Paul Krugman: Rage of the Privileged (New York Times)
How, then, are things even worse than [Mark Thoma] says? Because many of the rich are selective in their opposition to government helping the unlucky. They're against stuff like food stamps and unemployment benefits; but bailing out Wall Street? Yay!
Jessica Winter: Sympathy for the Devil (Slate)
We have reached a certain unanimity about the middle-aged white men who dominate our small-screen landscape: that Breaking Bad's Walter White is a walking Greek tragedy refitted for the never-ending Great Recession, that Louis C.K. is our existential bard of morality and ethics and how to be good, and that Gordon Ramsay is Satan in a chef's jacket.
David Cantwell: When Tom Smothers Turned Merle Haggard's Most Conservative Song Into an Anti-War Protest (Slate)
Then, the lights come up, and what's revealed isn't alien at all but distressingly familiar. Merle's white-railed porch is surrounded by American flags-as the camera retreats, there are more and more of them until it's as if Merle singing from the middle of a military cemetery. And just like that, a song in part protesting anti-war protesters has been commandeered by the show's set designer into an anti-war protest.
Green Eggs and Ham is one of Dr. Seuss's "Beginner Books", written with a very simple vocabulary for beginning readers. How many different words form the vocabulary of this book?
Nancy is an American daily and Sunday comic strip, originally written and drawn by Ernie Bushmiller and distributed by United Feature Syndicate. The character of Nancy, a slightly chubby and precocious eight-year-old, first appeared in the strip Fritzi Ritz about the airheaded flapper title character. Larry Whittington began Fritzi Ritz in 1922, and it was taken over by Bushmiller three years later.
On January 2, 1933, Bushmiller introduced Fritzi's niece, Nancy. Soon she dominated the daily strip, which was retitled Nancy in 1938.
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Lois of Oregon was first, and correct, with:
I remember not reading "Nancy", the comic strip about the
fat girl with the really unfortunate afro and her creepy
boyfriend named after a garden pest. It was the only comic
strip that was less creepy than "Henry", which featured a
thing that looked like Popeye's afterbirth, shown here
thrusting his proboscis down some poor child's esophagus to
deposit his eggs.
Alan J answered:
Nancy
STEPHEN F said:
That is the comic strip named, "Nancy".
Maurice wrote:
Nancy. 2 in a row…you're showing my age group.
Charlie responded:
That's Nancy, we all know this one, I'm sure.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Nancy
Adam answered:
Nancy.
John I from Hawai`i says,
"Nancy."
Marian wrote:
Nancy
Sally said:
This little chunky monkey cartoon character is called, "Nancy."
Here's Nancy with her pal, Sluggo!
PS: I had a fun night yesterday. We had pizza and played some mean games of, "Go Fish," and the ever favorite, "Slap Jack!"
Then, I tutored them on some kiddie ,"Poker" for cookies - which they loved! (All played at the kitchen table in lieu of the floor!)
PPS: @B2BB, hope your daughter's wedding is smashing, and that you all have a grand time!!
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'The Crazy Ones', followed by a RERUN'Mom', then a RERUN'Hostages', followed by '48 Hours'.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN'Chicago Fire', followed by a RERUN'The Blacklist', then an hourlong RERUN'SNL'.
'SNL' has it's SEASON PREMIERE, with Tina Fey hosting, music by Arcade Fire.
ABC fills the night with LIVE'College Football', then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe an old 'Castle'.
The CW offers an old '2½ Men', followed by another old '2½ Men', then the infomercial 'The CW 2013 Fall First Look', followed by an old 'Family Guy'.
Faux fills the night with LIVE'College Football', then pads the left coast with local crap.
MY has an old 'Burn Notice', followed by another old 'Burn Notice'.
A&E has 'Storage Wars', another 'Storage Wars', 'Storage Wars Texas', another 'Storage Wars Texas', still another 'Storage Wars Texas', yet another 'Storage Wars Texas', still another 'Storage Wars Texas', and yet one more 'Storage Wars Texas'.
AMC offers the movie 'Shooter', followed by a FRESH'Hell On Wheels', then another 'Hell On Wheels'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 09-10 - Episode 1
[7:00AM] TOP GEAR: BEST OF 09-10 - Episode 2
[8:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 5 - Burger Kitchen, Part 1
[9:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 5 - Ep 6 - Burger Kitchen, Part 2
[10:00AM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 5
[10:40AM] MASTERCHEF UK: THE PROFESSIONALS - Season 5 - Episode 6
[12:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 3 - Episode 7
[1:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 1
[2:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 2
[3:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 3
[4:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 4 - Episode 4
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 14 - Sub Rosa
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 15 - Lower Decks
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 16 - Thine Own Self
[8:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 17 - Masks
[9:00PM] TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - Season 4 - Ep 3 - Dead of NightNEW
[10:00PM] ORPHAN BLACK - Season 1 - Ep 3 - Variation Under Nature
[11:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 3 - A Town Called Mercy
[12:00AM] TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - Season 4 - Ep 3 - Dead of Night
[1:00AM] ORPHAN BLACK - Season 1 - Ep 3 - Variation Under Nature
[2:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 14 - Sub Rosa
[3:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 15 - Lower Decks
[4:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 16 - Thine Own Self
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 17 - Masks (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by the movie 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Without A Paddle', followed by the movie 'Hot Tub Time Machine', then the movie 'Happy Gilmore'.
FX has the movie 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', followed by the movie 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'.
History has 'Mountain Men', followed by the FRESH'History Made Now: Wheels Of Fortune'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] American Gun
[8:00AM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[8:15AM] Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)-The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode
[9:30AM] Portlandia-Brunch Village
[10:00AM] Portlandia-Take Back MTV
[10:30AM] Portlandia-Missionaries
[11:00AM] Portlandia-Nina's Birthday
[11:30AM] Portlandia-Squiggleman
[12:00PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Carnival
[12:30PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Evacuation
[1:00PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Flashback
[1:30PM] Malcolm in the Middle-Houseboat
[2:00PM] Portlandia-Off the Grid
[2:30PM] Portlandia-The Temp
[3:00PM] Portlandia-Soft Opening
[3:30PM] Portlandia-Alexandra
[4:00PM] Exorcismus
[6:15PM] Cloverfield
[8:00PM] S.W.A.T.
[10:30PM] Jackie Brown
[1:45AM] S.W.A.T.
[4:15AM] Strangeland (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] French Roast
[6:15AM] The Missing Person
[8:15AM] Night and the City
[10:30AM] Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
[12:00PM] Box of Moonlight
[2:30PM] Night and the City
[4:45PM] Traffic
[8:00PM] Short Cuts
[11:15PM] The Exterminating Angels
[1:15AM] Traffic
[4:30AM] Big Fan (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'The Abyss', followed by the movie 'X2'.
Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch attend the Los Angeles Premiere of "A.C.O.D." Powered by CIROC Vodka, at The W Hotel on Thursday, September 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Todd Williamson
The Emmy-award winning series "Breaking Bad" is set to air its last show Sunday and the city where it was filmed is preparing for the end.
Albuquerque will celebrate the AMC series finale with watch parties and red carpet casting events in a city still benefiting from a tourism boost due to the drama's popularity.
Tourism officials say despite the show's dark themes of drug trafficking and violence, "Breaking Bad" highlighted areas around the city and gave viewers a sense of Albuquerque.
Albuquerque businesses also have taken advantage by selling "Breaking Bad" theme products like "blue meth" candy and character-related clothing.
Clarke Duke and Catherine O'Hara attend the Los Angeles Premiere of "A.C.O.D." Powered by CIROC Vodka, at The W Hotel on Thursday, September 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Todd Williamson
Robin Williams has early bragging rights over Michael J. Fox in the competition between two sitcom veterans returning to network TV - with an asterisk.
The Nielsen company said Friday that Williams' new CBS comedy, "The Crazy Ones," debuted before 15.6 million people on Thursday night. It competed directly at 9 p.m. Eastern with "The Michael J. Fox" on NBC, which was seen by 7.2 million people.
Williams, who plays an advertising executive working in a firm with his daughter, had a huge advantage. His new sitcom directly followed a new episode of television's most popular comedy, "The Big Bang Theory," which was seen by 19.5 million people in the second of a two-part season premiere.
By contrast, the second half hour of "Parks & Recreation" on NBC, which preceded Fox's new show, had less than 3 million viewers.
Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West either are engaged in a bitter feud or a wild parody of one.
A skit poking fun at West on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday provoked an irate call from the rapper about an hour and half before Thursday's show, Kimmel said in his monologue.
"He is very angry because of a bit we aired this week," Kimmel said, in which a child re-enacted an interview that West gave to Britain's BBC. It was "pretty innocuous," the late-night host said.
But West ordered him to make a public apology and said Kimmel's life would be "much better" if he did so, Kimmel said, adding that West also called himself the most powerful voice in media.
Then came more than a half-dozen tweets posted on West's official Twitter site. One called Kimmel out of line for spoofing what West called "the first piece of honest media in years," and another referred to photographers trying to get shots of West's baby daughter with Kim Kardashian.
Actress Rosanna Arquette arrives at JoyROCKS launch of the No More PSA Campaign at the MILK Studios on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Jordan Strauss
A theater manager says a stuffed armadillo that was stolen from Willie Nelson's band after a show in suburban New York has been returned unharmed.
He says the band isn't pressing charges.
The toy critter, known to the band as Ol' Dillo, disappeared after a Sept. 19 concert at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. Bailey says the armadillo was a treasured possession of Nelson's monitor engineer, Aaron Foye.
Video shows a woman snatching it away. General manager Tom Bailey says a different woman brought the armadillo to the box office Friday in a sealed box. She did not identify herself.
Atari's 1981 hit Centipede is an antique in the video game world, but it's the hottest new thing in the casino industry.
Slot machine manufacturers are rolling out a raft of games inspired by the penny arcade, hoping to attract middle-aged gamblers with a dose of nostalgia and the promise of finally cashing in on all those hours spent in front of a screen.
A Centipede slot machine to hit casino floors soon is more than just a clever licensing deal, or a sign of gambling's cosmetic change from one-armed bandits to touch screens and digital music. It's part of a new generation of models that let users show off a rare casino trait: skill.
The game, developed by International Game Technology, the industry's largest slot manufacturer, converts points earned shooting digital insects directly into money. If two gamblers sit down at an identical machine, the better shot will walk away with more cash.
Skill will still only take you so far even with the new brand of slots. The flashing, singing machines - sometimes called "beautiful vaults" because they are the most profitable game a casino can put on its floor - are only marketable if they can retain a consistent portion of wagers, usually somewhere between 5 percent and 20 percent.
Paul Haggis seen at the premiere screening of MASTERS OF SEX, hosted by SHOWTIME and SONY PICTURES TELEVISION, on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City.
Photo by Brad Barket
Serbia's government banned gay activists from marching in Belgrade for the third year running on Friday, citing a threat to public safety from right-wing hooligans but risking EU condemnation before the expected start of accession talks.
The last Gay Pride march in 2010 triggered a day of rioting by right-wing nationalists in the capital, Belgrade.
Western ambassadors had heaped pressure on Serbia to allow this year's event to go ahead on Saturday, as a litmus test of the Balkan country's commitment to tolerance and diversity. The EU is due to launch membership talks in January.
But after a three-hour meeting of government leaders and security chiefs, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said it would not be allowed to proceed.
The world's longest-running cartoon is to go fully digital, its Japanese broadcaster said Friday, abandoning hand-drawn celluloid-based animation after a run of 44 years.
Fuji Television Network said episodes of "Sazae-san" aired from October would be produced entirely digitally. The move will mean there are no hand-drawn cartoons left on Japanese television, according to the Association of Japanese Animations.
Until the 1990s many cartoons were created by artists working directly on celluloid, a painstaking process that meant characters had to be drawn in many different postures to give them impression of movement as the camera was repeatedly started and stopped.
"Sazae-san", which first aired in 1969, revolves around the life of the Mrs Sazae of the title, a cheerful but klutzy full-time housewife who lives with her parents, husband, son, brother and sister.
The 30-minute episodes, which can readily garner more than one-in-seven Sunday evening viewers, tend to focus on tiny incidents in the family's everyday life and are dotted with seasonal festivals.
Artists carry an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga back to their workshop after it was left out to dry ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata September 27, 2013. The Durga Puja festival will be celebrated from October 11 to October 14, and is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil.
Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri
A model wears a creation by fashion designer Olympia le Tan as part of her Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.
Photo by Zacharie Scheurer
The first U.S. version of the 40-foot-tall rubber duckie that's made a splash in harbors from Hong Kong to Sao Paulo since 2007 will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday.
Each city builds its own duck from the plans of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, and the whole project includes massive pontoons, crews to inflate and deflate the duck, and in this case, alerting organizations such as the Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mariners were alerted to the duck's impending presence, Coast Guard Lt. JG Devin Adams said, because the shipping channel of the Ohio River is one of the nation's busiest commercial waterways, including huge barges carrying coal and other materials.
The duck's arrival Friday will kick off the monthlong Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, which features theater, dance, music and visual arts from around the world. The duck will be moored downtown until late October.
The project began when Paul Organisak of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust saw pictures of other duck events and sought Hofman's approval for the first U.S. duckie. But even after agreement was reached, Organisak was in for some surprises about its creation.
A female hippopotamus named "Mali", which means Jasmine, eats fruits arranged to look like a cake during her 47th birthday celebration at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok September 27, 2013.
Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom
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