclusive reports about extra-terrestrials, ghosts, scoundrels and scientific discoveries, such as the cure for lovesickness found on the walls of an ancient Mexican monument.
A red milkweed beetle clings to a milkweed leaf in Great Falls, Mont., Wednesday, July 25, 2007. The beetle is one of the few insects that can safely feed on the milkweed plant.
Photo by Robin Loznak
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