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Talk about the Race for the White House; Record Oil Profits; the Search for Viable Green Energy; How to Protect Our Votes; the Rove Effect and who is going to testify?
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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Paul Krugman: Can This Planet Be Saved? (nytimes.com)
The skirmish over drilling is the opening to a much bigger fight over environmental policy.
Recycling 101 (Natural Resources Defense Counsel)
A refresher course in the basics, plus tips to take your recycling game to the next level.
CONNIE TUTTLE: The Earth would breathe a sigh of relief if lawns were eliminated (tucsonweekly.com)
Lawns are so easy to dislike. When we moved to Tucson, I was stunned to discover there were any lawns at all in the city.
Rachel Sklar: Jon Stewart Knew Ted Stevens Was Up To No Good (huffingtonpost.com)
Sure, Stevens is in the news now - but there is one news program that has been on him for ages, tipped off by his notorious temper and propensity for saying whatever the hell he wants. That's the Daily Show, where I can recall first hearing about Stevens via a segment on his explosion on the Senate floor over the pork barrel "Bridge to Nowhere" project.
Stephen Armstrong: The show must go on (guardian.co.uk)
Decades of hedonism caught up with drag artist Jonny Woo when his internal organs collapsed. Back from the brink of death, he talks to Hilary Whitney.
Shaun Huston: Review of "Bomb It" (popmatters.com)
The film grounds its subject in the everyday aspects of life and takes graffiti seriously as both art and politics.
Christel Loar: Review of "Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music" (popmatters.com)
Informative and educational, intriguing and entertaining, part American history lesson, part biography and part concert film.
Alan Franks: Loudon Wainwright's family affair (timesonline.co.uk)
The Wainwright family history is so turbulent that it has kept three songwriters in material. Patriarch Loudon Wainwright III considers a dark and difficult set of relationships.
Alan Hamilton: "He's 65 - but Mick Jagger still looks as if time is on his side (not to mention the £225m)" (timesonline.co.uk)
One thing that Sir Mick Jagger assuredly will not be worrying about this morning is how he is going to manage on his £87-a-week old age pension.
The week of living dangerously (guardian.co.uk)
Rachel Fuller set out to record an album in just seven days flat. Will Hodgkinson hears how she did it - with a little help from coffee, cigarettes and boyfriend Pete Townshend.
Jon Bream: Hailed as the 'new Winehouse,' Duffy dominates with vintage sound (Star Tribune)
Duffy's laughter instantly filled the phone.
Shawn Amos: My First Rock Crush (huffingtonpost.com)
Chrissie Hynde is about to roll out another Pretenders album. For me, it's like seeing an old high school girlfriend after 20 years.
The Thursday Poll
The current question is:
What's your choice for the best Drama Series?
'Boston Legal'
'Damages'
'Dexter'
'House'
'Lost'
'Mad Men'
Pretend like yer practicing for November and get out and vote! Thanks!
BadtotheboneBob
Send your response, and a (short) explanation, to BadtotheBoneBob ( BCEpoll 'at' aol.com )
Here's a complete list of the Emmy Nominations - 2008
Reader Suggestion
Michigan Film Festival
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Still sunny.
Walk O' Fame's 2,366th Star
Charles Durning
From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.
Durning's more than 100 movie credits include "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Tootsie," "Dog Day Afternoon," "To Be or Not To Be," "The Sting" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
A who's who of actors joined him at the ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard, including Ed Begley Jr., Jon Voight, Angie Dickinson, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise, Elliott Gould, Lee Purcell and Doris Roberts.
"I never thought this would happen," Durning told the AP. "I spent five years in a hospital after the war. This is one of the secret awards I wanted. I was hoping this would happen in my lifetime and it did."
During the war, Durning was seriously wounded as a member of the first wave of soldiers to land on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. He was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge and was one of a few survivors of the attack on American POWs at Malmedy, Belgium. Durning was honored with three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star.
Charles Durning
What Police State?
Travelers
Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
Also, officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
DHS officials said that the newly disclosed policies -- which apply to anyone entering the country, including U.S. citizens -- are reasonable and necessary to prevent terrorism. Officials said such procedures have long been in place but were disclosed last month because of public interest in the matter.
The policies cover "any device capable of storing information in digital or analog form," including hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, pagers, beepers, and video and audio tapes. They also cover "all papers and other written documentation," including books, pamphlets and "written materials commonly referred to as 'pocket trash' or 'pocket litter.' "
Travelers
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globes Group
Despite the lack of a glitzy televised ceremony earlier this year because of the writers strike, the organization that sponsors the Golden Globes dipped into its savings to present $759,865 in grants to film schools and nonprofit organizations at a luncheon honoring the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's new officers.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented grants to the Independent Feature Project, Inner-City Arts, California State Summer School Arts Foundation, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Film Independent Inc., Sundance Institute and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Celebrities attending the event Wednesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel included Aaron Eckhart ("The Dark Knight"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Chris "Ludacris" Bridges ("Crash"), Rosario Dawson ("Rent"), Dana Delany ("Desperate Housewives"), Rosie Perez ("White Men Can't Jump"), Elizabeth Pena ("La Bamba") and Dakota Fanning ("Charlotte's Web").
Golden Globes Group
FCC's Precedent-Setting Decision
Comcast
Comcast Corp has been ordered to change how it manages its broadband network after U.S. communications regulators concluded some of its tactics unreasonably restrict Internet users who share movies and other material.
In a precedent-setting decision, the five-member Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to uphold a complaint accusing Comcast
"Subscribers should be able to go where they want, when they want, and generally use the Internet in any legal means," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said in a statement.
The ruling by the FCC does not include any fines against Comcast. But it requires the company to cease impeding peer-to-peer applications, to tell the FCC how the practice has been used, and to notify customers about other network management practices it adopts in the future.
Comcast
Indonesia Rediscovers Its Own Rock Legend
Tielman Brothers
It took a half century and YouTube to bring Indonesia's rock 'n roll legends back home.
Andy Tielman and his three brothers left for Europe in 1957, where they packed clubs and stadiums with their high-energy shows, tossing guitars across the stage, plucking strings with their teeth and playing while perched on top of the standing bass.
But while some music critics say the Tielman Brothers' rapid-fire Les Paul riffs and rough interpretations of country-western helped shape the sound of a generation, most fans in their native Indonesia only learned about them this year.
A story in the local version of Rolling Stone magazine sent curious readers to YouTube, where they could hardly believe their eyes: "Insane !!!!!" a new fan wrote on one site. And "why did I never hear of these guys!?"
When Andy, now 72, returned to Indonesia for the first time to perform this month, hundreds turned out to twist the night away, calling out for old headliners written before most of them were born and snapping pictures with their mobile phones.
Tielman Brothers
Hospital News
Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf's hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications after a four-hour surgery, his lawyer said Friday.
The 22-year-old actor was injured in a late-night crash last Sunday in West Hollywood that authorities have since said was the fault of the other driver. The statement from lawyer Michael Norris said the driver may have been speeding and not paying attention.
The actor has been recovering at a Los Angeles hospital since the surgery and "will need regular medical supervision until his doctors clear him to return to work," Norris' statement said. "We are hopeful that this return will be sooner rather than later."
LaBeouf and his attorneys have cooperated with police, the statement said, adding that "the Sheriff's Department has now released information that the other vehicle ran the red light while striking Shia's truck."
Shia LaBeouf
Lawsuit Moves Ahead
Nancy Grace
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims CNN's Nancy Grace pushed the mother of a missing toddler to suicide through aggressive questioning.
CNN and Grace argued the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Melinda Duckett's family would "severely chill" journalists' coverage of missing-persons cases. But U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges on Thursday denied their motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Duckett fatally shot herself before the network aired the pre-taped interview.
The family claims Grace's intense questioning caused severe emotional distress that led to the suicide. The lawsuit also claims that the decision to air the interview after her suicide caused the family to suffer severe emotional distress and media and public harassment. They are seeking a jury trial, unspecified damages more than $15,000 and punitive damages.
Nancy Grace
Judge Removed From Cases
'Jena Six'
The judge overseeing the criminal cases for the remaining Jena Six defendants was removed against his will Friday for making questionable remarks about the teenagers.
Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. had acknowledged calling the teens "trouble makers" and "a violent bunch" but insisted he could be impartial. Defense attorneys disagreed and asked that he be removed.
Judge Thomas M. Yeager, who was appointed by the state Supreme Court to decide whether Mauffray should be taken off the case, found there was an appearance of impropriety.
Mauffray was out of town, court officials said, and would not comment on the ruling.
'Jena Six'
Lawyer: Tags Weren't Expired
Snoop Dog
A lawyer says a bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg did not have expired tags in a stop that led to two people on board charged with marijuana possession.
Attorney Chris Lewis, who represents the two men charged with misdemeanor possession, told The Associated Press on Friday that he saw the bus and was in contact with the driver.
Lewis says he believes Snoop Dogg was asleep when Texas troopers Thursday pulled over the bus on Interstate 45 in Corsicana. DPS said the bus was examined for an expired registration sticker.
Ethan Calhoun, 27, and Kevin Barkey, 26, both of the Los Angeles area, were arrested, then later freed on $1,500 bond each.
Snoop Dog
Sues Ex-Girlfriend
Verne Troyer
The battle over a sex tape featuring Verne Troyer has reignited after the actor sued his ex-girlfriend for $20 million, claiming she allowed snippets of the tape to be released.
Troyer's lawsuit also claims that ex-girlfriend Ranae Shrider was abusive and inflicted emotional distress on the "Austin Powers" actor.
The new lawsuit comes roughly two weeks after Troyer settled with a porn distributor and broker and successfully blocked the release of the 50-minute tape of him and Shrider having sex. The new suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, is an outgrowth of that original claim.
Troyer originally claimed in court papers that the tape had been stolen. His lawsuit states that detail was included because Shrider tearfully told Troyer that she did not know how the tape became public and that it must have been taken from their home.
Verne Troyer
Aviation Convention
John Travolta
Soaring into the great blue yonder cures John Travolta's blues.
"Aviation has always bailed me out of anything in my mind that is blue," the 54-year-old actor told reporters at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture, an annual aviation convention. "I can look through an airline schedule and brochure and cheer up."
Travolta, who was 15 when he took his first flying lessons, said he has owned 17 different aircraft over the last 34 years. He now owns a Boeing 707, Eclipse 500 and Gulf Stream II.
Travolta was promoting Eclipse Aviation, which was showing off fuel-efficient planes at the convention. Travolta is friends with founder Vern Raburn.
John Travolta
Art Online
'Linz Collection'
A collection of art that Adolf Hitler dreamed of housing in its own Austrian museum is now on display on the Internet.
The German Historical Museum in Berlin decided to launch an online catalogue of the famous Linz Collection to help viewers understand the complicated and sometimes tragic history behind many of the pieces, museum spokesman Rudolf Trabold said Friday.
"The complete picture database for 'Special Project Linz' is now on the Internet," Trabold said. Hitler bought and stole the artworks in a period from the late 1930s through the end of the Second World War. He wanted to put the collection in a museum in Linz, Austria, after the war.
The collection appears online with information about its original owner and current location, when available.
'Linz Collection'
There's A Happy Ending
Kaiser
The dog left on the doorstep of the southern California pet clinic was sick. The letter left with him was heartbreaking.
"Dear Drs., please forgive me for this horrible transgression. I have no where else to turn so I ask you to mercifully, gently and lovingly please help him sleep. His name is Kaiser and he's 16-and-a half years old. He's been my friend, my teacher, my pupil, my lifelong loving and loyal companion," the letter said.
"We've been together 24-7 365 days a year since he was 8 months old. He's gentle, smart, and I'll miss him more than I could admit. Saturday evening, without warning or any outside influence, he began rolling on his back on the floor, all four legs extended, rigid and thrusting wildly in all directions. I saw fear and panic in his otherwise unrecognizable eyes. His head was pulled down to his right, and he seemed unable to do otherwise. If I had to render a guess I would say it appeared as though he had a stroke. He can stand, but 85 percent unsteady. He's fearfully reacting to attempts to get him to drink water. He refuses food as though he's totally lost knowledge of what to do with food."
"I'm a homeless disabled vet, and I know when it's time to say goodbye to a friend, and it's time now. He's such a part of my being, I'll once again be alone in my life. I love you Kaiser, thank you for caring, sincerely, Kaiser's Soul Mate."
Kaiser
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