• Comic writer Robert Benchley was not good with money, frequently finding himself in arrears to the Internal Revenue Service. One day, the IRS sent him a very complicated, multi-page form to fill out, requiring him to list exactly his assets and liabilities. Mr. Benchley sent the form back to the IRS with a note: “Don’t be silly.” Fortunately, the IRA agent sent to Mr. Benchley a few days later happened to be a friend of his, so he avoided getting into serious trouble.
• People frequently have an exaggerated respect for wealth and power. Heinrich Heine, the German poet, told a story about a scene he witnessed in Paris in the offices of the wealthy and powerful James de Rothschild. One day he saw a servant carry Mr. Rothschild’s chamber pot down a hallway. Another man who was in the hallway also saw the Rothschild chamber pot, realized whose it was, and removed his hat to show his respect.
• Being a poet — even a soon-to-be-famous poet — often means not having much money. Edna St. Vincent Millay sold five poems to Poetry magazine for publication in June of 1918, but earlier in that year, she wrote to editor Harriet Monroe, “I could be very happy except that I am broke. Would you mind paying me now instead of on publication for those so stunning verses of mine which you have?” She added this note: “P.S. I am awfully broke. Would you mind paying me a lot?”
• The agent of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick called him up one day and said that he could get him 10 percent from comic book sales of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — his novel that was the basis of the movie Blade Runner. As a writer who was serious about his work and did not want a comic book version of it, Mr. Dick thought for a moment, then asked for 100 percent of the suppository rights.
• Many authors don’t make much money from their first books through signing contracts that benefit the publisher more than themselves. Mystery writer Agatha Christie is a good example. After she wrote The Mysterious Affair At Styles, five publishers rejected it. She was very happy when Bodley Head offered to publish it, and she signed a contract by which she earned only $100 from the book.
• Hebrew poet Naftali Herz Imber, author of the Zionist hymn “Hatikvah,” enjoyed smoking and drinking, so he was upset when his doctor advised him to quit smoking and drinking. In fact, he put on his clothing and walked out of the examining room. The doctor called after him, “You forgot to pay me for my advice!” Mr. Imber turned around and replied, “But I am not taking your advice.”
• While Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and Robert E. Sherwood were working at Vanity Fair, a new policy went into effect, saying that no one was allowed to ask other employees what salary they were making. Immediately, Mr. Benchley, Ms. Parker, and Mr. Sherwood hung signs around their necks — their signs stated their salaries.
Born Barry Alan Pincus, he has sold more than 85 million records as a solo artist worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. By what name is he more famously known?
Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries, which is most commonly used in first-past-the-post electoral systems.
The term gerrymandering is named after Elbridge Gerry (pronounced like "Gary"), who, as Governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander. The term has negative connotations and gerrymandering is almost always considered a corruption of the democratic process. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander. The word is also a verb for the process.
The word gerrymander (originally written Gerry-mander) was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette (not to be confused with the original Boston Gazette) on 26 March 1812. The word was created in reaction to a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under Governor Elbridge Gerry. In 1812, Gerry signed a bill that redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the Boston area was said to resemble the shape of a mythological salamander.
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (OS July 6, 1744) – November 23, 1814) was an American politician and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from March 1813 until his death in November 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after Gerry.
Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages of organizing the resistance in the American Revolutionary War. Elected to the Second Continental Congress, Gerry signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was one of three men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 who refused to sign the United States Constitution because it did not then include a Bill of Rights. After its ratification he was elected to the inaugural United States Congress, where he was actively involved in drafting and passage of the Bill of Rights as an advocate of individual and state liberties.
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Billy in Cypress U. $. A. was first, and correct, with:
Gerrymandering
Cal in Vermont said:
I would guess he is responsible for the political practice of "mandering" thus institutionalizing poopbaggery. Too bad his name wasn't Fotherington or Smitheringsworth or Beezlebub or something like that
Randall wrote:
Gerrymandering
Alan J answered:
Gerrymandering.
Jacqueline responded:
Gerrymandering.
mj replied:
The art of selecting ones constituents
By drawing district lines to include those who favor one's policies and
exclude those who disapprove. Gerrymandering results in some rather
oddly shaped, non-compact districts.
Roy, a little dot of blue in bright red Gohmertstan (Tyler), TX wrote:
Eldridge Gerry is known for a practice used for decades to give republicans more representation in Congress. It ain't really fair, but then, if "fair" ever mattered to today's republican party, they would have only about a third of the members in Congress.
gerrymandering
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noun
1. the manipulation of an electoral constituency's boundaries so as to favor one party or class:
"gerrymandering protects the party lines and keeps bad incumbents in power"
David of Moon Valley wrote:
well....
…this being Sunday morning and i’m coffee’d up and ready to roll…i’m gonna go with the obvious and say gerrymandering….ooh i hope i’m correct, i don’t know if my fragile male ego could handle being wrong first thing on a monday morning….
zorch answered:
Gerrymandering.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
The political practice of gerrymandering is named after Gerry.
John I from Hawai`i says,
Gerrymandering
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame replied:
The answer is gerrymandering.
Dave in Tucson wrote:
Today's answer is the nefariously dark art of gerrymandering. Gerry
commanded and the legislators obeyed.
Rosemary in Columbus said:
Gerrymandering
Michelle in AZ answered:
Gerrymandering
Deborah, the Master Gardener replied:
This seems pretty obvious — Gerrymandering.
It was a lovely day for a bike ride, and Davis was full of activity and yet had a very chill vibe. I’d almost consider moving there, except that I don’t want to start over with a new mortgage. Glad we’re able to visit as often as we want.
DJ Useo responded:
They named it "Gerrymandering". A despicable practice. Not to be confused with wanting to abolish your crabby neighbor. Also totally uncool.
Joe ( -- Vote Blue, No Matter Who -- ) wrote:
Gerrymandering, it's only logical Jim. I thought I had a picture of a Gerrymandered district, but I can't find it. I may have deleted it. Oh well.
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Today I’m thinking about the fact that the most dangerous time for any person in an abusive, violent relationship is when they try to leave their abuser.
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CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Big Brother', followed by a FRESH'One Day At A Time', then another FRESH'One Day At A Time', followed by a RERUN'Manhunt: Deadly Games'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Joy Reid and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
On a RERUNJames Corden, OBE, (from 9/22/20) are Ken Jeong and Alicia Keys.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by a FRESH'Weakest Link'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Gwen Stefani, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Cat.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers are Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Ego Nwodim, and Todd Sucherman.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 2/27/20) is Retta.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Dancing With The Stars', followed by a FRESH'Emergency Call'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Roberts, and Ozuna featuring Doja Cat.
The CW offers a FRESHWhose Line Is It Anyway?', followed by a RERUN'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', then a FRESH'Penn & Teller: FU'.
Faux has a FRESH'LA's Finest', followed by a FRESH'Filthy Rich'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: SVU', followed by another old 'L&O: SVU'.
AMC offers the movie 'Halloween: Resurrection', followed by the movie 'Halloween H20: 20 Years Later', then a FRESH'Soulmates'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - HARD TIME
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - SHATTERED MIRROR
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - THE MUSE
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - FOR THE CAUSE
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - THE QUICKENING
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - LOWER DECKS
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THINE OWN SELF
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - MASKS
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - GENESIS
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - JOURNEY'S END
[6:00PM - 12:AM] LAW & ORDER
[1:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THINE OWN SELF
[2:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - MASKS
[3:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
[4:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - THE MUSE
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - FOR THE CAUSE (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has 'Below Deck Mediterranean', another 'Below Deck Mediterranean', followed by a FRESH'Below Deck Mediterranean', then a FRESH'Bravo's Chat Room', followed by a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live'.
FX has the movie 'Deadpool 2', followed by the movie 'Transformers: The Last Knight'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00am] The Three Stooges - Three Little Pigskins
[6:30am] The Three Stooges - Uncivil Warriors
[7:00am] The Three Stooges - All Gummed Up
[7:30am] The Three Stooges - A Pain In The Pullman
[8:00am] Road To Perdition
[10:30am] Inglourious Basterds
[2:00pm] The Wolf Of Wall Street
[6:00pm - 12:30am] Two And A Half Men
[1:00am - 5:30am] Parks And Recreation (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:00am - 1pm] hogan's heroes
[1:30pm] reindeer games
[4:00pm] scarface
[8:00pm] caddyshack
[10:00pm] blazing saddles
[12:00am] caddyshack
[2:00am] blazing saddles
[4:00am] joe kidd (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'Exorcist: The Beginning', followed by the movie 'Sinister'.
TBS:
On a RERUNConan (from 9/21/20) it's DIY Conan.
Donald Trump (R-Great White Load) has divided the Beach Boys — politically, at least — as original band members Brian Wilson and Al Jardine have released a statement disavowing a performance under the band’s name at the president’s fundraiser in Newport Beach, California.
The performance is being led by the band’s original vocalist and Wilson’s cousin, Mike Love, who has been a vocal Trump supporter and who owns a license to perform with a touring band under the Beach Boys name. However, Wilson and Jardine told Variety in a statement that they had not been aware that Love’s band was performing at the fundraiser until they read about it in the Times and emphasized that they were not associated in any way.
Trump has been falling behind in both the polls and in fundraising to Joe Biden and has come to the conservative bastion in a largely liberal California coast in the hopes of finding funds for the final weeks of the campaign. The Los Angeles Times first reported the band’s performance at the event, where tickets start at $2,800.
“We have absolutely nothing to do with the Trump benefit today in Newport Beach. Zero,” Wilson and Jardine said.
After President Donald Trump (R-Uniquely Dysfunctional) was filmed dancing around at a rally on Saturday, Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander could not help but poke fun at Trump's awkward, jolting dance moves. He also noted the moves reminded him of someone.
A video of Trump's dancing moves went viral and was quickly mocked on social media; numerous users drew the comparison to Elaine Benes' moves. Alexander was among them.
"The President is apparently a fan of @OfficialJLD ‘s famous I can’t dance for shit moves. Julia was working hard to be that awful. I feel like these are his best moves," the George Costanza actor quipped. He was commenting on the video shared by former Secretary of State John Kerry. "And you people called ME Lurch?!?" Kerry wrote Sunday.
Foo Fighters played an all-acoustic set of some of their biggest hits at an empty Troubadour in Los Angeles as part of the Save Our Stages Festival (#SOSFest), the National Independent Venue Association’s three-day virtual benefit festival in support of independent music venues at risk of closing their doors permanently.
The performance featured five Foo Fighters tracks: A lengthy rendition of “Skin and Bones,” “My Hero,” “These Days,” “Times Like These” and “Everlong,” which Grohl performed solo.
Prior to the performance, Dave Grohl reminisced about the first time he was ever stepped foot in the Troubadour in 1987, when his then-band Scream snuck into the venue and somehow met Bret Michaels from Poison.
On Saturday, #SOSFest also presented exclusive sets by Phoebe Bridgers at the Troubadour, Miley Cyrus from the Whisky A Go-Go, Brittany Howard at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the Roots at New York’s Apollo Theatre and more. Check out the #SOSFest site for the full rundown.
Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting with $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest ever to land at No. 1, came in slightly ahead of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Robert De Niro’s family comedy “War With Grandpa.”
“Tenet,” now in its seventh week of release, grossed $1.6 million, bringing its U.S. haul to $50.6 million. The sci-fi epic, from Warner Bros., continues to fare better overseas. “Tenet” generated $5 million at the international box office for a global haul of $333.9 million.
Overall, it was another quiet weekend at the weekend box office as theaters that reopened have resorted to reduce hours of operation or closing down again entirely due to low attendance. Apprehension among moviegoers, coupled with the lack of new potential blockbusters are to blame for lackluster ticket sales.
Disney, meanwhile, continues to find modest success with re-releases of past favorites. Tim Burton’s 1993 holiday classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas” brought in $1.3 million between Friday and Sunday. And “Hocus Pocus,” another three-decade-old hit, stirred up $765,000 over the weekend.
A second excavation begins Monday at a cemetery in an effort to find and identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and shed light on violence that left hundreds dead and decimated an area that was once a cultural and economic mecca for African Americans.
“I realize we can tell this story the way it needs to be told, now,” said Phoebe Stubblefield, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Florida and a descendant of a survivor of the massacre who is assisting the search, told The Associated Press. ”The story is no longer hidden. We’re putting the completion on this event."
The violence happened on May 31 and June 1 in 1921, when a white mob attacked Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, killing an estimated 300 people and wounding 800 more while robbing and burning businesses, homes and churches.
“People, they were just robbed, white people coming in saying Black people had better property than they had and that that was just not right,” said Stubblefield, whose great-aunt Anna Walker Woods had her home burned and property taken. “Burning, thieving, killing wasn’t enough. They had to prevent Black people from recovering.
A convicted murderer who used a narwhal tusk to confront the London Bridge attacker in 2019 will see his 17-year prison sentence reduced under a royal pardon, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Steve Gallant, 47, was on his day release at a conference organized to help rehabilitate prisoners when the attacker, convicted terrorist Usman Khan, fatally stabbed two people in the Fishmongers' Hall, close to London Bridge last November.
Images of him chasing Khan across the bridge with a 5-foot narwhal tusk quickly spread around the world.
The 47-year-old was jailed in 2005 after killing a former firefighter outside of a pub in the northeastern city of Hull. Under the pardon, he will be able to reduce his prison sentence by 10 months and can apply for parole in June 2021.
In a surprising twist of events, the family of the killed firefighter, Barrie Jackson, has supported the decision.
The archbishop of San Francisco performed an exorcism ceremony on Saturday outside the Saint Raphael Catholic Church in downtown San Rafael, at the spot where protesters had toppled a statue of Saint Junipero Serra earlier in the week.
Armed with holy water and Latin prayers, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone performed the ritual to "drive out evil and defend the image of Serra," the Los Angeles Times reports. As Cordileone explained to the crowd of 150 who'd assembled for the ceremony, "the experts in the field tell me that Latin tends to be more effective against the devil because he doesn't like the language of the church."
For those whose Latin was a little rusty, a translation of the proceedings was provided, and included prayers calling for Satan's "proud head" to be "crushed." "Be gone, Satan, inventor and master of all fallacy, enemy of the salvation of men. Place yourself before Jesus Christ," Cordileone ordered.
Meanwhile, in the more earthly sphere, five people have been arrested on vandalism charges for knocking over the statue on Monday, which was both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day. Critics say Serra, a Spanish missionary priest, was a "brutal colonialist" who helped "to erase and destroy" the culture of native Californians, Vox writes. Cordileone defended Serra in the Saturday ceremony, saying lying that the missions were "not to dominate and annihilate" but to save native Californians "from domination and annihilation" with the teachings of Catholicism.
Since the mid-1990s, coral in the Great Barrier Reef has declined by more than 50 percent, and that goes for virtually every species, at every depth, and in every size, according to a new study.
The research spanned the entire 2,300 kilometres of the Great Barrier Reef and found a disturbing loss at pretty much every level.
Similar to old-growth forests, it is these larger corals that marine scientists are most concerned by.
Losing older coral like this could have a cascading effect on the whole reef system, as the largest colonies in a population disproportionately impact reproduction and the next generation's genes while also providing greater habitat and food for fish and other reef life.
"The global decline in large, old trees, for instance, implies a loss of critical habitat, food, and carbon storage," the authors write. But while the size of terrestrial forests has been carefully tracked over the years, trends in coral size are rarely examined; it's traditionally about coverage.
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