Paul Krugman: The War Over Poverty (New York Times)
Fifty years have passed since Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. And a funny thing happened on the way to this anniversary. Suddenly, or so it seems, progressives have stopped apologizing for their efforts on behalf of the poor, and have started trumpeting them instead. And conservatives find themselves on the defensive.
Joan Fontaine is one of three Japan-born actresses to have won an Academy Award. The others are her sister
Olivia de Havilland and
Miyoshi Umeki.
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Miyoshi Umeki is the only Asian woman to win an Academy Award for acting.
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Charlie was first, and correct, with:
I find three so far.
Olivia de Havilland, born Tokyo, 1916. Best Actress for To Each His Own (1945), and The Heiress (1949).
Her sister, Joan Fontaine, born Tokyo, 1917. Best Actress for Suspicion (1941, and the answer to an earlier question)..
And also
Miyoshi Umeki, born 1929, Otaru. Best Supporting Actress for Sayonara (1957).
Alan J wrote:
Two
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
Miyoshi Umeki for best supporting actress
Sally said:
The only women I could find, who were born in Japan, and have won an Oscar for acting, are sisters Olivia De Havilland, Joan Fontaine. There could be more, but...
In their, 'heyday.'
Shortly before Joan died...
PS: I apologize to all (a couple) the readers who claim they are NOT Geek's or Nerd's. (Chortle.) And, certainly I did not include the darling granddaughters of JoeS who were celebrating, "Greek Days..." :)
Adam answered:
One, Joan Fontaine.
John I from Hawai`i says,
"One, Miyoshi Umeki for best supporting actress."
Marian replied:
one, Joan Fontaine
Baby Lois Of Oregon said:
Olivia De Havalind and Joan Fontaine were just typical
sisters, cutting up each others clothes and snubbing one
another at the Oscars, proving talent, fame and money is no
antidote to being a typical human asshole, and they were
probably the inspiration for "Whatever Happened to Baby
Jane", as Mary Pickford was for "Sunset Blvd.". People are
alike all over, and we all end up putting our Depends on one
leg at a time.
Dale of Diamond Springs, Norfallcali still no precip, took the day off.
DJ Useo responded:
Congrats on one tough trivia question. I have a strong belief that women are discriminated against, so I was going to say "ZERO", but the fact you ask the question indicates there's at least one. So, I'm answering with the guess "ONE". Which one I haven't a clue, but I think it's a safe bet it wasn't Dawn Wells.
MAM wrote:
There are 3 ~ Joan Fontaine, Olivia de Havilland, and Miyoshi Umeki.
And, Joe S replied:
I'm going out on a limb here and say two, Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland. However my favorite woman actress, born in Japan, wasn't born in Japan nor is she Japanese, however neither are the two aforementioned women. She is Lucy Liu and she was born in The US of A, and has never won an Oscar. But I don't care. I watch her every week on Elementary, a show about a modern Sherlock Holmes. She plays Dr. Watson.
Now PBS playing a BBC version of a modern Sherlock Holmes that show during the same time period as Elementary. Now I like the BBC show but America's Dr. Watson is far more attractive than England's Dr. Watson So England loses. Also I'm pissed at PBS for supporting fracking.
Dr. Joan Watson. See, that's what I'm talkin' about.
AMC offers the movie 'The Green Mile', followed by the movie 'The Rock'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 10-11 - Episode 3
[7:00AM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 10-11 - Episode 4
[8:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED US - Season 2 - Ep 1 - Revisited: Santa La Brea, Giuseppi's
[9:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 4 - Ep 8 - La Frite
[10:00AM] JAMES MAY'S MAN LAB - Season 2 - Episode 1
[11:00AM] JAMES MAY'S MAN LAB - Season 2 - Episode 2
[12:00PM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 05-06 - Episode 1
[1:00PM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 05-06 - Episode 2
[2:00PM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 05-06 - Episode 3
[3:00PM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 06-07 - Episode 1
[4:00PM] ATLANTIS - Season 1 - Episode 7
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 2 - Family
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 3 - Brothers
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 4 - Suddenly Human
[8:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 5 - Remember Me
[9:00PM] ATLANTIS - Season 1 - Episode 8 NEW
[10:00PM] THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - Season 14 - Episode 12 NEW
[11:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 5 - Remember Me
[12:00AM] ATLANTIS - Season 1 - Episode 8
[1:00AM] THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - Season 14 - Episode 12
[2:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 2 - Family
[3:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 3 - Brothers
[4:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 4 - Suddenly Human
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 4 - Ep 5 - Remember Me (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a movie TBA.
Comedy Central has 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', yet another 'South Park', 'Gabriel Iglesias: Hot & Fluffy', and 'Kevin Hart: I'm A Grown Little Man'.
FX has the movie 'Green Lantern', followed by the movie 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Batman & Robin
[8:45AM] The Three Stooges-Micro-Phonies
[9:10AM] The Three Stooges-Movie Maniacs
[9:35AM] The Three Stooges-Mutts to You
[10:00AM] The Three Stooges-No Census, No Feeling
[10:25AM] The Three Stooges-Nutty But Nice
[10:50AM] The Three Stooges-Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
[11:15AM] The Spoils of Babylon-The Foundling
[11:45AM] The Spoils of Babylon-The War Within
[12:15PM] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
[2:45PM] Batman & Robin
[5:30PM] Batman Forever
[8:00PM] Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
[10:00PM] The Big Lebowski
[12:30AM] The Big Lebowski
[3:00AM] Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Lions for Lambs
[8:00AM] The Darjeeling Limited
[10:00AM] You've Got Mail
[12:30PM] Christine
[3:00PM] Law & Order-Confession
[4:00PM] Law & Order-Wages of Love
[5:00PM] Law & Order-Aria
[6:00PM] Law & Order-Asylum
[7:00PM] Law & Order-God Bless the Child
[8:00PM] Law & Order-Misconception
[9:00PM] The Wackness
[11:45PM] The Professional
[1:30AM] A Dangerous Method
[3:30AM] Secretary (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has 'Helix', another 'Helix', still another 'Helix', followed by the movie 'Pitch Black'.
Actress Emilia Clarke from the HBO series "Game of Thrones" arrives at the AFI Awards 2013 honoring excellence in film and television in Beverly Hills, California January 10, 2014.
Photo by Fred Prouser
New HBO host John Oliver bashed Sarah Palin's new Sportsman Channel TV show on Thursday - despite that he's never seen it, nor did he know she even had a series.
"So she's going to do to sports what she did to politics," Oliver quipped.
The former "Daily Show" staffer left a roomful of journalists in stitches and wanting more at Thursday's final Television Critics Association press tour panel, when a reporter asked Oliver if he would be attending the following morning's breakfast, sponsored by Palin's new network, the Sportsman Channel. The Brit was so excited at the near-serendipitous timing with the former Vice Presidential candidate that he considered aloud changing plans to show up for the "moose meat."
Oliver also credited his summer job filling in for former boss Jon Stewart behind the "Daily Show" desk for his newfound marketability.
HBO's newest political humorist looked ahead to the new show - which is still untitled and does not have a release date - at Thursday's Pasadena panel. Oliver said that in just its third day in production, the weekly pay-TV comedy series is trying to find its own space among established hits such as "The Daily Show" and "Politically Incorrect" in what he believes to be the "Golden Age" of late-night comedy.
Actress Anna Chlumsky from the HBO series "Veep" arrives at the AFI Awards 2013 honoring excellence in film and television in Beverly Hills, California January 10, 2014.
Photo by Fred Prouser
Bill Clinton and Kobe Bryant will join forces in a discussion about the role of sports in the lives of children and the health of the nation for "ESPN Town Hall: Kids and Sports."
The program will inform the work of the Aspen Institute Project Play, which recognizes that in some U.S. communities just one in five kids play sports.
President Clinton will host the conversation on Monday, Jan. 13, at the third annual Clinton Health Matters Conference in La Quinta, California. The conference will showcase what leaders from across sectors - business, technology, sports and philanthropy - are doing to contribute to the health and wellness of people throughout the United States. The town hall will consider which children get access to today's youth sports system, which of them don't - and the health consequences for each group.
HBO is making one last trip to Atlantic City. The network confirmed Thursday that the upcoming fifth season of Boardwalk Empire will be the series' last.
"It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers," said programming president Michael Lombardo. "Terry Winter has created one for the ages."
The decision to end the series does appear to be one based on the direction of the series. Boardwalk Empire, though softer in its fourth run, does not hurt in ratings -- ranking behind Game of Thrones and True Blood in the network's roster of most-watched programs.
It has also been a consistent awards show favorite. Though it was snubbed for best series and lead Steve Buscemi at the 2013 Emmys, it still scored more wins than any other scripted television program -- including an acting nod for supporting actor Bobby Cannavale.
Former NBA coach Phil Jackson, left, and actor John Lithgow talk as they watch UCLA play Arizona during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Photo by Mark J. Terrill
Pop the cork and start the bubble machine: North Dakota has agreed to buy the boyhood home of Lawrence Welk, the maestro of "champagne music" and one of the state's most famous sons.
The North Dakota State Historical Society voted 6-5 Friday to buy the Strasburg homestead from Welk's nieces, Evelyn Schwab, 84, and Edna Schwab, 80. The property in the southern part of the state has been listed for sale for more than a year, with an asking price of $125,000. A final sale price hasn't been negotiated.
"Twenty years ago, we would never have thought of selling it," Evelyn Schwab said. "The time has come now."
The Schwabs have given tours of the farmstead since it was restored with private funds in the early 1990s. Welk donated about $140,000 for the restoration before his death in 1992 at age 89.
The site drew more than 7,000 people in 1992, but attendance has since slipped to only a few hundred per year, the Schwabs said.
A U.S. judge on Friday awarded ownership of a disputed Renoir painting to a Baltimore museum, citing "overwhelming evidence" that the painting had been stolen from the museum more than 60 years ago.
The judge's decision rejected the claims of a Virginia woman, Marcia "Martha" Fuqua, who maintained that she bought the painting at a flea market for $7, even as others, including her own brother, disputed her story.
In making her ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema did not pass judgment of the truthfulness of Fuqua's story. The judge said merely that because the museum had shown the painting was stolen, it didn't matter how Fuqua acquired it - she could not legally gain possession of stolen property even if she acted in good faith.
The napkin-sized painting made news in 2012 when an auction company announced plans to sell it on behalf of an anonymous woman dubbed "Renoir girl" who said she bought the painting at a West Virginia flea market in 2009 for $7. The woman said she did not know the painting was a Renoir when she bought it, even though it was held in a frame with a "RENOIR" panel attached.
Creator, executive producer, director and writer Mike Judge and executive producer, director, writer Alec Berg talk about HBO's "Silicon Valley" during the Winter 2014 TCA presentations in Pasadena, California, January 9, 2014.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson
A Tennessee preacher who used poisonous snakes in his religious practices won't face criminal charges. But he also won't get back the 53 serpents wildlife officials seized from his Tabernacle Church of God.
It makes no difference that a grand jury declined to indict Andrew Hamblin on Wednesday; the snakes are contraband, "so we can't hand them back," Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesman Matt Cameron said.
"If a drug user is acquitted, you don't give the drugs back to him," Cameron said. "It's a similar situation."
This past fall, Hamblin appeared on the National Geographic Channel reality show "Snake Salvation" dancing while holding rattlesnakes and copperheads. That appearance is what wildlife officials say tipped them off. Hamblin was charged with possession of Class 1 wildlife, a species inherently dangerous to humans. The misdemeanor offense is punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, plus a $2,500 fine.
The snakes seized from Hamblin's Tabernacle Church of God were taken to the Knoxville Zoo. Cameron said the zoo officials say 32 of the snakes have died from parasites. He said the remaining 21 snakes are not healthy enough to be released into the wild and also cannot be kept with other captive snakes because of the parasites. He said the wildlife agency is working with veterinarians to see what options are available.
Looking out at the Channel from France's Lower Normandy beaches, there is little reminder today of the harbour built after the D-Day landings of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers that took the Germans by surprise in 1944.
Just a handful of large concrete blocks remain of a engineering feat by the Allies that became a crucial logistical support leading to their victory in Normandy.
The concrete blocks were part of an artificial harbour that was put together on the French coast in barely two weeks, allowing supplies and reinforcement troops to land in the absence of an Allied-controlled port.
But as France gets ready to commemorate 70 years since the landings, even these last vestiges look set to disappear as the sea is doing what the Germans failed to do -- wear away the artificial harbour in Arromanches.
A fan of French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, also known as Dieudonne, wears a shirt with the message, "2014, Year of the quenelle" outside the concert hall where the humorist was to hold his show in Tours, January 10, 2014. Critics say the comic's trademark straight-arm gesture is a Nazi salute in reverse. Dieudonne, 46, says it is anti-Zionist and anti-establishment, but not anti-Semitic. A French court upheld a ban on a show scheduled in the central city of Tours for Friday by the comedian accused of insulting the memory of Holocaust victims, the second performance in a nationwide tour to be banned.
Photo by Stephane Mahe
The ancient Mycenaeans have a reputation as palace-builders and warriors, but they were also quite sophisticated cooks. More than 3,000 years ago, they used portable grill pits to make souvlaki and non-stick pans to make bread, new cooking experiments suggest.
The Mycenaean civilization, which was the backdrop for Homer's "Odyssey" and "Iliad," thrived in Greece during the late Bronze Age from around 1700 B.C. until the society mysteriously collapsed around 1200 B.C. The Mycenaeans left behind amazing palaces and gold-littered tombs at sites like Pylos and Mycenae, but in these places, archaeologists also have found less glamorous artifacts, such as souvlaki trays and griddles made from gritty clays.
It wasn't clear how these two types of pans were used, said Julie Hruby of Dartmouth College, presenting her research at the Archaeological Institute of America's annual meeting here on Saturday (Jan. 4).
The souvlaki trays were rectangular ceramic pans that sat underneath skewers of meat. Scientists weren't sure whether these trays would have been placed directly over a fire, catching fat drippings from the meat, or if the pans would have held hot coals like a portable barbeque pit. The round griddles, meanwhile, had one smooth side and one side covered with tiny holes, and archaeologists have debated which side would have been facing up during cooking.
We've become weather wimps. As the world warms, the United States is getting fewer bitter cold spells like the one that gripped much of the nation this week. So when a deep freeze strikes, scientists say, it seems more unprecedented than it really is. An Associated Press analysis of the daily national winter temperature shows that cold extremes have happened about once every four years since 1900.
Until recently.
When computer models estimated that the national average daily temperature for the Lower 48 states dropped to 17.9 degrees on Monday, it was the first deep freeze of that magnitude in 17 years, according to Greg Carbin, warning meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
That stretch - from Jan. 13, 1997 to Monday - is by far the longest the U.S. has gone without the national average plunging below 18 degrees, according to a database of daytime winter temperatures starting in January 1900.
In the past 115 years, there have been 58 days when the national average temperature dropped below 18. Carbin said those occurrences often happen in periods that last several days so it makes more sense to talk about cold outbreaks instead of cold days. There have been 27 distinct cold snaps.
Between 1970 and 1989, a dozen such events occurred, but there were only two in the 1990s and then none until Monday.
The giant inflatable Rubber Duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats on the Parramatta River, as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival, in Western Sydney, January 10, 2014. The creation is five stories tall and five stories wide and has been seen floating in various cities around the world since 2007.
Photo by Jason Reed
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