BartCop Entertainment Archives - Sunday, 8 May, 2005
Sunday
8 May, 2005
(Updated Daily)
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'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
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Recommnded Reading
from Bruce
Jim Hightower: The Pain of Great Wealth (AlterNet)
You think you're the only one who's having a rough time in today's economy, Bucko? It's time you started thinking about someone else ... such as the rich.
P.J. Huffstutter: Evolution Isn't a Natural Selection Here (LA Times)
Kansas looks again at whether teachers should be allowed to present non-scientific theories.
Leslie Weise of the Denver Three Asks On Whose Authority They Were Expelled?
It Sure Wasn't the Secret Service ... (A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW)
Garrison Keillor: Confessions of a Listener (The Nation. Posted on Alternet)
When the iPod steals the last of Clear Channel's audience, the crazy, quirky and beautiful will return to radio -- and Garrison Keillor will welcome them.
Jerry Saltz: Whatever Laurel Wants (Village Voice)
Arriving with a video camera, convincing men to enact strangely suggestive scenarios.
Over 40, Fabulous, and Fashionable! (Out.com)
You look dull and boring when you feel dull and boring. We project our feelings and articulate them with our clothing choices. It is a fact of life that our bodies ...
Sarah War: Heather Matarazzo Comes Out (Afterellen.com)
Heather Matarazzo, who co-stars as Anne Hathaway's best friend in the The Princess Diaries 2 ..., has just come out of the closet--sort of.
Bridget Whelan: Buscemi screens 3rd feature at film fest (The Athens NEWS)
Actor and director Steve Buscemi presented his most recent directorial effort to ....
Meg Cabot Answers Fans' Questions About The Princess Diaries and More
Meg, when is Mia going to grow breasts? I mean, she is fifteen. She should have them by now. * Okay, this is the last time I am answering this one, and I don't care if it's a spoiler. The answer is NEVER, okay? MIA WILL NEVER GET BREASTS.
US Government Simulation Game
United States of Jesus: Cartoon
Breakup Lines from the Bush Era: Cartoon
This American Life
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A ROADSIDE BOUQUET
FRAGRANT AND SO COLORFUL
MOTHER NATURE'S GIFT
Zen Man
(on mothers' day in Oaktown)
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Reader Comment
Take Your Daughter To Work
Did you hear about the story of Nancy Hernandez, a
Senior Accountant for the Marlins? She was fired this
week for bringing her daughter to work on April 28th-
National Bring Your Child To Work Day.
She worked there for 12 years.
Here's A Link To The Story.
Larry
Thanks, Larry!
Jeez, that's sad.
What's not surprising is that it took place in Florida.
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny & warm in Long Beach, 'June Gloom' in NoHo, and overcast & cool in Tujunga.
We attended a birthday party in the North Hollywood-area, where we had a lovely time.
OTOH, traffic getting there was awful. Ended up driving a bit on a lot of different freeways.
Tonight, Sunday:
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH 'Cold Case', then a FRESH made-for-TV movie 'Elvis' (part 1 of 2 - concludes Wednesday).
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH 'Contender', then a FRESH 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', followed by a FRESH 'Crossing Jordan'.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH 'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', then a FRESH 'Desperate Housewives' (runs 2 minutes long), followed by a FRESH 'Grey's Anatomy' (starts 2 minutes after the top of the hour).
The WB offers a RERUN 'Charmed', followed by a FRESH 'Charmed', then a FRESH 'Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge'.
Faux has a FRESH 'King Of The Hill', followed by a FRESH 'Malcolm', then a FRESH 'Simpsons', followed by another FRESH 'Simpsons', then a FRESH 'Family Guy', followed by a FRESH 'American Dad'.
UPN fills the night with RERUNs of 'Fear Factor'.
A&E has 'Crossing Jordan', 'The First 48', 'Family Plots', another 'Family Plots', and 'Intervention'.
AMC offers the movie 'Girls! Girls! Girls!', followed by the movie 'Blue Hawaii', then the movie 'Fun In Acapulco'.
BBC -
[1pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Iso Tank;
[1:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous - Magazine;
[2:20pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Birthday;
[3pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Death;
[3:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Morocco;
[4:20pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Poor;
[5pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Birth;
[5:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Happy New Year;
[6:20pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Small Opening;
[7pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Spurrey;
[8pm] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 2;
[8:30pm] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 1;
[9pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 5;
[10pm] 'Cold Feet' - Episode 5;
[11pm] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 2;
[11:30pm] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 1;
[12am] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 5;
[1am] 'Cold Feet' - Episode 5;
[2am] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 2;
[2:30am] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 1;
[3am] 'Cold Feet' - Episode 5;
[4am] 'Cold Feet' - Episode 5;
[5am] 'Beyond Boiling Point' - Episode 2;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Inside The Actors Studio' (Barbra Streisand), 'Queer Eye', and 'Queer Eye - Girl'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'The Sweetest Thing', followed by the movie 'Office Space', then the movie 'Little Nicky'.
History has 'D-Day To Berlin', another 'D-Day To Berlin', 'Nazi Expeditions', and a FRESH 'Conquerors'.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Affliction' (1997);
[8AM] 'Besieged' (1998);
[9:45AM] 'Year Of The Horse' (1997);
[11:45AM] Short: 'Flying' (2002);
[12PM] 'This Is My Father' (1998);
[2PM] 'IFC Short Film Collection I' (2005);
[4PM] 'Amateur' (1994);
[5:55PM] 'This Is My Father' (1998);
[8PM] 'Girl 6' (1996);
[10PM] 'Tadpole' (2002);
[11:30PM] 'Girl 6' (1996);
[1:30AM] 'Bread And Roses' (2001);
[3:30AM] 'Tadpole' (2002);
[5AM] 'IFC Short Film Showcase' (2005). (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Dragonfly', followed by the movie 'Jurassic Park'.
Sundance -
[6:40AM] 'Second Skin' (Short);
[7AM] 'Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story' (Documentary);
[8AM] 'Coffee and Cigarettes' (Feature);
[9:40AM] 'Roswell' (short) (Short);
[10AM] 'Bandwagon' (Feature);
[11:45AM] 'Branson: Musicland USA' (Short);
[12PM] 'Funny Ha Ha' (Feature);
[1:30PM] 'The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam' (Documentary);
[3PM] 'The Navigators' (World Cinema);
[4:40PM] 'Mother of an Attitude' (Short);
[5PM] 'Ginger and Cinnamon' (World Cinema);
[6:40PM] 'Second Skin' (Short);
[7PM] 'Funny Ha Ha' (Feature);
[8:30PM] 'Anatomy of a Scene: Die Mommie Die!' (Original Production);
[9PM] 'Die Mommie Die!' (Feature);
[10:30PM] 'Lift' (Feature);
[12:30AM] 'AKA' (Feature);
[2:20AM] 'Black Soul' (Ame Noire) (Short);
[2:30AM] 'Audition' (World Cinema);
[4:30AM] 'Melvin Goes to Dinner' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EDT)
TCM:
[6am] 'None but the Lonely Heart' (1944);
[8am] 'I Remember Mama' (1948);
[10:30am] 'Nancy Goes To Rio' (1950);
[12:15pm] 'Stella Dallas' (1937);
[2:15pm] 'Light In The Piazza' (1962);
[4pm] 'Mildred Pierce' (1945) [View Trailer];
[6pm] 'To Have And Have Not' (1944) [View Trailer];
[8pm] 'Imitation Of Life' (1959);
[10:15pm] 'Madame X' (1966);
[12am] 'The Kid' (1921);
[1am] 'The Girl Hunters' (1963);
[2:45am] 'Kiss Me Deadly' (1955);
[4:45am] 'The Woman Racket' (1930). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Monday - 05/09
TCM:
[6am] 'Duchess Of Idaho' (1950);
[8am] 'The Happy Years' (1950);
[10am] 'Summer Stock' (1950);
[12pm] 'Rich, Young And Pretty' (1951);
[2pm] 'Teresa' (1951);
[3:45pm] 'The Story Of Three Loves' (1953);
[6pm] 'Executive Suite' (1954) [View Trailer];
[8pm] 'Ride The Pink Horse' (1947);
[10pm] 'Pale Rider' (1985) [View Trailer];
[12am] 'Reds' (1981);
[3:30am] 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film' (2002);
[5am] 'A Dog's Life' (1918) SILENT . (ALL TIMES EDT)
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Actor Will Ferrell hams it up before throwing out the first pitch before the Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies game, Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Phillies won 4-1.
Photo by Brian Kersey
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Addresses Grads at Alma Mater
Stephen King
Delivering the commencement speech at his alma mater, best-selling author Stephen King told University of Maine graduates Saturday to be voracious readers, donate a tenth of their earnings to worthy causes and carve out their careers in Maine.
"If you don't, the government is just going to take it for you," said King, who is known for his own generosity to the university. "You're not an owner in this life, you're just a steward."
Despite his celebrity, King has chosen to live in his native state for most of his life and makes his home in nearby Bangor.
"If you leave, you will miss it, so you might as well skip the going away part," he said.
Stephen King
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Mike Nichols, Academy Award-winning director of 'The Graduate,' right, stands with producer Lawrence Turman, left, and actors Katherine Ross, second left, and Brian Avery before a screening of the movie, Friday, May 6, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Photo by Rene Macura
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Afghan Refugees
Angelina Jolie
Hollywood star and U.N. goodwill envoy Angelina Jolie asked on Saturday for increased international help to repatriate more than 3 million Afghans living in Pakistan.
"Their children still need to go to school, they need some health care. We cannot let funding completely drop for them," said Jolie, the goodwill ambassador of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, at the end of her four-day trip to Pakistan.
The star, her hair covered by a traditional shawl as she toured a refugee camp near Peshawar, in North West Frontier Province, said she was dismayed by the lack of funds spent on education.
Angelina Jolie
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Inductions In Seattle
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and author Philip K. Dick were among the luminaries of the science fiction world inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on Friday for their contribution to the medium of fact, fiction and fantasy.
The induction ceremony, which also honored stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen and artist Chesley Bonestell, was the first for the year-old Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, a pet project of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen.
"It (science fiction) really is the only genre that lets you use your imagination without limitations," Spielberg said in a pre-taped acceptance speech.
Harryhausen, known for animating tiny figures for classic science fiction films such as "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "Jason and the Argonauts," is still alive but was unable to attend from London, where he lives.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
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Faster Text Messaging
Morse Code
Okay, the world title for fastest text messaging is still raging in the streets. The victor in the most recent contest was a bit of a dark horse - 93-year-old telegraph operator Gordon Hill delivered a resounding ass-whoopin' to his rival, 13-year-old Brittany Devlin, using Morse Code. Of course, Mr. Hill does have nigh on 80 years of practice under his belt, which was enough to help him triumph even despite Brittany's liberal use of texting slang (Mr. Hill transmitted the chosen phrase verbatim). The showdown was sponsored by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, and the rivals had to transmit the following message: "Hey, girlfriend, you can text all your best pals to tell them where you are going and what you are wearing." Damn straight! Screw the T9, Engadget's switching over to Morse from now on.
Morse Code
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About seven-hundred unclothed men and women are positioned in the Stadsschouwburg theatre in the old city center of Bruges, Belgium, Saturday, May 7, 2005, as they are photographed by U.S. artist Spencer Tunick as part of a human art installation.
Photo by Yves Logghe
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Town Honors With Statue
James Brown
James Brown was born in South Carolina but grew up in Augusta, Ga. - and lets the world know it. Town folks appreciate that and wanted him to know it. Their way of showing him: a life-sized bronze statue of the Godfather of Soul himself in middle age, grinning broadly and wearing a cape.
Brown unveiled his 72nd birthday present Friday at a ceremony downtown attended by hundreds.
The statue was supposed to be unveiled last May, for Brown's birthday, but the city postponed the ceremony because the entertainer, who has spent time in jail for drugs and assault, was facing domestic violence charges for pushing and threatening his wife. He did not contest the charges, saying he wanted to keep his family matters private.
At the ceremony, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Brown's former road manager, said the statue will stand as a reminder that everyone gets knocked down, but champions get back up.
James Brown
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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')
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No Facts & It Shows
Joe Scarborough
Don't know if you caught it last week, but Joe Scarborough , MSGOP's congressman-turned-TV-guy, pitched a hissy fit about Arnold "The Guv" Schwarzenegger on his show:
"You know, this guy has been in so much trouble," he blabbered on his April 25 show. "He's got sagging poll numbers. He's got political groups criticizing his every move. And now the governator is making all his enemies' job easier. According to the London Evening Standard, Arnold recently went on Howard Stern's radio show and offered his theory on how to end premenstrual syndrome, saying -- quote -- 'If we get rid of the moon, womens, whose menstrual cycles are governed by the moon, will not get PMS. They will stop bitching and whining.'
"Hey, Governor," Scarborough continued, "way to make 50 percent of California's voting population turn frigid towards you. I don't know how it works in Austria, but let me tell you something, friend, jokes about such matters -- not laughing subjects to women in America."
Great point, Joe! Except -- not to throw stones here -- Schwarzenegger never said those things. Scarborough (and apparently the London Daily Mail, not the Evening Standard) got duped. Howard Stern apparently has a Schwarzenegger impersonator on his show regularly, and he was the one rat-a-tat-tatting on about the dreaded PMS.
As a result, MSGOP tells us that Scarborough planned to right his wrong on last night's show and that it had taken 10 days to address it because, well, they were unaware of the mistake until we called. However, the Guv's office tells us that they called the show the day after it aired and pointed out the error. Hmm.
Joe Scarborough
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Tiptantree Rujiranon (C) is crowned after being announced Miss Tiffany's Universe 2005 at the annual transvestite contest in the beach resort town of Pattaya, nearly 150 km (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok, May 8, 2005. More then 30 contestants took part in this year's contest, which aimed to promote a positive image of transvestites.
Photo by Adrees Latif
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Documentary On IFC This Week
'Z Channel'
Here's a fascinating film that recalls a time most viewers have forgotten, if they ever knew of it - a time before everyone had VCRs and HBO, when movie lovers living in Los Angeles could access a pay-cable station that brought them a round-the-clock film festival.
As it seized a role spotlighting art films, movie oddities and overlooked cinematic gems, the plucky little Z Channel launched careers and enriched the art of moviemaking.
But the story of "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession" goes further, for it is a portrait of Jerry Harvey, the tortured visionary who was its driving force.
IFC will transform itself into the Z Channel next Saturday and Sunday (May 14-15), airing such Harvey picks as Oliver Stone's "Salvador," Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" (the four-hour version), Orson Welles' "F is for Fake," Andrzej Zulawski's "The Important Thing is to Love," Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries," and many more - uncut and commercial-free.
'Z Channel'
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Available On Internet
Paleontological Art
From a lifelike painting of a triceratops to exquisitely detailed drawings of ancient mollusk shells, a small gallery of paleontological art can be seen via the Internet.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History has opened a Paleo Art Web page featuring years of artwork from its collections.
The site includes a section discussing the techniques of doing paleontological illustration and a section on protecting and conserving art.
The presentation is aimed at anyone interested in scientific illustration, from beginners to advanced artists.
Paleontological Art
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Michael Berg is hugged by a supporter at a gathering in memory of his son, Nicholas Berg, in West Chester, Pa., Saturday, May 7, 2005. Relatives of Berg, the young American entrepreneur beheaded May 7, 2004, in Iraq, and seen on the poster, rear, have taken different paths as they've searched for answers and meaning in the year since his death. Michael Berg has intensified his anti-war activities and traveled the globe to meet the families of other civilians slain in Iraq.
Photo by George Widman)
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Man To Be Tried In Assault
Dr. Dre
A man accused of punching Dr. Dre at the Vibe Awards last year must stand trial on an assault charge, a judge has ruled. Judge James Dabney on Friday found sufficient evidence to try 26-year-old Jimmy James Johnson.
Johnson was allegedly stabbed by rapper Young Buck after Dre was struck. Buck, whose given name is David Darnell Brown, has pleaded not guilty and is free on bail awaiting trial.
Dr. Dre
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Dutch protesters dressed up as U.S. President George W. Bush and a prisoner from the Abu Graib prison in Iraq protest in Maastricht, southern Netherlands, Saturday, May 7, 2005. Bush is scheduled to arrive Saturday evening to attend a ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten Sunday morning, marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation.
Photo by Bas Czerwinski
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Art Exhibit Fetes Contradictions
Belgium
It's a huge exhibition of art celebrating Belgian verve, vision, and surrealist imagination through 175 years of independence.
Some of the main works on display? A gravestone to the nation. A slab of Belgian chocolate with the header "Don't eat Belgian chocolate." A lovingly crafted replica of an Art Nouveau masterpiece that was destroyed to make way for one of the ugliest buildings in the country.
The show titled "Visionary Belgium" points to all of the contradictions inherent in this tiny nation shoehorned between Europe's great powers.
It's a patch of Europe that gave birth to such artistic greats as Rubens, Breughel, Van Eyck and surrealist Rene Magritte. From world-renowned chocolates to mussels steamed in wine to the rarefied circles of haute cuisine, Belgium is a paradise for the bon vivant.
And since independence from the Netherlands in 1830, Belgium has become one of the wealthiest nations in the world, a quintessential European welfare state with cradle-to-grave social protection.
Belgium
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Restoration At Kennywood
Carousel
It took nearly eight months, 14-hour days, dozens of cans of brightly colored paint and workers from coast to coast to take on one of the biggest jobs at a historic landmark in western Pennsylvania.
For the first time in its history, the 1926 wooden carousel at Kennywood amusement park was painstakingly disassembled this winter and cleaned. Each piece was repaired, painted and reassembled in time for Saturday's opening to the public.
That's 64 horses, a lion, a tiger, four chariots and dozens of jesters and flowers - all intricately carved of wood and painted in detail, in many cases with small artist's brushes. The carousel is suspended above the ground and everything is anchored to a large piece of yellow pine jutting up from the center of the ride.
The carousel is one of only 142 wooden carved carousels built from 1885 to 1930 that is still in operation today, according to the National Carousel Association. It's seen by the million-plus visitors each year to the amusement park, located just outside Pittsburgh.
Kennywood, founded in 1898, bought the carousel in 1926 for $25,000. It had originally been made by William Dentzel, well-known carousel craftsman, a well for Philadelphia's celebration of the nation's sesquicentennial.
Carousel
Kennywood
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