Paul Krugman: The Civility Whine (NY Times)
But there's something else you should know: the inflation derpers aren't just ignorant about monetary policy, they also don't understand the rules of argument. In particular, the constant complaint about "ad hominem" attacks shows that they don't know what that means.
Robert Evans, Anonymous: 5 Weird Things I Learned Selling My Used Panties on Reddit (Cracked)
Nestled in a cozy grey area between "pornography" and "prostitution" is one of the Internet's strangest cottage industries: selling dirty underpants online. It's the new media answer to a fetish that's existed since the invention of panties -- some men enjoy sniffing spoiled thongs, and the Internet has given them a way to indulge their fetish without stealing any hampers.
Daniel Dockery: 5 Harsh Realities of Life as a Video Game Tournament Winner (Cracked)
Let me get this out of the way: I'm bad at every video game except one. And the only reason I'm good at that one is because for four years in college, before my roommates and I stumbled over to whatever crowded house party that was being thrown within walking distance of campus, I decided that it would be a good idea to pregame with a little "Chug whenever you lose a life"-sponsored bout of Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64.
Designing Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986, until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who wrote many of the episodes in the show's initial seasons.
Sisters Julia (Dixie Carter) and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) are polar opposites. Julia is an elegant, outspoken liberal intellectual; Suzanne is a rich, flashy, often self-centered former beauty queen and Miss Georgia World. They are constantly at personal odds, but have launched Sugarbaker Designs, an interior design firm. Julia manages the company, while Suzanne is mostly a financial backer who simply hangs around and annoys everyone under the guise of being the firm's salesperson.
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Charlie was first, and correct, with:
Designing Women
Alan J wrote:
Designing Women
mj said:
It's where I learned that Southerners cherish their crazy people
Designing Women. At least the South got something right.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Designing Women
Randall responded:
Designing Women
I was never a big fan, but my ex-wife loved that show because it was about strong, opinionated, liberal, independent women - and that describes my ex to a "T".
It was cleverly written, as I recall, and I've read that the writers (mainly Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) used to like to put strong liberal arguments in the mouth of Dixie Carter. Dixie was a staunch conservative and hated saying her progressive lines, but - like most conservatives - she'd see how many zeros were on her paycheck and knuckle-under.
DJ Useo replied:
Designing Women! Lol, a good one.
The 80's was a funny time.
I couldn't find one nude pic of the cast. Not even a fake. Help, Dale?
Deborah responded:
An easy one, as I was a big fan of it - the show was "Designing Women."
MAM wrote:
Designing Women 1986 - 1993 ~ Sisters Julia (Dixie Carter) and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) are polar opposites. Julia is an elegant, outspoken liberal intellectual; Suzanne is a rich, flashy, often self-centered former beauty queen.
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CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Big Bang Theory', followed by a FRESH'The Millers', then a FRESH'Scorpion', followed by a FRESH'NCIS: The 2nd One'.
On a RERUNDave (from 10/7/14) are Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Paulson, and Lizzo.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Sarah Paulson and Jim Rash.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by a FRESH'The Blacklist'.
On a RERUNJimmy Fallon (from 9/8/14) are Jason Segel, Steve Harvey, and Alicia Keys.
On a RERUNSeth Meyers (from 9/10/14) are Connie Britton, Ben McKenzie, and Vance Joy.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 9/25/14) are Corey Stoll, the Birds of Satan, and "The Chair".
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Dancing With The Stars', followed by a FRESH'Castle'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Ice Cube, "Science Bob" Pflugfelder, and Bush.
The CW offers a FRESH'The Originals', followed by a FRESH'Jane The Virgin'.
Faux has a FRESH'Gotham', followed by a FRESH'Sleepy Hollow'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: SVU', followed by another old 'L&O: SVU'.
A&E has 'Storage Wars', another 'Storage Wars', 'Duck Dynasty', another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', yet another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', and, yes, sweet jebus, yet another 'Duck Dynasty'.
AMC offers the movie 'Friday The 13th, Part II', followed by the movie 'Friday, The 13th, Part III'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[7:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[8:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTOR, THE WIDOW AND THE WARDROBE
[9:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 1 - Aslyum of the Daleks
[10:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 2 - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 7 - Reunion
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 8 - Future Imperfect
[1:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED US - Season 1 - Ep 1 - Revisited
[2:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 2 - Ep 5 - J Willy's
[3:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 7 - The Greek at the Harbor
[4:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 17 - Episode 2
[5:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 17 - Episode 3
[6:00PM] TOP GEAR: THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP-Part 1
[7:00PM] TOP GEAR: THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP-Part 2
[8:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 18 - Episode 1
[9:00PM] TOP GEAR: AMBITIOUS BUT RUBBISH-Episode 2 NEW
[10:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 19 - Episode 5
[11:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 18 - Episode 1
[12:00AM] TOP GEAR: AMBITIOUS BUT RUBBISH-Episode 2
[1:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 19 - Episode 5
[2:00AM] TOP GEAR: THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP-Part 1
[3:00AM] TOP GEAR: THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP-Part 2
[4:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 6 - Episode 8
[5:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 6 - Episode 9 (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', another 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', 'Manzo'd With Children', 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH'Bravo First Looks'.
Comedy Central has 'South Park', 'Tosh.0', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', and yet another 'South Park'.
On a RERUNJon Stewart (from 10/15/14) is Bill O'Reilly.
On a RERUNColbert Report (from 10/14/14) is Neil Young.
FX has the movie 'Kung Fu Panda', followed by the movie 'How To Train Your Dragon'.
History has 'Swamp People', followed by a FRESH'Swamp People', another 'Swamp People', and another 'Swamp People'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] COMEDY BANG! BANG!-ANNA KENDRICK
[6:15AM] COMEDY BANG! BANG!-ZACH GALIFIANAKIS WEARS A SANTA SUIT
[6:45AM] ATM
[8:45AM] AN AMERICAN HAUNTING
[10:45AM] ARMY OF DARKNESS
[12:30PM] ATM
[2:30PM] AN AMERICAN HAUNTING
[4:30PM] STIR OF ECHOES: THE HOMECOMING
[6:30PM] HALLOWEEN
[9:00PM] ZOMBIE STRIPPERS
[11:15PM] HALLOWEEN
[1:45AM] ZOMBIE STRIPPERS
[4:00AM] THE BIRTHDAY BOYS-SKEWERED!
[4:30AM] THE BIRTHDAY BOYS-ALL YOUR FAVORITES ARE BACK
[5:00AM] THE BIRTHDAY BOYS-GOING ALL THE WAY
[5:30AM] COMEDY BANG! BANG!-ELLIE KEMPER WEARS A PURPLE RUFFLED SLEEVELESS TOP & LAVENDER FLATS (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Rectify-Mazel Tov
[7:00AM] The Player
[9:45AM] The Perfect Storm
[12:30PM] Blade Runner
[3:00PM] Law & Order-Apocrypha
[4:00PM] Law & Order-American Dream
[5:00PM] Law & Order-Empire
[6:00PM] Law & Order-Ambitious
[7:00PM] Law & Order-Admissions
[8:00PM] Law & Order-Refuge
[9:00PM] Law & Order-Refuge
[10:00PM] Law & Order-Gunshow
[11:00PM] Law & Order-Killerz
[12:00AM] Law & Order-DNR
[1:00AM] Law & Order-Merger
[2:00AM] Law & Order-Justice
[3:00AM] The Red Road-The Bad Weapons
[4:00AM] The Red Road-The Great Snake Battle
[5:00AM] The Red Road-Snaring of the Sun (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Saw: The Final Chapter', followed by the movie 'Starve'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Alan Cumming, Casey Wilson, Pentatonix, and Joe Perry.
Greek-French director Costa-Gavras arrives for the closing ceremony of the 5th edition of the 'Lumiere 2014 Grand Lyon Film Festival', in Lyon, France, 19 October 2014. The event ran from 13 to 19 October.
Photo by Guillaume Horcajuelo
'New Girl,' 'Parenthood,' 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' Win
Environmental Media Awards
TV's "New Girl," ''Parenthood" and "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" have been recognized for supporting green initiatives by the Environmental Media Association.
The organization presented its Environmental Media Awards on Saturday during a gala dinner that also celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Board member Ed Begley, Jr., lauded the Environmental Media Association for encouraging entertainment media to serve as a vehicle to educate the public about environmental concerns.
Other winners announced Saturday were the feature film "Disneynature Bears," the documentary "GMO OMG," the children's program "Paw Patrol" and the digital video "Should We All Be Eating Insects?"
Actress Daryl Hannah speaks at the 2014 Environmental Media Awards at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California October 18, 2014.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Despite reports that cast doubt on its provenance, a "Captain America" chopper purported to be the last remaining motorcycle used in the filming of the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" sold at auction Saturday night for $1.35 million -- or just more than $1.6 million, after auction fees are included.
The chrome-heavy, star-spangled Harley Davidson panhead, ridden by actor Peter Fonda in the ground-breaking movie directed by his co-star Dennis Hopper, was owned by Los Angeles Realtor and movie memorabilia collector Michael Eisenberg.
Auctioneers at Profiles in History, overseeing the Calabasas sale of "Captain America" on Saturday night, displayed documents signed by Haggerty to establish the bike's bona fides.
The bidding was brisk. Lot 1121 opened at 10:15 p.m., with a reserve price at $1 million. Within minutes, the bids jumped by $25,000 increments through $1.1 million to $1.3 million, finally coming to $1,350,000.
It appeared multiple parties, bidding from the auction house floor, had taken an interest. The action at the extremely brisk weekend auction, where Hollywood artifacts from gowns to original movie scripts typically take less than one minute to sell off, lasted a full seven minutes.
Perhaps no other city in the United States is as well-suited as New Orleans to wed a scientific discussion of environment with a celebration of the occult.
That's exactly what unfolded on Saturday at "Anba Dlo," an annual New Orleans festival where prominent scientists joined with practitioners of the voodoo religion to look for answers to the challenges of dealing with water.
In "The Big Easy," a low-lying Louisiana city devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and threatened by the BP oil spill of 2010, water is a subject nearly impossible to ignore.
Four representatives of Rand Corp, the global consultancy that helped develop the state's master plan for coastal restoration, joined a dozen environmentalists, architects and policy specialists who took part in Anba Dlo, which translates from a Haitian dialect as "beneath the waters."
Actor Martin Sheen during the christening of Sea Shepherd's newest vessel named after the actor at a ceremony in Marina del Rey, California on October 18, 2014
Photo by Mark Ralston
Tony Mendez, long an on-air fixture handling the cue cards for David Letterman on The Late Show, took the wrong cue this week, assaulting staff writer Bill Scheft, a 15-time Emmy nominee, and getting himself fired, the New York Post reported.
Mendez, 69, who had been with Letterman for 21 years, got into a verbal altercation with Scheft and Letterman over changes in cue cards, went home overnight and stewed about perceived slights from Scheft over a long period. When Mendez came back the next day, he grabbed Scheft by his shirt and pushed him against a wall, the Post reported.
Mendez was kicked out of the theater, and notified Monday that he had been officially terminated from the show, which Stephen Colbert will take over next year when Letterman retires. Mendez was also told the show would pay his salary and benefits through Letterman's departure.
Cameras frequently cut to Mendez during the show's broadcasts as he handled Letterman's cue cards. Mendez previously handled cue cards for Saturday Night Live and The Hollywood Palace.
Some demographers call it the browning of America. Fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among Hispanics and blacks, the U.S. population is becoming less white.
These changes, however, have largely bypassed congressional districts represented by Republicans, adding to divisions between the GOP and Democrats on issues like immigration.
Following the 2010 census, Republican legislators in key states redrew congressional districts in ways that favored their candidates. That helped House Republicans maintain a 33-seat majority in the 2012 election, but it left many House Republicans largely isolated from demographic changes sweeping much of the country.
On average, Republican-held districts are 74 percent white. Hispanics make up 11 percent and blacks make up 9 percent.
By comparison, the average district represented by a Democrat is 51 percent white, 23 percent Hispanic and 17 percent black - more diverse than the country as a whole.
Norman Lear and Lyn Lear attend the 24th Annual Environmental Media Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Burbank, Calif.
Photo by Todd Williamson
Siberian wildfires so intense they melted the permafrost beneath them. Flooding in Alberta that paralyzed a major city. Toxic algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg that have grown 1,000 per cent since 1990.
They're all linked, say the authors of a new United Nations-sponsored book entitled "Water, Energy and the Arab Awakening," being released Monday. In it, 16 authors - including former prime minister Jean Chretien - argue that the world can no longer afford to ignore the effects of climate change on rainfall patterns and their consequences for human security.
"There's a nexus between water security, food security and energy security," said editor Zafar Adeel. "We're beyond the point where you can deal with these three areas as separate silos."
Storms seem to get stuck in place instead of moving along. Their internal dynamics look more like tropical storms than those from temperate regions.
Actor Ed Begley, Jr. and actress Wendie Malick attend the 2014 Environmental Media Awards at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California October 18, 2014.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
In Washington, the revolving door between government service and more lucrative ventures is common, if not expected. However, having one foot in each has raised questions for the National Security Agency, which has launched an internal review of one senior official who was recruited by former NSA director Keith Alexander to work for his new-and very lucrative-cybersecurity private venture.
Patrick Dowd, the NSA's Chief Technological Officer, is allowed to work up to 20 hours a week for Alexander's firm, IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc., according to Reuters, which broke the story on the deal. Although the arrangement was apparently approved by NSA managers and does not appear to break any laws on its face, it does raise questions about ethics and the dividing line between business and one of the most secretive agencies in government.
Alexander, acknowledging that the dual roles were "awkward," said that Dowd wanted to join IronNet full-time, but he declined the request, saying, "I wanted Pat to stay at NSA." He added: "I just felt that his leaving the government was the wrong thing for NSA and our nation."
Alexander, who retired from the NSA in March, was the founding general in charge of U.S. Cyber Command. His firm ostensibly draws on the prestige of that post-something that caused at least a little eyebrow-raising. Over the summer, it was revealed that Alexander's firm would charge as much as $1 million a month to help banks protect their assets against digital assaults. Others have criticized him for filing anti-hacking patents on technology that he developed while he was the head of the NSA. Some of these were co-filed with Dowd.
In other words, it already seemed as though Alexander profited from work he did while employed by the government. Now, we know he's profiting from employing somebody who still has agency access.
German director Wim Wenders poses during the photocall for the film documentary 'The Salt of the Earth' at the 9th annual Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Italy, 19 October 2014. The festival runs from 16 to 25 October.
Photo by Claudio Onorati
Caesars Entertainment said Friday it is prepared to start formal discussions with some of its bank lenders as it works to reduce its debt and stave off what some see as near certain bankruptcy.
In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the casino company announced that it has reached out to some of its creditors - namely bank lenders - to find ways to ease pressure on its $24.2 billion debt.
That came a day after the company promised its creditors who are first in line a claim on cash held by its debt-strapped subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. in case it defaulted. It's been in formal talks with that group of creditors, too, for about a month.
In recent years the company has spun off multiple divisions in an attempt to shape up its finances, including Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties and Caesars Growth Properties, dividing its casinos, properties and businesses among the subsidiaries. The operating company has the largest debt load.
In this Oct. 18, 2014 photo, actor Eugene Clark, who played "Big Daddy", the head zombie in George Romero's film, "Land of the Dead" stands for a photo while meeting with fans at the Eerie Horror Film Festival at the Warner Theatre, in Erie, Pa.
Photo by Jack Hanrahan
The bloody World War II drama "Fury" blew past "Gone Girl" at theaters this weekend.
"Gone Girl" was tops at the box office for two weeks before Brad Pitt and his rag-tag group of tank mates in "Fury" blasted the film to second place. Sony's "Fury" captured $23.5 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Fox's "Gone Girl" followed with $17.8 million.
The animated Fox feature "The Book of Life" opened in third place with $17 million, followed by Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" with $12 million.
"Birdman," the Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu drama starring Michael Keaton, opened in just four theaters and boasted a per-screen average of $103, 750. It opens in additional locations next week.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Fury," $23.5 million.
2. "Gone Girl," $17.8 million ($20.2 million international).
3. "The Book of Life," $17 million ($8.6 million international).
4. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," $12 million ($1.3 million international).
5. "The Best of Me," $10.2 million ($1.1 million international).
6. "Dracula Untold," $9.9 million ($22.5 million international).
7. "The Judge," $7.94 million ($6.5 million international).
8. "Annabelle," $7.92 million ($19.2 million international).
9. "The Equalizer," $5.4 million ($8 million international).
10. "The Maze Runner," $4.5 million ($17.1 million international).
Three-week-old white lion cubs play at Belgrade's "Good Hope Garden" zoo, October 19, 2014. Belgrade zoo has a total of 10 white lions, which are extinct in the wild and are found only in zoos and reservations. It is estimated that there are around 500 living in captivity around the world.
Photo by Marko Djurica
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