Please join Erin Hart when she fills in for Jay Marvin on AM760 Progressive Talk,
Friday, July 6th, from 6am - 10am MDT (8am - 12noon EDT, 7am - 11am CDT, 5am - 9am PDT) as we talk politics with Christy Harvey of the Center for American Progress
and movies with Tom Tangney of 710 KIRO.
Celebrate our country's promise and reflect on our troubles in two live
events.
As the Seattle PI put it: Scooter Skates! How could Bush call himself
President and eradicate the 30 month sentence of Scooter Libby after he
helped out the identity of a CIA agent? Do we detect the dark hand of Dick
Cheney in all this?
And on Tuesday, July 10th, please attend LIVE, in person as we explore how we
think, feel and hope about America these strange days. The event is at the
Jewel Box Theater at the Rendezvous in Belltown, Seattle and there are a few
seats left. It is to be taped for a documentary
about the 2008 elections. Special guests are Senior Rabbi Daniel Weiner of
Temple de Hirsch Sinai and the Very Rev. Dean Robert Taylor of St.
Mark's Cathedral, and Gus Mansour, of Find Common Ground.
Jim Hightower: A BOMB OF A GAY POLICY (jimhightower.com)
Rest easy, people. Even though we live in dangerous times, remember that Pentagon officials are spending every waking moment of every day thinking up new ways to keep our nation safe. For cutting-edge thinking, look at the Air Force's innovative proposal to create a "gay bomb."
Liz Ryan: Time Off: The Europeans Do It Right (news.yahoo.com)
In the knowledge economy, the only way to free yourself from your work is to conspire with your colleagues to put everything on hold. Think of those old Looney Tunes cartoons where the cat chases the mouse, and then they both stop and take a break and then they start the chase all over again. We're adults. We can agree: no work in August. We could pick any month. But when we go away and the work keeps coming, no one benefits.
JOEL C. THERIAULT: How big is Harry Potter (thephoenix.com)
Considering all the hype surrounding the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, you would think that the July 21 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ($34.99, Scholastic) is one of the most anticipated events in human history. Well, almost.
Hello, come in, do have a nibble ... (guardian.co.uk)
He is the original screen psychopath and his hellraising is legendary. So how did Dennis Hopper end up as a meeter-and-greeter at a London gallery? Stuart Jeffries finds out.
David Bruce: Wise Up! Husbands and Wives (athensnews.com)
Quaker weddings can be tough, especially on people who are unaccustomed to speaking in public, since the groom and bride face the members of the Meeting and recite their vows without aid from other people. One Quaker bride was so nervous that she promised to be "a loving and faithful husband." And even though James Hogge, who later became a Member of Parliament, was accustomed to speaking in public, he completely forgot his vows and got through the wedding ceremony only with the help of his bride, who whispered the words to him and encouraged him with a kiss.
Can you imagine my disappointment when, pulling up your site yesterday, I found NO, "Useless Word of the Week!" I was just Verklempt!
I see that you have tried to redeem yourself today, but you have changed your word from, "Useless," to, "Weird" - and I'm not sure how that is setting with me, Hummmmm.
And, I see you have used the subtle ploy:
(Read BartCop Entertainment and learn a useless new word each Tuesday* )
( *except when Marty spaces)
Come on, Marty, we all know that you didn't, "space out," but were in fact, frantically paging through your dictionary, looking for a word that rolls off the tongue with an unorthodox grotesqueness; one that is peculiar in nature; and of course, unpronounceable.
Okay, "Frigorific" may work for your column need, but for some reason, I think it is the perfect word to describe GWB pondering the sexuality of Condoleeza Rice... What do you think?
Of course I am just teasing you a bit here. Actually, I am surprised that you put together your offering today at all, it IS a holiday, you know?
Gosh, we are so fortunate to have you.
Happy Fourth of July to you and yours!
Sally P
Thanks, Sally!
Purple Gene supplies the feature, and initially he called it the 'useless' word, but later, it was headered 'weird'.
I liked the alliteration or 'weird' & 'word', so it stuck.
As to spacing - heh, I'm a pro.
I usually build a week's worth of templates on Sunday afternoons, and I keep spacing Tuesday as word day.
Don't know why.
There's a dedicated file in the editor, a couple of post-it notes on the monitor, and now a notecard in front of me.
Will try extra hard to get it right next Tuesday.
I had to get out of the house…there's a heat wave here in the Bay Area ! So I drove down to the air-conditioned "Grand Lake Theater" to see the new summer blockbuster starring Bruce Willis.
So I really loved Bruce in the first "Die Hard" as the latent luddite lawman, John McClane", just trying to get to L.A. to see his estranged wife and kids…..so much shit happens along the way…… no "normal" guy should have to deal with…."D.H. II" and "D.H. III" were huge disappointments…and now "D.H. IV" or "Live Free and Die Hard"…..will a 52 year old John McClane still have enough gas left to get the bad guys and save America?
John McClane has woman trouble again….but this time it's not his ex-wife Holly, but his somewhat estranged daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead - "Wolf Lake" (2001) - "Factory Girl" (2006) - "Grindhouse" (2007) who has changed her last name from McClane and is intentionally avoiding her dead beat dad. While ex cop John is attempting a clumsy re-union with her, he gets a call from the FBI to bring in a Cyber snot because there is some buzz on the internet about an attack. So John finds Matt Farrell (Justin Long - "Jeepers Creepers" (2001) - "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004) - "Idiocracy" (2006) in a burned out basement and just as he's trying to convince the young man to come along…the shit hits the fan…..5 bad guys led by the infamous Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Oliphant - "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000) - "My Name is Earl" (2006) - "Deadwood" (2006) and his martial arts brick breaking babe Mai Lihn (Maggie Q - "Rush Hour II" - (2001) - "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" (2008) open fire on the small apartment. The're after Matt because he is a link to their evil plot to hack into a billion dollars by crippling the power grid of the whole country with computers. You see, Thomas Gabriel is a disgruntled former FBI data systems expert who tried to show the higher ups that they were vulnerable to an attack…they fired him and he's going to get even….and rich!
Well, all hell breaks loose as John just can't take no for an answer….this son of a bitch won't die…in fact, dragging naïve Matt around by the nose ("Come on kid….let's get outa here is the refrain"), John proceeds to match unbelievable fire power with wit and spit….
MATT: "You just killed a helicopter with a car….."
JOHN: " I was outa bullets…"
"Yippee Kiyay !!!"
The car carnage is cataclysmic….crash after crash…explosions and screeching tires. Millions of rounds of automatic rifle fire and 357 magnum hand gun shots. A helicopter chase where McClane aims his Plymouth up a ramp and it hits the chopper in mid air. There's even a freeway demolition derby where McClane jumps into the cab of a huge black Semi tractor-trailer and outruns an F35B fighter jet with vertical lift…here he somehow manages to get catapulted onto the plane fuselage and take it down. All this shit is way over the top….but this is a summer blockbuster….not a love story!
Well the bad guys get John's daughter after John kills Mai….now we have a death match….evil genius versus pissed of ex cop! All the while Matt the computer nerd tags along for the ride…will HE save the day…will HE get the girl ???????
Purple Gene gives "Live Free or Die Hard" 7 cyber swiping grid killing computer creeps out of 10 for providing an enjoyable diversion to the real dirty tricks going on right now in our government
CBS opens the night with the SEASON PREMIERE'Big Brother 8', followed by a FRESH'Pirate Master', then a RERUN'CSI: The Original One'.
On a RERUNDave (from 5/8/07) are Jane Fonda, Tom Ruprecht, and Kelly Clarkson.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Brenda Blethyn, Mike Rowe, and Army of Me.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN'My Name Is Earl', followed by a RERUN'30 Rock', then a RERUN'The Office', followed by a RERUN'Scrubs', then a RERUN'ER'.
On a RERUNLeno (from 6/8/07) are Steve Carell, Kenny Smith, and Goo Goo Dolls.
On a RERUNConan (from 5/3/07) are Randy Jackson, Patton Oswalt, Frisbee Golf champion David Feldberg, and Bob Weir & Ratdog.
On a RERUNCarson Daly (from 5/11/07) are David Alan Grier and Ne-Yo.
ABC starts the night with a RERUN'Ugly Betty', followed by a RERUN'Grey's Anatomy', then a RERUN'Men In Trees'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 6/8/07) are Andy Garcia, Josh Flitter, and Plain White Ts.
The CW offers a RERUN'Smallville', followed by a RERUN'Supernatural'.
Faux has 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader', followed by another 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader'.
MY has 'VH1 Rock Honors'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', another 'CSI: The 2nd One', 'The First 48', and 'Kansas City SWAT'.
AMC offers the movie 'Patriot Games', followed by the movie 'Broken Trail'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Daily Cooks! - Episode 23;
[12:30 PM] Rick Stein's Food Heroes - Episode 13;
[1:00 PM] The Naked Chef - Ep 8 A Birthday BBQ;
[1:30 PM] Masterchef Goes Large - Episode 9;
[2:00 PM] The Weakest Link - Episode 1;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 7;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 8;
[4:00 PM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 2 Disney;
[4:30 PM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 4 Wales;
[5:00 PM] Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 6;
[5:30 PM] Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Episode 7;
[6:00 PM] My Family - Ep. 4 Of Mice and Ben;
[6:30 PM] My Family - Ep. 5 Imperfect Strangers;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News - BBC World News;
[7:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 17;
[8:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 Sandgate;
[9:00 PM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 5 Ioan Gruffudd and Jessie Wallace;
[10:00 PM] Hollyoaks - Episode 23;
[10:30 PM] Hollyoaks - Episode 24;
[11:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 Sandgate;
[12:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 5 Ioan Gruffudd and Jessie Wallace;
[1:00 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 23;
[1:30 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 24;
[2:00 AM] The Weakest Link - Episode 6;
[3:00 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 2 Disney;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 4 Wales;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 9 Ardingly;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 10 Shepton Mallet;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 20 Hirst;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 21 Innes;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News - BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'Mind Of Mencia', 'South Park', 'Sarah Silverman', and another 'South Park'.
On a RERUNJon Stewart (from 6/18/07) is Steve Carell.
On a RERUNColbert Report (from 6/20/07) is Will Schwalbe.
FX has 'That 70s Show', another 'That 70s Show', followed by the movie 'Shallow Hal', then the movie 'Shallow Hal', again.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Decoding The Past', 'Boneyard', and 'Ice Road Truckers'.
IFC -
[06:40 AM] The Last Days of Chez Nous;
[08:20 AM] Nine Queens;
[10:15 AM] Only the Strong Survive;
[11:55 AM] The Last Days of Chez Nous;
[01:35 PM] Nine Queens;
[03:30 PM] Only the Strong Survive;
[05:10 PM] The Last Days of Chez Nous;
[06:50 PM] Incident at Loch Ness;
[08:25 PM] The Aristocrats;
[09:00 PM] The Deep End;
[10:45 PM] Thirteen;
[12:30 AM] Dark Blue World;
[02:30 AM] The Deep End;
[04:20 AM] Thirteen. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Fireworks light up the night sky over Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, S.D., Tuesday night, July 3, 2007, during the 10th annual Heartland of America Independence Day Celebration at the Shrine of Democracy.
Photo by Seth A. McConnell
A Brazilian judge has canceled Saturday's Live Earth concert in Rio because police said they do not have enough officers to guarantee crowd safety.
Organizers of the free show on Rio's Copacabana Beach said Wednesday they were trying to overturn the order to prevent Latin America from being left out of the worldwide music fest aimed at stopping global warming.
Promoted by former Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth concerts are scheduled for London; Tokyo; Johannesburg, South Africa; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; and Hamburg, Germany; and East Rutherford, New Jersey. A band of scientists also will perform in Antarctica, to bring the festival to seven continents.
Rio's concert, the only free one for Live Earth, would include performances by Lenny Kravitz, Macy Gray and Pharrell Williams.
Members of the Blue Man Group perform with The Boston Pops at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston Tuesday, July 3, 2007. The performance is a dress rehearsal for the annual July Fourth celebration.
Photo by Winslow Townson
After 14 failed attempts at joining the United Nations using media campaigns and presidential appeals, Taiwan is turning to a local goth-style rock band backed by Ozzy Osbourne in its quest for membership to the world body.
The band, named ChthoniC, will travel to at least 80 cities in four countries by the end of the year, supported in part by the Taiwan government, which is providing pro-U.N. literature and a slogan-painted truck.
ChthoniC has also recorded a song urging the United Nations to let Taiwan join, even though its bid for membership keeps getting knocked down because of objections from Beijing.
A collection of letters, photos and personal effects belonging to Mexican artistic couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo will go on display in Mexico City this Friday after 50 years hidden from view.
The archive contains thousands of letters detailing their tortured relationship and numerous infidelities, including Kahlo's reported affair with exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky.
Married twice, Kahlo, who died in 1954, and Rivera, whose death followed three years later, are among Mexico's most famous artists.
Models Jocette (left), Kitty (centre) and Kim (right) wear black, pink and brown versions of the new Gossard Superbra, at the launch in Soho, central London Wednesday July 4, 2007.
Photo by Ian Nicholson
Academy Award winner Anthony Minghella will write the libretto and direct a new work by composer Osvaldo Golijov that has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.
Golijov went to Botswana last month at the behest of the Met and discussed the opera with Minghella on the production site of the director's latest movie project, based on "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" novels. Minghella, who earned an Oscar in 1997 for "The English Patient," made his Met debut last fall directing an acclaimed staging of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
Al Gore's son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said.
Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino (R) said.
The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder, he said.
Gore was being held in the men's central jail in Santa Ana on $20,000 bail.
In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing yet repulsive triumph.
Chestnut, the great red, white and blue hope in the annual Fourth of July competition, broke his own world record by inhaling 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes - a staggering one every 10.9 seconds before a screaming crowd in Coney Island.
Kobayashi, the Japanese eating machine, recently had a wisdom tooth extracted and received chiropractic treatment due to a sore jaw. But the winner of every Nathan's hot dog competition from 2001 to 2006 showed no ill effects as he stayed with Chestnut frank-for-frank until the very end of the 12-minute competition.
Kobayashi finished with 63 HDBs - hot dogs and buns eaten - in his best performance ever. His previous high in the annual competition was 53 1/2. The all-time record before Wednesday's remarkable contest was Chestnut's 59 1/2, set just last month.
Models pose while wearing a swimsuit and a dress made of pure gold thread, by jewellery maker Ginza Tanaka, during an unveiling in Tokyo July 4, 2007. The swimsuit is priced at 10,000,000 yen ($81,762) and the dress is priced at 30,000,000 yen ($245,242).
Photo by Toru Hanai
The wife of comedian Wayne Brady has filed for divorce. Mandie Brady cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for ending their marriage, according to court documents filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. She is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their 4-year-old daughter, Maile.
The couple wed in 1999, but separated in April 2006, the papers said.
Wayne Brady, 35, won two Daytime Emmy awards for hosting "The Wayne Brady Show." He has also won an Emmy Award for his performance on the improvisational comedy game show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Some 375 live star-patterned tortoises shipped back from Malaysia are seen at a zoological park in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, July 4, 2007. These tortoises which were earlier smuggled from Mumbai, India, to Malaysia were handed over to Indian Zoo authorities.
Photo by Mahesh Kumar A
Johnny Knoxville has filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years. The "Jackass" star, whose birth name is Philip John Clapp, cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for ending his marriage to Melanie Lynn Clapp, according to documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Knoxville, 36, is seeking joint custody of their 11-year-old daughter, Madison.
Villagers in central China dug up a ton of dinosaur bones and boiled them in soup or ground them into powder for traditional medicine, believing they were from flying dragons and had healing powers.
Until last year, the fossils were being sold in Henan province as "dragon bones" at about 4 yuan (50 cents) per kilogram (2.2 pounds), scientist Dong Zhiming told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Dong, a professor with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said when the villagers found out the bones were from dinosaurs they donated 200 kilograms (440 pounds) to him and his colleagues for research.
"They had believed that the 'dragon bones' were from the dragons flying in the sky," he said.
A grey-shanked douc is seen at the Primate Rescue Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, 120 km (75 miles) south of Hanoi, in an undated handout photo provided by the World Wild Fund Hanoi Office. Scientists have found the world's largest-known population of an endangered monkey species in central Vietnam, increasing its chances of survival, conservationists said on Tuesday.
Photo by Tilo Nadler
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