Paul Krugman: Paranoia Strikes Deeper (New York Times)
It's the sort of thing you used to hear only from people who also believed that fluoridated water was a Communist plot. But now the gas-price conspiracy theory has been formally endorsed by the likely Republican presidential nominee.
On Heroic Self-Sacrifice: a London Park Devoted to Those Most Worth Remembering (Smithsonian Magazine)
Rarer by far are commemorations of everyday heroes, ordinary men and women who one day do something extraordinary, risk all and sometimes lose their lives to save the lives of others. A handful of neglected monuments of this sort exist; of these, few are more modest but more moving than a mostly forgotten little row of ceramic tiles erected in a tiny shard of British greenery known as Postman's Park.
Getting to Know Mister Rogers (Neatorama)
When Mr. Rogers first saw television, the power of the media's potential immediately blew him away. At the same time though, he loathed the commercially available content, particularly the shows aimed at children. In fact, he once admitted in an interview, "I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there was some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen."
David Bruce has 42 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $42 you can buy 10,500 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," "Maximum Cool," and "Resist Psychic Death."
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973-74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
The theme song, "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow", was written by Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames; initially an instrumental, lyrics were added in later seasons that were sung by Sammy Davis, Jr. Every episode of Baretta began with the song, which contained the motto, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." The song was released as a single in Europe in 1976, reaching number one in the Dutch Top 40 as "Baretta's Theme".
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mj was first, and correct, with:
He kept his eye on the sparrow
When the going got narrow and advised us to not do the crime if we can't do the time.
The show was Barretta staring Robert Blake and bird (cockatiel).
BttbBob wrote:
Baretta... starring Fred, the Cockatoo, and some guy named Robert Blake.
Alan J responded:
Baretta
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Baretta
Adam answered:
Baretta- and the cleverly titled 'Baretta's Theme'.
Sally said:
As I recall, Sammy Davis, Jr., sang the theme song to Robert Blake's 1970s TV show Baretta. I used to like Blake until he joined the ranks of OJ Simpson in murdering his wife...
Love you too, Candy Man...
PS: Glad you saw my note, MAM, yes, we do have to support BCE!!
Marian replied:
Baretta
Charlie responded:
Baretta's Theme, "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow," was performed by Davis.
Dale of Diamond Springs answered:
Sammy Davis Jr. sang the theme song for Robert (Wife Murderer) Blake's Baretta TV series, "Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow)" (1975-1978), which was released as a single.
MAM wrote:
"Baretta".
"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time, Yeah, don't do it."
Went on a field trip to the Fisher Museum at USC and the Vincent Price Museum at East Los Angeles College.
If I wasn't so tired, and running so late, would have included some pictures. Maybe tomorrow.
Tonight, Saturday:
CBS begins the night with LIVE'March Madness - The Elite 8: 2012 NCAA Basketball Tourney', followed by a RERUN'Hawaii Five-0', then '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN'Fairly Legal', followed by a FRESH'The Firm', then a RERUN'L&O: SVU'.
'SNL' is a RERUN, with Anna Faris hosting, music by Drake.
ABC starts the night with a RERUN'Wipeout', followed by a FRESH'My Extreme Affliction', followed by another FRESH'My Extreme Affliction'.
The CW sells out a half hour for a stinking informercial, followed by an old 'Family Guy', then an old 'American Dad', and another old 'American Dad'.
Faux fills the night with a FRESH'¡Q' Viva: The Chosen'.
MY has an old 'The Closer', followed by another old 'The Closer'.
AMC offers the movie 'National Lampoon's Vacation', followed by the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', then the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 7 Oscars
[7:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 4 Black Pearl
[8:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 2 - Classic American
[9:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 1 - Spanish Pavillion
[10:00AM] TOP GEAR-Episode 4
[11:00AM] TOP GEAR-Episode 5
[12:00PM] TOP GEAR-Episode 6
[1:00PM] TOP GEAR-Episode 1
[2:00PM] TOP GEAR-Episode 5
[3:00PM] TOP GEAR-Episode 6
[4:00PM] TOP GEAR-Episode 7
[5:00PM] BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Ep 17 - No ExitNEW
[6:00PM] BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Ep 18 - DeadlockNEW
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION-Ep 7 Unification - Part 1
[8:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION-Ep 8 Unification - Part 2
[9:00PM] BEING HUMAN-Episode 5NEW
[10:15PM] THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW-Ep 6 - Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Sarah Millican, James Corden, Lenny KravitzNEW
[11:00PM] WOULD YOU RATHER? WITH GRAHAM NORTON-Ep 4 - Judah Friedlander, Hannibal Burress, Mo Rocca, Andrea Rosen
[11:30PM] KATY BRAND'S BIG ASS SHOW-Episode 4NEW
[12:00AM] BEING HUMAN-Episode 5
[1:15AM] THE SHINING
[4:15AM] BEING HUMAN-Episode 5
[5:30AM] WOULD YOU RATHER? WITH GRAHAM NORTON-Ep 4 - Judah Friedlander, Hannibal Burress, Mo Rocca, Andrea Rosen (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'T-Rump's Effrontery & Fluffery', 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by the movie 'Angels & Demons'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay', followed by the movie 'Broken Lizard's Super Troopers', then the movie 'Zack & Miri Make A Porno'.
FX has the movie 'Taken', followed by the movie 'Zombieland', then the movie 'Jennifer's Body'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', 'Cajun Pawn Stars', another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', still another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', yet another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', still another 'Cajun Pawn Stars', and yes, yet another 'Cajun Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Manhunter
[8:45AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[9:00AM] Inside Portlandia
[9:30AM] Portlandia-Mixology
[10:00AM] The Three Stooges-Shot in the Frontier
[10:25AM] The Three Stooges-Spooks
[10:50AM] The Three Stooges-Tricky Dicks
[11:15AM] The Three Stooges-Up in Daisy's Penthouse
[11:40AM] The Three Stooges-A Bird in the Head
[12:05PM] The Three Stooges-A-Ducking They Did Go
[12:25PM] The Three Stooges-All Gummed Up
[12:50PM] The Three Stooges-An Ache in Every Stake
[1:15PM] Exam
[3:30PM] Assassination
[5:30PM] The Yards
[8:00PM] Kill Bill: Vol. 1
[10:15PM] Kill Bill: Vol. 2
[1:15AM] Kill Bill: Vol. 1
[3:30AM] Saw II
[5:30AM] The Whitest Kids U'Know (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[6:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - NYPD's Rick Schroder (Episode 7, Season 1)
[6:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Ed Burns & Paul Feig
[7:00A] Crude
[8:45A] The Matador
[10:00A] Lemon Tree
[11:50A] Bitch
[12:00P] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Life of Brian (Episode 11, Season 1)
[1:00P] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Self-Esteem (Episode 12, Season 1)
[2:00P] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Pressure (Episode 13, Season 1)
[3:00P] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - On the Wagon (Episode 14, Season 1)
[4:00P] MY SO-CALLED LIFE - So-Called Angels (Episode 15, Season 1)
[5:00P] How to Be
[6:25P] Summer Hours
[8:10P] The Good Thief
[10:00P] Gigantic
[11:45P] The Business Trip
[12:00A] Drama/mex
[1:35A] The Good Thief
[3:30A] Gigantic
[5:20A] Smile Pinki (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has 'Being Human', another 'Being Human', still another 'Being Human', and 'Lost Girl'.
Publisher Larry Flynt (C), president of Larry Flynt Publications, poses at induction ceremonies for adult film star and producer John Stagliano (R) and actress Belladonna into the Hustler Hollywood Walk of Fame in West Hollywood, California March 22, 2012. Theyw were honored for their achievements and contributions to the adult industry.
Photo Fred Prouser
Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane thanks to longtime animal activist Bob Barker.
The 88-year-old TV icon offered to fund the $880,000 flight after learning that one of the elephants wasn't well enough to withstand the long trip by truck, Barker spokesman Henri Bollinger said Friday.
He said the Toronto Zoo agreed to move Thika, Iringa and Toka to the Performing Animals Welfare Society elephant sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif., in the Sierra foothills southeast of Sacramento, but that one of the animals suffers from "a serious foot problem."
Barker said the elephants "have suffered so much for so long and now they have an opportunity to live the rest of their lives at what has been described as 'elephant paradise.' To think that one of them might not survive the trip in a truck touched my heart and purse strings."
The animals will travel in crates aboard a Russian cargo jet.
June Newton, widow of late fashion photographer Helmut Newton, recently awarded Officer of Arts and Letters, holds a news conference at the opening of Helmut Newton's first retrospective in France at Paris' Grand Palais museum, Friday March 23, 2012. The Helmut Newton exhibit, curated by his widow June Newton, contains some 250 pictures, many of which are provocative and erotically charged. His black-and-white photos were a mainstay of fashion magazines across the world for several decades, especially Vogue Paris.
Photo by Francois Mori
An organized group of atheists and some of the biggest voices from their movement will hold Reason Rally on The National Mall this weekend to raise awareness for their cause and to encourage members of Congress to respect their views.
"We need to stress to the theists that we are here," David Silverman, chairman of the rally committee and president of the American Atheists, told CNN's Belief Blog. "Atheism is growing in all 50 states. What people don't seem to understand is all we demand at American Atheists is equality."
Oxford Professor Richard Dawkins, arguably the most famous living atheist in the world, will headline the Reason Rally. Dawkins says he hopes the event will pressure members of Congress to respect the views of nonbelievers in America.
"The nonbelieving constituency has not been vocal enough, and it therefore has been politic for them to be ignored by their congressmen, by their senators," Dawkins said.
Todd Stiefel, Founder of the Stiefel Freethought Foundation, is helping to cover about half of the event's estimated $300,000 in expenses.
"Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen is headed for a Barbie-style makeover.
Toymaker Mattel said on Friday that the feisty teen rebel at the center of "The Hunger Games" young adult book series and movie has inspired a doll for the Barbie Collector line.
The Katniss doll is aimed at adult collectors and will be available for sale later this year on BarbieCollector.com and other retail outlets.
Katniss will join British royals Prince William and his wife Kate in the Barbie Collector line, along with "Twilight Saga" movie characters Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.
Banksy's artwork "Bomb Love" is seen in reflected in "Megaheart" by artist Ryan Callanan (known as RYCA) at Bonhams auction house in London March 23, 2012. The works will be auctioned as part of the Urban Art sale at Bonhams auction house on March 29, 2012.
Photo by Luke MacGregor
The comedian Gallagher says he's had his fill of performing live onstage and is retiring after 32 years.
The Los Angeles-based comedian, whose full name is Leo Anthony Gallagher, told an Ohio radio station on Thursday that his retirement plans include posting his writings online and possibly appearing at private parties.
Gallagher is known for smashing watermelons with a sledgehammer. He had a heart attack March 14 before a performance at a suburban Dallas bar. He came out of a medically induced coma this week and was released from a hospital Wednesday.
He told Scott Spears of WDCM in Marion that it sometimes didn't matter how clever his jokes were if the audience couldn't hold their liquor. He said the job is like "baby-sitting people who can't handle alcohol."
Fox News host propagandist and noted serial philanderer Geraldo Rivera sparked outrage-including from his own son, apparently-by suggesting on Friday that Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen shot dead last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer, courted violence by wearing a hoodie. That piece of clothing killed Martin, according to Rivera "as surely as George Zimmerman."
"I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was," Rivera said on Fox and Friends. "You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a gangsta-you're going to be a gangsta wannabe, well people are going to perceive you as a menace. That's what happens. It is an instant, reflexive action."
After co-host Steve Doocy noted that New Yorkers on Wednesday had held a "Million Hoodie March" in support of Martin, 17, Rivera added: "You cannot rehabilitate the hoodie."
Rivera continued: "There are some things that are almost inevitable. I'm not suggesting that Trayvon Martin had any kind of weapon or anything. He wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way. And if he had been dressed more appropriately-I think unless it is raining out or you are at a track meet, leave the hoodie home."
In fact, it was raining out when Martin was killed.
In this animation drawing released by Disney, an image from the 1928 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short, "Sky Scrappers," is shown. The film was the 22nd Oswald short cartoon produced, and was part of Walt Disney's early career success. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the wacky predecessor to Mickey Mouse, was brought out of the Disney archive this week and showcased at an event unveiling "Disney Epic Mickey 2," an upcoming video game that allows players to control Mickey and Oswald.
A confluence of factors ranging from a robust advertising market to the growing importance of retransmission fees and more funding for deals, is setting the stage for a new wave of television station mergers over the next 12-24 months.
Newport Television, a group of 56 stations owned by buyout shop Providence Equity Partners, is the latest company to hit the auction block. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported exclusively on Friday that Providence had retained Moelis & Company to "explore strategic alternatives," including a possible sale of the company.
One of these sources described the process as in its "real early stages" and said it was premature to talk about bidders or valuation.
A deal for Newport Television, if completed, would mark the latest in a new wave of merger activity among local TV station owners.
Just last fall, Sinclair Broadcast Group bought 15 stations from Freedom Communications and Four Points Media for a combined $585 million. Around the same time, E.W. Scripps bought nine stations from McGraw-Hill for $212 million.
A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the U.S. government to withdraw a key license from the body that runs the Internet's core functions.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) depends on its U.S. government contract to coordinate the unique addresses that tell computers where to find each other, without which the global Internet could not function.
But this month the government warned that the non-profit body's rules against conflicts of interest were not strong enough and only temporarily extended ICANN's contract - which it has held since its formation in 1998 - instead of renewing it as many in the industry had expected.
A failure to secure the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) contract would severely damage ICANN's ability to implement its address expansion program, the most radical move in the organization's history.
The conflict of interest concerns arise from the fact that some past and present board members stand to benefit financially from the liberalization of Web addresses through ties to organizations that make money from registering new domain names or consulting on the expansion.
A man plays a traditional flute as he performs during a festival on Pakistan Day (Resolution Day) celebrations in Quetta March 23, 2012. Pakistan's Resolution was passed on March 23, 1940 as the official declaration of independence from British rule.
Photo by Naseer Ahmed
Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
The social networking company is also threatening legal action against those who violate its long-standing policy against sharing passwords.
In a post on Friday, Facebook's chief privacy of policy officer cautioned that if an employer discovers that a job applicant is a member of a protected group, the employer may open itself up to claims of discrimination if it doesn't hire that person.
"As a user, you shouldn't be forced to share your private information and communications just to get a job," wrote Erin Egan. "And as the friend of a user, you shouldn't have to worry that your private information or communications will be revealed to someone you don't know and didn't intend to share with just because that user is looking for a job."
Not sharing passwords is a basic tenet of online conduct. Aside from the privacy concerns, Facebook considers the practice a security risk.
A Minnesota high school senior who turned to the porn industry for a prom date found a couple of takers, but school administrators say the X-rated actresses aren't welcome.
Mike Stone says he sent dozens of Twitter messages to Hollywood celebrities, mostly porn actresses, and received a response from two, Megan Piper and Emy Reyes. They agreed to accompany him to the May 12 prom at Tartan High School in Oakdale, a St. Paul suburb.
But Superintendent Patty Phillips says such a date is prohibited by school policy that disallows a visitor if it's not in the best interest of the students.
The 18-year-old Stone says he'll hold an alternative party at the same time as the prom so he can bring his dates.
A Maharashtrian dressed up as the 10-headed mythical demon king Ravana takes part in celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival in Mumbai March 23, 2012. The festival marks the beginning of the new year for Maharashtrians and is widely celebrated in Maharashtra and in the Konkan region. The Hindi word on his forehead reads "Corruption."
Photo by Vivek Prakash
Away from the picturesque farms dotting bluegrass country, the mega-dollar yearling sales at Keeneland and the twin spires at Churchill Downs, the tradition-laden sport of horse racing is in danger of falling off the pace in its old Kentucky home.
Venerable tracks now offer $1 beer-and-hot dog promotions, live music and night racing to boost attendance.
While tracks in other states have parlayed casino gambling into higher purses, Kentucky lawmakers have resisted allowing such a move. Everyone from breeders to railbirds worries that it will eventually render the home of American horse racing an also-ran.
Even storied Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, has felt the pressure.
The Louisville track offers a few nights of live racing, drawing three times the typical race day crowds. It has reduced racing days in its spring meet in a gambit to keep purses competitive with tracks where casino operations boost racing prizes. Between 2000 and 2008, the famed track had at least 52 racing days in the spring session; this year it will have 39. But Churchill still struggles to fill some race cards with big fields that attract more betting, track president Kevin Flanery said recently.
A pregnant Jessica Simpson on the cover of Elle magazine was apparently too much for some customers of a Tucson Safeway store, where a worker covered it with cardboard.
The April edition features the photo of the singer/actress/fashion designer with one hand over her breast and another wrapped around her nude belly.
The Arizona Daily Star reported the manager of the store received multiple complaints, prompting a worker to cover the image with cardboard.
"The sign was up for a short time and removed," Teena Massingill, director of corporate public affairs for Safeway Inc., told The Associated Press. "This was one store employee's response to some customer complaints. This was by no means a company-wide directive."
A female Baringo giraffe calf born this month at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo stays close to her mother in the Carter Giraffe Building at the Bronx Zoo in New York in this handout photo received March 22, 2012. The calf will be making its debut in the zoo's African Plains in about one week. The calf was approximately 6 feet tall and over 100 pounds at birth. As an adult, she could eventually grow to 16 feet and weigh 2,600 pounds.
Photo by Julie Larsen Maher
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