Connie Schultz: Trayvon Martin's Fate Is Still Too Many Parents' Fear (Creators Syndicate)
"Tell the boys," he said to me over and over. "Tell the boys this comes from me: If the police stop you, don't ever run. Take your hands out of your pockets. Immediately. Put your hands over your head. Immediately. Stand perfectly still, and keep your opinions to yourself."
Froma Harrop: Does Romney Have a Home? (Creators Syndicate)
Previous political gaffes - like casually mentioning his wife's two Cadillacs - have created the storyline that Romney hasn't the foggiest idea how ordinary Americans go through their days. Choosing this time to construct a Pacific palace really makes you wonder what's going on in Romney's head - and whether he has much idea of what's going on in anyone else's
Steven Zeitchik: 'The Hunger Games' sends a message, but which one? (LA Times)
"The Hunger Games," the teen action-adventure film that is opened to big numbers last weekend, is, without question, a parable of the Occupy Wall Street movement. It's also a cautionary tale about Big Government. And undeniably a Christian allegory about the importance of finding Jesus. Or maybe a call for campaign-finance reform?
Charlie Jane Anders: Could 'Vampire Academy' Be The Next 'Hunger Games'? (io8)
… the list of YA novels that have been optioned in the past year is too long to reproduce. But our bet for the book series that has the best shot at capturing the audiences that swarmed to see Katniss kick ass? The 'Vampire Academy' books by Richelle Mead.
Scott Adams: The One That Didn't Get Published
People often ask me if my editor ever rejects particular 'Dilbert' comics for one reason or another. It's rare, but it happens. In fact, it happened yesterday. You won't see this comic in newspapers. I guess I went, um, a little too far. You be the judge.
Henry Rollins: The Ugly World of eBay Hustling (LA Weekly)
There are a lot of items out there that, unsurprisingly, are forgeries. A man from a record store sent me some JPEGs of some albums of mine to ask if the signatures were real. All of them were fake. Too late, he had already bought them.
David Bruce has 42 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $42 you can buy 10,500 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," "Maximum Cool," and "Resist Psychic Death."
On Palm Sunday, Russian Orthodox, Bavarian and Austrian Roman Catholics, and various other Eastern European peoples carry
branches of _____?_____ in place of palms.
Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox, Ruthenian, Polish, Bavarian and Austrian Roman Catholics, and various other Eastern European peoples carry pussy willows on Palm Sunday instead of palm branches. This custom has continued to this day among Romanian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Ruthenian Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, and Polish Catholic emigrees to North America. Sometimes, on Palm Sunday they will bless both palms and pussywillows in church. The branches will often be preserved throughout the year in the family's icon corner.
Pussy willow also plays a predominant role in Polish Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) observances, continued also among Polish-Americans, especially in the Buffalo, New York area.
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mj was first, and correct, with:
If I remember correctly from my childhood
People walked around with pussy willows. I was jealous.
Alan J said:
Willow
Charlie wrote:
Salix Caprea (a.k.a. pussy willow or goat willow)
Ted replied:
In some places that are a bit too cold for palm growing, Pussy willow branches are used. Having grown up in an area that is cold and had some Orthodox folks around, this was a bit easy. Some traditions will use olive branches, but that would be a bit warmer, the olive branch for peace.
So do they burn the pussywillow branches for ashes for the next ash Wednesday as they are supposed to do with the palm ashes? I never asked.
Once when I worked in a hospital, I brought the Greek Orthodox church version of of the pope to the operating room. Nice guy, but I was not supposed to talk to him.
Adam answered:
Pussy Willows.
Marian responded:
pussy willows
Jim from CA, retired to ID took the day off.
Sally said:
On Palm Sunday, Russian Orthodox, Bavarian and Austrian Roman Catholics, and various other Eastern European peoples carry branches of pussy willows in place of palms.
PS: Look what I found while looks for the Pussy Willows! I could not pass it up...
Dale of Diamond Springs replied:
Pussy Willows! And I'm not going to place pictures of pussies today!!
MAM wrote:
Pussy Willows
I have a bunch on my hutch that look just about like these. Means SPRING to me!
And, Joe S answered:
Pussy Willows.
Have you ever noticed how many words are associated with the Judeo-Christian world and a lot of them people don't really know what they mean? Words like, but not limited to those below. I mean, does anyone really know the meaning of evangelical? Not that I really care, but you know. I suppose Easter is close, I see lots of chocolate bunnies in the stores.
Absolution Acolyte Baptism Beget Canonization Catechism Christ Commandments Deacon Diaspora Diocese Disciples Ecumenical Epiphany Episcopal Eucharist Evangelical Evangelize Excommunication Mass Messiah Sabbath Sacraments Salvation Sanctification Rapture Redemption Repentance
Female Semen Robbers Leave Male Hitchhikers Feeling Like Cheated Whores
¡Ave Maria Purisima! Hitch hiking men in the country of Zimbabwe are
in fear of being raped by the local women. Apparently semen has become
a commodity because it's used to perform "juju," traditional rituals
believed to bring good luck -- plus the man juice is also being used
as currency!
Do you earn more or less than the world's average wage? Type in your monthly salary and we'll give you the answer.
The average wage, calculated by the International Labour Organization, is published here for the first time. It's a rough figure based on data from 72 countries, omitting some of the world's poorest nations. All figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another
BBC News - Where are you on the global pay scale?
(Type in US for country and your pre-tax monthly wage. See where you compare on the bar graph of 71 countries. No data is kept and calculations are done on your computer. The world average wage is marked on the bar graph.)
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by the FRESH'47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH'T-Rump's Effrontery & Fluffery'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Once Upon A Time', then a FRESH'Desperate Housewives', followed by a FRESH'GCB'.
The CW fills the night with what passes for local news and other fluffery.
Faux has a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a FRESH'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a FRESH'Bob's Burgers', then a FRESH'Family Guy', followed by a FRESH'American Dad'.
MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then 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 3 hours of old 'Storage Wars', followed by a FRESH'Breakout Kings'.
AMC offers 'The Killing', followed by a FRESH'The Killing', then another FRESH'The Killing', followed by still another FRESH'The Killing'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] TOP GEAR-Episode 4
[7:00AM] THIS IS SPORT RELIEF NEW
[7:30AM] THE MILLION POUND BIKE RIDE
[8:30AM] JOHN BISHOP'S SPORT RELIEF HELL-John Bishop's Week of Hell NEW
[9:30AM] WHEN PARKINSON MET MANDELA NEW
[10:00AM] SPORT RELIEF SPOOFS NEW
[10:30AM] LITTLE BRITAIN'S BIG SWIM NEW
[11:30AM] DAVID WALLIAMS' BIG SWIM NEW
[12:30PM] SPORT RELIEF GOES GLOBAL NEW
[5:00PM] THE ROAD WARRIOR
[7:00PM] REIGN OF FIRE
[9:00PM] DUNE
[1:00AM] REIGN OF FIRE
[3:00AM] THE ROAD WARRIOR
[5:00AM] TOP GEAR-Episode 5 (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', another 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', then a FRESH'Shahs Of Sunset'.
Comedy Central has 'Gabriel Iglesias: Hot & Fluffy', 'Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts', 'Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny', followed by the FRESH'Jo Koy: Lights Out'.
FX has the movie 'Iron Man', followed by the movie 'Star Trek', then the movie 'Star Trek', again.
History has 'Ax Men', another 'Ax Men', followed by a FRESH'Ax Men', then a FRESH'Full Metal Jousting'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[6:15AM] Hope Springs
[8:15AM] Diminished Capacity
[10:15AM] Get Shorty
[12:30PM] Freaks and Geeks-Pilot
[1:30PM] Freaks and Geeks-Beers and Weirs
[2:30PM] Freaks and Geeks-Tricks and Treats
[3:30PM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[3:45PM] Meatballs
[5:45PM] Get Shorty
[8:00PM] Napoleon Dynamite
[10:00PM] Buffy the Vampire Slayer
[2:00AM] The Abandoned
[4:00AM] Beyond Re-Animator (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[6:00A] Fermat's Room
[7:35A] Minot, North Dakota
[8:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Ed Burns & Paul Feig
[8:30A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Alanis Morissette & Blake Mycoskie
[9:00A] THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet
[9:30A] Pleasure Of Being Robbed
[10:45A] When a Man Comes Home
[12:30P] Fermat's Room
[2:05P] Pleasure Of Being Robbed
[3:25P] When a Man Comes Home
[5:00P] Fermat's Room
[8:00P] Pizza
[9:30P] Love Lust & The Undead
[10:00P] Wristcutters: A Love Story
[11:30P] Vampires
[1:05A] Pizza
[2:30A] Wristcutters: A Love Story
[4:00A] Vampires
[5:35A] Short Term 12 (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has the movie 'Gothika', followed by the movie 'White Noise'.
Mexican actress Salma Hayek poses with Mickey during the 20th anniversary celebrations of Disneyland Resort in Marne-la-Vallee, outside Paris, March 31, 2012.
Photo by Benoit Tessier
Think of the music that defines Los Angeles and often three words float to the surface: The Beach Boys.
Which is why the Grammy Museum's new exhibition, "Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles 1945-1975," has carefully chosen not to overemphasize the group that helped cement LA's reputation as the Land of the Endless Summer, filled with sandy beaches, tricked-out automobiles and beautiful women. Think such songs as Surfin' USA," ''Little Deuce Coupe" and "California Girls."
"A lot of people, especially folks not from Los Angeles, might come in thinking, 'OK, I'll learn about the Doors and I'm going to learn about the Beach Boys. Which you will," says Josh Kun, who curated the exhibit running through June 3.
But there's also a much richer, more diverse and sometimes much darker view of Los Angeles that is reflected in its music during those years, and that is what Kun really set out to show.
A gold cape worn by Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film "Cleopatra" sold at auction for $59,375 in Dallas on Friday.
The cape had been wrapped in tissue and stored in a cedar closet for years, the female owner of the garment told officials at Heritage Auctions.
The owner, who asked not to be identified, said her mother had acquired the cape from the now defunct Western Costume company sometime after the film's premiere.
The woman's mother had worked in the couture fashion industry, Heritage officials said. The woman told officials at the auction house that she had never mentioned or showed the cape to anyone.
The cape was designed to resemble the wings of a Phoenix. It is constructed of gold painted leather with hand-stitched gold beads and sequins. Taylor wore the cape in two scenes in the movie. The cape was expected to sell for $20,000 at auction.
A British auctioneer says that a first class menu from the Titanic's last lunch has sold for 76,000 pounds (about $120,000.)
The menu, kept by prominent San Francisco banker Washington Dodge, bears the date April 14, the day in 1912 that the reputedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg and fell to the bottom of the Atlantic.
Devizes, England-based auctioneer Henry Aldrige & Son says the menu is one of the "rarest items of Titanic memorabilia to be sold in recent years," adding it made its way off the ship in the banker's wife's purse.
A set of keys from the ship were also sold Saturday, for 59,000 pounds.
A decorated egg is displayed in a showcase inside the egg museum in Winden am See, in the Austrian province of Burgenland, March 31, 2012. The museum belongs to Austrian sculptor Wander Bertoni who has collected a wide variety of about 4000 eggs and egg sculptures from many different countries and civilizations during the last 70 years.
Photo by Lisi Niesner
A publicist for country star George Jones is knocking down a rumor that he is suffering from pneumonia.
Kirt Webster said Friday night that Jones remains hospitalized in Nashville with an upper respiratory infection. He is receiving antibiotics and doctors expect him to stay until Tuesday. The 80-year-old singer was admitted Thursday.
Jones released a statement saying "thanks to all my fans and friends for their prayers and support during this time."
The Saratoga, Texas, native is known for several classic country hits, including "White Lightning" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
Police say a woman who accused comedian Jackie Mason of roughing her up during a domestic dispute has been arrested on an assault charge stemming from the incident.
Police said Saturday that Mason's 48-year-old "companion" scratched and bruised his arm at around 6:30 a.m. Friday as he attempted to call a doorman to have her removed from his Upper East Side apartment.
Initially, police said the woman had reported being roughed up by the comedian, who's known for one-man shows on Broadway like "Politically Incorrect." Mason hasn't been charged.
It wasn't immediately clear if the woman had a lawyer. A phone number listed under her name wasn't in service.
A chastity belt is displayed as part of a collection of some 250 items used for torture and humiliation at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris March 31, 2012. The auction of torture and humiliation devices from the collection of Fernand Meyssonnier has been cancelled due to public reaction.
Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes
Bark beetles and old age have damaged Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century painting "Lady with an Ermine," but the masterpiece is still holding up well, according to a conservationist at the Polish museum where it is displayed.
Recent tests show the chestnut board on which da Vinci painted his masterpiece has weakened after being nibbled at by beetles over the centuries, and the painting has also suffered from a dense network of cracks, said Janusz Czop, the chief conservationist at the National Museum in Krakow.
One of only four existing female portraits by Leonardo, the oil painting shows a young woman in three-quarter profile wearing a sumptuous low-cut red and blue dress as she holds a white ermine, an animal also known as a stoat. Historians believe the subject was Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, when she was 16 or 17. Da Vinci painted it around the year 1490.
"Still, all things considered, it is in very good condition, thanks to the technology that da Vinci used," Czop said, noting the master painted on durable wood.
A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost and last seen in 1953 will be auctioned in New York City where it's expected to fetch up to $20 million.
The work was rediscovered this year in the collection of the late Dr. Heinz Eichenwald, a well-known pediatrics expert from Texas. It's a study for one of the French Post-impressionist's paintings in the series "Card Players," created between 1890 and 1896.
It depicts a card player wearing a hat and jacket, rendered in hues of blue and ochre.
It was previously known only from a black-and-white photograph.
A worker picks giant tecolote ranunculus flowers by hand at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California March 27, 2012. The flowers are sold for commercial purposes and the fields are a tourist attraction.
Photo by Mike Blake
Seven decades after it was cut by DC Comics, the check sent to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for their creation of Superman is up for auction.
Made out to the duo for $412, the check includes a line item for $130 showing that DC paid for full ownership and rights to the man from Krypton and paved the way for comic books, TV, radio and films. But, a legal dispute over creator's rights to the character is still far from settled.
Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Collectibles, said the check went up for auction Monday through April 16. In its first few hours, bidding jumped from $1 to more than $12,500.
He said the check is a touchstone for the comic book industry because it represents the launching of the Golden Age of superheroes.
Thousands of miles from the ocean, a museum tells the story of a woman made famous by the Titanic. No, her name was not Rose, and a movie about her life, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," starring Debbie Reynolds as a plucky lifeboat survivor, was a hit decades before Kate Winslet's doomed romance in "Titanic."
Molly Brown was a real person, but the movie created a myth that the museum, located in Brown's Denver home, attempts to dispel.
Born in 1867 to Irish immigrants in Hannibal, Mo., Brown struck it rich, with her husband, from a Colorado gold mine years before she boarded the Titanic, and in later years, she fought for women's suffrage and labor rights.
No one called her Molly during her lifetime - her name was Margaret - and biographer Kristen Iversen, author of "Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth," writes that there's no proof she ever referred to herself as "unsinkable." The nickname seems to have originated with a Denver gossip columnist who may have been mad that Brown gave her account of the Titanic disaster to a newspaper in Newport, R.I., where she also spent time. Iversen says two books written in the 1930s created the image of Brown as a gun-packing, wisecracking former saloon girl, accounts that became the basis of the Broadway play and later the 1964 musical starring Reynolds. Molly Brown also appears in James Cameron's "Titanic," portrayed by Kathy Bates.
Before the disaster, Brown was well known in the Mile High City for her charity and social reform work, such as fundraising to build Immaculate Conception Cathedral and mountain camps for poor children and orphans. After the sinking, she gained fame for raising money from rich Titanic survivors to help poorer passengers, making sure they had a place to go when they got to New York.
Fox News' resident fashion expert Geraldo Rivera finally cut through the noise and got to the heart of why unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot in the chest in February: He was wearing a hoodie. "I'll bet you money, if he didn't have that hoodie on, that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn't have responded in that violent and aggressive way," he said on Fox & Friends. "You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a 'gangsta'… You're gonna be a gangsta wanna? Well, people are going to perceive you as a menace." I mean, duhh!
It's pretty clear: wear a hoodie, you're a menace who someone will fear. As a service to other people in society flirting with death in these drawstringed, cottton garments, we've identified them by name so they can ask themselves if wearing a hoodie is really worth losing a life:
Elliot from ET
Rachel Maddow
Geraldo Rivera and Bill O'Reilly
That's right! The pair were sighted at a Yankees-Mets game in 2007 wearing... hoodies , which honestly just goes to show how brave the former war correspondent really is.
The Abah River Flying Frog (rhacophorus dennysi), commonly known as Wallace's flying frog, is seen in a terrarium of the Royev Ruchey zoo in a surburb of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 28, 2012. Rhacophorus dennysi is found in China, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Photo by Ilya Naymushin
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