David Weidner: Better Than Buffett, This Investor Made Me Rich for Life (Wall Street Journal)
My mother, Carol Craig Weidner, wasn't a great investor by traditional standards. She never played the stock market. She never put money into a venture. She made different investments. She worked, went to school, started a career, pursued her interests, made friendships and spent an enormous time nurturing her family.
Mary Beard: Pinning Down Spartacus" (NR Review of Books)
In the entrance hall of a fairly ordinary house in ancient Pompeii, buried beneath layers of later paint, are the faint traces of an intriguing sketch of two men fighting on horseback.
Lucy Mangan: "A Little History of the World by EH Gombrich" (Guardian)
A friend of mine who came to lunch the other day said she had a problem with one of her grandchildren. "Nits?" I said sympathetically. "Refusal to eat own-brand ketchup? Killing pets?" It was more serious than all of these. The child, it appeared, had no interest in fiction. "He only wants facts," said his grandmother, helplessly. Neither of us had had any personal familiarity with such a desire in childhood. I was 24, I believe, before I ingested my first fact and I can't say it was an experience I want to repeat too often.
Chaplain's Assistant Billy Pilgrim survived the firebombing of Dresden in what satirical novel?
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathSource
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim. Ranked the 18th greatest English language novel of the 20th century by Modern Library, it is generally recognized as Vonnegut's most influential and popular work. Vonnegut's use of the firebombing of Dresden as a central event makes the novel semi-autobiographical, as he was present during the bombing.
Chaplain's Assistant Billy Pilgrim is a disoriented, fatalistic, and ill-trained American soldier. He does not like wars and is captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans put Billy and his fellow prisoners in a disused slaughterhouse (although there are animal carcasses hanging in the underground shelter) in Dresden. Their building is known as "Schlachthof-fünf" ("Slaughterhouse Five"). During the bombing, the POWs and German guards alike hide in a deep cellar. Because of their safe hiding place, they are some of the few survivors of the city-destroying firestorm.
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Lois in Oregon was first, and correct, with:
Oh I know, I know, and I didn't look it up on the internet except to get a swell picture! It's Slaughter House Five! I tried to watch the movie on TV once, but it confused me so.
I should read the book before I die.
Alan J wrote:
Slaughterhouse Five
Charlie responded:
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969)
Jim from CA, retired to ID, took the day off.
mj replied:
And he got a room with a view and Mother Montana
To show for it, thanks to the Tralfalmadorans (Sp?) in Slaughterhouse 5.
Sally said:
Today's trivia is an easy one. Kurt Vonnegut's, "Slaughterhouse-Five."
Yup, have this one too...
PS: Before I'm even in the ground, my kids will call:
For my books. Wish I could take them with me...
(Sob)
Adam answered:
Slaughterhouse
5.
John A. wrote:
"There was a big number over the door of the building. The number was five. Before
the Americans could go inside, their only English-speaking guard told them to memorize
their simple address, in case they got lost in the big city. Their address was this:
'Schlachthof-fünf.' Schlachthof meant slaughterhouse. Fünf was good old five."
Uckschmay responded:
That's Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut's true story made up from the legendary past
John I from Hawai'i says:
"Slaughter House Five."
Gene M answered:
Slaughterhouse 5, by the late, very missed Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
(I spoke at length with Mr. Vonnegut once when by visited my college campus. We mainly talked about Mark Twain and he said to me, "Young man, you really know your Mark Twain." Along the way, he mentioned he was the only person in the world who profited from the bombing of Dresden. He said the novel made him $3.00 for every person who died! That is a mordant sense of humor!)
Dave in Tucson replied:
Finally! One I know from memory! That would be Slaughterhouse Five
Recently watched the Netflix DVD. Movie has conquered the test of time.
Dale of Diamond Springs, CA, is taking a few days off.
Marian is still enjoying some footloose and internets-free days.
MAM wrote:
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut.
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And, Joe S said:
Slaughterhouse Five. A very, very, very good book.
That's all I got, I'm sick.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'Elementary', followed by a RERUN'Criminal Minds', then '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN'Grimm', followed by a RERUN'Smash', then an hourlong RERUN of last week's 'SNL' (Kristen Wiig hosts).
'SNL' is the SEASON FINALE, with Ben Affleck hosting, music by Kanye West.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Bet On Your Baby', followed by '20/20'.
The CW offers an old '2½ Men', followed by another old '2½ Men', then an old 'Family Guy', followed by another old 'Family Guy'.
Faux all 'Cops' all night.
MY has an old 'Burn Notice', followed by another old 'Burn Notice'.
AMC offers the movie 'Firefox', followed by the movie '300', then the movie '300', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 2 - Ep 1 - Handlebar
[7:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 2 - Ep 2 - D-Place
[8:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES REVISITED UK - Season 3 - Ep 1 - La Parra de Burriana
[9:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 2 - Leone's
[10:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 1 - Ep 3 - Sebastian's
[11:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 3 - Ep 8 - Lido Di Manhattan Beach
[12:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 1
[1:00PM] JAMES MAY'S MAN LAB - Season 2 - Episode 5
[2:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 2
[3:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 3
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 16 - Ethics
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 17 - The Outcast
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 5 - Ep 18 - Cause and Effect
[7:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 12 - Nightmare in Silver
[8:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 13 - The Name of the Doctor NEW
[9:00PM] ORPHAN BLACK - Season 1 - Ep 8 - Entangled Bank NEW
[10:00PM] THE NERDIST - Season 2 - Episode 8 NEW
[11:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 13 - The Name of the Doctor
[12:00AM] ORPHAN BLACK - Season 1 - Ep 8 - Entangled Bank
[1:00AM] THE NERDIST - Season 2 - Episode 8
[2:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 13 - The Name of the Doctor
[3:00AM] ORPHAN BLACK - Season 1 - Ep 8 - Entangled Bank
[4:00AM] THE NERDIST - Season 2 - Episode 8
[5:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 13 - The Name of the Doctor (ALL TIMES EST)
IFC -
[6:00AM] Bunk
[6:30AM] Maron-Internet Troll
[7:00AM] Maron-Dead Possum
[7:30AM] Blazing Saddles
[9:30AM] The Three Stooges-Three Little Pirates
[9:55AM] The Three Stooges-Three Lone Wolves
[10:20AM] The Three Stooges-Three Pests in a Mess
[10:45AM] The Three Stooges-Three Smart Saps
[11:10AM] The Three Stooges-What's the Matador?
[11:35AM] The Three Stooges-Who Done It?
[12:00PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Zach Galifianakis Wears a Blue Jacket & Red Socks
[12:30PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Ed Helms Wears a Grey Shirt & Brown Boots
[1:00PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Jon Hamm Wears a Light Blue Shirt & Silver Watch
[1:30PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Michael Cera Wears a Blue Denim Shirt & Red Pants
[2:00PM] Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)-Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For Now ...)
[3:15PM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[3:30PM] Maron-Internet Troll
[4:00PM] District 9
[6:15PM] Rambo
[8:00PM] Collateral Damage
[10:15PM] The Fugitive
[1:00AM] Collateral Damage
[3:15AM] The Fugitive (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Man Shops Globe-Scotland
[6:30AM] Man Shops Globe-Australia
[7:00AM] Freaks and Geeks-Beers and Weirs
[8:00AM] Freaks and Geeks-Tricks and Treats
[9:00AM] Freaks and Geeks-Kim Kelly Is My Friend
[10:00AM] Freaks and Geeks-Tests and Breasts
[11:00AM] Dick
[12:45PM] Less Than Zero
[2:30PM] Mammoth
[4:45PM] Wristcutters: A Love Story
[6:15PM] Dick
[8:00PM] Antwone Fisher
[10:15PM] The Last King of Scotland
[12:30AM] The Exterminating Angels
[2:30AM] The Last King of Scotland
[4:45AM] Uncle Kent (ALL TIMES EST)
Actress Eva Longoria poses for photographers on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film 'Le Passe' (The Past) in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 17, 2013.
Photo by David Azia
President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King.
She's the first woman to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.
The White House says Obama will present the award to King during a concert Wednesday. The program will include performances by King, Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sande, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood.
Wednesday's concert will be the latest in the "In Performance at the White House" series. It will be streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov , and broadcast nationally by PBS stations on May 28.
The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the "American Idol" title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31 percent from last year's record low, according to ratings data on Friday.
The singing competition, now in Season 12, was once a TV industry juggernaut for Fox that brought in more than 30 million viewers for its finale in the peak years of 2006 and 2007.
On Thursday night, it was the second most-watched program on U.S. television, beat out by the season finale of CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" with 14.8 million viewers. It was also the first time an "Idol" finale failed to bring in 20 million viewers.
The finale audience declined 39 percent from last year in the 18-to-49 age group, the demographic advertisers covet most, according to data compiled by Nielsen.
Women's rights protesters disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll's house in Berlin on Thursday, saying the Barbie "Dreamhouse Experience" objectified women.
Promoting the doll made by Mattel Inc, the house allows paying visitors to try on Barbie's clothes, play in her kitchen and have a go on her pink piano. The exhibition will be open until August 25.
A handful of protesters gathered outside the shocking pink house that has been erected in one of central Berlin's greyest areas.
A topless woman, a member of the Femen protest group, who had the slogan "Life in plastic is not fantastic" scrawled across her chest, set fire to a Barbie doll tied to a mini crucifix.
"There's too much emphasis on becoming more beautiful and on being pretty and that puts an awful lot of pressure on girls as well as wasting capacities which they could use to simply be happy or for school," said Stevie Meriel Schmiedel, a founding member of the "Pink Stinks" protest group.
Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor poses in front of his art work 'Symphony for a Beloved Sun" (2013) during a media preview of the exhibtion 'Kapoor in Berlin' at the Martin-Gropius Bau, in Berlin May 17, 2013. The exhibition, which opens to the public on Saturday, will run until November 24.
Photo by Philippe Wojazer
George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London.
A statement released Friday said the singer was in an accident on Thursday night and suffered "superficial cuts and bruises."
Sky News reported that the crash happened Thursday evening on the crowded M1 motorway just northwest of London. It said a different man in the crash had to be taken by air ambulance to a hospital for a head injury.
The popular singer has had numerous car-related problems in recent years.
Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday, but he will have to pay thousands for the two-month stay even if he doesn't take the animal back.
A spokesman for Munich's customs office said the teenage singer has until midnight to contact them, otherwise capuchin monkey Mally will be transferred to a permanent home at a zoo or animal park elsewhere in Germany.
Mally was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers after landing in Munich while on tour.
The now 20-week-old animal was quarantined and cared for at Munich's animal shelter, where manager Karl Heinz Joachim said Mally had fared well and gained weight.
The shelter has criticized Bieber for keeping such a young monkey as a pet, saying it shouldn't have been taken away from its mother until it was a year old. Experts say capuchin monkeys also need to be kept in groups as they are very sociable animals.
People wearing a white cloth take part in "Divisor", a performance art piece by Brazilian artist Lygia Pape, during the exhibition entitled "A Journal of the Plague Year. Fear, ghosts, rebels. SARS, Leslie and the Hong Kong story" at Hong Kong's financial Central district May 17, 2013.
Photo by Tyrone Siu
Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.
The apparently well-planned robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of an employee of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch and jewelry maker and festival sponsor that was hosting a splashy gala event in a far ritzier hotel around the same time, officials said.
Chopard has loaned jewelry to A-list stars who walk on the festival's famed red carpet under rapid-fire flashes of photographers' cameras. Already this year model Carla Delevingne and actress Julianne Moore have walked the carpet in Chopard gems.
The theft was believed to have taken place sometime between 7 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday, said Mascarelli, when the Chopard employee returned to the hotel room and noticed the damage. Mascarelli said he did not know whether the employee had been attending a Chopard gala that was running late into the night at the 5-star Hotel Martinez across town, where the company has a suite during the festival.
Chopard manufactures the crystal and gold Palme d'Or trophy awarded each year to the festival's top film. Festival organizers would not disclose the Palme's whereabouts Friday, but said it was kept in a safe place. They had no comment on the robbery.
In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.
In all the photos, taken by New York City artist Arne Svenson from his second-floor apartment, the faces are obscured or not shown. The people are unidentifiable.
But the residents of a glass-walled luxury residential building across the street had no idea they were being photographed and never consented to being subjects for the works of art that are now on display - and for sale - in a Manhattan gallery.
Svenson's show, "The Neighbors," opened last Saturday at the Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea, where about a dozen large prints are on sale for up to $7,500. His exhibit is drawing a lot of attention, not for the quality of the work, but for the manner in which it was made.
A worker poses with the death mask of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, at Bonhams auction house in London May 17, 2013. The mask made shortly after Napoleon's death on the island of St Helena on May 5, 1821, is estimated to sell for 40,000 - 60,000 GB pounds (U.S. $60,000 - 91,000) when auctioned on June 19.
Photo by Paul Hackett
Singer Andy Williams' eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction.
The late singer's taste ranged from contemporary, impressionist and modern to Latin American and 20th-century decorative art and design.
He collected over a 60-year period. The works were displayed at his California and Missouri homes, as well as his Moon River Theater in Branson, Mo.
Auction highlights included Willem de Koonings' "Untitled XVII," which fetched $9.7 million and Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Furious Man, which realized $5.7 million.
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Baby birds are rescued from a fallen tree at the home of Joshua Keith on Thursday, May 16, 2013, after a tornado destroyed part of Cleburne, Texas late Wednesday night. A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes and threw trailers onto cars.
Photo by Michael Ainsworth
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