BartCop Entertainment Archives - Thursday, 19 July, 2012

Thursday

19 July, 2012

(Updated Daily)

[296 days in a row]



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HAIKU HEADLINES


THE ORACLE OF

INTERNET MOVIE REVIEWS?

ROTTEN GETS ROTTEN


zEN mAN
(observing the hullabaloo at "rotten tomatoes " movie website over nasty commentary about reviews of the new Batman movie......)


zEN mAN archives


zEN mAN




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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Sarah Silverman's Indecent Proposal To Romney Supporter Sheldon Adelson (NSFW VIDEO)
The Mitt Romney campaign is making headlines for raising a massive amount of a money, due in no small part to extremely generous donations from billionaires. In an effort to level the playing field, comedian Sarah Silverman is making a huge offer of her own, specifically to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.


A Stunning Video That Reminds Us All to Dream of the Stars (io9)
Having made its debut at the TEDxISU (International Space University) event on July 6, this video is an inspirational call-to-arms for anyone who's ever looked to the stars and dreamed of a day when the sky was, in fact, not the limit. From Sputnik to Space Station, from Vostok to Virgin Galactic, the video reminds us of the spirit of adventure that unites us, regardless of time or place or politics. Dreaming, after all, is universal.


The most honest three and a half minutes of television, EVER... (YouTube)
Beginning scene of the new HBO series The Newsroom explaining why America's Not the Greatest Country Any Longer... But It Can Be.


Pass notes 3,210: George W Bush (Guardian)
He's the chap who invaded Iraq, slashed civil liberties in the name of freedom, allowed the banks to gamble their way into insolvency, and left the mess for someone else to clear up. And now here he is again, sharing his "wisdom".


David Weir: Jonathan Maberry On The Convergence of Indie and Traditional Publishing (Smashwords)
When I was a young teenager I was fortunate enough to meet and get to know the late Ray Bradbury. He gave me a lot of very good advice on craft and the business of publishing, but one of the things that stuck out in my mind was this -he said, "Writers should always help other writers ---because you can bet every penny in your pocket that no one else will do it."


What divorced readers did with their wedding rings (BBC)
"Both our wedding rings, from our first marriages are lying at the bottom of the deepest lake in Crete. They were thrown in on a very romantic night, with beautiful surroundings, and planning beforehand. I threw his old ring, and he threw my old ring. Best thing we ever did."


Obama Ad 'Firms' Slams Romney's Jobs Record, Overseas Accounts (Huffington Post)
Obama met Romney's plea for an apology for the attacks with a mocking ad that charged that the firm shipped American jobs to China and Mexico, that Romney has personal wealth in investments in Switzerland, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, and that as Massachusetts governor, he sent state jobs to India.


Michael Hann: Kiss: monsters of rock (Guardian)
Warpaint, concept albums, 'misdeeds' and being embraced by middle America: Kiss tell their rock'n'roll tale in their own words.



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."


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Trivia Question of the Day


Who was born Børge Rosenbaum?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into how many regions?


   31                                                      Source


Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into 31 regions: the Three Enclosures and the Twenty-Eight Mansions.        Source






BttbBob was first, and correct, with:
   Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into 31 regions, namely the Three Enclosures (?? s?n yuán), and Twenty-eight Mansions (???? èrshíb? xiù) in twelve Ci (???). Chinese constellations



Sally said:
   Chinese astronomy actually grouped the stars altogether. The ancient Chinese sky watchers divided their night sky into 31 regions - 3 Enclosures and 28 Mansions.

  Sky...
  PS: So hot here, I can barely function...
  @JoeS, in order to properly understand Haiku, one needs a Jewasian grandchild. I was playing around with one a few years back, and my precious grandson leaned over my shoulder and started saying, "No gamma, put the 3 there, and the 4 somewhere else." Between us, we finished it in no time. He and his sister just look at things differently... I NEVER play Monopoly with them anymore... :)




Alan J wrote:
   31



Charlie replied:
   3 enclosures + 28 mansions = 31 regions. They must have been some big mansions!
  




Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into 31 regions: the Three Enclosures and the Twenty-Eight Mansions. The Three Enclosures occupy the area close to the North Celestial Pole. The stars in the Three Enclosures can be seen all year around. The Twenty-Eight Mansions occupy the zodiacal band. These find their equivalent in the 28 lunar mansions of western astrology and the Nakshatra of Indian astrology. Though marked along the zodiac, they are defined by the movement of the Moon in a lunar monthrather than the Sun in a solar year.



Adam answered:
   13? 4? 31...3 Enclosures and 28 Mansions.



Marian responded:
   31



Dale of Diamond Springs said:
   Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into 31 regions: the Three Enclosures and the Twenty-Eight Mansions. The Three Enclosures occupy the area close to the North Celestial Pole. The stars in the Three Enclosures can be seen all year around. The Twenty-Eight Mansions occupy the zodiacal band. These find their equivalent in the 28 lunar mansions of western astrology and the Nakshatra of Indian astrology. Though marked along the zodiac, they are defined by the movement of the Moon in a lunar month rather than the Sun in a solar year.
  Being a charlatan astrologer at one time , I found this to be interesting! I vaguely remember the short time we spent on Chinese Astronomy in my freshman year of college.




MAM   wrote:
   31 regions, namely the Three Enclosures and Twenty-eight Mansions. The Three Enclosures occupy the area close to the North Celestial Pole. The stars in the Three Enclosures can be seen all year around. The Twenty-eight Mansions occupy the zodiacal band and reflect the movement of the Moon in a lunar month.

  Twenty eight Mansions and Four Symbols




And, Joe S     answered:
   Ancient Chinese skywatchers divided their night sky into 31 regions: the Three Enclosures, S?n Yuán) and the Twenty-Eight Mansions, Èrshíb? Xiù). The Three Enclosures occupy the area close to the North Celestial Pole. The stars in the Three Enclosures can be seen all year around. The Twenty-Eight Mansions occupy the zodiacal band. These find their equivalent in the 28 lunar mansions of western astrology and the Nakshatra of Indian astrology. Though marked along the zodiac, they are defined by the movement of the Moon in a lunar month rather than the Sun in a solar year.
  Starwalker, like it is.



  


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Middle Class Political Economist

Is the Noose Closing Around Romney's Tax Returns?




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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


House GOP Unveils Bill To Kill AmeriCorps, End Federal Funding For NPR, PBS, Planned Parenthood



Dan Cathy, Chick-Fil-A President, On Anti-Gay Stance: 'Guilty As Charged'



Daily Kos: Charles Blow Explains What Makes Little Bombs Go Off In Republican Minds UPDATED



Daily Kos: Mitt's Dancing Horse makes DNC ad appearance



Native American town in New Mexico struggling to recover from wildfire | World news | guardian.co.uk



Emmy Nominations Are Tomorrow, So Let's Overanalyze Our Favorites : Monkey See : NPR



Breaking Bad | Watch Breaking Bad online | TV Show | SideReel



Sherrod Brown Hugging His Wife In Photo Prompts Conservative Blogger's Conspiracy Theory



Birther author discounts Sheriff Arpaio's claims on birth certificate



Bank Contractors Break Into Occupied Homes, Terrify Residents, Lawsuits Say



Chevonne Harris: Tyler Perry and the Black Moviegoer Conundrum



Philip McFarland: Mark Twain and America's 'Worst President'



Why 6-Year-Old Girls Want To Be Sexy (STUDY)



Jamie DeWolf, L. Ron Hubbard Descendant And Tourettes Without Regrets Founder, On The Mutants Of Art And Scientology



Bill McKibben: A Long Hot Summer



'The Master' Poster: Paul Thomas Anderson's Newest Movie Gets First Look (EXCLUSIVE)



D.C. Abortion Ban Passed By House Judiciary Committee
     again, the odious Franks



Thanks, Michelle!


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Day 10

Gulf Fritillary

Came across some of Gulf Fritillary larva on the back fence, so it looks like we'll have a third year of raising butterflies.  : )

Click on any picture for a larger version.




Here is last year's "crop" - Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

Eventually, this link will take you to this year's crop (the page doesn't exist - yet).




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BadtotheboneBob

Shackleton and Scott

Shackleton and Scott's Antarctic huts are put online by Google

Images of the Antarctic huts used by polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott have been posted online as part of the latest extension to Google's Maps service. The prefabricated wooden cabins were erected in 1908 and 1911 respectively, and were used as bases for the men's attempts to reach the south pole. Users can navigate the 360-degree photographs to see some of the kit and supplies used by both expeditions. The locations appear well-preserved. The buildings have benefited from ongoing conservation work by the New Zealand-based Antarctic Heritage Trust, which co-operated with Google on the project...    BBC News - Shackleton and Scott's Antarctic huts are put online by Google


Scott is well known for losing the race to the South Pole to the Norwegian Roald Amundsen in December 1911 and subsequently dying with his men on the return march. They were forever entombed in the Antarctic ice after being found by a search party. However, Shackleton has one of the most remarkable survival stories of all time - NOVA Online | Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance | PBS ... It is remarkable that his ship was named the 'Endurance' considering what he endured in order to save his men trapped in Antarctica. I can't think of a comparable feat...


BadtotheboneBob



Thanks, B2tbBob


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


JOHN SUNU-NUT WALKS ONE BACK

"PIGBOY" HAS A FEVER DREAM! WOO, WOO!

NOBODY LIKES THE BASTARD!

THE REPUG 'IMMISERATION' PLAN

WHEN WILL THE 'BANKSTERS' GET SENT TO JAIL?

SAME OLD CRAZY WINGNUTS, DIFFERENT PRESIDENT. IS "COMPLETELY FUCKING CRAZY" A DISEASE OR A GENETIC DISORDER?

THE KIDS ARE GETTING SCREWED! A MUST READ!

ALL GODS KEEP ON SUCKING!

KEEPING CHICKENS FOR FUN AND SURVIVAL

MITTENS IS AS AMERICAN AS A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT. HEE HAW!

THE WAR ON "BABES" CONTINUES

MISANTHROPIC AND CYNICAL AND AT TIMES VERY FUNNY. WORTH A LOOK

ALMOST AS MUCH FUN AS A PLUTONIUM-POWERED DeLOREAN. DON'T MISS IT!

BREAKING! THE FIRST PHOTO OF ROMNEY VP PICK






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny, with a nice breeze.

It was 'donate 5 cans of food and get into the Orange County Fair free' day.


Stilt walkers



Lambies in cammies



Tonight, Thursday:

CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN '2½ Men', then a FRESH 'Big Brother', followed by a RERUN 'Person Of Interest'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Woody Harrelson and Grafitti6.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Kenneth Branagh and Ted Alexandro.



NBC begins the night with a RERUN 'The Office', followed by a RERUN 'Parks & Recreation', then a FRESH 'Saving Hope', followed by 'Rock Center'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Rachel Weisz, Aaron Paul, and Robert Francis.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Matt Lauer, Mike Tyson, and Hot Chip.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 4/24/12) are James Van Der Beek, Mike D, and Kasabian.



ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Duets', followed by a FRESH 'Wipeout', then a FRESH 'Rookie Blue'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Charlie Sheen, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, and Huey Lewis & Joe Cocker.



The CW offers a RERUN 'The Vampire Diaries', followed by a RERUN 'The LA Complex'.



Faux has a FRESH 'Take Me Out', followed by a RERUN 'New Girl', then another RERUN 'New Girl'.



MY recycles an old 'Without A Trace', followed by another old 'Without A Trace'.



A&E has 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH 'The First 48', then a FRESH 'Cajun Justice', followed by another FRESH 'Cajun Justice'.



AMC offers 'CSI: The 2nd One', followed by the movie 'Alien Vs. Predator', then the movie 'Alien Vs. Predator', again.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]   THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - SEASON 7-Ep 12 Anna Kournikova Jason Manford, Katy Perry
 [9:00AM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 11 - Fish Tray Bake
 [9:30AM]   JAMIE OLIVER'S MEALS IN MINUTES-Ep 12 - Cauliflower Macaroni
 [10:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 3 (2007)-Ep 6 - The Lazarus Experiment
 [11:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 5 (2010)-Ep 8 - The Hungry Earth
 [12:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 4U-Ep 9 - Capri
 [1:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 3-Ep 3 - Rococo
 [2:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 4U-Ep 1 - Spanish Pavilion
 [3:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES - SEASON 2U-Ep 11 - Cafe 36
 [4:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 3 (2007)-Ep 7 - 42
 [5:00PM]   BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - SEASON 3-Ep 13 - Taking a Break From All Your Worries
 [6:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 4-Ep 13 - The Wounded
 [7:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 12-Episode 3
 [8:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 3-Episode 5
 [9:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 17 (60)-Episode 1
 [10:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 4-Episode 10
 [11:00PM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 2-Episode 6
 [12:00AM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 17 (60)-Episode 1
 [1:00AM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 4-Episode 10
 [2:00AM]   TOP GEAR - SEASON 2-Episode 6
 [3:00AM]   RICHARD HAMMOND'S CRASH COURSE - SEASON 1-Ep 1 - Abrams Tank
 [4:00AM]   RICHARD HAMMOND'S CRASH COURSE - SEASON 1-Ep 6 - Salvage Yard
 [5:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Bravo has all 'Real Housewives Of OC' all night.



Comedy Central has last night's 'Colbert Report', last night's 'Jon Stewart', 'Chappelle's Show', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', 'Comedy Central Roast Of Larry The Cable Guy'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is E.J. Dionne.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Lisa Jackson.



FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', then another '2½ Men', yet another '2½ Men', 'Anger Management', followed by a FRESH 'Anger Management', then a FRESH 'Wilfred', followed by a FRESH 'Louie', then a FRESH 'BrandX With Russell Brand'.



History has 'Mountain Men', another 'Mountain Men', followed by a FRESH 'Mountain Men', then a FRESH 'Great Lake Warriors'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    Dear Frankie
 [8:15AM]    The White Countess
 [11:00AM]    Comedy Bang! Bang!-Paul Rudd Wears a Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt
 [11:30AM]    Bunk
 [12:00PM]    Bunk
 [12:30PM]    Diminished Capacity
 [2:30PM]    Dear Frankie
 [4:45PM]    The Three Stooges-Three Little Sew and Sews
 [5:10PM]    The Three Stooges-Three Missing Links
 [5:35PM]    The Three Stooges-Three Sappy People
 [6:00PM]    Portlandia
 [6:30PM]    Portlandia
 [7:00PM]    Portlandia
 [7:30PM]    Portlandia
 [8:00PM]    Portlandia
 [8:30PM]    Portlandia
 [9:00PM]    Portlandia
 [9:30PM]    Portlandia
 [10:00PM]    Comedy Bang! Bang!-Ed Helms Wears a Grey Shirt & Brown Boots
 [10:30PM]    Bunk
 [11:00PM]    Portlandia: The Brunch Special
 [12:30AM]    What Alice Found
 [2:30AM]    Home Movie
 [4:15AM]    Home Movie    (ALL TIMES EDT)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]    The Red Carpet Issue
 [7:05A]    Nick Nolte: No Exit
 [8:20A]    Fermat's Room
 [10:00A]    Know Your Mushrooms
 [11:15A]    Nick Nolte: No Exit
 [12:30P]    Fermat's Room
 [2:05P]    Know Your Mushrooms
 [3:25P]    A Christmas Tale
 [6:00P]    Love Lust & Bad Girls
 [7:00P]    FREAKS AND GEEKS - Discos and Dragons (Episode 18, Season 1)
 [8:00P]    PUSH GIRLS - How You Get Through (Episode 7, Season 1)
 [8:30P]    PUSH GIRLS - In the Fast Lane (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [9:00P]    X
 [10:30P]    On The Line
 [11:00P]    White Lightnin'
 [12:30A]    Soul Kitchen
 [2:15A]    X
 [3:45A]    White Lightnin'
 [5:15A]    Soft
 [5:30A]    MAN SHOPS GLOBE - India (Episode 5, Season 1)    (ALL TIMES EDT)



SyFy has the movie 'Casino Royale', followed by the movie 'The Fifth Element'.



TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Freida Pinto, Chris Hardwick, and Sebastian Maniscalco.



TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Ladies They Talk About (1933)
 [7:15 AM]      The House On 56th Street (1933)
 [8:30 AM]      Condemned Women (1938)
 [10:00 AM]      Within the Law (1939)
 [11:15 AM]      Caged (1950)
 [1:00 PM]      House of Women (1962)
 [2:30 PM]      Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
 [4:00 PM]      House Of Numbers (1957)
 [5:45 PM]      Convicts 4 (1962)
 [7:30 PM]      MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
 [8:00 PM]      Forbidden Planet (1956)
 [10:00 PM]      Gunga Din (1939)
 [12:15 AM]      The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
 [2:15 AM]      Citizen Kane (1941)
 [4:30 AM]      The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Friday   -  07/20/12

TCM devotes the daylight hours to salute Natalie Wood, who was born on this day in 1938, then spends the night with pre-Hayes Code Barbara Stanwyck.
 [6:00 AM]      Never a Dull Moment (1950)
 [7:45 AM]      The Searchers (1956)
 [10:00 AM]      The Burning Hills (1956)
 [11:45 AM]      A Cry in the Night (1956)
 [1:15 PM]      The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
 [3:15 PM]      Gypsy (1962)
 [6:00 PM]      Sex And The Single Girl (1964)

 [8:00 PM]      Shopworn (1932)  [ *Pre-Hayes Code*]
 [9:15 PM]      Ten Cents A Dance (1931)  [ *Pre-Hayes Code*]
 [10:45 PM]      Illicit (1931)  [ *Pre-Hayes Code*]
 [12:15 AM]      Forbidden (1932)  [ *Pre-Hayes Code*]

 [2:00 AM]      Near Dark (1987)
 [3:45 AM]      The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
 [5:45 AM]      Destination Earth (1956)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



USA has a FRESH 'Burn Notice'.




Antenna TV

Me-TV

RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV





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U.S. actor Morgan Freeman smiles for photographers as he arrives at the European Premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Leicester Square, central London, July 18, 2012.
Photo by Andrew Winning

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Vidiot Speak

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To The Rescue

Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is coming to the rescue of the Emmy nominations.

Nick Offerman of "Parks and Recreation" was to join "Scandal" star Kerry Washington in announcing top nominees for this year's Emmy Awards early Thursday morning in Los Angeles.

But the TV academy says that Offerman "regretfully" won't be on hand for the televised event because of weather-related travel delays on the East Coast.

Kimmel, who will host the Emmys in September on ABC, has agreed to step in for Offerman, the academy said Wednesday evening.

Jimmy Kimmel

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Play Parody Gets Defense

"3-C"

A group of theater community heavyweights - including Jon Robin Baitz, Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner, John Guare and Terrence McNally - have signed an open letter defending a playwright whose play parodying 1970's sitcoms has been accused of copyright infringement by lawyers representing the TV show "Three's Company."

The collection of playwrights, theater professionals and performers are backing David Adjmi, whose play "3-C" just ended its run at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.

The play is about two girls - one a tomboy, the other a sexy ditz - and a guy who spontaneously become roommates in a rundown Santa Monica apartment after a wild party. They clash with a dislikable landlord who makes offensive, homophobic jokes. The playwright is exploring the idea of a culture avoiding hard issues and problems by retreating into sex and drugs

The law firm Kenyon & Kenyon, which represents DLT Entertainment, the owners of the long defunct TV sitcom "Three's Company," sent Adjmi a letter demanding that he cease further performances of the play anywhere. The lawyers claim that "3-C" is damaging to a proposed stage version of "Three's Company."

The letter

"3-C"

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Cast member Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the world premiere of the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in New York, in this July 16, 2012 file photo. The actor, who gained fame on TV show "3rd Rock From the Sun," portrays Gotham police officer John Blake in Friday's "The Dark Knight Rises," the eagerly anticipated final installment of director Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy.
Photo by Andrew Kelly

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Tops Forbes List

Sofia Vergara

"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara edged out Kim Kardashian as the highest-earning woman in U.S. television, taking in $19 million for the past 12 months on a list released by Forbes.com on Wednesday.

The Colombian-born Vergara took the No. 1 spot thanks to her Emmy Award-winning role on the ABC sitcom, a clothing line,endorsement deals and her partnership role in Latin World Entertainment, an entertainment company that Forbes said "was poised to become a new media powerhouse."

The 40-year-old actress beat out Kim Kardashian, who came in second, earning an estimated $18 million from her reality TV series, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", a clothing line, endorsement deals, a huge Twitter and media presence augmented by a recent romance with singer Kanye West, Forbes said.

Eva Longoria came in third with her role on the long-running show, "Desperate Housewives", which ended this year, endorsement deals and sales of a cookbook, two fragrances and a sprinkling of small movie roles, Forbes said.

Comedian Tina Fey, creator and star of NBC comedy "30 Rock" was ranked at No. 6, earning an estimated $11 million.

Sofia Vergara

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Sales Up

Ebooks

Electronic books more than doubled in popularity in 2011, with ebooks outselling hardcover books in adult fiction for the first time, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Net sales of e-books jumped to 15 percent of the market in 2011 from 6 percent in 2010, according to a report by the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group. The groups compiled data provided by nearly 2,000 publishers.

Total overall U.S. book market sales declined 2.5 percent to $27.2 billion in 2011 from $27.9 billion in 2010, the report said.

While ebooks increased in strength, bringing in more than $2 billion in 2011, the majority of publishers' revenue still came from print books, with $11.1 billion in 2011.

Ebooks

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Wake-up Call


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Hospital News

Halle Berry

Halle Berry suffered a minor head injuryduring a movie-shoot fight sequence and was treated at a Los Angeles hospital and released.

Berry's Los Angeles publicist Meredith O'Sullivan said the 45-year-old actress suffered the injury Tuesday night on the set of her upcoming movie "The Hive." Berry was taken to a hospital as a precaution and released a short time later.

O'Sullivan said the Oscar-winning actress will continue work on the film.

Halle Berry

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Actress Gong Li and French actor Alain Delon attend an opening ceremony for the largest Louis Vuitton store in China in Shanghai, July 18, 2012. Louis Vuitton is courting China's wealthy with one-of-a-kind shoes and bags it is branding as unique works of art to reclaim its exclusive cachet in the luxury market. The French luxury brand, a unit of LVMH, is set to open its largest China store in Shanghai on Saturday, complete with a gilded spiral staircase and an invitation-only private floor where big spenders can get their hair done while dreaming up designs for custom bags.
Photo by Aly Song

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Hospital News

Bobby Rydell

Sixties teen idol Bobby Rydell has undergone a liver and kidney transplant in Philadelphia.

The 70-year-old singer, whose hits include "Wild One" and "Volare," had surgery last week. He tells KYW-AM that his doctor didn't expect him to live much longer without the double organ transplant.

Doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital say they were able to use part of the donor liver to help Rydell and the other part to help a child.

Rydell says he now wants to help raise awareness about organ donation. He expects to be released from the hospital Wednesday.

Bobby Rydell

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Cancels Tour

Glen Campbell

Country Music Hall of Fame performer Glen Campbell is canceling his tour of Australia and New Zealand with Kenny Rogers next month for health reasons.

A spokeswoman says Campbell is not up for "the very long flight that it would require." The 76-year-old is battling Alzheimer's disease.

It would have been Campbell's last international stop on his "Goodbye Tour."

Rogers is continuing the monthlong tour, kicking off Aug. 10 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australian country artists will fill in as special guests. Campbell was also scheduled to do a solo show in Brisbane, Australia.

Glen Campbell

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Proudly Bigoted

Chick-fil-A

The president of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chain with more than 1,600 restaurants and $4 billion in revenue, has come out against same-sex marriage.

"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" Dan Cathy, the company's president and chief operating officer, said in a recent radio interview. "I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about."

In an interview with the Baptist Press published this week, Cathy doubled down on his stance against same-sex unions.

"Guilty as charged," Cathy said. "We are very much supportive of the family-the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."

According to Queerty.com, the WinShape Foundation-Chick-fil-A's charitable arm-donated more than $1.1 million between 2003 and 2008 to anti-LGBT groups, doubling that amount to $2 million in 2009.

Chick-fil-A

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(From L to R) David Harrington, John Sherba, Hank Dutt and Jeffrey Zeigler of U.S. string quartet Kronos Quartet perform during the Malta Arts Festival in Floriana, outside Valletta, July 17, 2012.
Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi

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Ads Too Tempting

David Hasselhoff

Actor David Hasselhoff flashes a dreamy smile and displays a lean tank top-clad torso in giant photo cutouts that his fans apparently can't leave alone.

About 550 of the cutouts were stolen from outside Cumberland Farms convenience stores in recent weeks.

Cumberland brand strategy specialist Kate Ngo says only about 20 remain for the roughly 570 stores in New England and Florida.

Ngo says Cumberland is flattered by the attention its ads featuring "the Hoff" are drawing. She's just asks anyone with a Hasselhoff to keep it safe.

David Hasselhoff

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Lawmakers Restore State Funding

South Carolina

South Carolina lawmakers voted in a special session on Wednesday to override dozens of budget vetoes by the state's governor that cut funding for teachers' pay raises, an arts commission, and non-profit rape crisis centers.

Republican Governor Nikki Haley (R-Penis Envy) earlier this month vetoed $67.5 million of the state's $6.7 billion spending plan for 2012-2013 in a effort to shut down state programs she said "don't work."

But lawmakers in the Republican-led state legislature said Haley went too far and moved to restore some of the funds, including $10 million for teachers' pay raises, $3.9 million for an arts commission and $450,000 for the state's 15 private, non-profit rape crisis centers.

"Of all the vetoes that need to be overridden, this is the most important one," said Republican Senator Jake Knotts, voicing support for the rape crisis centers."Victims of assault, women and children, are the ones who need the most help. It's money well-spent," he said.

South Carolina

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An artist creates a sand sculpture on a beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St.Petersburg July 18, 2012. Artists from 12 countries are taking part in the International Festival of Sand Sculpture called "Multostrov" ("Island of Animation") based on popular characters from the world of animated films.
Photo by Alexander Demianchuk

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Painting Seized In Sting

Henri Matisse

A painting believed to be by French master Henri Matisse that was stolen from a Venezuelan museum more than a decade ago has been recovered in an undercover sting operation at a Miami Beach hotel, authorities said on Wednesday.

A man and a woman who allegedly tried to sell the 1925 work "Odalisque in Red Pants" (Odalisque à la culotte rouge) to FBI agents for $740,000 were arrested and charged with possession of stolen goods.

Pedro Antonio Marcuello Guzman, 46, of Miami, Florida, and Maria Martha Elisa Ornelas Lazo, 50, of Mexico City, appeared in court in Miami and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.

The painting, a harem scene depicting a bare-chested woman seated on the floor with legs crossed in bright red pants, is valued at approximately $3 million.

"Marcuello allegedly admitted to the undercover agents during a meeting that he knew the painting was stolen and offered to sell the stolen painting for approximately $740,000," the statement said.

Henri Matisse

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Unveils Online Collaboration With Qatar

British Library

More than half a million pages of historic documents detailing Arabic history and culture are to be made available online for the first time, as part of the British Library's plans to make its content more accessible.

Among the works is J.G. Lorimer's Gazetter, considered by many to be one of the most important sources on the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia, which was originally compiled in the early 20th century as a handbook for British agents and policymakers in the Middle East.

The 8.7 million pound ($14 million) project will feature more than half a million documents from the East India Company and India Office as well as 25,000 pages of medieval Arabic manuscripts depicting the Arab world's science and medicine.

The partnership between the British Library and the Qatar Foundation was announced on Wednesday and is aimed at expanding people's understanding of the history of the Middle East, and the region's relationship with Britain and the rest of the world.

British Library

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This undated picture publicly provided by the Archeological Institute of the University of Innsbruck, shows a medieval bra. The bra is commonly thought to be little more than 100 years old as corseted women abandoned rigid fashions and opted for the more natural look. But that timeline is about to be revised with the discovery of four brassieres from the Middle Ages in a debris-filled vault of an Austrian castle. The find, formally announced Wednesday July 18, 2012 by the University of Innsbruck, is being described by historical fashion experts as revolutionary because it indicates that the bra was already worn around 600 years ago before being abandoned for the stiff stays dictated by the form-hugging clothing that become the mode for centuries.

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