• Bill Peet, author and illustrator of children’s picture-books, worked many years for Walt Disney. He started out as an in-betweener — an artist who created the in-between drawings that resulted in a cartoon Donald Duck getting from one position to another — for example, lifting his arm in the air. However, he wanted to move up in the organization, so when the Disney artists were asked to create fantastic monsters for Pinocchio, he figured here was his chance, and so he drew many fantastic monsters and handed them in. Unfortunately, soon afterward another batch of Donald Duck in-between drawings were needed, and he went berserk, shouting, “NO MORE DUCKS! NO MORE LOUSY DUCKS!” — then he stalked out of his office. Later, he realized that he had left his jacket in his office, and the next morning he returned to pick it up. On his drawing table, he found an envelope waiting for him. Of course, he thought that it was a pink slip firing him; however, he discovered instead that the Disney company had liked his monster drawings, given him a bonus, and wanted him to quit creating in-betweens and instead report to the Story Department for Pinocchio.
• As a young artist, Leonardo da Vinci painted a wooden shield for his father, Piero da Vinci. He went all out. After deciding to paint a fearsome creature on the shield, he dissected such animals as bats, crickets, insects, lizards, and snakes. He then used his knowledge of the parts of these animals to imaginatively create a monster that spit fire. Piero was impressed with the shield. He had intended to give it away as a gift, but after seeing it he gave his friend another, inexpensive shield — and he sold the shield that Leonardo had painted. As a young man, Leonardo had some notable skills. For example, he created stinkballs out of decomposing animal parts and fish guts. To entertain people, he used to create colorful flames by throwing red wine into a small container of boiling oil. Leonardo used his brain throughout his life and looked down on those who did not. He wrote, “How many people there are who could be described as mere channels for food.” He wrote that such people produce “nothing but full privies.”
• When he was still very young, Jerry Butler’s grandmother Artise (whom he called Grand Mo Lu) got him his first paying job as an artist. He had drawn a picture of Jesus, and she showed it to the people at the Baptist church they attended. They liked the drawing well enough to pay him to create a religious mural on the back of their baptismal pool. To pay for the mural, they took up a collection that netted him the seemingly astronomical sum of $140. Other religious people saw the mural, and they asked him to paint murals at their churches, too, paying him with what they took up in collections. In his 1998 book, A Drawing in the Sand: A Story of African American Art, Mr. Butler wrote that a couple of those murals still exist, but if he could, he would destroy them because his ability as an artist has grown so much since then.
Beetle Bailey is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker, published since September 4, 1950. It is set on a fictional United States Army post. In the years just before Walker's death in 2018 (at age 94), it was among the oldest comic strips still being produced by its original creator. Over the years, Mort Walker had been assisted by (among others) Jerry Dumas, Bob Gustafson, Frank Johnson and Walker's sons, Neal, Brian and Greg Walker, who are continuing the strip after his death.
Beetle Bailey is unusual in having one of the largest and most varied permanent casts of any comic strip. While many of the older characters are rarely seen, almost none have been completely retired.
Private Carl James "Beetle" Bailey—the main character and strip's namesake, a feckless, shirking, perpetual goof-off and straggler known for his chronic laziness and generally insubordinate attitude. Slack, hapless, lanky and freckled, Beetle's eyes are always concealed, whether by headgear or, in the rare instance of not wearing any (e.g., in the shower), by his hair. In early strips, it was revealed that he is the brother of Lois Flagston (from the Hi and Lois comic strip, which Mort Walker wrote, and Dik Browne drew). Beetle is a member of "Kilo Company" 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment (United States), 13th Division {fictional}. Beetle's and Lois's grandmother came from Dublin, Ireland. He has an enforced chef's palate from being forced to taste Cookie's questionable preparations.
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Billy in Cypress U. $. A. was first, and correct, with:
Beetle Bailey a smarter version of Gomer Pyle.
Alan J answered:
Beetle Bailey.
Randall wrote:
beetle bailey
mj said:
It hasn't changed much since I was a kid
Beetle Bailey.
Stephen F responded:
Beetle Bailey
Dave replied:
Beetle Bailey. I read it daily during the 1960’s and early 1970’s but haven’t paid it any mind the last 40 odd years. I guess it is still published even after Mort Walker’s 2018 death. It was set on an army base but during the Vietnam War Beetle Bailey and his fellow soldiers never seemed to get posted to the war zone, and in fact seem to be stuck in basic training limbo. Beetle was a somewhat lazy insubordinate soldier who was regularly chastised, punished, and often beaten up by non-commissioned officer Sergeant Snorkle. Other characters that were regulars were the incompetent and lecherous base commander General Halftrack, his attractive secretary Miss Buxley, Cookie Jowls, Private Killer, Private Zero, and Private Plato.
This has me reflecting on the many spellings that are pronounced “Beetle” around here:
1) Beetle the bug.
2) The Beatles the band.
3) Beadle Lake a local body of water.
Mark. wrote:
He's the title character in Mort Walker's "Beetle Bailey."
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
That is Beetle Bailey
Cal in Vermont wrote:
Coleoptera Bailey.
David of Moon Valley said:
i know this one...
…the comics were my favorite section, and still are, in the newspaper…that one’d be Beetle Bailey….
Harry M. answered:
Beetle Bailey
Micki replied:
Beetle Bailey.
John I from Hawai`i says,
Beetle Bailey
Kenn B responded:
Beetle Bailey
Deborah, the Master Gardener wrote:
Oh, it’s Beetle Bailey! Now I really miss reading the comics pages in our local papers — Dick Tracy, Gordo, Dondi, Peanuts, Beetle Bailey — nice to visit memory lane.
The smoke is still super-thick, ash continues to drift like fine gray snow, but we didn’t have to evacuate — still ready to go in 5 minutes, however — but perhaps the immediate danger has passed. We know a number of people who lost everything, and Cal Fire and our local fire chief admitted that the fire went out of control Tuesday/Wednesday due to lack of resources. Whatever resources they have saved some neighborhoods, but at the expense of our friends’ homes in the country. It compounds the tragedy to know that they could’ve been spared.
OTOH, Kamala — “there is no vaccination against racism” — oh, yeah!
Jacqueline said:
Beetle Bailey
Daniel in The City answered:
Beetle Bailey
Dave in Tucson replied:
The cartoon strip named after it's main character: Beetle Bailey. It was always a mystery as to what was under Beetle's cap, Mad Magazine uncovered it:
Rosemary in Columbus responded:
Beetle Bailey
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame wrote:
Yesterday was a lesson in reading the question more carefully. I overlooked the part about some of the song being in French, so it couldn't have been Up, Up and Away. Duh!
Today is a different story, I knew the answer was "Beetle Bailey" without looking it up! I remember enjoying that comic strip in the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times in my youth.
Joe ( -- Vote Blue, No Matter Who -- ) said:
That would be Beetle Bailey, loved that strip.
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“Robert Childs wrote his first song when he was about 10. He founded SCALA (Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association) in 1987. He was awarded an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for his services to music in 2004 and was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame in 2019.”
“The band features Robert Childs (vocal, guitar) plus ‘The SongCatchers’ — Adrian Miller (keyboard) and Clayton Werner (bass guitar).”
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'MacGyver', followed by a RERUN'Magnum FU', then a RERUN'Blue Bloods'.
On a RERUNStephen Colbert (from 6/17/20) are Sen. Kamala Harris, and Milky Chance & Jack Johnson.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 6/22/20) are Lena Waithe and Raleigh Ritchie.
NBC starts the night with a RERUN'America's Got Talent', followed by 'Dateline'.
On a RERUNJimmy Fallon (from 8/6/20) are Matthew McConaughey and Jaden Smith.
On a RERUNSeth Meyers (from 8/12/20) are Jeff Goldblum, Annie Murphy, and Sam Jay.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 3/3/20) are Natalya Neidhart, and Paige & Alexa Bliss.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN'Shark Tank', followed by '20/20'.
On a couple of RERUNsJimmy Kimmel (from 8/13/20), with guest host Rob Lowe, are Ramy Youssef and Dawes AND (from 8/12/20), also with guest host Rob Lowe, is Danny DeVito.
The CW offers a RERUN'Masters Of Illusion', followed by another RERUN'Masters Of Illusion', then a FRESH'Being Reuben', followed by another FRESH'Being Reuben'.
Faux fills the night with a FRESH'WWE Friday Night SmackDown'.
MY recycles an old recycles an old 'CSI: Miami', followed by another old 'CSI: Miami'.
A&E has 'Live Rescue', followed by a FRESH'Live Rescue: Rewind', and 'Live Rescue'.
AMC offers the movie 'Indpendence Day', followed by the movie 'Independence Day', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - The Sons of Mogh
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Bar Association
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Accession
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Rules of Engagement
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Hard Time
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - Shattered Mirror
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Lessons
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Frame of Mind
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Suspicions
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Rightful Heir
[4:00PM] THE GREEN MILE
[8:00PM] TOTAL RECALL
[10:30PM] TOTAL RECALL
[1:00AM] TOTAL RECALL
[3:30AM] TOTAL RECALL (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has 'Below Deck Mediterranean', followed by the movie 'Legally Blonde', then the movie 'Legally Blonde', again.
IFC -
[6:00A] Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet - Experiment 1205: Killer Fish
[7:45A] Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The Girl in Gold Boots
[10:00A] White House Down
[1:00P] The Matrix
[4:00P] The Matrix Reloaded
[7:00P] The Matrix Revolutions
[10:00P] The Matrix
[1:00A] The Matrix Reloaded
[4:00A] The Matrix Revolutions (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:00am] perry mason
[7:00am] perry mason
[8:00am] perry mason
[9:00am] the andy griffith show
[9:30am] the andy griffith show
[10:00am] the andy griffith show
[10:30am] the andy griffith show
[11:00am] the andy griffith show
[11:30am] the andy griffith show
[12:00pm] the andy griffith show
[12:30pm] the andy griffith show
[1:00pm] law & order
[2:00pm] law & order
[3:00pm] law & order
[4:00pm] law & order
[5:00pm] law & order
[6:00pm] law & order
[7:00pm] law & order
[8:00pm] law & order
[9:00pm] law & order
[10:00pm] law & order
[11:00pm] law & order
[12:00am] law & order
[1:00am] law & order
[2:00am] hap and leonard: mucho mojo - Bad Mojo
[3:00am] hap and leonard: mucho mojo - Pie A La Mojo
[4:00am] hap and leonard: mucho mojo - No Mo' Mojo
[5:00am] the andy griffith show
[5:30am] the andy griffith show (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'The Bourne Supremacy', followed by the movie 'The Bourne Ultimatum'.
Tosh.0 has become the latest Comedy Central live-action series to come to an end as the ViacomCBS network makes a hard pivot to adult animation.
The show created and hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh will end after its upcoming 12th season. ViacomCBS and Tosh plan to shop the series to other networks and digital platforms.
This comes 24 hours after it emerged that Drunk History will not be moving forward with its seventh season.
Tosh.0, which looks at the ever-changing social media landscape, is Comedy Central’s longest-running weekly live-action show. Including the 12th season, which begins September 15, it will reach 300 episodes, having run for 11 years. The final season will feature 10 episodes with its finale on November 24.
Sources have confirmed that Ben Affleck is returning as Batman in the upcoming Flash movie which Warner Bros. is putting into production. It is to be a cameo role. And, yes, Affleck will be playing the Dark Knight alongside Michael Keaton’s Batman from the 1989 Tim Burton film, in what is billed by Flash director Andy Muscietti as a “substantial” part. The Flash is scheduled for release on June 3, 2022. Ezra Miller, who played Flash in Justice League, plays the title role.
Despite being involved in early development on Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Affleck stepped away from reprising the role in that movie in January 2019, as we first told you. In regards to the new Batman franchise moving forward, sources say it’s Robert Pattinson who is the face of Bruce Wayne.
Affleck reportedly got the script for The Flash at the end of last week and agreed to board the project.
Another reason feature mythology-wise why Affleck’s Batman is coming back to The Flash, and that’s that Miller’s Flash considers him to be the original Dark Knight, the guy he fought alongside in Justice League. Hence, per Muschietti, it was necessary to have Affleck’s Batman as a starting point: “He’s the baseline. He’s part of that unaltered state before we jump into Barry’s adventure…There’s a familiarity there,” he further tells Vanity Fair.
Kanye West debuted his presidential campaign poster this week and Kirsten Dunst is, well, pretty confused, TBH.
The 38-year-old actress is one of several people (including Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour) featured on the poster, which West debuted on Twitter Tuesday in a tweet simply captioned "#2020VISION."
Don't assume that this means the people featured in the campaign poster are supports of West's presidential run though. Dunst, for example, doesn't appear to have given permission for the smiling photo of herself to be used on the poster. The actress took to Twitter to reply to West's tweet, writing, "What’s the message here, and why am I apart of it?" along with a shrug emoji.
As of this writing, West had not replied to Dunst's tweet. According to ET Online, he's pushing forward with his presidential campaign, even though he missed the deadline to be put on the ballad in many states. He's reportedly still working to get his name on the ballot in several states, including Oklahoma, New Jersey, Missouri, and Illinois.
The Rolling Stones are set to open a flagship store on 9 Carnaby Street next month.
The store, “a world first,” will open its doors on Sept. 9 and will feature merchandise and fashion items by the Stones’ new brand, dubbed RS No.9 Carnaby.
Collections by the new label will span men’s, women’s and children’s fashion and accessories, as well as special collaboration pieces, such as glassware developed in partnership with Baccarat and engraved with the Rolling Stones tongue or raincoats and hats from premium Swedish raincoat brand Stutterheim.
To mark the opening, there will also be a capsule done in the “Stones Red” Pantone color, which also features all over the new store’s interior alongside album artwork in the fitting rooms and lyrics from the famous band’s songs engraved on the glass floor.
A Black veteran who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for selling $30 worth of marijuana has been set free after a nearly a decade behind bars.
Derek Harris was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary after his sentence was reduced to 9 years, which he has already served, according to a news release statement the nonprofit Promise of Justice Initiative.
Harris was convicted after selling less than a gram of marijuana to an undercover agent in 2008, according to court documents. He had prior nonviolent convictions for theft and drug-related offenses, records showed.
At Harris’ initial trial in 2012, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail instead of the 30-year maximum. But Vermilion Parish prosecutors invoked Louisiana's habitual offender law, and Harris was re-sentenced to life in prison.
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.
After two years when summer ice melt had been minimal, last summer shattered all records with 586 billion tons (532 billion metric tons) of ice melting, according to satellite measurements reported in a study Thursday. That’s more than 140 trillion gallons (532 trillion liters) of water.
That’s far more than the yearly average loss of 259 billion tons (235 billion metric tons) since 2003 and easily surpasses the old record of 511 billion tons (464 billion metric tons) in 2012, said a study in Communications Earth & Environment. The study showed that in the 20th century, there were many years when Greenland gained ice.
Last year’s Greenland melt added 0.06 inches (1.5 millimeters) to global sea level rise. That sounds like a tiny amount but “in our world it’s huge, that’s astounding,” said study co-author Alex Gardner, a NASA ice scientist. Add in more water from melting in other ice sheets and glaciers, along with an ocean that expands as it warms — and that translates into slowly rising sea levels, coastal flooding and other problems, he said.
Ancient Egyptians mummified and buried millions of animals, often treating creatures like cobras, cats, and crocodiles with the same reverence and respect that they gave to a human corpses.
That's because the Egyptians believed animals were reincarnations of gods. So mummifying them and worshipping these animals in sacred temples was a way to honor these deities, and mummified animals could also serve as offerings to those gods.
But for archaeologists, studying animal mummies without damaging them is challenging. Unwrapping a mummy to get a closer look can destroy the ancient corpse, leading to the loss of critical information about how the animal was killed or preserved.
But a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports reveals a new technique scientists can use to peer under the delicate wrappings without removing them. By using micro-CT scanning — imaging that relies on X-rays to see inside an object — researchers were able to identify the species and manner of mummification for three specimens: a cat, a snake, and a bird.
A geology professor hiking in the Grand Canyon made a “surprising discovery” — the oldest recorded tracks of their kind.
After a cliff collapsed in Grand Canyon National Park, a boulder with fossilized tracks was revealed, park officials said in a Thursday news release. The fossil footprints are about 313 million years old, according to researchers.
“These are by far the oldest vertebrate tracks in Grand Canyon, which is known for its abundant fossil tracks” Stephen Rowland, a paleontologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said in the news release. “More significantly, they are among the oldest tracks on Earth of shelled-egg-laying animals, such as reptiles, and the earliest evidence of vertebrate animals walking in sand dunes.”
The tracks were in plain view for many hikers, but weren’t discovered until Allan Krill, a Norwegian geology professor, was hiking with students and saw a boulder containing “conspicuous fossil footprints,” park officials said.
Researchers said the footprints show two separate animals passing on the slope of a sand dune, which is significant because of the “distinct arrangement of footprints.”
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