The sibling bond (guardian.co.uk)
The sibling bond, particularly among sisters, may well be the most significant relationship you'll ever have, says Dr Luisa Dillner.
Deborah Jowitt: Merce Cunningham, 1919-2009 (villagevoice.com)
Merce Cunningham, who died on Sunday evening, July 26, remained a master of timing up to the very end. That afternoon, his company had given the final performance of its week at Jacob's Pillow. The dancers would not have to go onstage mourning their loss.
Roger Ebert's Journal: The greatest movies ever made
All lists of the "greatest" movies are propaganda. They have no deeper significance. It is useless to debate them. Even more useless to quarrel with their ordering of titles: Why is this film #11 and that one only #31?
Martyn Palmer: "Brad Pitt: the man behind the soap opera" (timesonline.co.uk)
He's gone from the Sexiest Man Alive to one half of the World's Most Talked About Couple. Yet these days, with a gritty role in 'Inglourious Basterds' and high-profile charity projects, Brad Pitt casts himself as the cultured philanthrope. But is it a role that suits him?
JACK NICHOLSON: January JONES (interviewmagazine.com)
With the third season of 'Mad Men' about to kick off this month on AMC, the 31-year-old Jones recently sat down in Los Angeles with none other than Jack Nicholson to discuss, among other things, what makes Betty Draper-and the actress who plays her-tick.
Andrew Pulver: From 'El Mariachi' to 'Clerks': my top low-budget films (guardian.co.uk)
El Mariachi (1992) Supposed cost: $7,000. The film that kicked off the modern phenomenon of "no budget" movie-making. Director Robert Rodriguez apparently conceived his debut film as a revenge thriller for the Mexican straight-to-video market, and claimed he financed it by working as a lab rat, testing anti-cholesterol drugs. Rodriguez saved money by shooting, editing and dubbing it himself but, like many low-budget films, costs rocketed once it had been picked up for distribution.
Ted Simmons: Interview with Kristen Bauer (thecelebritycafe.com)
Actress Kristen Bauer is best known for her role as Pam, the blood-thirsty diva on HBO's 'True Blood.' Kristen is committed to her acting, but she is also deeply committed to working for great causes, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Daniel Engber: Throwing Out the Wheat (slate.com)
Are we being too tolerant of gluten-intolerance? There was a time when America loved its staple crops. We once stood proud among the amber waves of grain. Now we're running from them.
Sunday, on Meet the Press, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of Iran..."We believe as a matter of policy it is unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons... So we are united in our continuing commitment to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons... First, we're going to do everything we can to prevent you from ever getting a nuclear weapon. But your pursuit is futile, because we will never let Iran--nuclear-armed"...
Do you think Obama would use the military option to prevent a nuclear armed Iran?
Deputy Dawg was originally a Terrytoons cartoon character featured on the animated television series of the same name from 1959 through 1972. The cartoons were seven minutes long, and were packaged four at a time and shown as a half-hour program in syndication.
The character of Deputy Dawg (a dog) was a deputy sheriff in the Mississippi bayous of the United States. The other main characters were the 'varmints' Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, Pig Newton, and Dawg's boss the Sheriff, as well as Mrs. Deputy. Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific Hollywood voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in television and theatrical shorts in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Marian the Teacher was first, and correct, with:
Deputy Dawg? or Deputy Dogg!!
mj replied:
Another Hanna-Barbera creation
Deputy Dawg.
Charlie answered:
Deputy Dawg.
Alan J responded:
Deputy Dawg
Sally wrote:
If I am not mistaken, Deputy Dawg hung with the Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, and Pig Newton gang...
That's All Folks,
MAM answered:
Deputy Dawg (a dog) hung out with all those varmints. He was an amiable but dim-witted Southern lawman who attempted to uphold law and order in Mississippi, while being constantly opposed by a supporting cast of Muskie Muskrat,
Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, and Pig Newton.
Deputy Dawg Intro
And, Joe S replied:
Dag nabit! Cotton pickin' pesky cartoon questions again! Deputy Dawg is the answer.
This is a picture of Deborah Ann Woll. It has nothing to do with today's quiz. I just like looking at her.
In the comics of fifties onwards, among the myriad of adverts for sea monkeys, X-Ray specs and other such dubious products the likes of Charles Atlas and Joe Weider exhorted the youth of the day to exchange with their cash in exchange for muscles, girls and getting their own back on the bully boy. The psychology of the ads certainly seem somewhat dated now but do they give us an insight in to how the mind of the male of the species once worked (and possibly still does)?
CBS opens the night with a RERUN'How I Met Your Mother', followed by a RERUN'Rules Of Engagement', then a RERUN'2½ Men', followed by a RERUN'Big Bang Theory', then a RERUN'CSI: The 2nd One'.
On a RERUNDave (from 7/9/09) are Daniel Radcliffe, Veronika Part, Levon Helm, and a Top Ten List presented by Bruno.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Edie Falco, Les Stroud, and Lisa Landry.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'Great American Road Trip', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', then 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Ashton Kutcher, Charlyne Yi, and Gomez.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Marlon Wayans, Judd Apatow, and Incubus.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/23/09) are Eliza Dushku, Joe Talamo, and Brett Dennen.
ABC starts the night with the FRESH'Sugarland: Live On The Inside', followed by a RERUN'Dating In The Dark', then a FRESH'Dating In The Dark'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 7/21/09) are Seth Green, "Bachelorette" Jillian Harris, and Zac Sunderland.
The CW offers a RERUN'One Tree Hill', followed by a RERUN"Gossip Girl'.
Faux has a RERUN'House', followed by a RERUN'More To Love'.
MY recycles an old 'Twilight Zone', followed by another recycled 'Twilight Zone', then a RERUN'Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', 'Intervention', followed by a FRESH'Intervention', then a FRESH'Obsessed'.
AMC offers the movie 'Ghostbusters II', followed by the movie 'Mystic Pizza', then the movie 'Hook'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 2
[12:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 3
[1:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 9
[1:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 7 Oscars
[3:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 5
[4:00 PM] The Hotel Inspector - Episode 6
[5:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 6
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 7
[9:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America
[11:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 7
[12:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[1:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 7
[2:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 3
[3:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 7 Alanis Morrisette and Dame Edna Everage
[4:00 AM] How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 9
[4:30 AM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Millionaire Matchmaker', another 'Millionaire Matchmaker', 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', and a FRESH'Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List'.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', still another 'Futurama', and yet another 'Futurama'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Ronald Kessler.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Gen. Tony Zinni.
FX has the movie 'AVP: Alien Vs. Predator', followed by the movie 'The Marine', then the movie 'The Sum Of All Fears'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Mysteries Of The Garden Of Eden', followed by the FRESH'Sex In The Ancient World', then the FRESH'Clash Of The Gods'.
IFC -
[7:10 AM] IFC Short Film Showcase
[8:10 AM] Primer
[9:35 AM] I Heart Huckabees
[11:30 AM] Food Party
[11:45 AM] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
[1:30 PM] Primer
[2:55 PM] I Heart Huckabees
[4:45 PM] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
[6:30 PM] The Castle
[8:00 PM] Fast Food Nation
[10:00 PM] I, the Jury
[12:00 AM] Monkey Shines
[2:00 AM] Fast Food Nation
[4:00 AM] I, the Jury (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[05:15 AM] La Moustache
[06:45 AM] Helmer & Son
[07:00 AM] Zebraman
[10:00 AM] Charging the Rhino
[10:55 AM] Pindemonium
[12:15 PM] Jesus in India
[02:00 PM] Jam
[03:30 PM] The Cruise
[04:45 PM] Pindemonium
[06:15 PM] Jesus in India
[08:00 PM] Charging the Rhino
[09:00 PM] Confessions Of An Innocent Man
[10:30 PM] Crossing The Line
[12:05 AM] Hannah Takes The Stairs
[01:30 AM] Jam
[03:00 AM] Confessions Of An Innocent Man
[04:30 AM] Crossing The Line (ALL TIMES EDT)
Pete Seeger, carrying his own guitars, arrives backstage at George Wein's Newport Folk Festival 50 in Newport, R.I. on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. Seeger, who recently turned 90, is appearing for the second day in a row at the 50th anniversary of the festival he co-founded in 1959.
Photo by Joe Giblin
A Leonard Cohen concert to benefit Palestinian and Israeli peace groups has sold out in less than a day.
Ticket agent Avi Messing told Israel's Channel 2 TV that the 47,000 tickets for the Sept. 24 concert at a stadium near Tel Aviv went on sale Saturday evening, and by Sunday afternoon they were all gone.
Cohen's management says profits from the performance will go to Israeli and Palestinian groups working for coexistence.
The Jerusalem Post reported that among the beneficiaries would be bereaved parents from both sides who are working for peace.
Green Day drummer Tre Cool throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Photo by Steve Nesius
Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro's very early achievements. The childhood creations - an extensive concerto movement and a fragmentary prelude - provide yet more proof the Salzburg native was a true prodigy. And maybe a bit of a showoff.
"We have here the first orchestral movement by the young Mozart - even though the orchestral parts are missing - and therefore it's an extremely important missing link in our understanding of Mozart's development as a young composer," said Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation after a presentation of the pieces in Mozart's native Salzburg.
Leisinger said Mozart likely wrote the two newly attributed pieces when he was 7 or 8 years old, with his father, Leopold, transcribing the notes as his son played them at the keyboard.
A series of analyses confirmed the writing as Leopold's; at the time Mozart was not yet versed in musical notation. But Leopold was ruled out as the composer of the pieces based on stylistic scrutiny, the Mozarteum said in a statement.
The sixth edition of "UCLA Slang" is being published this month and it is just "presh!"
The book is released every four years by linguistics professor Pamela Munro and her students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Munro said the light-hearted dictionary is put together using a methodical process that starts with students collecting slang from friends followed by a detailed analysis to make sure submissions are spelled and defined correctly.
The dictionary supplies such words and definitions as "presh," which means cute or precious.
Other terms or phrases include "fomo," or fear of missing out, "schwa" for wow; and "obama," meaning cool, as in "You so obama."
Joan Baez performs at George Wein's Newport Folk Festival 50 in Newport, R.I. on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. Baez appeared with Bob Gibson at the original Newport Folk Festival in 1959.
Photo by Joe Giblin
Mark Wahlberg and his longtime girlfriend, model Rhea Durham, have married in Beverly Hills. People magazine reports the 38-year-old "Boogie Nights" actor tied the knot Saturday in front of about a dozen friends and family at Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Wahlberg walked the aisle in a dark suit and the 31-year-old bride wore a white strapless dress with silver embroidery.
The couple have been together since 2001 and have three children.
A Maui tour company is paying the state nearly $400,000 for damaging more than 1,200 coral colonies when one of its boats sank at Molokini, a pristine reef and popular diving spot. Another tour operator faces penalties for wrecking coral when it illegally dropped an anchor on a Maui reef.
The state plans to sue the U.S. Navy to seek compensation for coral ruined when a guided missile cruiser the length of two football fields ran aground near Pearl Harbor in February.
They began issuing fines two years ago as part of its efforts to punish those who damage a resource critical to Hawaii's fragile environment and tourism, the state's No. 1 industry.
Hawaii is home to 84 percent of all coral under U.S. jurisdiction. About 15 percent of U.S. coral is in state waters surrounding the main Hawaiian islands from Niihau to the Big Island. Another 69 percent is in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - a stretch of mostly uninhabited atolls President George W. Bush made a national marine monument in 2006.
Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon - long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters. But they're mostly empty.
The kings failed to show up, and not just in the Yukon.
One Alaska river after another has been closed to king fishing this summer because significant numbers of fish failed to return to spawn. The dismally weak return follows weak runs last summer and poor runs in 2007, which also resulted in emergency fishing closures.
King salmon spend years in the Bering Sea before returning as adults to rivers where they were born to spawn and die. Biologists speculate that the mostly likely cause was a shift in Pacific Ocean currents, but food availability, changing river conditions and predator-prey relationships could be affecting the fish.
People living along the Yukon River think they know what is to blame - pollock fishery. The fishery - the nation's largest - removes about 1 million metric tons of pollock each year from the eastern Bering Sea. Its wholesale value is nearly $1 billion.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday dived to the bottom of the world's deepest lake aboard a mini-submarine, in a highly mediatized stunt unusual even by the standards of the Russian hardman.
Putin, wearing special thermal blue overalls, was able to examine the unique flora and fauna of Lake Baikal in Siberia during his four-hour journey underwater aboard the Mir-1 submarine.
The lake's mythological beauty has always held a special place in the heart of Russians and is its fresh waters are home to a variety of endemic species, most notably the Baikal seal.
The Mir-1 is the same mini-submarine that in 2008 set a world record for the deepest dive in a lake by diving to 1,680 metres (5,512 feet).
Russian news agencies said Putin had dived to a depth of around 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) -- the deepest point in the lake's southern part -- and safely returned to the surface after four hours underwater.
Victor Willis, lead singer for the Village People, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Land Shark Stadium in Miami. The Village People will play a concert after the game.
Photo by Wilfredo Lee
Adam Sandler's serious side has caught on with audiences. Universal Pictures' "Funny People," with Sandler trading adolescent humor for an adult story about a terminally ill comedy star, debuted as the top weekend movie with $23.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
For the year, movies have rung up $6.43 billion, on pace to break the revenue record of $9.68 billion set in 2007.
"Funny People" debuted well below most of Sandler's comedies, which typically start with $30 million to $40 million opening weekends. Universal is counting on good word of mouth to keep it alive for a long run at the box office.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Funny People," $23.4 million.
2. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $17.7 million.
3. "G-Force," $17.1 million.
4. "The Ugly Truth," $13 million.
5. "Aliens in the Attic," $7.8 million.
6. "Orphan," $7.3 million.
7. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur," $5.3 million.
8. "The Hangover," $5.1 million.
9. "The Proposal," $4.8 million.
10. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," $4.6 million.
Buckley, the 9-year-old beaver at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Wash., nibbles on a fruit, veggie, and juice popsicle to cool down during the 100 plus degree Fahrenheit hot weather Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Northwesterners more accustomed to rain and cooler climate sought refuge from a heat wave on Wednesday, as Seattle recorded the hottest temperature in its history and Portland edged closer to its own record-breaker.
Photo by Lui Kit Wong
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