Sanford Pinsker: How Dangerous Are David Horowitz's 101 Most Dangerous American Academics? (irascibleprofessor.com)
If you happen to be an academic positioned somewhere on the Left, David Horowitz can be, well, a pain. He is, among other things, a relentless scold, and an indefatigable self promoter. During the early l970s Horowitz was not only a member of the New Left, but, he insists, one of its founders. In any event, his tell-all memoir, Radical Son (l997), makes it clear that he once lived in the belly of the beast, and that his politics have moved l80 degrees from where it once was.
Mark Morford: I Am Done With Violence (sfgate.com)
I have no idea if I can succeed. I have no idea if it's possible to reject, minimize, slough off the disgusting allure of violence in our culture, the delirious buffet of cruelty in the world. I have no idea if it will not eventually beat me down once again. I only know, at this point, that few other things seem as worthy of trying.
List of New Slogans for Fox News (topplebush.com)
"We bought Dennis Miller too"
""WindbagsRUs"
""Making the the world safe for stupidity"
""If you haven't heard it before, it's because we made it up"
CBS dumps the regular schedule all day for lots of LIVEMarch Madness 'College Basketball'. Prime time on the left is coast is mostly local filler crap.
On a RERUNDavid (from 2/15/06) are Charles Barkley, Catherine Keener, and Top Ten with Olympic Gold Medalist Chad Hedrick.
On a RERUNCraig (from 2/20/06) are William Shatner, Andrea Bocelli, and Josh Bernstein.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'Will & Grace', followed by a FRESH'Four Kings', then a FRESH'My Name Is Earl', followed by a FRESH'The Office', then a FRESH'ER' (starts 1 minute before the top of the hour).
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Jodie Foster, Sean Astin, and Herb Alpert with Ozomatli.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Amanda Peet and Bradley Cooper.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson Daly are Rainn Wilson and the Sounds.
ABC starts the night with the 2-hour SERIES PREMIERE'American Inventor', followed by 'Primetime'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel are Freddie Prinze, Jr., Golf pro John Daly, and Jack's Mannequin.
The WB offers a RERUN'Smallville', followed by a RERUN'Supernatural'.
Faux has a FRESH'That 70s Show', followed by a FRESH'The Loop', then a FRESH'The O.C.'.
UPN has a RERUN'Everybody Hates Chris', followed by a RERUN'Love, Inc.', then a RERUN'Eve', followed by a RERUN'Cuts'.
A&E has 'Bullied To Death', 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', and 'Confrontation'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Princess Bride', followed by the movie 'First Blood', then the movie 'Bloodsport'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Whicker's World;
[2:40pm] 'Comics Unleashed' - Episode 5;
[3:20pm] 'Comics Unleashed' - Episode 6;
[4pm] 'At Home with the Braithwaites' - Episode 4;
[5pm] 'Monarch of the Glen' - Episode 4;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'House Invaders' - Episode 20;
[7pm] 'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 31;
[8pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 6;
[9pm] 'Sea of Souls' - Ep. 3 Voodoo Nights;
[11pm] 'Black Books' - Episode 6;
[11:30pm] 'Black Books' - Episode 3;
[12am] 'Black Books' - Episode 4;
[12:30am] 'Black Books' - Episode 5;
[1am] 'Sea of Souls' - Ep. 3 Voodoo Nights;
[3am] 'McCallum' - Ep. 3 Touch;
[5am] 'Cambridge Spies' - Episode 2;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'West Wing', followed by the movie 'Casino'.
Comedy Central has 'Comedy Central Presents', 'Reno 911!', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Chappelle's Show', 'South Park', 'Drawn Together', and 'Distraction'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Vin Diesel.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Frank Vincent.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'How William Shatner Changed The World', and 'Declassified'.
IFC -
[6AM] Jump Tomorrow (2001);
[7:45AM] Film School #3 (2004);
[8:15AM] IFC in Theaters (2006);
[8:30AM] Love Liza (2002);
[10AM] At the IFC Center #11(2006);
[10:30AM] Short: Seven's Eleven;
[10:45AM] Bad Behavior (1993);
[12:30PM] Target (1985);
[2:30PM] IFC Short Film Collection II: March;
[4:30PM] Bad Behavior (1993);
[6:30PM] At the IFC Center #11(2006);
[7:05PM] The Proposition(1997);
[9PM] The Good Thief (2002);
[11PM] Ed Wood (1994);
[1:15AM] Once Were Warriors (1994);
[3AM] Ed Wood (1994);
[5:15AM] Dinner For Five #39 (2004);
[5:45AM] Short: Seven's Eleven. (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie 'The Terror Within', followed by the movie 'Minotaur'.
Sundance -
[8AM] The Battle Of Algiers;
[10:05AM] Detained;
[11:30AM] Life Is Sweet;
[1:15PM] Twentyfourseven;
[3PM] Place Vendome;
[5PM] The Tesseract;
[6:45PM] Remember Me, My Love;
[9PM] Ladette to Lady: Ladette to Lady: Episode 2;
[10PM] Videodrome;
[11:30PM] Monkey Dust: Episode 2;
[12AM] In Short: François Ozon;
[1:30AM] Wasp;
[2AM] Ladette to Lady: Ladette to Lady: Episode 2;
[3AM] James Ellroy's Feast of Death;
[4:35AM] Life Is Sweet. (ALL TIMES EST)
The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond, and Adam Horovitz, left to right, arrive at an interview panel during the SXSW Music Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, March 15, 2006.
Photo by Jack Plunkett
George Clooney, winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in "Syriana" has donated his decadent Oscar gift bag to the United Way, a spokeswoman for the organization said Wednesday.
The loot will be sold in an online auction to benefit the United Way Hurricane Response and Relief Recovery Fund, said spokeswoman Sheila Consaul. Clooney is a member of the charity's board of trustees, she said.
The gift bag given to presenters at the 78th Annual Academy Awards includes a BlackBerry 8700c, a Kay Unger kimono and a cultured Tahitian-pearl necklace, among other items.
The winning bidder will also receive a handwritten thank-you note from Clooney acknowledging the donation to hurricane relief, Consaul said.
A bowl painted in the fall of 2005 by the late comedian Richard Pryor for the Geauga County Humane Society's Rescue Village fundraiser is shown Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in South Russell, Ohio. The bowl is being auctioned on eBay for the animal welfare organization.
The nominations for Country Music Television's Music Awards were announced Wednesday.
Music Video of the Year: "Alcohol," Brad Paisley; "Believe," Brooks & Dunn; "Like We Never Loved at All," Faith Hill with Tim McGraw; "All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson; "Better Life," Keith Urban; "Who You'd be Today," Kenny Chesney; "As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith; "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," Trace Adkins.
Male Video of the Year: "Better Life," Keith Urban; "Who You'd Be Today," Kenny Chesney; "As Good as I Once Was," Toby Keith; "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," Trace Adkins.
Female Video of the Year: "Jesus Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood; "Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill; "Kerosene," Miranda Lambert; "A Real Fine Place to Start," Sara Evans.
Group/Duo Video of the Year: "Believe," Brooks & Dunn; "Boondocks," Little Big Town; "Skin (Sarabeth)," Rascal Flatts; "Just Might (Make Me Believe)," Sugarland.
Collaborative Video of the Year: "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi featuring Jennifer Nettles; "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton; "Like We Never Loved at All," Faith Hill with Tim McGraw; "Jackson," Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon.
Hottest Video of the Year: "Must be Doin' Somethin' Right," Billy Currington; "Come a Little Closer," Dierks Bentley; "Making Memories of Us," Keith Urban; "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," Trace Adkins.
Breakthrough Video of the Year: "Jesus Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood; "Hicktown," Jason Aldean; "Kerosene," Miranda Lambert; "Something More," Sugarland.
Most Inspiring Video of the Year: "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton; "Believe," Brooks & Dunn; "Jesus Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood; "You're Gonna Be," Reba McEntire.
Video Director of the Year: Michael Salomon, "As Good as I Once Was;" Shaun Silva, "Who You'd be Today;" Sophie Muller, "Like We Never Loved at All;" Trey Fanjoy, "Kerosene."
Two months after jumping to satellite radio, shock jock Howard Stern took his feud with his former bosses to their own airwaves in a late-night TV rant against CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves, calling him "one of the biggest jerks on the planet."
Appearing Monday on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," Stern stepped up his recent campaign in the media to defend himself against a breach-of-contract suit brought by CBS last month seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the ribald radio host.
What made Stern's latest diatribe so unusual was that it was conducted on Moonves' own network during a celebrity guest spot promoted by CBS for several days.
'I Dream of Jeannie' co-stars Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman pose for photos before signing copies of the newly-released first season DVD of their show Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at a bookstore in New York.
Photo by Jason DeCrow
American author Katherine Paterson was named Wednesday the winner of the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature.
The $640,000 prize, established by the Swedish government, is the biggest international award dedicated to writers of children's books.
The award was named for the beloved Swedish children's author whose Pippi Longstocking, a strong-willed girl with braided hair, freckles and mismatched stockings, captivated generations of children around the world. Lindgren died in 2002.
Paterson was born in 1932 in China. Her family moved to the United States during World War II. She produced religious texts written for the Presbyterian church, which later led to her becoming a children's author.
Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed.
The apparent final word that Simpson would be a no-show at a major Republican fund-raiser with Bush and congressional leaders on Thursday night came after a day of conflicting reports from her camp and organizers of the event.
The blond star of the film "The Dukes of Hazzard" still plans to visit Washington on Thursday to lobby members of Congress on behalf of Operation Smile, a non-profit venture offering free plastic surgery for disadvantaged children overseas with facial deformities.
People close to Simpson said she declined a request to appear that same evening at the gala fund-raiser of the National Republican Congressional Committee -- even after she was offered some private face time with Bush -- because Operation Smile is a non-partisan group.
This Xinhua news agency photo, taken on Monday March 13, 2006, shows a colossus wind-tunnel at the facade of the scaffold-ridden building of the Museum of Chinese Atomic- and H- Bombs and Satellite, at Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan province. With a diameter of 12 meters and height of 30 meters, the wind-tunnel is to have 3 to 5 visitors simultaneously get the experience of floating in the space. The museum is to have four exhibition areas, named technologies of Atomic Energy, Wind-Tunnel, Computer and Changhong Visual.
Photo by Tang Pingying
Five Gustav Klimt paintings that were stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War have been sent to a California museum, officials said Wednesday.
Among the paintings is the gold-flecked Adele Bloch-Bauer I, one of Klimt's most famous works. It has an estimated value of $120 million US.
"The pictures are on the way," Klaus Pokorny, spokesman for the Austrian Gallery Belvedere, said Wednesday.
The Vienna castle had displayed the works until an arbitration court ruled earlier this year that they must be returned to Maria Altmann of Beverly Hills and other heirs of the Jewish family that owned the paintings before the Nazis took over Austria in 1938.
A clutch of recovered fossilized dinosaur eggs are displayed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a news conference Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Los Angeles. Australian mineral dealer Tamas 'Thomas' Kapitany pleaded guilty Wednesday, March 15, to charges stemming from an ICE investigation that he illegally imported hundreds of fossilized dinosaur eggs from China to sell at gem and mineral shows throughout the southwest U.S.
Photo by Nick Ut
Movie director Rob Reiner said Tuesday he does not regret that a state commission he chairs spent $23 million in taxpayer money for an ad campaign that coincided with his promotion of a preschool ballot initiative.
Reiner helped create the California First 5 Commission, a state agency that uses tobacco taxes for early childhood development programs. The television commercials lauded the benefits of preschool and aired from early November until mid-January, when Proposition 82 qualified for the June ballot. The Reiner-supported measure would create free universal preschool by raising taxes on the wealthy.
State law prohibits the use of public funds for campaign activities.
In this photo released by the Newseum, the CONUS 1 satellite truck is lowered by a crane into what will be the new home of the museum dedicated to journalism and the First Amendment, the Newseum, in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 15, 2006. The truck transformed local television news in 1984 by allowing stations to cover national stories without depending on the major networks. The building is far from finished, but Newseum curators installed their first artifact Wednesday _ an item so big they'll put up the rest of the museum around it.
Photo by Keith Barraclough
A government crackdown on indecent programming resulted in a proposed fine of $3.6 million against dozens of CBS stations and affiliates on Wednesday - a record penalty from the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC said an episode of the CBS crime drama "Without a Trace" that aired in December 2004 was indecent. It cited the graphic depiction of "teenage boys and girls participating in a sexual orgy."
Rejecting an appeal by CBS, the FCC also upheld its previous $550,000 fine against 20 of the network's stations for the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl two years ago.
Other fines were proposed for broadcasts that included an episode of "The Surreal Life 2" on The WB and an episode of a Spanish-language talk show, the "Fernando Hidalgo Show," on a Miami station.
A baby black and white colobus, born March 8, 2006 looks out from the belly of his mother Mac, Monday, March 13, 2006 at the Central Park Zoo in New York.
Photo by Mary Schwalm
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