• When Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight premiered in London, it was a great success. Mr. Chaplin was present, and after the film was over, he walked out on the stage and said “thank you” to the audience. However, a woman in the audience said, “No! No! Thank you!” Soon all the members of the audience were thanking Mr. Chaplin.
• Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City contains a scene in which a character accepts drugs. When this scene was shown at a theater in New York City, an African-American man stood up and yelled at the screen, “Just say no, man!” Mr. Van Peebles says this is one of the best things he has witnessed in his life.
Autographs
• Groucho Marx once sat for a caricature for the Brown Derby, a famous Hollywood restaurant on Vine Street. When the caricature was finished, he autographed it, “To Al Levy’s Tavern — the best restaurant on Vine Street! Groucho Marx.” Al Levy’s Tavern was part of the competition, so the manager of the Brown Derby tore up the caricature. Years later, Groucho was asked to sit for another caricature for the Brown Derby, and he agreed — provided that the manager wouldn’t censor his autograph. This time he wrote: “To the Hollywood Brown Derby — the best restaurant on Vine Street, but only because Al Levy’s has gone out of business.”
• Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti comes from Modena, Italy, where people make sure not to give celebrities special treatment. Paul Newman visited Modena twice, where he ate in public restaurants twice. Both times, no one asked him for his autograph. He marveled, “What a polite city — no one bothered me.” However, he couldn’t help but wonder, “To interest the people of Modena, who do you have to be?”
• A young boy once asked comedian W.C. Fields for his autograph. Mr. Fields glared at the boy, then said, “Go back to the reform school, you little nosepicker.”
Automobiles
• Wilson Mizner was an expert at deflating the pretentious. Once, he went to a Hollywood movie premiere where the fans were admiring the fabulously expensive limousines of the stars arriving at the theater. Mr. Mizner, however, arrived in a beat-up Ford. The driver of the car handed the keys to a haughty parking attendant who sneered at the car, then asked Mr. Mizner, “What shall I do with it?” Mr. Mizner said, “Keep it,” and walked into the premiere.
• Very early in his career, Lou Costello went to Hollywood in an unsuccessful attempt to break into the movies. He was so impoverished that he couldn’t afford blankets, so on cold nights, he slept between mattresses. Later, he couldn’t afford to rent a room, so he used to sleep in any unlocked car he found at night.
Awards
• Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart was made a Brigadier General in the Air Force Reserve, something that angered Senator Margaret Chase Smith, who believed that Mr. Stewart was unqualified. Discussing the promotion with such people as the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff, she asked why he should be made Brigadier General and was told he deserved it because of his performance in the movie Strategic Air Command. Senator Smith was aghast and said, “Then why you don’t make June Allyson a Brigadier General for playing the female lead in Strategic Air Command?”
• When Felicity Huffman won the Best Actress award at the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance as a transsexual in the movie Transamerica, she recounted a story about a grip working to correct some malfunctioning equipment. Perched precariously on a ladder, he muttered, “This f**king film better win a f**king award.” Ms. Huffman then held her award up and said, “Here’s the f**king award.”
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Valley. Henderson occupies the southeastern end of the valley, at an elevation of 1,864 feet (568 m).
Henderson is known for its supply of magnesium during World War II. With the decline of magnesium production, the Nevada legislature approved a bill that gave Nevada's Colorado River Commission the authority to purchase the industrial plants, and Henderson was incorporated in 1953. Henderson is the location of Lake Las Vegas.
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Henderson.
Jacqueline said:
Henderson
Dave wrote:
Henderson. I should have guessed based on yesterday’s trivia question. Henderson is a suburb of Las Vegas.
Alan J answered:
Henderson.
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Henderson
Randall replied:
Henderson
mj said:
Flat out guess
Carson City.
Deborah, the Master Gardener wrote:
I’m pretty sure that’s Henderson, a kind of suburb of Las Vegas, and if that’s true then I owe “CSI: The Original” that nod. I watched most of the first 3 seasons before I got bored with it. Never did care for the spin-offs.
It’s already Saturday and it feels like months since the impeachment trial started. Oy.
David of Moon Valley replied:
by order of...
the great Googley-Moogley, it was proclaimed that Henderson was the answer (hmmm, i’m noticing a pattern here…what could it be?…mmmm)
zorch responded:
Henderson is the second largest city.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
sensing a theme here......Henderson
Billy in Cypress U.S.A. wrote:
The second-largest city in Nevada is Henderson and that is a big surprise to me. It always seemed like a name, not a city.
Dave in Tucson answered:
Just a guess - Carson City?
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame replied:
The answer is Henderson.
DJ Useo responded:
It seems to me it must be "Las Vegas". A great vacation spot I've enjoyed much. Just like Bartcop himself did.
Joe S (We resisted, we voted, we won. Get over it) wrote:
Henderson. What? Henderson? Did I spell that right?
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“Spoil My Party is the name of this week’s compilation. The title comes from a track by Anthony’s Attic, a psych pop band from Germany. Confusingly enough, a different song from the group is included on this album. We like to keep you on your toes! We also welcome back Doghouse Roses, Americana-tinged folk rock from Scotland, and Pavey Ark, an indie folk collective from Hull. As always, please download, listen loud, dig deeper with your discoveries, and support Aldora Britain Records and independent music. There are 22 songs in total, so you are sure to uncover at least a few gems!”
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CBS starts the night, as usual, with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'The Equalizer', then a FRESH'NCIS: The Expendable One', followed by a FRESH'NCIS: The 3rd One'.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN'Weakest Link', followed by a RERUN'The Wall', followed by the FRESH'Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years Of Country Music'.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'American Idol', then a FRESH'The Rookie'.
The CW offers a FRESH'Batwoman', followed by a FRESH'Charmed'.
Faux has a FRESH'Cherries Wild', followed by a RERUN'Bless The Harts', then a FRESH'The Simpsons', followed by a FRESH'The Great North', then a FRESH'Bob's Burgers', followed by a FRESH'Family Guy'.
MY recycles an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old 'Big Bang Theory', then still another old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.
A&E has the movie 'Taken 2', followed by the movie 'American Sniper'.
AMC offers the movie 'Caddyshack', followed by the movie 'Ghostbusters', then the movie 'Ghostbusters II'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] HIDDEN HABITATS
[6:30AM - 9:30AM] PLANET EARTH: DYNASTIES
[10:30AM] SNITCH
[1:00PM] THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
[5:00PM] SKYFALL
[8:00PM] THE WATCH - BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE
[9:01PM] SKYFALL
[12:00AM] THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
[4:00AM] THE WATCH - BETTER TO LIGHT A CANDLE
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by another FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live', followed by a FRESH'Bravo's Chat Room'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'The Wedding Singer', followed by the movie 'Wedding Crashers', then hours of old 'South Park'.
FX has the movie 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', followed by the movie 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse'.
History has 'The Food That Built America', followed by a FRESH'The Food That Built America', and another 'Food That Built America'.
IFC -
[6:00am - 7:30am] Saved By The Bell
[8:00am - 1:30pm] Three's Company
[2:00pm] Sixteen Candles
[4:00pm] The Heartbreak Kid
[6:30pm] Home Again
[8:45pm] Home Again
[11:00pm] The Heartbreak Kid
[1:30am] Zack And Miri Make A Porno
[3:45am] Summer School (ALL TIMES ET)
Sundance -
[6:15am] monk - Mr. Monk And The Buried Treasure
[7:15am] monk - Mr. Monk And The Daredevil
[8:15am] monk - Mr. Monk And The Wrong Man
[9:15am] basic instinct
[12:15pm] pet sematary
[2:15pm] the shining
[5:45pm] carrie
[8:00pm] halloween
[10:00pm] halloween 4: the return of michael myers
[12:00am] halloween 5: the revenge of michael myers
[2:00am] halloween
[4:00am] halloween 4: the return of michael myers (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'Twister', followed by the movie 'The Fifth Element'.
Former president Donald Trump (R-Lock Him Up) has been named as the worst president in US history in a new YouGov poll, while his predecessor Barack Obama was voted the best.
The results of the survey, produced with The Economist, show the polarisation of US political opinions at the end of the Trump presidency and as he is facing an impeachment trial in the Senate over the Capitol insurrection.
Asked who they felt was the worst president in history, 46 per cent of respondents named Mr Trump. The survey was conducted between 6 and 9 February with almost 1,500 participants.
Mr Obama was named the worst president by 24 per cent of respondents, while former president Richard Nixon – who left office in ignominy after the Watergate scandal – was named the worst by 5 per cent of people.
Respondents in the survey were also asked who they thought was the best president in history, and here the results were much closer. Mr Obama narrowly topped the list on 18 per cent, followed by 17 per cent who voted for Abraham Lincoln. But then Mr Trump was voted as the best by 13 per cent, making him third in the list ahead of Franklin D Roosevelt.
Writers who have worked with Joss Whedon have begun speaking out about their experience with the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator in light of Charisma Carpenter’s allegations earlier this week.
“‘Casually cruel’ is a perfect way of describing Joss,” “Firefly” writer Jose Molina wrote in a tweet Friday evening, adding the #IStandWithCharisma hashtag. “He thought being mean was funny. Making female writers cry during a notes session was especially hysterical. He actually liked to boast about the time he made one writer cry twice in one meeting.”
Molina, who went on to work on shows including “Agent Carter” and “Sleepy Hollow,” is credited with two episodes of the short-lived, cult-favorite Whedon series.
Marti Noxon, who served as showrunner on “Buffy” for its final two seasons, voiced support for Carpenter and the other actresses who have spoken out against Whedon.
Multiple former “Buffy” actors, including Benson, Trachtenberg, “Buffy” star Sarah Michelle Gellar, “Dollhouse” star Eliza Dushku and Clare Kramer, have since spoken up in support of Carpenter.
Chris Harrison, long-time host of The Bachelor, is "stepping aside" from the television franchise after apologizing for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who was accused of racism.
"I have spent the last few days listening to the pain my words have caused, and I am deeply remorseful," the 49-year-old host wrote on Instagram Saturday. "My ignorance did damage to my friends, colleagues and strangers alike. I have no one to blame but myself for what I said and the way I spoke. I set standards for myself, and have not met them. I feel that with every fiber of my being. Now, just as I taught my children to stand up, and to own their actions, I will do the same."
He continued, "By excusing historical racism, I defended it. I invoked the term 'woke police' which is unacceptable. I am ashamed over how uninformed I was. I was so wrong."
The scandal began on Feb. 4 when photos of Kirkconnell, 24, a white contestant on Season 25 of The Bachelor (which stars Matt James, the first Black bachelor in the show's 21-year history), surfaced of her attending a 2018 fraternity party with an antebellum plantation theme, and a TikTok user alleged that Kirkconnell had once bullied her for dating a Black man.
Harrison got involved on Tuesday when he told Rachel Lindsay, the franchise's first Black bachelorette in 2017, that he sympathized with Kirkconnell. “We all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion," Harrison said during their Extra interview. "Because I have seen some stuff online — this judge, jury, executioner thing where people are just tearing this girl's life apart and diving into, like, her parents, her parents' voting record. It's unbelievably alarming to watch this. I haven't heard Rachael speak on this yet. Until I actually hear this woman have a chance to speak, who am I to say any of this? I saw a picture of her at a sorority party five years ago and that's it."
Louise Linton (R-$), the wife of former treasury secretary in the Trump Administration Steven Mnuchin (R-Vulture Capitalist), has said that she's been "villainised" by Hollywood for her connection to the former president.
Speaking to Fox News, the "actress" said of Mr Mnuchin: "Fortunately, he's not in politics anymore, and I'm happy to have my husband home in Los Angeles... At times I think because of my association with that administration, people have this preconceived notion about me or I've been villainised."
The 40-year-old added: "I'm not involved in any politics and I'm very liberal."
Ms Linton, who married Mr Mnuchin in 2017, added: "I've faced a lot of criticism over the years. I think, partly, by being so closely tied to such a controversial administration. I certainly think that being so close to the administration put a target on my back."
Ms Linton has ended up in hot water before as she posed with Mr Mnuchin holding newly printed dollar bills, the first with his signature on them.
In his speech Saturday from the Senate floor, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Neville Chamberlain) delivered a scalding denunciation of Donald Trump, calling him “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
But in his vote on Trump’s impeachment, McConnell said “not guilty” because he said a former president could not face trial in the Senate.
Washington’s most powerful Republican and the Senate’s minority leader used his strongest language to date to excoriate Trump minutes after the Senate acquitted the former president, voting 57-43 to convict him but falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to find him guilty. Seven Republicans voted to convict.
Clearly angry, the Senate’s longest-serving GOP leader said Trump’s actions surrounding the attack on Congress were “a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty.” He even noted that though Trump is now out of office, he remains subject to the country’s criminal and civil laws.
It was a stunningly bitter castigation of Trump by McConnell, who could have used much of the same speech had he instead decided to convict Trump.
A white male university professor has quit after posing as a female immigrant of color on Twitter to make sexist and racist comments.
The assistant chemistry professor at the University of New Hampshire, who the Daily Beast has identified, used the now-deleted account 'The Science Femme, Woman in STEM' and the Twitter handle @piney_the, according to the Portsmouth Herald.
The account, taken down on September 29, was routinely sexist, racist, and transphobic. He was also accused of attacking mostly women of color who disagreed with him and encouraging his followers to do the same, the Associated Press reported.
In one tweet on his account with 13,000 followers, he wrote: "Here it is: I was successful in killing my dept's woke statement on recent social unrest. This took several weeks and may have permanently burned some bridges, but I think it's important. It is a toxic ideology that cannot be given an inch."
He has also been accused of cyberstalking and harassing former California Congresswoman Katie Hill, who resigned in 2019 after nude photos of her were leaked, the Portsmouth Herald added.
The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking.
She has precisely 30 minutes to get to the cafeteria and back for her lunch break. That means traversing a warehouse the size of 14 football fields, which eats up precious time. She avoids bringing food from home because warming it up in the microwave would cost her even more minutes. Instead she opts for $4 cold sandwiches from the vending machine and hurries back to her post.
It’s that kind of pressure that has led some Amazon workers to organize the biggest unionization push at the company since it was founded in 1995. And it’s happening in the unlikeliest of places: Bessemer, Alabama, a state with laws that don’t favor unions.
The stakes are high. If organizers succeed in Bessemer, it could set off a chain reaction across Amazon’s operations nationwide, with thousands more workers rising up and demanding better working conditions. But they face an uphill battle against the second-largest employer in the country with a history of crushing unionizing efforts at its warehouses and its Whole Foods grocery stores.
Attempts by Amazon to delay the vote in Bessemer have failed. So too have the company’s efforts to require in-person voting, which organizers argue would be unsafe during the pandemic. Mail-in voting started this week and will go on until the end of March. A majority of the 6,000 employees have to vote “yes” in order to unionize.
In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” into reality. To do that, he’s asking the state to let companies like his form local governments on land they own, which would grant them power over everything from schools to law enforcement.
Jeffrey Berns, CEO of Nevada-based Blockchains LLC, envisions a city where people not only purchase goods and services with digital currency but also log their entire online footprint — financial statements, medical records and personal data — on blockchain. Blockchain is a digital ledger known mostly for recording cryptocurrency transactions but also has been adopted by some local governments for everything from documenting marriage licenses to facilitating elections.
The company wants to break ground by 2022 in rural Storey County, 12 miles (19 kilometers) east of Reno. It’s proposing to build 15,000 homes and 33 million square feet (3 million square meters) of commercial and industrial space within 75 years. Berns, whose idea is the basis for draft legislation that some lawmakers saw behind closed doors last week, said traditional government doesn’t offer enough flexibility to create a community where people can invent new uses for this technology.
“There’s got to be a place somewhere on this planet where people are willing to just start from scratch and say, ‘We’re not going to do things this way just because it’s the way we’ve done it,’” Berns said.
He wants Nevada to change its laws to allow “innovation zones,” where companies would have powers like those of a county government, including creating court systems, imposing taxes and building infrastructure while making land and water management decisions.
Astronomers are looking for the bones of dead planets inside the corpses of dead stars — and they may have just found some.
In a paper published Feb. 11 in the journal Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers described how they used data from the Gaia space satellite to peer into the atmospheres of four white dwarfs — the shriveled, crystalline husks of once-massive stars that burned through all their fuel. Swirling among the hot soup of hydrogen and helium surrounding those stars, the team detected clear traces of lithium, sodium and potassium — metals that are abundant in planetary crusts — in the precise ratio that they'd expect to find inside a rocky planet.
"Comparing all these elements together against different types of planetary material in the solar system, we found that the composition was distinctly different from all but one type of material: continental crust," lead study author Mark Hollands, an astrophysicist at the University of Warwick in England, told Live Science in an email.
According to Hollands and his colleagues, the presence of these crusty metals suggests that each of the old, faded stars they analyzed may have once sat at the center of a solar system not so different from ours; then, in their dying eons, those stars ripped their solar systems to shreds and gobbled up the remains.
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