• Artist Beauford Delaney taught author James Baldwin how to see. They were standing together on a corner in Greenwich Village, and Mr. Delaney pointed down and told Mr. Baldwin, “Look.” Mr. Baldwin looked and saw nothing but a puddle of water, so Mr. Delaney told him, “Look again.” This time Mr. Baldwin really saw what was there: Floating on the water was some oil, and reflected in the oil was the city. Mr. Baldwin says, “It was a great revelation to me. I can’t explain it. He taught me how to see, and how to trust what I saw. Painters have often taught writers how to see. And once you’ve had that experience, you see differently.”
• Readers of James Thurber tend to love his drawings of people and dogs and life. For a long time at The New Yorker, Mr. Thurber would create the drawings, then throw them away. However, his officemate, E.B. White, fished some drawings out of the wastepaper basket, liked what he saw, showed them to his boss, Harold Ross, who also liked them and started publishing Thurber’s doodles in The New Yorker.
• Edward Gorey’s books, of course, are filled with the grotesque and the macabre. Author Alexander Theroux once interviewed him and asked him why his work focused on “stark violence and horror and terror.” Mr. Gorey replied, “I write about everyday life.”
Autographs
• A nine-year-old boy knocked on Mark Twain’s hotel door to get an autograph, not knowing that Mr. Twain was ill. The boy was about to be sent away when Mr. Twain called from his sickbed and asked that the boy be sent in to see him. He then wrote in the boy’s autograph book, “So live, that when you come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry.”
• Sid Fleischman, author of the McBroom comedy series of children’s books, knew that he had made it as an author when a group of kids lined up to meet him — the line of kids included his own seven-year-old daughter, Anne, who wanted his autograph.
Bathrooms
• While attending Eastern Washington State College, young adult author Chris Crutcher got to know a true eccentric named Dumbo Banger. Mr. Banger purchased a seat belt from a NAPA auto parts store and affixed it to his toilet. Whenever a friend visited and had to sit on the toilet, and Mr. Banger did not hear a click, he would knock on the bathroom door and tell the occupant to buckle up because of liability problems should the occupant blast off. Mr. Banger appears as the character named Lionel Serbousek in Mr. Crutcher’s book Stotan!
• Author Peg Bracken once heard that it’s worthwhile to know why a person gets up in the morning, so when she was in college reporting for the school newspaper, she interviewed the Dean of Women and asked her why she got up in the morning. The Dean of Women replied, “To go to the bathroom.”
Books
• Independent bookstore owner (and essayist) Paul Constant is aware of this fact: “Books tend to attract freaks.” He is aware of repulsive freaks, as when an old man returned a copy of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf because it was “defective”: the introduction had been written by a Jew. On the other hand, some freaks can be charming. Mr. Constant once witnessed a young woman on a bus who was so engrossed in reading Dostoevsky’s The Idiot that she didn’t even notice that right in front of her a fistfight had started.
The first animated series to receive an Emmy as "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming" featured a fictional blue anthropomorphic cartoon character with a Southern drawl and a relaxed, well-intentioned personality. In Finland he's called "Hakki-koira", in France he's "Roquet Belles-Oreilles", and the Italians know him as "Braccobaldo Bau". By what name is he known in the US?
Funeral March of a Marionette (French: Marche funčbre d'une marionnette), a short piece by Charles Gounod, is best known as the theme music for what TV series?
Funeral March of a Marionette (French: Marche funčbre d'une marionnette) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was originally written for solo piano in 1872 and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Alfred Hitchcock had heard the music in the 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. In 1955, when choosing the theme music for his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, he remembered the effect that "Funeral March of a Marionette" had on him. It was through Hitchcock's program that the music achieved its widest audience, although few people would have been able to identify the composer or title. The series continued for ten years, and the theme music appeared in five versions by as many arrangers: in 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, and 1964 - the last version being arranged by Bernard Herrmann, who transposed the piece up a third. The "Funeral March of a Marionette" was one of eight compositions that Hitchcock selected to take to a fictional desert island on the 1959 BBC radio program, Desert Island Discs.
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Mark. was first, and correct, with:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Billy in Cypress U. $. A. said:
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
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Cal in Vermont wrote:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Mad Magazine dubbed the great director Alfred Hatchplot.
Alan J answered:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Dave responded:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Another TV program I don’t remember watching as a child, either because it aired after my bedtime or because Mom didn’t let her children watch programs she felt were scary. Mom didn’t often allow us to watch either Star Trek or Lost in Space for that reason.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
zorch said:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents. “Good Evening.”
Daniel in The City responded:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Deborah, the Master Gardener replied:
Of course, it’s the theme song from The Aflred Hitchcock Show. My mom loved that show. I was too young to appreciate its nuances.
Is this Purgatory? Or some other state of being? It’s so weird right now. I’m breathing but cannot exhale and relax. Time for a bike ride.
Barbara, of Peppy Tech fame said:
The answer is "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
Michelle in AZ wrote:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
David of Moon Valley answered:
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…i just plain fucking don’t know, i’m sorry….i did not sleep much last nght and what i did get wasn’t very restful…i imagine kinda like the rest of you bartcoppers out there….and I'm deeply saddened by what i am witnessing in the here and now in this country…..fuck me…..
Leo in Boise replied:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jacqueline responded:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Rosemary in Columbus wrote:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Joe ( -- Vote Blue, No Matter Who -- ) said:
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents," I watched it all the time, that was before Mr. Puddy. Tonight me and Mr. Puddy are going to bed early because the news is scarier than a scary movie.
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Tonight, Thursday:
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Young Sheldon', followed by a FRESH'B Positive', then a FRESH'Mom', followed by a RERUN'Young Sheldon', then a FRESH'Star Trek: Discovery'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Larry Wilmore and Laura Benanti.
Scheduled on a FRESHJames Corden, OBE, are Christine and the Queens.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'Superstore', followed by a FRESH'Connecting ...', then 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Kenan Thompson, Kate Mara, and James Blake.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers is David Sedaris.
On a RERUNLilly Singh (from 10/3/19) is America Ferrera.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'The Bachelorette', followed by a FRESH'Match Game'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are David Duchovny and Jon Pardi.
The CW offers a FRESH'Supernatural', followed by a FRESH'The Outpost'.
Faux fills the night with LIVE'Thursday Night Football', then pads the left coast with local crap.
MY recycles an old 'Dateline', followed by an old 'L&O: CI'.
A&E has 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH'The First 48', and another 'The First 48'.
AMC offers the movie 'GoodFellas', followed by the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'.
BBC -
[5:45AM] MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS - BLOOD, DEVASTATION, DEATH, WAR AND HORROR
[6:00AM] MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS - MR. AND MRS. BRIAN NORRIS' FORD POPULAR
[6:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - TEARS OF THE PROPHETS
[7:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - IMAGE IN THE SAND
[8:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
[9:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - AFTERIMAGE
[10:30AM] STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE
[11:30AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE ROYALE
[12:30PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - TIME SQUARED
[1:30PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE ICARUS FACTOR
[2:30PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - PEN PALS
[3:30PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Q WHO
[4:30PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SAMARITAN SNARE
[5:30PM] I AM NUMBER FOUR
[8:00PM] WHITE HOUSE DOWN
[11:00PM] CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
[2:00AM] CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
[5:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Q WHO (ALL TIMES ET)
Bravo has 'Southern Charm', followed by a FRESH'Southern Charm', then another FRESH'Southern Charm', followed by a FRESH'Watch What Happens: Live'.
Comedy Central has all old 'The Office' all night.
Scheduled on a FRESHThe Daily Show it's The Daily Social Distancing Show.
FX has the movie '13 hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi', followed by the movie 'Skyscraper'.
History has 3 hours of old 'Counting Cars', and 'American Pickers'.
[6:00am] The Three Stooges - Hold That Lion
[6:25am] The Three Stooges - Boobs In Arms
[6:30am] The Three Stooges - Fuelin' Around
[6:55am] The Three Stooges - The Ghost Talks
[7:00am] Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Fugitive Alien
[9:15am] The Birdcage
[11:45am] RV
[1:45pm] Warm Bodies
[4:00pm] Date Night
[6:00pm - 12:30am] Two And A Half Men
[1:00am - 5:30am] Parks And Recreation (ALL TIMES ET)
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[6:20am - 12:30am] the andy griffith show
[1:00pm - 10:00pm] law & order
[11:00pm] deutschland 89 - Magic (ALL TIMES ET)
SyFy has the movie 'The Last Witch Hunter', followed by the movie 'The Fifth Element'.
TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESHConan Conan: is Nicolle Wallace.
The musical guest for this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” post-election episode is perhaps apt given that one of their most famous songs is “Everlong,” which also happens to describe the current state of affairs in the election.
Foo Fighters have been announced as the musical guest to accompany host Dave Chappelle on the Nov. 7 episode. Precisely what the tone and general mood of that episode will be remains to be seen, as the election still hangs in the balance and counting could well go on beyond this weekend.
This will mark the eighth occasion on which the band from Seattle graces the “SNL” stage. They are currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Chappelle meanwhile is hosting for the second time, the first time being right after the 2016 presidential election. The comedian garnered an Emmy for his hosting performance.
Previous host-musical guest combinations for this 46th season of “SNL” include Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion from the premiere episode, as well as Bill Burr and Jack White, Issa Rae and Justin Bieber, Adele and H.E.R., and John Mulaney and the Strokes.
Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our galaxy for the first time and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday that sheds new light on one of the mysteries of the Universe.
The origin of powerful fast radio bursts (FRBs) - intense flashes of radio emission that only last a few milliseconds - has puzzled scientists since they were first detected a little over a decade ago.
They are typically extragalactic, meaning they originate outside our galaxy, but on April 28 this year, multiple telescopes detected a bright FRB from the same area within our Milky Way.
Importantly, they were also able to pin down the source: galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154.
Jack White. The Strokes. Foo Fighters — that lineup of “Saturday Night Live” musical guests could easily have come from 2002 instead of 2020 … and in fact, all three of those artists did perform on the show that year or in 2003 (with White as frontman of the White Stripes). For a show that in recent years has leaned heavily on very current pop, hip-hop, R&B and alternative, it’s a head-spinning shift of genre and generations. What’s going on?
Obviously, due to COVID, it’s an unprecedented season and an unprecedented time. But not only has rock music has been at a low ebb for most of this century — the White Stripes and the Strokes are the last two galvanizing acts in memory — those three acts don’t even have new music out (although the Strokes’ latest album came out in April, and the Foo Fighters may be up to something, judging by a cryptic Tweet they posted shortly after this article first published).
Reps for “SNL” did not respond to Variety’s requests for comment, and multiple media sources declined to talk on the record. But several did offer some off-the-record speculation.
“SNL”‘s new-old rock wave began on Oct. 3, with the first almost-normal show since lockdown began in March (when The Weeknd inadvertently ended up being the final guest of that season). Rising country singer Morgan Wallen had originally been booked as the new season’s first musical guest. But when footage emerged on social media of Wallen involved in some extremely non-socially distanced partying just days before he was to perform, the decision to cancel him was announced on the Thursday before the show. (To his credit, Wallen posted a classy and contrite apology.)
Riding a national wave of awareness about racial injustice, Rhode Island voters on Tuesday approved shortening the state’s official name and lopping off the centuries-old phrase – “and Providence Plantations” – that supporters said held connotations of slavery.
Officially, Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790.
The vote was close, and for most of Tuesday evening it appeared the measure had failed.
Denmark plans to cull its entire population of roughly 15 million minks in farms after the animals spread a mutation of the coronavirus to humans.
The country's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said at a press conference Wednesday that the mutated virus could spread to other countries and it "may pose a risk to the effectiveness of a future vaccine."
“We have a great responsibility towards our own population, but with the mutation that has now been found, we have an even greater responsibility for the rest of the world as well,” she said.
The mutated virus was found in a dozen people who got infected by minks. Half of the 783 human Covid-19 cases in northern Denmark "are related to mink," Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said.
Outbreaks at mink farms have persisted in the country despite repeated efforts to cull infected animals since June. Minks have also been culled in the Netherlands and Spain after infections were discovered.
The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote South Atlantic island that is home to thousands of penguins and seals, and could impede their ability to gather food, scientists told AFP Wednesday.
Icebergs naturally break off from Antarctica into the ocean, but climate change has accelerated the process -- in this case, with potentially devastating consequences for abundant wildlife in the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia.
Shaped like a closed hand with a pointing finger, the iceberg known as A68a split off in 2017 from Larsen Ice Shelf on the West Antarctic Peninsula, which has warmed faster than any other part of Earth's southernmost continent.
At its current rate of travel, it will take the giant ice cube -- which is several times the area of greater London -- 20 to 30 days to run aground into the island's shallow waters.
A68a is 160 kilometres (93 miles) long and 48 kilometres (30 miles) across at its widest point, but the iceberg is less than 200 metres deep, which means it could park dangerously close to the island.
The discovery of a 9,000-year-old female skeleton buried with what archaeologists call a “big-game hunting kit” in the Andes highlands of Peru has challenged one of the most widely held tenets about ancient hunter gatherers — that males hunted and females gathered.
Randy Haas, an archaeologist at the University of California, Davis, and a group of colleagues, concluded in a paper published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday that this young woman was a big game hunter, who participated with her people in the pursuit of the vicuńa and deer that made up a significant portion of their diet.
The find of a female hunter is unusual. But Haas and his colleagues make a larger claim about the division of labor at this time period in the Americas. They argue that additional research shows something close to equal participation in hunting for both sexes. In general, they conclude, “early females in the Americas were big game hunters.”
In most contemporary and recent societies of hunter gatherers, Haas said, it is well-established that hunting is predominantly done by males. Archaeological evidence has tended to support the conclusion that past gender roles were similar. On occasion, female remains have been associated with materials that suggested that they were hunters, but the examples have been treated as outliers. What if they weren’t, Haas suggested, and the overall view of hunting should be adjusted?
He and others found the grave of the young female with the hunting materials at a site called Wilamaya Patjxa in the Puno district of southern Peru, at an altitude of almost 13,000 feet. A. Pilco Quispe, a local collaborator, first found artifacts in that area in 2013 near the community of Mulla Fasiri. In 2018, working with community members, Haas and others excavated an area of about 400 square feet, recovering about 20,000 artifacts. They found five burial sites with remains of six people, one of whom was the hunter.
How long have mammals been social creatures? At least since the Late Cretaceous part of the dinosaur age, according to a new study, which puts back the earliest evidence of the behaviour by some 10 million years.
Studying fossils of the small rodent Filikomys primaevus (meaning "youthful, friendly mouse") dated to around 75.5 million years ago, palaeontologists have discovered evidence of the animals hanging out and living in groups.
We're not just talking about adults bringing up their young – the site at Egg Mountain in western Montana shows adults and younger animals choosing to burrow and nest together, perhaps some of the first such social activity in history.
"It is really powerful, I think, to see just how deeply rooted social interactions are in mammals," says palaeontologist Luke Weaver, from the University of Washington.
It had been thought that this kind of deliberate social behaviour developed after the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, and primarily in the Placentalia class of mammals that humans belong to.
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