• Barbara Feldon, who played the role of Agent 99 on TV’s Get Smart, is friends with artist Jan Stussy, whom she calls “the most prolific artist” she knows. She once asked him about his creation of art, “How did you develop the courage?” He replied, “When I was in the 10th grade, I realized that if you simply make the first mark, the rest will just happen. Whether it’s that first mark with a brush on a canvas or pencil to paper, boldly make it and then let yourself free-fall. Art creates art.” Hearing this, Ms. Feldon, who is now the author of Living Alone and Loving It, added writing to her other creative endeavors, and she often tells herself, “Make the first mark.”
Agents
• Humorist Alan Coren thought that he wasn’t selling enough books, so he complained to his agent, who told him that very few subjects would definitely sell books, and those subjects were cats, golf, and Nazis. No fool, Mr. Coren titled his very next book Golfing for Cats — on the cover was a picture of a swastika. Newspaper columnist Stephen Moss believes that another subject that will definitely sell books is God — whether the book is pro or con on that particular subject. And yet another subject guaranteed to sell books is how to lose weight. Therefore, Mr. Moss is planning to write a book titled How I Found God and Lost Weight on Life’s 18th Hole. On the cover will be a picture of a cat — beside a picture of Hitler.
• Playwright Arthur Miller could be forceful. After writing All My Sons, he mailed the play to his agent, Leland Heyward, who had not read it one week later. This made Mr. Miller angry, so he went to his agency, demanded that the play be returned to him, and announced that he was leaving the agency. Fortunately, the agency secretary was intelligent. Not wanting Mr. Miller to leave the agency, the secretary asked for permission to allow another agent there to read his play. Mr. Miller agreed, agent Kay Brown read and loved the play, and she called Mr. Miller the very next day to tell him that his play was terrific. She was not exaggerating. All My Sons won the Drama Critics Circle Award. For the next 40 years, Ms. Brown was Mr. Miller’s agent.
Alcohol
• If you want to hear some good stories about writers who drink lots of alcohol, talk to Joseph Tartakovsky, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books. Among his stories: 1) Cratinus, an Athenian poet of the 5th-century BCE, died of grief after seeing a cask break into pieces. It wasn’t just any cask, of course — it was filled with wine. 2) Tennyson was not sure what to do after receiving a letter asking him to become poet laureate of Britain. Therefore, he wrote two letters — one accepting and one declining — then he drank a bottle of port. He decided to accept. 3) Sergio Leone, director of the spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood, once asked Norman Mailer to write a script for him. Mr. Mailer locked himself into a room with a typewriter and a case of whiskey. He wrote for three weeks, occasionally stopping to sing, to curse, and to order ice cubes. The script was never filmed.
• Kingsley Amis had much experience with drinking way too much, and if any man was an expert on hangovers, he was. One of the things his excessive experience with excessive drinking taught him was to “not take an alkalizing agent such as bicarbonate of soda” when he had a hangover. One dreadful morning he took some bicarbonate of soda, which he chased with some hair of the dog: vodka. His companion decided to do an experiment: “Let’s see what’s happening in your stomach.” The companion poured what was left of the vodka into what was left of the bicarbonate of soda. Mr. Amis writes, “The mixture turned black and gave off smoke.”
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 bc. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
November's birthstone is the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine.
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
Topaz.
Billy in Cypress U. $. A. said:
"Topaz"
Cal in Vermont wrote:
Topaz.
Alan J answered:
Topaz.
Dave responded:
Topaz. I admit that I don’t know the birthstone of any month, and never have.
Mac Mac replied:
Topaz
zorch said:
Topaz
Randall wrote:
Topaz
Deborah, the Master Gardener answered:
Citrine, I think.
Two more days. Hold on; it’s going to be wild.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
topaz and citrine
Jacqueline responded:
Should be topaz, but I'm probably wrong.
Leo in Boise said:
Topaz
Rosemary in Columbus wrote:
Topaz
Joe ( -- Vote Blue, No Matter Who -- ) answered:
November has two birthstones - Citrine and Topaz. Know how I knew that? I looked at Carla's notes. I don't know anything about stones but Carla knew everything. I'm going to bed because I'm all footballed out. None of my teams won.
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame replied:
The answer is topaz.
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CBS opens the night with a FRESH'The Price Is Right At Night', followed by a RERUN'All Rise', then a RERUN'Bull'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are John Oliver and JoJo.
Scheduled on a FRESHJames Corden, OBE, are Pete Buttigieg and Travis.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by a sorta-FRESH'SNL: 2020 Election Special'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Anthony Anderson, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown featuring Killer Mike & Big Rube.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers is John Mulaney.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 3/10/20) are Chrissy Metz and Marlena Rodriguez.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Dancing With The Stars', followed by a FRESH'The Good Doctor'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are John Lithgow, Freddie Highmore, and Giveon.
The CW offers a RERUN'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', followed by another RERUN'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', then a RERUN'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 '2012', followed by the movie 'Twister', then a FRESH'Soulmates'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - FAR BEYOND THE STARS
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - HONOR AMONG THIEVES
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - CHANGE OF HEART
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - WRONGS DARKER THAN DEATH OR NIGHT
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - INQUISITION
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SKIN OF EVIL
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - CONSPIRACY
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE NEUTRAL ZONE
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE CHILD
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE
[6:00PM - 11:00PM] LAW & ORDER
[12:00AM] LAW & ORDER
[1:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SKIN OF EVIL
[2:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
[3:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - CONSPIRACY
[4:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE NEUTRAL ZONE
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE CHILD (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has 'Below Deck', another 'Below Deck', followed by a FRESH'Below Deck', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live'.
Comedy Central has all old 'The Office' all night.
Scheduled on a FRESHThe Daily Show it's The Daily Social Distancing Show.
FX has the movie 'BlacKkKlansman', followed by the movie 'The Equalizer 2', then the movie 'The Equalizer 2', again.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00am] The Three Stooges - Pop Goes The Easel
[6:30am] The Three Stooges - Nutty But Nice
[7:00am] The Three Stooges - Back To The Woods
[7:15am] Escape From L.A.
[9:30am] White House Down
[12:30pm] Bad Boys II
[3:30pm] Bad Boys
[6:00pm - 12:30am] Two And A Half Men
[1:00am - 2:30pm] Parks And Recreation
[3:00pm] Road To Perdition
[5:30pm] Gladiator (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:00am - 2:30pm] hogan's heroes
[3:00pm] the sixth sense
[5:30pm] the silence of the lambs
[8:00pm] terminator 2: judgment day
[11:00pm] the running man
[1:15am] contact
[4:45am - 5:45am] gomer pyle, u.s.m.c. (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'Pitch Black', followed by the movie 'Gods Of Egypt'.
Dave Chappelle is to host next week’s Saturday Night Live.
The comedian will front the NBC show’s sixth consecutive show of the season on November 7.
It marks Chappelle’s first role hosting the show since he made his debut the weekend that Donald Trump (R-Failure) became President.
During that show, Chappelle took the news head on and wished the former host of Celebrity Apprentice luck, adding, “I’m going to give him a chance, and we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too”.
He won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance.
Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump (R-Churl)'s reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.
Democratic challenger Joe Biden announced that Gaga would appear with him Monday evening at a drive-in rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a state crucial to clinching victory on November 3.
Trump's team responded immediately, slamming the joint appearance.
"Nothing exposes Joe Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men and women of Pennsylvania like campaigning with ant-fracking activist Lady Gaga," campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement posted to Twitter.
Lady Gaga clapped back at Murtaugh, tweeting: "HEY TIM HEY @realDonaldTrump SO HAPPY IM GLAD TO BE LIVING RENT FREE in your HEAD. #BidenHarris."
Donald Trump (R-Compromised)’s go-to adviser on the coronavirus pandemic has apologised for sitting for a 27-minute interview with RT, the Russian state media giant, where he railed against lockdown protocols he said were “killing people”.
Dr Scott Atlas (R-Tainted), a neuroradiologist tapped by the president to advise the White House’s coronavirus task force, has consistently sided with the president by taking a firm stand against safety precautions that promote social distancing against rising cases in the US, saying the harm to the economy from lockdown measures outweighs the benefits of Covid mitigation efforts.
“I recently did an interview with RT and was unaware they are a registered foreign agent,” the doctor wrote. “I regret doing the interview and apologize for allowing myself to be taken advantage of. I especially apologise to the national security community who is working hard to defend us.”
“The lockdowns... will go down as an epic failure of public policy by people who refused to accept they were wrong — were wrong, refused to accept they were wrong, didn't know the data, didn't care and became a frenzy of stopping COVID-19 cases at all costs,” he said.
“And those costs are massive. … And what's happening here is that the argument is undeniable. The lockdowns are killing people but they're not really impactful, the lockdowns,” he said, citing no evidence.
On the campaign trail Saturday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-Narnia) said women are welcome anywhere in the country — provided that they're anti-abortion.
The Republican senator took the stage at a campaign event in Conway, South Carolina, his home state, and praised Amy Coney Barrett, the newly appointed Supreme Court justice.
Graham's remarks come weeks after the senator made limiting characterizations about Black people.
On October 9, Graham said Black people are free to go and live in any part of the state, as long as they're not liberal.
"I care about everybody," Graham said, speaking at a forum for South Carolina Senate candidates. "If you're a young African American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal."
One of America's top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in the final days of a hard-fought election campaign.
Fauci, in an interview in the Washington Post on Sunday, warned that the United States is headed for "a whole lot of hurt" unless it makes an "abrupt change" in health practices.
With many Americans ignoring safe practices and many hospitals already under severe strain as cold weather and the flu season arrive, "You could not possibly be positioned more poorly," Fauci said. "It's not a good situation."
The virus has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the US, which last week suffered record high numbers of cases -- hitting 98,000 on Friday.
Trump, keeping up a frenetic pace of campaigning against Democratic challenger Joe Biden, has insisted the country is "rounding the turn" on the virus, and has even alleged -- without any evidence -- that many doctors are inflating virus death tolls for profit.
Even now, Ivan Moore can’t think why his father didn’t didn’t tell anyone that the air conditioning in their house was busted. “I honestly don’t know what was going through his mind,” he said.
That week three years ago, temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona were forecasted to top 115F (46C). Moore, his wife and two children went to the mountains for a camping trip, and his dad Gene, stayed behind. A few days later, Gene died.
The air conditioning had been blowing hot air. “He’d opened a window but it was too hot,” Moore said. “My dad’s heart basically gave out on him.”
Phoenix – America’s hottest city – is getting hotter and hotter, and Moore’s father is one of the hundreds of Arizonans who have succumbed to the desert heat in recent years.
This summer, temperatures here stayed above 90F (32C), even at night, for 28 days straight, with the scorching weather in July and August breaking records. It was so hot and dry that towering saguaro cactuses that dot the landscape began to topple over and die.
In contrast to the enthusiasm evident four years ago in Melania Trump's homeland Slovenia as she ascended to the status of US First Lady, now even her hometown has cooled on the country's most famous daughter.
In 2016 Slovenia's media followed the US presidential campaign with bated breath, but now the coronavirus pandemic is dominating headlines and crowding out coverage of whether Melania will stay in the White House alongside her husband President Donald Trump after Tuesday's US election.
Most Slovenian media have portrayed Trump's bid for re-election as an uphill struggle and many speak of disappointment at the low-key role Melania has played.
A rare voice of enthusiasm for Trump has been centre-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who tweeted his support earlier this month -- but even he forgot to mention the family ties to Slovenia.
Despite invitations being extended, the Slovenian media have not published a single interview or direct address by Melania to her compatriots.
A Republican anti-Trump PAC has transported two giant billboards featuring Ivanka Trump (R-Evita Braun) and husband Jared Kusher (R-Grifter) from Times Square to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
Earlier this month, the Lincoln Project, a group founded by Republicans who are against President Donald Trump, unveiled the billboards in the center of New York City.
The first ad showed a picture of Ivanka smiling and gesturing to two numbers representing the high coronavirus death tolls in both New York and the United States. New York at one point had been considered the coronavirus hotspot in the country. The country continues to surpass grim milestones, most recently reaching 230,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
The second billboard showed Jared smiling and appearing to give a thumbs-up gesture along with the quote, "[New Yorkers] are going to suffer and that's their problem." Underneath the quote are dozens of body bags.
The Lincoln Project took down the billboards and shipped them off on a boat headed to Mar-a-Lago, according to the group's co-founder, Ron Steslow.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is the only person associated with Donald Trump (R-Churl) who has seen their approval rating rise over the last four years, according to an exclusive new poll for The Independent.
While everyone else around Mr Trump has found themselves tarnished, the veteran public health expert has been widely praised for his handling both of the pandemic, and of the mercurial president.
Dr Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was viewed more positively now than four years ago according to 44 per cent of respondents of a poll commissioned by The Independent from JL Partners.
The late John McCain, Arizona senator who died in 2018 at the age of 81, was the only other figure to “emerge” from the years of Trump’s White House with an improved reputation.
Among Trump supporters, however, it was a different story: They felt on average five points less favourably towards Dr Fauci, and 13 points less favourably to Sen McCain.
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