Paul Krugman: The Flimflam Man (nytimes.com)
The Beltway crowd gets fooled again, this time by Representative Paul Ryan's plan for a major overhaul of federal spending and taxes. […] The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center […] finds that the Ryan plan would cut taxes on the richest 1 percent of the population in half, giving them 117 percent of the plan's total tax cuts. That's not a misprint. Even as it slashed taxes at the top, the plan would raise taxes for 95 percent of the population.
Mark Morford: By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
Argentina, at last check, is not yet writhing in flames. Canada, as far as I can see from my window, is still right up there, stoic and mild, smelling of pine trees and bitumen, watching lots of hockey, shooting guns, being Canadian. The Netherlands? Why, still crisp and clean, efficiently blonde as ever. It's shocking, really.
Railroading Rangel: Editorial of the New York Sun (nysun.com)
"It's a pretty amazing career," Mr. Morgenthau said. He says he sees nothing to suggest that Mr. Rangel took any money at all. In Mr. Morgenthau's vast prosecutorial judgment, any mistakes, if there are any, are anomalous in a career that is long and distinguished. "I can't think of a better person to name a school for public service for than Charlie Rangel."
"Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America" by Eric Jay Dolin: A review by Peter Sleeth
Fueled by an international business model built on vanity, fur trappers from the 17th century to the late 19th century decimated species ranging from sea otters (so overhunted they are still not recovered in Oregon) to beavers. In doing so, they opened North America to settlement, exploring and mapping the future while expanding national boundaries, particularly in the Northwest.
I'll be back August 17th with a two week long Emmy Contest with a prize! Yes! A nice one, too! Details will be posted beforehand to whet yer interest, so stay tuned! Until then, thanks to all... Yer the Best!
Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., or simply, Sylvester the Cat, or Sylvester, or Puddy Tat (as in I tawt I taw a puddy tat, a sentence often repeated by his arch-nemesis Tweety Bird or gringo pussy-gato/Senor Pussycat (a sobriquet attached by another antagonist, Speedy Gonzales), is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper. The name "Sylvester" is a play on felis silvestris, the scientific name for the wild cat species (domestic cats like Sylvester, though, are actually felis catus).
Sylvester appeared in 96 cartoons in the golden age.
Sylvester has "died" the most of any Looney Tunes characters, having "died" in "I Taw a Putty Tat", "Back Alley Oproar", "Peck Up Your Troubles", "Satan's Waitin'", "Mouse Mazurka", Tweety's Circus, "Tweet and Lovely", and "The Rebel Without Claws".
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Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner: The series consists of 48 shorts (mostly about 6-7 min. but include 3 "three-minute, three-dimensional cartoons in widescreen (scope)", 1 short movie, and 3 Webtoons.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Slyvester
mj answered:
I'm going with that trickster
Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius
Kevin K in DC wrote:
It had to be Wile E. Coyote! That was his job, after all.
Sally said:
Sylvester the cat has, "died" the most of any Looney Tunes characters according to Google. Since I am not now (nor ever was) a, "Looney Tunes" fan, I had to resort to a search engine - much to my chagrin.
Here he is, Sylvester Swine...
PS: Loved the cute picture of Daddy S - he looks to be a rebel-rouser. How about it, JoeS?
John I from Hawaii says
"the Coyote."
Marian the recently retired teacher replied:
Sylvester. I won't have access to a computer much for the next week or so. Back in Philly, visiting Dad.
Charlie responded:
Sufferin' succotash! it's Sylvester.
Incorporating antique (we're talking turn-of-the-last-century) photos and images, mapping site SepiaTown is like an online time capsule of cities around the world.
Users are able to upload historical images of buildings and other locations with precise addresses, so you can see just what the spot you're standing on looked like 100 years ago. SepiaTown's Then/Now feature allows you to compare a historical image to the current Google Street View, or you can map historical events, such as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 or the 1928 UK Suffrage movement.
My son sent this to me, and I thought the readers could use a poke (wake up call) before they head to the polls in November... We all love George, and he is telling it the way it is here.
Friday's page looked pretty good when viewed with IE Explorer but it was pretty messed up when viewed with Firefox. The font was tiny and everything aligned to the left after the Japanese skirts from Sally. Before that everything looked normal. Just thought you might want to know.
CBS begins the night with LIVE'NFL Preseason Football', then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe an old '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with FRESH'Gymnastics', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN, with James Franco hosting, music by Muse.
ABC starts the night with the movie 'Meet The Fockers', followed by a RERUN'Rookie Blue'.
The CW offers a RERUN'Vampire Diaries', followed by an old 'Cold Case Files'.
Faux has the traditional 'Cops', 'Cops', and 'America's Most Wanted'.
MY recycles an old 'Bones', followed by another old 'Bones'.
A&E has the movie 'True Lies', followed by the movie 'The Perfect Storm', then 'The Glades'.
AMC offers the movie 'McLintock!', followed by the movie 'The Cowboys', then the movie 'The Shootist'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] The Choir - Boys Don't Sing Ep 1
[1:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 2 The Fenwick Arms
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 8 Peter's
[3:00 PM] James May's Toy Stories - Ep 6 Model Airplane
[4:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 2
[5:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 1
[6:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 24 The Mind's Eye
[7:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 25 In Theory
[8:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 2
[9:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 3
[10:15 PM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 9 Stephen Fry, Annie Lenox, David Gray
[11:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 2
[12:00 AM] Being Human - Episode 3
[1:15 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 9 Stephen Fry, Annie Lenox, David Gray
[2:00 AM] Being Human - Episode 2
[3:00 AM] Being Human - Episode 3
[4:15 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 9 Stephen Fry, Annie Lenox, David Gray
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 1 Withy
[6:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 12 Traylen (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'America's Next Top Model', followed by the movie 'The 40-Year Old Virgin', then the movie 'The 40-Year Old Virgin', again.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Black Sheep', followed by the movie 'Wedding Crashers', and 'Linda Lampanelli: Dirty Girl'.
FX has the movie 'Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer', followed by the movie 'Ghost Rider'.
IFC -
[6:30 AM] Desperately Seeking Susan
[8:15 AM] Benny & Joon
[10:00 AM] Kinky Boots
[11:50 AM] Desperately Seeking Susan
[1:35 PM] Benny & Joon
[3:15 PM] Kinky Boots
[5:05 PM] DIY
[5:15 PM] Desperately Seeking Susan
[7:00 PM] Dinner With the Band
[7:30 PM] The IT Crowd
[8:00 PM] The Brothers McMullen
[9:45 PM] Tigerland
[11:30 PM] The Inglorious Bastards
[1:15 AM] Indie Sex: Extremes
[2:30 AM] The Brothers McMullen
[4:15 AM] Tigerland (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:10 AM] A Christmas Tale
[8:45 AM] Pleasure Of Being Robbed
[10:00 AM] In Short 117
[11:00 AM] LIVE FROM ABBEY ROAD - Michael Buble, Temper Trap, Little Boots (Episode 12, Season 3)
[12:00 PM] Ten Canoes
[1:35 PM] A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake
[2:25 PM] A Christmas Tale
[5:00 PM] Pleasure Of Being Robbed
[6:15 PM] In Memory Of My Father
[8:00 PM] MAN SHOPS GLOBE - Sweden (Episode 5, Season 2)
[8:30 PM] MAN SHOPS GLOBE - Italy (Episode 6, Season 2)
[9:00 PM] ICONOCLASTS - Stella McCartney + Ed Ruscha (Episode 4, Season 4)
[10:00 PM] It's a Free World
[11:45 PM] Manon On The Asphalt
[12:00 AM] Tazza: The High Rollers
[2:25 AM] In Memory Of My Father
[4:05 AM] Manon On The Asphalt
[4:20 AM] It's a Free World
[6:00 AM] Caraca! (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Mysterious Island' (part 1 of 2), followed by the movie 'Mysterious Island' (part 2 of 2).
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (L) and British actor Hugh Laurie (R) pose for pictures with British actress Emma Thompson as she is honored for her motion picturecareer with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood California August 6, 2010.
Photo by Gus Ruelas
A Swedish Internet company linked to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay says it's helping online whistle-blower WikiLeaks release classified documents from servers located in a Stockholm suburb.
Mikael Viborg, the owner of the Web hosting company PRQ, on Friday showed The Associated Press the site - the basement of a drab office building - in Solna on the condition that the exact location was not revealed.
"This is the office. The server room is further inside," the 28-year-old Viborg said, with the door to the office cracked open. Desks with computers, documents, and empty pastry boxes and soda cans could be seen inside before he closed the door.
The secretive website gives few details about its setup, but says its "servers are distributed over multiple international jurisdictions and do not keep logs. Hence these logs cannot be seized."
Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo performs a song during the fifth annual concert festival at Lollapalooza in Grant Park Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, in Chicago.
Photo by Nam Y. Huh
Singers Dionne Warwick and Chuck Jackson will headline next week's birthday fundraising bash for embattled Democratic New York Rep. Charles Rangel.
First lady of soul Aretha Franklin was originally scheduled to perform at the event, which is set for Aug. 11 at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. But Franklin canceled after being sidelined with an injury.
A number of high-profile New York Democrats have not confirmed they'll attend even though their names are on the invitation. They include Sen. Chuck Schumer and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is running for governor.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, is expected to attend, as is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
It's no joke: "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a record deal to release his debut album.
MacFarlane has joined forces with Universal Republic Records to deliver an album of 1940s and '50s show tunes paying tribute to Broadway classics. Unlike the songs on his animated Fox hits, these aren't spoofs, but straight-up renditions of songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and other talents.
"It's rare in this day and age to have the opportunity to create an album that celebrates the classic, sophisticated sound of rich, lush swing orchestrations," MacFarlane said. "It will be an absolute joy to sing this music, and I look forward to working with the entire team at Universal Republic on what we intend to make an exceptional project."
The album will be produced using vintage techniques, and MacFarlane will be backed by an orchestra and a big band. Universal Republic is an imprint of Universal Music Group.
Ernie Hudson decorates a tote bag at the T.J.Maxx Teen Choice Lounge on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 in Los Angeles. Celebrity autographed reusable tote bagswill be auctioned off beginning Aug. 9 at Facebook.com/TJMaxx, and the same tote bags will be sold at T.J.Maxx stores nationwide. All auction proceeds and tote bag sale profits will be donated to Save the Children U.S. Programs.
Photo by Casey Rodgers
A spokesman for the couple said they welcomed son Abel James Arnett Friday morning. Publicist Lewis Kay said Abel weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and the whole family is "healthy and resting comfortably."
The two actors are also parents of son Archie, born in October 2008.
An ousted critic who charged that he was removed from his beat because of critical coverage has lost a lawsuit against his newspaper and the Cleveland Orchestra.
A jury ruled Friday in favor of the defense on all three counts in the lawsuit filed by 56-year-old Donald Rosenberg. The orchestra reviewer was removed from his beat at The Plain Dealer in 2008.
The jury ruled in favor of The Musical Arts Association, which runs the orchestra, on charges of defamation and interference with employment and in favor of the newspaper on an age discrimination charge.
Suellen Oswald, a defendants' lawyer, thanked the jury for "recognizing all of our clients' First Amendment rights and business rights."
Activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather, a subject of the PBS special 'Reel Injun,' participates in a panel discussion about the show with directorsNeil Diamond, left, and Chris Eyre at the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
In an interview with The Associated Press, McMahon says the wrestling empire's detractors have taken snippets of footage out of context, such as a necrophilia scene and one in which a woman licks his shoes and barks like a dog.
McMahon says opponents of his wife, Linda McMahon, left out the "soap opera elements" leading up to those moments.
He concedes the WWE has made some mistakes. He says the company two years ago decided to move away from "shock TV" to more family-friendly scenes.
Linda McMahon, former CEO of WWE, faces two opponents in the Aug. 10 Republican primary.
Comedian Bernie Mac's widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Chicago against the late comedian's longtime doctor.
Rhonda McCullough alleges that a few weeks before Mac's 2008 death, dermatologist Rene M. Earles didn't recognize indications of respiratory failure and kept the 50-year-old Chicago native at the clinic for several hours rather than call an ambulance.
Earles tells the Chicago Sun-Times he treated Mac that day. He says Mac appeared weak, had a low-grade fever and a rash. He says after Mac told him another doctor had given him an injection for a cold, he called Mac's doctor and was told Mac had been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. He says he immediately advised Mac to go to a hospital and that Mac was taken to one in a chauffer-driven vehicle.
Actors dressed as nuns on Edinburgh's Royal Mile are promoting the show 'Last Easter' on Friday Aug. 6 2010, the first day of the Edinburgh Fringe. Britain'seconomic uncertainty and painful memories of the 1988 Lockerbie airplane bombing are somber undercurrents at the raucous Edinburgh Fringe, a vast buffet of performance, standup, theater and music that opened Friday.
Photo by Scott Campbell
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn poured cold water on Wyclef Jean's bid for the Haitian presidency on Wednesday, questioning the motives of the musician and those backing his campaign.
Penn, who has spent extended periods in Haiti since the devastating January 12 earthquake, told CNN in an interview that Jean had been a "non-presence" during efforts to rebuild the state in the months since the disaster.
"He has been virtually silent for those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence," said Penn, who has been running a 55,000-person tent camp through the J/P Haitian Relief Organization he co-founded.
While acknowledging Jean was an "important voice," Penn also accused the hip-hop artist of misusing more than 400,000 dollars donated to his charity.
A statuette of a pig stands at the centre of a Tel Aviv art show devoted to Israel's firebrand Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that drew protests before it even opened on Thursday.
"I just wanted to make something very simple and clear. If you put it in the context of this exhibition, it's obvious that Lieberman is a pig," Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky, 33, told AFP at the Beit Berl Art College gallery.
"If you take it out of context, it's just a pig," she added, pointing to her artwork.
The irreverent portrayals of the controversial ultra-nationalist minister drew smiles from the small crowd at the opening, but also sparked demands from a right-wing legal watchdog that the exhibition be shut down.
Candles and paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park, in memory of the victims of the bombon the 64th anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb on August 6, 2009 in Hiroshima, Japan. The dropping of the bomb by the U.S. killed an estimated 70,000 people instantly, with many thousands more dying over the following years from the effects of radiation. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, ending World War II.
Photo by Junko Kimura
There's five million reasons "Entertainment Tonight" was willing to part with Mary Hart.
Five million dollars is the astronomical sum the iconic anchor was making in her 29th year at the entertainment news show. Hart accepted a pay cut -- which one informed source says amounted to 50% -- in May for one final season. She last struck a multiyear contract renewal with "ET" in 2006.
It's a reflection of the declining fortunes of TV's syndication business, where reductions in advertising revenue, ratings and license fees obtained from station groups are bound to make superstar salaries a rarity.
The departure of Hart, who announced Thursday that the coming season would be her last on "ET," has kicked up speculation that Lara Spencer, host of another CTD property, "The Insider," would take her place.
A decade after the raising of the Confederate submarine Hunley off the South Carolina coast, the cause of the sinking of the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship remains a mystery. But scientists are edging closer.
On Friday, scientists announced one of the final steps that should help explain what happened after the hand-cranked sub and its eight-man crew rammed a spar with a powder charge into the Union blockade ship Housatonic off Charleston in February, 1864.
Early next year the 23-ton sub will be delicately rotated to an upright position, exposing sections of hull not examined in almost 150 years.
When the Hunley sank, it was buried in sand listing 45 degrees to starboard. It was kept that way as slings were put beneath it and it was raised and brought to a conservation lab in North Charleston a decade ago.
A leopard cub sleeps on a water bowl in its air-conditioned cage at Shanghai Zoo on a warm summer day Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Shanghai.
Photo by Eugene Hoshiko
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