Froma Harrop: Conservatives Outsource Moralizing to Liberals (Creators Syndicate)
More than 40 percent of births in the United States are to single women, mostly poor or working-class. Their families often suffer a poverty of time and money, for which their children pay the price. By contrast, the great majority of college-educated whites have children within the confines of marriage, conferring an extra set of privileges to their offspring.
Charlie Jane Anders: Hot damn, this book is pure geeky fun (io9)
You probably know Jim C. Hines as the guy who recreated the absurd poses that women strike on the covers of fantasy novels a while back. But now he's written a new fantasy novel about a guy whose power comes from books - and it's actually way more fun than you could have expected.
Adrienne Crezo: 11 Amazing Thank You Notes From Famous People (Mental Floss)
Letters of Note is one of our favorite places to hang out. Since 2009 the site has curated hundreds of interesting letters, telegrams, memos and faxes, from famous people, regular people, and even fictional people. We took advantage of their hard work and rounded up these 11 thank you (and one thanks-for-nothing) letters from their archives.
Meredith Woerner: "Before They Were Famous: Best Science Fiction Cameos by Today's Stars" (i09)
Just about every actor who's famous today has dabbled in science fiction early in his or her career. You can barely watch late-night reruns of science fiction shows or classic movies without spotting one of today's A-list actors. (And it turns out Joseph Gordon-Levitt's first genre role wasn't 'Third Rock' after all.)
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."
Early on, this actor claimed he was born Taidje Khan, and occasionally, he referred to himself as Julius Briner. By what name is he more commonly known?
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Brian Keith) as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French (Sebastian Cabot), also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy (Kathy Garver) and the 6-year-old twins, Jody (Johnny Whitaker) and Buffy (Anissa Jones).
The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.
Merchandising efforts centered on Anissa Jones. Several books were published, including the 1970 hardback Family Affair: Buffy Finds A Star by Gladys Baker Bond and Buffy's Cookbook. There were dolls (Mattel's Talking Buffy, and Mrs. Beasley, Buffy's doll on the show) and various other toys.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Mrs. Beasley
Charlie wrote:
Mrs. Beasley
Sally said:
The name of Buffy's doll on the old TV series, "Family Affair," was, "Mrs Beasley."
These 'twins' were so pretentious, and the doll didn't help. I think the boy secretly coveted that doll himself...
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
Mrs. Beasley
Adam answered:
Mrs. Beasley.
Marian is down at the shore. ; )
Dale of Steamin' Springs took the day off.
BttbBob is off hunting snipe.
MAM wrote:
Mrs. Beasley
Buffy and Mrs. Beasley circa 1968
And, Joe S answered:
Mrs. Beasley. I had to look that one up, I don't remember ever watching Family Affair. Don't even know what it was about, probably a family I guess.
The girl kinda looks like a very young Sharon Gless. Kinda.
Around 8:30(am), some neighbors set up a live dj and had a party that lasted all day and a good chunk of the night.
Gauging by the dulcet tones of retching emanating from the back alley, a good time was had by most.
Tonight, Sunday:
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Big Brother', then a RERUN'Criminal Minds', followed by a RERUN'The Mentalist'.
NBC fills the night with FRESH'Olympics'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Secret Millionaire', then a FRESH'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'.
The CW fills the night with what passes for local news and other fluffery.
Faux has a RERUN'American Dad', followed by a RERUN'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'Family Guy', followed by a RERUN'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 'Criminal Minds', another 'Criminal Minds', followed by a SEASON FINALE'The Glades', then a FRESH'Longmire'.
AMC -
[4:05PM] Hell on Wheels-Pride, Pomp and Circumstance
[5:05PM] Hell on Wheels-Revelations
[6:06PM] Hell on Wheels-Derailed
[7:07PM] Hell on Wheels-Timshel
[8:08PM] Hell on Wheels-God of Chaos
[9:00PM] Hell on Wheels-Viva La Mexico SEASON PREMIERE
[10:00PM] Breaking Bad-Dead Freight FRESH
[11:04PM] Small Town Security-Sneak Attack! FRESH
[11:34PM] Breaking Bad-Dead Freight (ALL TIMES EDT)
BBC -
[6:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - SEASON 2-Ep 7 - Oscars
[7:00AM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - SEASON 1-Ep 5 - The Mixing Bowl
[8:00AM] PLANET EARTH-Ocean Deep
[9:00AM] PLANET EARTH: EXTREME JOURNEYS
[10:00AM] JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION - SEASON 2-Ep 3 - Is It Me or Have We Just Been Pushed Into a Corner?
[11:00AM] JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION - SEASON 2-Ep 4 - We're Going to Go Guerilla
[12:00PM] COPPER: BEHIND THE BADGE
[12:30PM] TOP GEAR - SEASON 14-Episode 1
[1:30PM] TOP GEAR - SEASON 14-Episode 2
[2:30PM] TOP GEAR - SEASON 14-Episode 3
[3:30PM] GANGS OF NEW YORK
[7:00PM] ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
[9:15PM] ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
[11:30PM] GANGS OF NEW YORK
[3:00AM] COPPER: BEHIND THE BADGE
[3:30AM] TOP GEAR - SEASON 12-Episode 8
[5:00AM] TOP GEAR - SEASON 14-Episode 1 (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another Real Housewives Of NJ', still another Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of NJ'.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', still another 'Tosh.0', yet another 'Tosh.0', followed by the FRESH'Comedy Central Roast Of Roseanne Barr'.
FX has the movie 'What Happens In Vegas', followed by the movie 'Step Brothers'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', 'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', and 'Picked Off'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Paul Rudd Wears a Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt
[6:30AM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Ed Helms Wears a Grey Shirt & Brown Boots
[7:00AM] Marie Antoinette
[9:30AM] Fierce People
[12:00PM] Onion News Network-Fifth Anniversary
[12:30PM] Onion News Network-The Trial of TR-425
[1:00PM] Onion News Network-Cyber Attack
[1:30PM] Onion News Network-The Real Obama
[2:00PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Elizabeth Banks Wears a Red Dress
[2:30PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Adam Scott Wears a Red Oxford Shirt & Jeans
[3:00PM] Marie Antoinette
[5:30PM] C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
[7:30PM] Idiocracy
[9:15PM] National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
[11:00PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-``Weird Al'' Yankovic Wears a Hawaiian Shirt
[11:30PM] Bunk
[12:00AM] Idiocracy
[1:45AM] National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
[3:30AM] Whitest Kids U'Know
[4:00AM] C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[6:00A] MAN SHOPS GLOBE - Australia (Episode 3, Season 2)
[6:30A] MAN SHOPS GLOBE - Thailand (Episode 1, Season 2)
[7:00A] The Pool
[8:40A] Sorry, Thanks
[10:15A] Grizzly Man
[12:00P] Blue Velvet
[2:15P] Toyland
[2:30P] PUSH GIRLS - Everyone Stares (Episode 1, Season 1)
[3:00P] PUSH GIRLS - Watch Me (Episode 2, Season 1)
[3:30P] PUSH GIRLS - You Don't Get It (Episode 3, Season 1)
[4:00P] PUSH GIRLS - Hope It's Not Too Late (Episode 4, Season 1)
[4:30P] PUSH GIRLS - How'd I Get Here? (Episode 5, Season 1)
[5:00P] PUSH GIRLS - Fired Up (Episode 6, Season 1)
[5:30P] PUSH GIRLS - How You Get Through (Episode 7, Season 1)
[6:00P] PUSH GIRLS - In the Fast Lane (Episode 8, Season 1)
[8:00P] The New Tenants
[8:25P] Lovely & Amazing
[12:10A] Bootmen
[1:45A] Summer Holiday
[3:30A] Frontier of Dawn
[5:20A] Eclipse
[5:30A] Love Lust & The Undead (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has the movie 'Land Of The Lost', followed by the movie 'Starship Troopers'.
French Director Jean-Claude Brisseau poses during a photo call with his Golden Leopard award after winning with his film "La Fille De Nulle Part" at the 65th Locarno Film Festival in Locarno August 11, 2012.
Phoo by Fiorenzo Maffi
Google Inc. is altering its search results to de-emphasize the websites of repeat copyright offenders and make it easier to find legitimate providers of music, movies and other content.
The move is a peace offering to Hollywood and the music recording labels. This year, Google joined other Silicon Valley heavyweights to help kill legislation that would have given government andcontent creators more power to shut down foreign websites that promote piracy.
Next week, Google will start using "valid copyright removal notices" to rank its search results, according to a Friday blog post by Google's senior vice president of engineering, Amit Singhal.
Google typically ranks websites based on how many other sites link to them, on the belief that sites that get more links are more trustworthy and useful. But Google also regularly tweaks its formulas to reflect special circumstances.
President of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament Sylvia Bretschneider (L) stands next to the Storch Heinar mascot during a protest against a far-right festival outside the village of Viereck, some 130 km (81 miles) north of Berlin, August 11, 2012. Some 2000 people protested against the 'Pressefest' gathering that is organised by the Deutsche Stimme, a publication of the far right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). The festival was attended by some 1000 neo-nazies from Germany and other European countries, a police spokesman said. Storch Heinar is a fashion label that mocks the brand Thor Steinar, which is popular in the far right scene.
Photo by Thomas Peter
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy on Saturday celebrated the way in which Britons had embraced the Olympic Games, eulogised their gold medalists and attacked bankers for "filching our gold, our silver".
Duffy's poem, "Translating the British, 2012", appeared on the front page of the Guardian newspaper, next to a photograph of Somali-born British 10,000 metre champion Mo Farah.
Named Britain's official poet in 2009, Duffy referred to cheering crowds at the opening ceremony where Queen Elizabeth played a cameo role and how the famously unpredictable weather behaved to add to the feelgood factor generated by the Olympics.
Duffy referred to a series of banking scandals that have rocked London in recent years, leading to resentment among the broader British public over costly bail-outs and bonuses.
"We've had our pockets picked,/the soft, white hands of bankers,/bold as brass, filching our gold, our silver;/we want it back."
Hipsters, booksellers and fans from across the country converged on the town where "The Last Picture Show" was filmed to buy a few books - or a truckload - at "The Last Book Sale," writer Larry McMurtry's once-in-a-lifetime auction.
McMurtry amassed 450,000 volumes in his used and rare book business called Booked Up, whose four buildings dominate the tiny municipality. At 76, the famed author said he decided to sell 300,000 volumes at a two-day auction that concludes on Saturday because they would be "a huge burden" for his heirs.
With the auction underway, McMurtry, who wrote "Terms of Endearment," "The Last Picture Show" and more than 20 other novels plus major screenplays such as "Brokeback Mountain" and many works of nonfiction, said he's finished writing fiction.
Among the items up for auction was "the McMurtry 101," books or works the author considered special for reasons of his own - not necessarily because they were any more rare or valuable than others.
Protesters wear balaclavas and colourful dresses, in the style of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, outside the Russian embassy in Berlin August 9, 2012. Members of Germany's Green Party, accompanied by three women dressed in the style of Pussy Riot, handed over to embassy staff a letter of solidarity for the imprisoned members of the controversial punk band, demanding their immediate release.
Photo by Thomas Peter
Edinburgh's annual international festival of the arts, founded to boost morale in the austere days after World War Two, has opened its 65th season with an acclaimed version of Frederick Delius's "A Mass of Life" amid expectations that the success of the London Olympics will boost audiences in Scotland's capital.
The city's annual book festival also hit its stride on Saturday with the promise of a global discussion on the importance and place of literature in society.
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) and book festival combine with huge gathering of artistic talent in the Fringe, the ever-popular Royal Military Tattoo and the city's art galleries in the largest annual gathering of the arts in the world.
Scotland's festivals are worth some 250 million pounds ($392.27 million) annually to the country's economy, with the Fringe alone - which this year brings a record 23,000 performers to Edinburgh - worth around 140 million pounds to the city.
Voters in Hawaii went to the polls on Saturday in a primary expected to set up Republicans for their first real chance at a U.S. Senate seat in the heavily Democratic state since 1970.
A victory by former governor Linda Lingle, who has an early edge in fundraising, in President Barack Obama's home state could also help Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate as they battle for a net gain of four seats.
While analysts expect Lingle to easily win her Republican primary contest, U.S. Representative Mazie Hirono and former Congressman Ed Case are locked in what is seen as a closer contest on the Democratic side to contest the Senate seat.
Sixty-five percent of Lingle's donations, a total of nearly $2.2 million, come from outside Hawaii, the group said.
Hawaii residents can tune in from home to a constant reminder of Lingle's successful fundraising. The candidate has taken the unusual step of securing her own cable station in the state, sandwiched between the CNN and Fox channels. It runs around-the-clock information on Lingle and her campaign.
An actress from the Fat Git Theatre performs in the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland August 10, 2012.
Photo by David Moir
Oscar-winning director James Cameron said on Wednesday that he will open a joint venture in China to provide 3-D filming technology, the latest move by Hollywood to secure a foothold in the country's booming movie industry.
Box office revenues -- growing by leaps and bounds in China thanks to its fast-growing middle class -- have whet Hollywood's appetite despite complaints over government restrictions on access to screens, content control and piracy.
CPG China Division, the new arm of Cameron Pace Group, will offer Chinese film makers three-dimensional camera technology but will not be involved immediately in producing films, Cameron told Reuters in an interview.
Cameron said the deal was "huge", though he would not give details on the amount of the investment or the venture's equity split with two state-owned entities -- film distributor Tianjin North Film Group and Tianjin Hi-tech Holding Group.
Minutes after a shooting near the Oakland Airport this year, the gunman was on the loose. And police Sgt. Chris Bolton quickly fired off a flurry of text alerts to thousands of nearby residents through a social media tool for law enforcement agencies.
Bolton later gave those on edge an update: "Possible suspect in custody. No imminent public safety threat appears to exist in immediate area."
Across the country, law officers are adding a new form of social media to their arsenal of crime fighting tools.
Almost 6,000 law enforcement agencies are now deploying the public notification service Nixle to provide residents with real-time alerts on crimes in progress, traffic messes and missing children. Previously, the service has helped police in Amarillo, Texas, capture a fugitive wanted for aggravated robbery and probation violation; and authorities in Fayetteville, N.C., nabbed a suspect wanted for armed robbery soon after a Nixle alert was sent to residents.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police recently found in a survey of 800 law enforcement agencies that nearly nine out of 10 use some form of social media and more than half reported that social media have helped solve crimes.
A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee takes part in the annual cart festival of Murugan Hindu Temple in Colombo August 11, 2012. Tamil Hindu devotees push a big cart with the statues of Hindu gods around the city blessing Tamil people, as devotees follow it with pierced hooks through their skin to fulfill their vows to Hindu gods.
Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte
Death knows the small town of Prieska all too well. A poisonous legacy of South Africa's years as a global blue asbestos hub, the Grim Reaper has snaked through here for decades, wiping out families and striking down neighbours with deadly precision.
"In most of the houses in our street, there is someone who has died of asbestosis or mesothelioma," said Chris Julius, 58, who was diagnosed with asbestos cancer three months after his mother-in-law passed away next door.
A former teacher, Julius never worked at the town's mill or in the nearby hills where mining started in the late 1800s along rich deposits known as the country's "asbestos mountains" that run along the vast Northern Cape.
Yet, while South Africa once produced 98 percent of the world's blue asbestos, the government has yet to act with the same urgency for its dozens of toxic communities.
The "squirrelly" configuration of a western Pennsylvania road helped cause a state road crew to paint a double-yellow line over a dead raccoon.
Motorcyclist Sean McAfee snapped a photo of the mistake before it could be cleaned up and submitted it to the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown. He says he almost crashed, he was laughing so hard.
PennDOT spokesman John Ambrosini says paint crews usually have a foreman on the job who clears away any dead animals before the paint-spraying truck equipment passes by. This crew didn't have a foreman and the equipment was too big to turn around in traffic, remove the animal and repair the paint. He says the "the squirrelly geometry" of the narrow road didn't help.
Howard University in Washington, D.C., confirmed his death Friday night but details weren't immediately available. Freeman taught acting there for years and served as chairman and artistic director of its theater arts department.
Freeman earned an NAACP Image Award for playing Malcolm X's mentor in Lee's 1992 film.
He also received an Emmy nomination for his role as Malcolm X in the 1979 miniseries "Roots: The Next Generations." He won a best-actor Daytime Emmy that year for his work as Capt. Ed Hall on "One Life to Live."
A deer jumps over a dry creek at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Hudson, Kansas August 7, 2012. Rain and cooler temperatures in the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest crop belt will provide relief for late-season soybeans, but the change in the weather is arriving too late to help the already severely damaged corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.
Photo by Jeff Tuttle
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Anything that increased your blood pressure, or, even better, amused or entertained?
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The "squirrelly" configuration of a western Pennsylvania road helped cause a state road crew to paint a double-yellow line over a dead raccoon.
