'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Jazz From Hills
Trimmed Bush and Hedges
BBC America Tonight
'The Young Ones'
Winter is coming and the lads have a big problem, no money to pay for heat. Vyv's solutions is his trusty chain saw. Neil is convinced they have a poltergoost. While 2 ghosts do walk around they aren't interested in our heros. Neil becomes even more convinced when Vyv saws the legs off Mike's chair. Mike just floats there. But logic rules supreme, Mike has just nailed his legs to the table.
This lack of money must cease, somebody must get a job. It is decided that Neil must join the Army. The others can't join, Rick- eardrum, Mike- flat feet, Vyv- Pregnancy!. Neil lasts 30 seconds in the army, so the lads push him to join the police. I'll let you watch the rest for yourselves.
~ Mr. Hawk
Kerry/Edwards
At stake is our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor
Thanks, again, Mr. Hawk!
Reader Comment
Re: Kirk Douglas on TCM
No retrospective is complete w/o mention of "Ace in the Hole", aka "The Big Carnival". Made in 1951, and directed by Billy Wilder, it was one of the earliest depictions of the seamier side of staged "media events" for personal aggrandizement. Simply brilliant.
Michelle V
Thanks, Michelle!
Reader Suggestion
Bumpersticker
Bush-Cheney 2004 - It's Not Just the Hate, It's the Stupidity.
(Tip of the hat to Margaret Cho)
Terry C
NJ
Thanks, Terry!
from Mark
Another Bumpersticker
Link from Bruce
Zen Stories
Weekly Link
The People...
Arnold Schwarzenegger's RNC Speech
When I first arrived in America, I heard Richard Nixon speak and I said, "What party is he in? I want to be in dat party. I want to lie to America, break da law to win elections."
Later on, when I was groping women on da move sets, grabbing da asses and squeezing de breasts and snapping da panties and so on and so forth, sometimes a woman would cry or say no. And I would laugh at her and say, "You know you like it. Just like I love de great country of America, where my dreams came true. God Bless America!" [Long applause.]
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Hot & sticky.
A year ago we had a crow problem.
This year West Nile fever has gotten a foothold.
Today I realized there are no crows. None.
Brazilian singer Xuxa and her daughter Sasha pose upon their arrival for the 5th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, September 1, 2004. Xuxa is nominated for Best Latin Children's Album for 'So Para Baixinhos 4.'
Photo by Kimberly White
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Groups Challenge Licenses
Two TV Stations
Two Washington area television stations should not have their broadcast licenses renewed because they failed to meet requirements for airing children's educational programing, advocacy groups said on Wednesday.
The groups said the airing by Paxson Communications Corp.'s WPXW station in Manassas, Virginia, of "Miracle Pets," and by News Corp.'s UPN station WDCA in Washington of "Ace Lightning" and "Stargate Infinity" should not count toward the minimum three hours of such programing they must air each week.
The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ Inc., the Center for Digital Democracy, and the Institute for Public Representation urged regulators to deny the renewals because the shows were not designed for children, to educate them, or were not regularly scheduled as required.
The Federal Communications Commission "needs to send an unequivocal message that it will deny a TV station's license if that station has failed their child audience," said Gloria Tristani, a former FCC commissioner and now managing director at the Office of Communication.
Two TV Stations
Georgia Music Hall to Honor
Ray Charles
The late Ray Charles and Bill Lowery will be honored by the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Sept. 18 during a ceremony when the hall also will induct four new members.
The ceremony will be a tribute to famed singer Charles and music publisher and entrepreneur Lowery, both of whom died this year. Both were members of the first group to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.
This is the 26th year the Georgia Music Hall of Fame has honored musicians and music industry professionals who are Georgia natives or live in the state.
Ray Charles
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer uses her foot to unravel a list, more than 80 feet long, of environmental protections she claims the Bush administration has reversed, following her remarks at the Sacramento Press Club, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. Boxer told the gathering that in the past there had been a bipartisan effort to protect the environment and cited various bills enacted by the Nixon, Reagan and first Bush administrations to help the environment. Boxer's list contained more than 350 cutbacks in environmental protections issed by the Bush administration since his inaugural in 2001.
Photo by Rich Pedroncelli
Order of the Polar Star
Susan Sontag
Controversial US author and director Susan Sontag will be awarded Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's Order of the Polar Star for her contributions as a cultural figure.
"She is a great cultural figure who has strong ties to Sweden," the Scandinavian country's consul general in New York Olle Waestberg told Swedish news agency TT.
Sontag, who published her most recent book, "Regarding the Pain of Others", last year, has directed two feature films in Sweden, Duet for Cannibals (1969) and Brother Carl (1971).
Susan Sontag
Bosnians to Build Monument
Bruce Lee
In Bosnia, where one man's hero is often another man's villain, some citizens have decided to honor a man Serbs, Croats and Muslims can all look up to - kung fu great Bruce Lee.
Lee is best remembered for single-handedly taking on dozens of bad guys in a series of kung fu flicks. But the statue of the action hero in the ethnically divided city of Mostar is intended to remind people of Lee's lesser known values - "loyalty, friendship, skill and justice," said Veselin Gatalo, a writer who helped come up with the idea.
They hope to install the statue by November this year and invite Lee's wife, Linda Lee to the opening ceremony, Gatalo said.
The site picked for the statue is symbolic - the Spanish Square, in the center of the divided city some 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of the capital Sarajevo.
Bruce Lee
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
May Not Have Time for 'The Simple Life'
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton may not have time for "The Simple Life" any more, as the jet-setting heiress parlays her celebrity fame into a branding bonanza.
Hilton, 23, is filming National Lampoon movie comedy "Pledge This!" due out next year, cutting a pop-rock album, and also intends to put the Paris Hilton brand on clothing, perfumes, makeup and shoes -- for starters.
"I'm not sure yet about 'The Simple Life,"' Hilton told Reuters in a telephone interview on Wednesday. "I'm finishing an album. They want to do a third season, but I don't know if I have time."
Paris Hilton
Queen Hello Kitty doll in a diamond-studded crown and robe holding a scepter decorated with a 0.753-carat pink diamond is displayed by salesclerk Chiharu Ono at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi Department Store Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. The 10 million yen (US$91,600) platinum made Hello Kitty with a total of 4.1-carat diamond was made to mark the 30th birthday of the world's renowned kitten, celebrated in November. A total of 100 Queen Hello Kitty dolls with a total of 0.3-carat diamond are sold rather reasonably at 1 million yen ($9,160).
Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi
List of Winners
Latin Grammys
A complete list of winners at Wednesday's fifth annual Latin Grammys:
Album Of The Year: "No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz.
Alternative Music Album: "Cuatro Caminos," Cafe Tacuba.
Ranchero Album: "En Vivo Juntos Por Ultima Vez," Vicente y Alejandro Fernandez.
Record Of The Year: "No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz.
New Artist: Maria Rita.
Female Pop Vocal Album: "De Mil Colores," Rosario.
MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album: "Maria Rita," Maria Rita.
Music Video: "Mas y Mas," Robi Draco Rosa.
Song Of The Year: "No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz, songwriter and artist.
Male Pop Vocal Album: "No Es Lo Mismo," Alejandro Sanz.
Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: "De Viaje," Sin Bandera.
Urban Music Album: "En Honor A La Verdad," Vico C.
Rock Solo Vocal Album: "Si," Julieta Venegas.
Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: "Libertad," La Ley.
Rock Song: "Eres," Emmanuel Del Real, songwriter (Cafe Tacuba, artist).
Salsa Album: "Regalo Del Alma," Celia Cruz.
Merengue Album: "Sin Desperdicio," Johnny Ventura.
Contemporary Tropical Album: "Albita Llego," Albita.
Traditional Tropical Album: "Lagrimas Negras," Bebo Valdes and Diego El Cigala.
Tropical Song: "Rie y Llora," Sergio George and Fernando Osorio, songwriters (Celia Cruz, artist).
Singer-Songwriter Album: "Soraya," Soraya.
Banda Album: "Por Ti," Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga.
Grupero Album: "Cuando El Corazon Se Cruza," Alicia Villarreal.
Tejano Album: "Live En El Valle," Jimmy Gonzalez and Grupo Mazz.
Norteno Album: "Pacto De Sangre," Los Tigres Del Norte.
Regional Mexican Song: "Tu Amor O Tu Desprecio," Marco Antonio Solis, songwriter (Marco Antonio Solis, artist).
Instrumental Album: "Obrigado Brazil Live In Concert," Yo-Yo Ma.
Folk Album: "K," Kepa Junkera.
Tango Album: "Postangos En Vivo En Rosario," Gerardo Gandini.
Flamenco Album: "Cositas Buenas," Paco De Lucia.
Latin Jazz Album: "New Conceptions," Chucho Valdes.
Christian Album (Spanish Language): "Recordando Otra Vez," Marcos Witt.
Christian Album (Portuguese Language): "Fruto De Amor," Aline Barros;
Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album: "Carlinhos Brown Es Carlito Marron," Carlinhos Brown.
Brazilian Rock Album: "Cosmotron," Skank.
Samba/Pagode Album: "Para Caymmi. De Nana, Dori e Danilo," Nana, Dori e Danilo.
Romantic Music Album: "Zeze Di Camargo & Luciano," Zeze Di Camargo & Luciano.
Brazilian Roots/Regional Album: "No Seculo XXI, No Patio Do Forro," Banda De Pifanos De Caruaru.
Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language): "A Festa," Milton Nascimento, songwriter (Maria Rita, artist).
Latin Children's Album: "Ninos Adorando," Ninos Adorando.
Classical Album (tie): "Carmen Symphony," Orquestra Simfonica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya & Jose Serebrier; "Jobim Sinfonico," Various Artists.
Engineered Album: "No Es Lo Mismo," Rafa Sardina, engineer (Alejandro Sanz, artist).
Producer Of The Year: Javier Limon.
Latin Grammys
Sells 4.1M Copies in One Day
'The Passion of the Christ'
The second coming of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ" sold 4.1 million DVD copies by Wednesday after only one day in stores.
While the figure from distributor Fox Home Entertainment is high, it's not quite a record breaker.
"Finding Nemo" holds the No. 1 overall spot for one-day DVD sales with about 8 million. For a live-action movie, "Spider-Man" holds the one-day record with 7 million.
The Passion of the Christ
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Life May Be New Sitcom
Bobby Knight
The life and times of Bobby Knight could soon be inside America's living rooms. The fiery Texas Tech coach met with television officials last month in Los Angeles and gave his approval for a sitcom deal. CBS and Paramount Television are exploring the development of a half-hour comedy that could run by next year.
Knight, 63, would serve as a consultant and said he might make guest appearances.
Bobby Knight
A store on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan within blocks of Madison Square Garden and the Republican National Convention tries to keep up with a sign reading 'Annoying Republican Convention Sale' in New York September 1, 2004.
Photo by Brian Snyder
New Editor
TV Guide
TV Guide has hired a veteran British editor to lead the magazine's efforts to stem a circulation decline.
Ian Birch was named editor-in-chief and will take his post Oct. 18, parent company Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said Wednesday. Birch replaces Michael Lafavore, who resigned in May after a little more than a year in the job.
TV Guide's circulation has fallen from more than 19 million in the 1970s to about 9 million today. Last year, Gemstar-TV Guide launched a $20 million drive to revitalize the weekly magazine.
TV Guide
Opens in Romania
Jedi Academy
A Star Wars acedemy that teaches about the religion of the Jedi, use of the light sabre and speaking in Wookiee has opened its doors in Romania.
Adrian Pavel, who runs the country's Star Wars Club, decided to found the Jedi Academy after getting so many questions from fellow fans on how they can be more like their heroes in the Star Wars films.
The academy is also offering special modules for true devotees, like cooking some of the dishes seen in the Star Wars films including Wookiee Cookies, Princess Leia Danish donughts, Sand Trooper sandwiches and Twin Sun toasts.
Jedi Academy
Mehmet Yilmaz snorts milk up his nose and squirts it out of his eye in a bid to set a new world record in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. Yilmaz squirted the milk 2 meters 79.5 centimeters, surpassing the exisitng world record of 2 meters 61 centimeters. Organizers said the record must still be verified.
Photo by Osman Orsal
Loses Tax Case
Val Kilmer
The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled against actor Val Kilmer and his ex-wife, actress Joanne Whalley, in a dispute over a tax refund of more than $300,000 sought by the couple.
The refund claim was for $304,217 in personal income taxes paid for the year 1995. The couple said they were due the refund because Whalley - who had filed for divorce - had moved to California in the latter part of the year.
The amended 1995 New Mexico return claiming the refund, which was filed by the couple's accountant, was not processed because the department lost it.
While the court said it was "sympathetic to taxpayers' plight" and did not approve of the department's conduct, it rejected the claim that the couple's accountant had been misled in conversations with department employees.
Val Kilmer
Baby News
Giant Pandas
For pandas, it's practically a baby boom. Two giant pandas were born this week, and mothers and cubs were doing fine, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
Leilei, a 15-year-old giant panda, gave birth to a cub early Monday. Just an hour later, a 14-year-old panda known as No. 20 delivered a second cub, Xinhua said.
About 1,600 giant pandas survive in the wild, mostly in the mountains in southwestern China. Some 160 live in captivity.
Giant Pandas
A swarm of locusts seen in the air just outside of the city of Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned last week that the locust swarms infesting countries from Mauritania to Chad could develop into a full-scale plague without additional foreign aid.
Photo by Schalk van Zuydam
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