Reader Explanation
Re: Ann(Thrax)
Snakes produce venom, urine, feces and babies. See (Snake Anatomy).
To my knowledge, Ms. Coulter has no children. ;^)
~~ BTW
Thanks, B. That's the best explanation so far!
Still More New Toons!
The Worried Shrimp
Perhaps more appropriate for veterans day... but what the hell with WAR IN THE WIND!... and all...
Chicken Hawks
Drive ON!
Toon Review
From 'TBH Politoons'
Great Site!
Thanks, again, Tim!
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Saw some of 'AFP: American Fighter Pilot' on CBS. Leni Riefenstahl wasn't as obvious. Jeez.
Thought it was neat that Barbara Walters could introduce American women to their future if they don't take a more active role.
Caught Ozzy Osbourne & family on Jay...Jeez, his bookers feel that Andy Richter is hotter?
Tonight, Saturday, CBS hosts the 'Final Four', which will infringe on primetime. Expect
a bit of local programming, especially on the west coast. In LA, the movie 'The Juror' is scheduled afterward.
NBC has the movie 'A Fish Called Wanda', followed by a rerun 'Law & Order'.
Having bailed on the rest of the James Bond package, ABC is airing the movie 'The Peacemaker'.
The WB finally airs the 'Soul Train Awards'.
Faux has 2 reruns of 'Cops' and then a fresh 'America's Most Wanted'.
UPN has a fresh 'Under One Roof', and the weekly regurgitation of CBS' 'The Amazing Race 2'.
AMC has 'Dr. Phibes Rises Again', a wonderfully campy Vincent Price 'horror' movie.
And, TCM salutes con-men with 'The Sting' followed by 'The Producers'(1968).
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
Freshly Updated
'Get Your War On'
''Is this truly the only earth I can live on?''
Get Your War On
Leaving LA For NYC
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are leaving Los Angeles and returning to New York City after a four-year run on the West Coast, according to the mayor's office.
"L.A. is the entertainment capital of the world, and we would hope that at some point in the future the Grammys will return to the city," said Julie Wong, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn.
Officials with the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which stages the Grammys, declined to comment Friday but scheduled a news conference in
New York next Wednesday to make what they called a "major announcement." They're expected to formally announce the move.
The awards ceremony is typically held in February, but the 2003 date hasn't been set.
Grammy Awards
She Doesn't Have The Time
Oprah Winfrey
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey declined pResident Bush's offer to join an official U.S. delegation to tour Afghanistan's schools, saying she didn't have the time.
Without Winfrey on board, the White House postponed the trip that also was to feature some of the administration's top women, including Bush adviser
Karen Hughes and possibly National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. Aides told the paper it was unclear
whether another celebrity who shares Winfrey's credibility and popularity could be substituted.
Winfrey is very protective of her reputation and image. Her shows are seen in over 100 countries and her "O" magazine has a paid circulation of 2.5 million.
Oprah Winfrey
Taking A Ride On 'ET'
Robin Williams
Robin Williams takes a ride with "E.T.," at Universal Studios Florida on Friday, March 29, 2002, in Orlando, Fla., the day that his new picture "Death
To Smoochy," opened nationwide. Williams was vacationing with his family at the Universal Orlando resort, visiting both Universal Studios and Islands
of Adventure theme parks.
Photo by Kevin Kolczynski
Mace Windu Speaks
Samuel L. Jackson
As one of the Jedi knights, Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) has a much more significant role in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, due in theatres May 15.
Mace survives the mayhem that results after an assassination attempt on the life of Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman).
That means Mace returns for Star Wars: Episode III in 2005.
"All the Jedi die in Episode III during the Clone Wars. I told George (Lucas) I didn't mind dying, I just didn't want to go out like some punk.
Jackson says he has had to do four reshoots for Attack of the Clones.
Jackson will not reveal if he shares screen time with Yoda in Attack of the Clones.
"We're not allowed to divulge any specifics, but I can say it is a significantly bigger role this time around as George originally promised."
Even with a brief appearance in Phantom Menace, Jackson realized another dream.
"I got to be an action figure and it actually looks like me. I was one of the few people in Jurassic Park that didn't get an action figure, so this was a great vindication."
For even more, Samuel L. Jackson
Liberal Radio !
Erin Hart
Liberal radio - what a concept!
Erin has Saturday night off, so join her at regulation time (9 pm to 1 am [pst]) Sunday on www.710kiro.com or www.kiro710.com (It's
a browser thing).
Things return to what passes for normal next week.
For more details, visit Erin's fan page (courtesy of 14Dem), http://www.erinistas.com/, or to join her mailing list, drop a
note to erinistas@aol.com
Paying It Forward
Bruce Springsteen
A Monmouth County charity for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is creating an educational foundation and a wellness center with help from Bruce Springsteen.
The Alliance of Neighbors of Monmouth County said the educational foundation will provide financial aid and assistance to spouses and children of attack victims.
The wellness center will offer services to meet the emotional needs of families and the community, the group said.
Springsteen asked that the amount of the donation not be disclosed, said Corinda Carford, one of the group's founders.
Bruce Springsteen
Estranged Son Speaks
Bill Berle
Milton Berle's estranged son Bill is mourning the loss of his father — and blaming the funnyman's widow, Lorna, for preventing them from reconciling.
Bill admits he fell out with his father, who died of cancer on Wednesday, after writing "My Father, Uncle Miltie." When it was published in 1999,
an angry Berle said he was "ashamed" of his son, whose memoir portrayed Mr. Television as a womanizing control freak with a gambling addiction.
Bill, who said the book "was a catharsis for me," argues that readers could see that he loved his father.
The younger Berle says he's most upset by a change in his father's burial plans. He claims Berle wanted to be buried in a double crypt in Hollywood's
Mount Sinai Cemetery next to Bill's mother, Ruth Cosgrove, who was Berle's wife from 1953 until her death in 1989.
(Contrary to Berle's obit in yesterday's New York Times, Bill did not die in 1989.)
Bill Berle
Would You Like Some Ice Cream With That Pie?
Pie Menus
Pie Menus are a naturally efficient user interface technique: directional selection of pie slice shaped targets. The cursor starts out in
the center of the pie, so all targets are large, nearby, and in different directions. Fitts' Law explains the advantages of pie menus,
relating their fast selection speed and low error rate to their large target size and small distance. Pie menus are easy for novice users,
who just follow the directions, and efficient for experienced users, who can quickly "mouse ahead" once they know the way.
Pie Menus
Preserving 39 Culturally Significant Films
National Film Preservation Foundation
The National Film Preservation Foundation granted a total of $140,000 to 26 archives across the country to help preserve 39 culturally significant films.
The films include footage secretly shot on board the Exodus as it carried Jewish refugees to Palestine (1947); William S. Hart's first Western feature, "The Bargain" (1914),
shot at the Grand Canyon; and "White Water and Black Magic" (1938-39), which documented the Amazon expedition that learned the secret of the anesthetic curare.
The National Film Preservation Foundation, based in San Francisco, is a nonprofit organization created by Congress to save America's film heritage.
National Film Preservation Foundation
Way back when I worked in Alaska, 'Chechahcos' was spelled 'Cheechako'. It was one of many words I learned at 'Chilkoot Charlie's' in Spenard. ; )
Challenge Issued - 'Show Me The Money'
Dees vs. Stern
KIIS morning man Rick Dees has issued a challenge to KLSX's
Howard Stern. Rick was ambushed by a Stern reporter at a recent function. "A
microphone was shoved in my face and the reporter asks a question about Liza
Minnelli's wedding. I sensed something was coming. He then started asking
embarrassing questions," Rick told his morning audience. "Then I was asked
what I thought of Howard Stern. I said that Howard was talented and he's
raised the awareness of radio.
In my mind I'm thinking - if I'm Coca Cola, I don't know if I want my
commercial next to the last bit he did on the air. Same for AT&T, KB Homes
and Loews. It's a decision that has to be made in the boardroom.
The reporter then asked what I thought of 'blank munching.' If I'm the
president of Coke in Atlanta, do I want my spot running next to this?
So the real contest between Howard and me is what show makes the most money?
I say open the Clear Channel and Infinity books and see which show generates
the most revenue. This is the real test - how much money does a company make
with our shows?"
LA Radio.com
Many thanks to Radio Froderick!
She Who Brings Shame To The Name Martha
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart surely regretted calling attention to herself by waving broadly at Robin Williams at his Carnegie Hall concert Wednesday night — the comic
almost immediately went off on her with a searing riff.
Williams' laser-like comic mind was jamming on the unfortunate choice of yellow as the color for both the bombs and the food packages dropped on Afghanistan.
"We really need to send in Martha Stewart to make those food packages presentable," said Williams, sending the domestic diva's arms way up in the air
in a "Here I am!" gesture.
"But," Williams continued, "even the Taliban are saying, 'She's such a bitch!'," at which point Stewart — who had arrived well after the show began — shrunk in her seat.
Martha Stewart
Going Buh-Bye
''Once & Again''
ABC has given up once and for all on "Once & Again."
The drama starring Sela Ward and Billy Campbell as a couple who try to blend families after their divorces drew critical acclaim but poor ratings
in its three-year life.
ABC moved it around its schedule to try and find an audience, even incurring the wrath of Barbara Walters last spring when entertainment executives
moved "20/20" from its usual Friday time slot in favor of "Once & Again."
The series finale is scheduled for April 15.
''Once & Again''
''Starballz'' vs. ''Star Wars''
George Lucas
The producer of an animated pornographic movie has filed a $140 million lawsuit accusing "Star Wars" creator George Lucas of libel.
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, alleges that a spokeswoman for Lucas accused the producer of "Starballz" of creating
pornographic cartoons aimed at children.
"Starballz" is an explicit sex parody of outer space adventure movies.
The hero of "Starballz" travels the galaxy looking for sex. The movie has characters with risque names that might remind "Star Wars" series
fans of characters from the Lucas films.
George Lucas
Hoping For Another Nude Scene
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell is hoping for a nude scene in his upcoming flick "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" - and not just because Drew Barrymore is his co-star.
"The only nude scene I ever did for a film was in 'Lawn Dogs' in 1997 which I made with Angie Harmon, where I strip down naked in front of a crowd of
shocked teenage girls," Rockwell told Webster Hall curator Baird Jones. "I loved the experience. I felt like Leo DiCaprio. I felt like an astronaut.
I've never felt so great. We did four takes and each became more enjoyable. Finally the director had to stop filming because I had become too sexually
excited, which did not fit the plot."
Sam Rockwell
Posable Murderer Dolls?
Spectre Studios
A Colorado company's line of dolls depicting serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and other murderers is in poor taste, an attorney for victims' families said Friday.
Spectre Studios offers hand-painted, posable figurines of Dahmer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Wisconsin killer Ed Gein.
Creator David Johnson declined to be interviewed by The Associated Press, but said in an e-mail that he "was making money doing my artwork. I'm sure that
seems a very feeble excuse for a victim's family member watching the news."
Michael Lisowski, who knew four of Dahmer's victims, said the figures may offend some but are obviously in demand.
Spectre Studios
Woman With An Opinion
Courtney Love
Courtney Love on Cameron Crowe at Entertainment Weekly's party: "He's like Tom Cruise. Has to make everyone feel important. Like Drew Barrymore,
who exhausts me. I'm a rock star. Not to be selfish or nasty, but to stay and make sure everybody loves you is like running for office. Russell
Crowe doesn't. Jagger doesn't. And goddam it, I don't."
Courtney Love
SkyMall Fans
George & Wendie
"Just Shoot Me" co-stars George Segal and Wendie Malick are featured on the cover of the new SkyMall catalogue, the first celebrity version of the in-flight publication.
Ten different covers featuring the actors will be distributed in the seatbacks of 24 airlines, SkyMall said. The "Just Shoot Me" stars were
chosen because the character played by Segal, magazine publisher Jack Gallo, was depicted as a SkyMall fan, the company said.
SkyMall
Salacious Saturday - Part 1
For The Guys
Bra-Maids
Salacious Saturday - Part 2
Underwear
A model wearing a cowboy hat and a toy gun displays an underwear creation as part of Blumarine underwear Autumn/Winter 2002/03 collection at Milan's fashion week,
February 27, 2002. The Milan fashion shows will run until March 5.
Photo by Paolo Cocco
'Father of the Lunar Module'
Thomas Kelly
Apollo pioneer Thomas J. Kelly, the "father of the lunar module," died Saturday.
Kelly was the chief engineer for the lunar module, the spindly spacecraft that carried pairs of astronauts to the surface of the moon and back to the orbiting spacecraft.
"He knew more about the lunar module than any man alive," said Lynn Radcliffe, Kelly's friend and Grumman's deputy manager of spacecraft assembly and test organization.
Kelly, 72, died at his Long Island, N.Y., home, Northrop Grumman spokesman John Vosilla said.
The race to get to the moon in the 1960s put space workers on a grueling schedule. The lunar module was one of the last parts of the
mission to be designed. Engineers first had to figure out how to get from Earth to the moon.
Grumman workers came to the office seven days a week to meet contract deadlines.
"Most of us on the program had children who didn't know who Daddy was," Radcliffe said, adding Kelly seemed to find the right balance between work and home.
Kelly and his wife, Joan, had five boys and a girl.
Many of the workers, Radcliffe said, occasionally wondered whether the lunar module would work.
"He always said before, during and after that he was supremely confident it would work," Radcliffe said.
Later, Kelly served as president of the Grumman Space Station Integration Division.
His memoir, "Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module," was published in May 2001.
He won the Grumman Engineering Scholarship out of high school and then worked for Grumman for more than 40 years.
He retired in 1992.
Thomas Kelly - Space.com
For even more, Thomas Kelly - LA Times
Thanks, Michelle V in AZ!
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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
