"Trouble" by Kate Christensen: A review by Katherine Dunn (The Oregonian; Posted on Powell's)
The term "Chick Lit" gives me hives. It reeks of patronizing scorn, but what's worse, a lot of the stuff that wears this label is mush-brained glop and deserves the scorn. I'm a tad exercised on this subject for the moment, because Kate Christensen's sleek new novel Trouble could easily, if mistakenly, be tarred with the "Chick Lit" brush.
Not just the king of kitsch (guardian.co.uk)
Jeff Koons is a mega-artist, rivalled only by Damien Hirst in commercial success and fame. As a major new exhibition opens in London, he talks to Jonathan Jones.
Interview with Wayne Brady - Actor/Singer (thecelebritycafe.com)
Wayne Brady is best known for being a comic, but his real passion is in singing. He will release his debut album 'A Long Time Coming' this September, and features covers of some all-time favorites. TheCelebrityCafe.com's Dominick Miserandino spoke with Wayne about music and performing.
Mark Lawson: TV matters (guardian.co.uk)
Famous as a player for challenging officialdom, John McEnroe has shown refreshingly little respect for his employer's sensitivities while commentating on Wimbledon 2009 (BBC).
zEN mAN (observing an old segment of "Kids are People Too" with an amazing duet with rocker Patti Smith and accused "CraigsList" rapist and writer of the song "You Light Up My Life" Joseph Brooks....the YouTube video is unbelievable)
Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a farm in the country. Produced by Filmways, Inc as a sister show/spin-off to Petticoat Junction, the series was originally broadcast on CBS from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.
While general store owner Sam Drucker is a reliable Dutch uncle in Petticoat Junction, his character is bent a bit here (keeping plastic pickles in a barrel to appease city-folk). Drucker also serves as a newspaper printer/editor; volunteer fireman; constable; justice of the peace and postmaster. As editor of the Hooterville World Guardian, his headlines were often decades-old. He was a bit slow as postmaster, once delivering a lost 1917 "draft" notice to Fred Ziffel after 51 years, breaking his previous record of delivering a lost 1942 WPA letter to Mr Haney for stealing a shovel, after 26 years. As justice of the peace, he once let his license lapse, unwittingly sending two supporting characters to a premature honeymoon (Ralph Monroe and Hank Kimball).
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Leo was first, and correct, with:
It's the Hooterville World Guardian
mj responded:
I'm not completely sure
But I think it was the Pixley Picayune.
Charlie replied:
Not to be confused with the sometimes valuable UK paper, Drucker edited the Hooterville World-Guardian.
Sally said:
Greeting from (would you believe) SUNNY Northern Jersey! (don't know how long it will last, but as soon as I am finished here, I'm outside!
"Green Acres," general store owner Sam Drucker, was also the editor of the "Hooterville World Guardian." (Bet he was a Republican too...)
PS: LOVED the "Jewish Themes in Star Trek" what a hoot!
Alan J responded:
Hooterville World Guardian
Doug G answered:
hooterville world guardian
Jim from CA replied:
Hooterville World Guardian
joe b wrote:
I looked it up,it was called the "World Guardian".
Sally my Dad was in the Knights of Columbus which
wanted "under god" put in the Pledge of allegiance, back
in the early 50's and got their way.
MAM replied:
It was the Hooterville "World-Guardian". Headlines were often very old and I think it was published only on Friday.
They seem a million miles away from the crowds that mill and madden around Machu Picchu that you might imagine that they are indeed secret. Yet the sites of Northern Peru are there for all to visit. Strange that so few choose to do so.
Geodesic domes have been with us for over fifty years but are still hardly common. Partly or fully spherical, they consist of a shell of great circles which rest upon the top of a sphere. Here are some of the more famous on the planet.
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a RERUN'Million Dollar Password', then a RERUN'Cold Case', followed by a RERUN'Without A Trace'
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH'Merlin', then the movie 'The Bourne Supremacy'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Just For Laughs', then a RERUN'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', followed by a RERUN'Desperate Housewives', then a RERUN'Brothers & Sisters'.
The CW offers a recycled 'Valentine', followed by the movie 'Road House'.
Faux has a FRESH'Til Death', followed by a RERUN'American Dad', then a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'King Of The Hill', then a RERUN'Family Guy', followed by a RERUN'Simpsons'.
MY has an old 'Raymond', followed by an old 'House', then another old 'House'.
A&E has 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', still another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', followed by the FRESH'A&E Special Presentation: Aerosmith'.
AMC offers the movie 'True Lies', followed by the movie 'Jumanji', then the movie 'Jumanji', again.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] The Apprentice UK - Episode 10
[1:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 1
[2:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 2
[4:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 3
[6:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 4
[8:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 5
[10:00 PM] Super Skinny Me - Super Skinny Me
[11:00 PM] How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - Episode 5
[12:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 4
[1:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 9 Reese Witherspoon, Paul O'Grady
[2:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 3
[3:00 AM] Primeval - Episode 4
[4:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 9 Reese Witherspoon, Paul O'Grady
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 3 Hinton
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 4 Guest
[6:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 23 Paling (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has all 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' all night.
Comedy Central has 'Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself', 'Bill Engvall: 15° Off Cool', 'Ron White: Behavioral Problems', and 'Dave Atell: Captain Miserable'.
FX has the movie 'Ice Age', followed by the movie 'Ice Age: The Meltdown', and 'Rescue Me'.
History has 'Ice Road Truckers', another 'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', then a FRESH'Expedition: Africa'.
IFC -
[6:25 AM] Cleo From 5 to 7
[8:00 AM] Three Outlaw Samurai
[9:35 AM] Land of Plenty
[11:35 AM] American Heart
[1:30 PM] Cleo From 5 to 7
[3:00 PM] Land of Plenty
[5:00 PM] American Heart
[7:00 PM] Z Rock
[7:30 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[8:00 PM] Drugstore Cowboy
[9:45 PM] Fargo
[11:30 PM] Wild at Heart
[1:35 AM] Drugstore Cowboy
[3:20 AM] La Lecon de Danse
[3:30 AM] Fargo
[5:15 AM] IFC Short Film Showcase (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Total Recall', followed by the movie 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl'.
Sundance -
[04:45 AM] Choking Man
[06:15 AM] I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK
[08:05 AM] Noise (2007)
[10:00 AM] The Lazy Environmentalist: Episode 3
[10:30 AM] Is Your House Killing You?: Episode 5
[11:00 AM] Eco Documentaries - Season 2: The Greening of Southie
[12:15 PM] Kokua Festival 2008
[01:00 PM] Iconoclasts - Season 3: Howard Schultz + Norman Lear
[02:00 PM] Blood, Sweat + Gears
[03:35 PM] Paris Je T'aime
[05:40 PM] Kokua Festival 2008
[06:30 PM] Approaching Union Square
[08:00 PM] Drop Back Ten
[09:25 PM] Binta and the Great Idea
[10:00 PM] Opening Night
[12:30 AM] Breaking News
[02:00 AM] Milwaukee, Minnesota
[03:45 AM] Apres Lui
[05:20 AM] Binta and the Great Idea (ALL TIMES EDT)
As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
On its Web site and on stage, U2 is asking fans to wear a Suu Kyi mask in support of the 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner.
A mask of Suu Kyi's smiling face can be downloaded and printed from http://www.u2.com and appears inside the program for the band's "360 degree" tour, which opened earlier this week in Barcelona.
Lead singer Bono paid tribute to Suu Kyi at a packed Barcelona stadium Tuesday night when he introduced U2's 2000 single, "Walk On," which was written for her.
Actress Jennifer Tilly looks up during a hand on the first day of the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, July 3, 2009.
Photo by Laura Rauch
More than 7,000 tickets for two concerts by Prince at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland later this month sold out within eight minutes of going on sale Saturday, the organisers said.
Despite prices ranging between 195 Swiss francs for standing room and 480 francs (442 dollars, 316 euros) for a seat, and a two ticket per person limit, the shows were fully booked within seven minutes and 58 seconds.
Two years ago, 4,500 Prince tickets were sold in 10 minutes, then a record for the western Swiss festival which is commonly nine-tenths booked by the time it starts each summer.
A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.
Obama the loggerhead sea turtle was found ailing off a Key West beach on Jan. 19, the eve of the inauguration. Suffering from an intestinal impaction, the 200-pound female was nursed back to health with a diet of squid and mineral oil at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon.
Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts said the turtle was set free Saturday on a Key West beach as about 100 people watched. He says it was appropriate to give the loggerhead its liberty on the Fourth of July after being rescued at a historic moment.
He says the loggerhead "took off" after being set on the sand and "swam away with all the energy it had."
British musician Boy George is seen on an open-deck bus ahead of an annual gay parade organized by Pride London, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender charity, in central London, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Participants marched through central London streets with colorful floats, and enjoy performances on stages set up in squares such as Trafalgar Square.
Photo by Akira Suemori
Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.
Grint took several days off filming the next movie in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", but is still expected to join co-stars on the red carpet for the launch of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Tuesday.
"It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," his publicist said in a statement.
She added that filming was not disrupted by the 20-year-old's absence.
The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.
ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment are among the networks that have already announced plans to offer live coverage of the Tuesday memorial, set for 10 a.m. PDT in Los Angeles' Staples Center.
ABC is sending anchor Charles Gibson to Los Angeles for the story, setting aside its typical daytime programming. CBS anchor Katie Couric will also be at the Staples Center, although the network has not yet said whether it was offering live coverage of the memorial.
CNN has seen its ratings soar with the Jackson story, and it will show the memorial on the main network and HLN (formerly Headline News). CNN International will air the ceremony to the rest of the world. Anderson Cooper, Larry King and Don Lemon are the anchors for CNN coverage. Robin Meade, A.J. Hammer and Jane Velez-Mitchell will anchor at HLN. CNN en Espanol will also cover it.
A participant of the 14th "Regenbogenparade" (Rainbow Parade) celebrates in Vienna July 4, 2009. About 100,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual people attended the parade in Austrian capital.
Photo by Herwig Prammer
Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., hoisted the American flag and then stood proudly like an Olympic athlete as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played following his 68 to 64 1/2 dog victory over his archrival, six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi.
The 25-year-old Chestnut led most of the way, seemingly coasting to victory in contrast to last year, when he and his Japanese rival both gobbled 59 hot dogs, forcing a dramatic five hot dog eat-off before Chestnut emerged victorious.
His lead was a contrast to 2005, when Kobayashi trounced Chestnut 49 dogs to 32 dogs. And the number of dogs consumed showed how far the contest has come since the first one in 1916, when 13 dogs were enough to win. Even by 2000, 25 dogs secured victory.
Finland put an end to Estonia's 11-year reign and took gold and bronze on Saturday at the annual Wife-Carrying World Championships held in Sonkajaervi, central Finland, organisers said.
Taisto Miettinen raced through a 250-metre (273-yard) course with two hurdles and a pool in 62 seconds, carrying Kristiina Haapanen on his back. The winners beat Estonia's Alar Voogla and Kristi Viltrop by 0.1 seconds.
Miettinen has been attending the competition for a decade now and said he was pleased to finally win.
Although Estonia's long chain of wins in wife-carrying was brought to an end, Voogla said he was happy with silver and added the cool and cloudy weather had an impact on their race.
A dancer performs during the opening ceremony of the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 3, 2009.
Photo by David W Cerny
"Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan - owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.
The newly renamed bakery opened Wednesday, offering doughnuts, cookies, muffins, brownies and bread. It also has mugs and T-shirts bearing the "Cops & Doughnuts, 100 Percent Cop-Owned" logo, and phrases including "You Have the Right to Remain Glazed" and "Handcuffs and Cream Puffs."
Officer Al White says the officers were concerned when the Clare City Bakery's owners decided to throw in the towel. The 113-year-old bakery would have become the sixth empty storefront in Clare's three-block downtown.
The officers were on hand for the grand reopening but have hired a manager and will employ local students as staff.
New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.
The "Bare Essentials of Safety," screening in the cabins of planes flying Air New Zealand's main domestic routes, has gone viral online. It had 1.2 million YouTube views by Friday, four days after it was launched.
In the video, three cabin staff and a pilot, all in full body paint applied to look like their uniforms, talk viewers through the aircraft's safety procedures.
A demonstration seat belt, life jacket and arm rests are strategically positioned during the 3 1/2-minute video to protect the cabin crew's ... discretion. Passengers are shown ogling, mostly in appreciation.
Record label mogul Allen Klein, who handled the affairs of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.
He played a key role during the bitter demise of the Beatles, coming on board in 1969 at the behest of John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Paul McCartney was fiercely opposed to Klein, preferring the legal expertise of his high-powered father-in-law Lee Eastman. The feud set the scene for the court battle that led to the group's dissolution.
Klein later reunited with Harrison to organize the all-star Concert for Bangladesh show in 1971 concert. It took a decade for the funds to reach the refugees because of complex tax problems. He also continued to work with Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Klein also managed the Rolling Stones during the 1960s and ended up owning the rights to their recordings and copyrights from that decade -- to the eternal regret of Mick Jagger.
He first made his mark in the music industry by auditing record labels on behalf of clients such as Bobby Darin and Connie Francis. When he invariably found that they were owed royalties, he took a percentage of the difference as a fee. he also managed Sam Cooke, helping the R&B star set up his own label and publishing company.
Klein's family-owned ABKCO Music & Records also handled the recordings of such artists as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Bobby Womack, Marianne Faithfull, the Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell and many others.
He is survived by his wife and three adult children. His funeral will take place in New York on Tuesday.
An ostrich chatters on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions.
Photo by Gleb Garanich
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On the old TV series, Green Acres, general store owner Sam Drucker was also the editor of the local newspaper. What was the name of that newspaper?
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