BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 4 January, 2005

Tuesday

4 January, 2005

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But Untrue

Strangely Believable

Today's Fact: 1/3/05
 

FCC Chairman Michael Powell recently warned broadcasters that, in order to avoid future fines or license restrictions, any broadcast reference to an earthen or concrete impediment to the natural flow of a stream or river should use the word “darn” or “dang.”

 

~Jeff Crook

 

Jeff Crook is the Ceci Connolly of the Left. - J. Howard Tuft

 

 

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A casual stroll through a mental asylum shows that faith proves nothing.  --- Friedrich Nietzche

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Weekly Link

Sick Of This Crap!

Sorry for the two week hiatus! I was spending a few days dealing with a little issue concerning the FBI and the bumperstickers "Support our Mess" and "Questioning is for Traitors" on my Prius retrofitted to run on reclaimed methane from my pet goat, "Old Europe." After a sworn statement of allegiance to America and having my car destroyed, I'm in clear (though this damn electronic anklet is a pain!)

This week's issue includes:
  * Horrible Human Tragedy
  * Kiss off 2004
  * A Very Important Book

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Berkshire Eagle: Anti-intellectualism at a price
Actions often have unintended consequences, and the Bush administration's post-9/11 visa policies, its reduced aid to universities and to students, and its anti-intellectualism and anti-science attitudes are starting to damage the country's longtime pre-eminence as a higher-education beacon in the world. Unless Washington wises up, permanent harm will be done to the United States culturally and -- perhaps this will get George W. Bush's attention -- economically. The $13 billion that foreign students bring into the U.S. each year has suddenly begun to drop, endangering the country's dominance as an educational -- and eventually even military -- superpower.


Jim Hightower: A Soldier's Story
Why should a soldier who's made such an extreme sacrifice be treated so shabbily?


John Knouse: Readers' Forum
Some see George W. Bush as God's own shining light, an image he ardently claims. But many of us see him as a jackal in human form: a paradigm of the modern vile right, perverting every cherished American value.


David Bruce: Husbands & Wives
* A woman complained to R' Eizel Charif that she had been abandoned by her husband and that he refused to support her; therefore, she wanted a divorce, but her husband refused to give her one. R' Eizel Charif summoned the husband, who said that he would give his wife a divorce for a large sum of money (which the wife, a poor woman, did not have), but without the money, there would be no divorce. R' Eizel Charif took "Maseches Kiddushin" from his bookcase, opened it to the first "Mishnah," then showed the volume to the husband and said, "See what it says: 'She acquires herself [that is, goes free] in [one of] two ways... by divorce or through the death of the husband.' Now you can choose by which of the two your wife will acquire her freedom." The husband decided on the divorce.


AlterNet: Donation Guide
A list of aid agencies accepting contributions for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis.


The Catholic Encyclopedia


A Glossary of Literary Terms

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Contributor Comment

Re: Congress

Hi Marty,

Since all senators think they should be president, I have this offer I would like to make them. The first senator that commits to joining Congressman John Conyers in contesting the election results I promise to vote for in the next presidential election. I will volunteer to work for and donate to her/his campaign. I bet a lot of people would make the same promise.

Tim


Thanks, Tim!

It's sorta like a rerun in real life, as documented in 'Fahrenheit 9/11' -

    "While Vice President Al Gore appeared to have accepted his fate contained in two wooden ballot boxes, Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus tried repeatedly to challenge the assignment of Florida's 25 electoral votes to Bush. More than a dozen Democrats followed suit, seeking to force a debate on the validity of Florida's vote on the grounds that all votes may not have been counted and that some voters were wrongly denied the right to vote." Susan Milligan, "It's Really Over: Gore Bows Out Gracefully," Boston Globe, January 7, 2001.

    The Congressional Black Caucus effort failed for "lack of the necessary signature by any senator." Sen. Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) had previously advised Democratic senators not to cooperate. 'They did not.'" Robert Novak, "Sweeney Link Won't Help Chao," Chicago Sun-Times, January 14, 2001.

FAHRENHEIT 9/11: Congressional Black Caucus members tried to object to the election outcome on the floor of the House; no Senator would sign the objections.

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

GOODNIGHT SWEET LADY, I LOVE YOU

KISSING THE CREEPS GOODBYE

ONE BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF JESUS

OR: DUMB FUCKS GET PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR TELLING YOU THIS SHIT AWARD

THE TRAIL OF ADDICTION. THANK YOU CHIMP BOY

I AM NOT A NAZI, CHICKENS HAVE LIPS AND SHIT IS A THANK YOU NOTE

THE FORTH ESTATE TAKE THE FIFTH

KICKING REPUG ASS: 101. ADVANCED COURSES ARE AVAILABLE

LET THEM EAT THE DEAD

PERVERTS FOR JESUS

FAMILY VALUES IN OPRYLAND

THE VERY "GRAND LAKE"

REPUGS CAN'T STAND THE STINK OF THEIR OWN SHIT

REPUG FAMILY VALUES IS EXPENSIVE



WorkingForChange-Red states, blue TV


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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

More rain.



Tonight, Tuesday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'special' - 'Red Carpet Confidential', followed by a FRESH 'Amazing Race 6', then a RERUN 'Judging Amy'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Ethan Hawke and Alicia Keys.
Scheduled on a FRESH 'Craiggers' are Jon Cryer, Sophie Okonedo, and Jim Short.

NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Biggest Loser', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE of 'Committed', then 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Kate Winslet, Thomas Hayden Church, and Howie Day.
On a RERUN Conan are Brad Pitt and Janet Jackson.
Carson Daly is TBA.  (website not updated yet this week - last checked 01/04/05 @ 12:01am)

ABC fills the night on the East Coast with the LIVE 'FedEx Orange Bowl'.

The left coast starts the night early with the LIVE 'FedEx Orange Bowl', followed by half an hour of local crap, then the movie 'Mr. Write'.
Jimmy Kimmel is TBA.  (website not updated yet this week - last checked 01/04/05 @ 12:01am)

The WB offers a RERUN 'Gilmore Girls', followed by a FRESH 'High School Reunion'.

Faux has a FRESH 'Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest For The Best', followed by a RERUN 'House' (pilot episode).

UPN has a FRESH 'All Of Us', followed by a FRESH 'Eve', then a FRESH 'Veronica Mars'.

A&E has 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', another 'Cold Case Files', followed by a FRESH 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', and another 'Dog The Bounty Hunter'.

AMC offers the movie 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon', followed by the movie 'The Quiet Man', then the movie 'The Sons Of Katie Elder'.

BBC  -   
 [2pm]    'As Time Goes By' - Episode 8;
 [2:40pm]    'Are You Being Served?' - German Week;
 [3:20pm]    'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 2;
 [4pm]    'The Saint' - The Man Who Liked Lions;
 [5pm]    'The Weakest Link' - Episode 18;
 [6pm]    'BBC World News';
 [6:30pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 2;
 [7pm]    'Bargain Hunt' - Detling 23;
 [7:30pm]    'What Not To Wear' - Maria;
 [8pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 8;
 [9pm]    'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
 [10pm]    'Holiday Showdown' - Lech/Benidorm;
 [11pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 8;
 [12am]    'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
 [1am]    'Holiday Showdown' - Lech/Benidorm;
 [2am]    'Bargain Hunt' - Detling 23;
 [2:30am]    'What Not To Wear' - Maria;
 [3am]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 8;
 [4am]    'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
 [5am]    'Holiday Showdown' - Lech/Benidorm;
 [6am]    'BBC World News'.    (ALL TIMES EST)

Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Queer Eye', another 'Queer Eye', and yet another 'Queer Eye'.

Comedy Central has 'MAD TV', 'Reno 911!', 'Crank Yankers', 'South Park', 'Chappelle's Show', and 'Wanda Does It'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Paul Giamatti.

History has 'Modern Mavels', 'Wild West Tech', another 'Modern Marvels', and still another 'Modern Marvels'.

IFC  -   
 [6AM]    'Restoration' (1995);
 [8AM]    'Wild Man Blues' (1997);
 [10AM]    'Jane Eyre' (1996);
 [12PM]    'Buena Vista Social Club' (1999);
 [1:45PM]    'IFC In Theaters' (2004);
 [2PM]    'Wild Man Blues' (1997);
 [4PM]    'The Tango Lesson' (1997);
 [5:45PM]    'At The Angelika #92' (2004);
 [6:15PM]    'Buena Vista Social Club' (1999);
 [8PM]    'Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong' (2004);
 [9PM]    'The Broken Hearts Club' (2000);
 [10:35PM]    'The Ultimate Film Fanatic Audition Show' Season 2 (2004);
 [11PM]    'Glengarry Glen Ross' (1992);
 [12:45AM]    'Better Than Chocolate' (1999);
 [2:30AM]    'The Broken Hearts Club' (2000);
 [4:15AM]    'Better Than Chocolate' (1999).    (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has fills the night with the movie 'It'.

Sundance  -   
 [6:10AM]    'Kenji's Faith' (Short);
 [6:30AM]    'Frescoes' (Documentary);
 [8:05AM]    'The Inner Tour' (Documentary);
 [9:50AM]    'At the Quinte Hotel' (Short);
 [10AM]    'Anatomy Of A Scene: The Clearing' (Original Production);
 [10:30AM]    'The Tune' (Feature);
 [11:45AM]    'When the Day Breaks' (Short);
 [12PM]    'Investigation Into the Invisible World' (Feature);
 [1:30PM]    'Five Feet High And Rising' (Short);
 [2PM]    'The Farm: Angola, USA' (Documentary);
 [3:30PM]    'Anatomy of a Scene: Stander' (Original Production);
 [4PM]    'The Whole Wide World' (Feature);
 [6PM]    'The Tune' (Feature);
 [7:15PM]    'The Jimmy Show' (Feature);
 [9PM]    'City of Ghosts' (Feature);
 [11PM]    'Palookaville' (Feature);
 [12:35AM]    'The Whole Wide World' (Feature);
 [2:30AM]    'Go Fish' (Feature);
 [3:55AM]    'The Jimmy Show' (Feature);
 [5:35AM]    'Investigation Into the Invisible World' (Feature).    (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM:
 [6am]    'Ship Ahoy' (1942);
 [8am]    'Two Girls And A Sailor' (1944);
 [10:15am]    'You'll Never Get Rich' (1941);
 [12pm]    'Best Foot Forward' (1943);
 [2pm]    'Cabin In The Sky' (1943);
 [4pm]    'Babes on Broadway' (1941);
 [6pm]    'Bathing Beauty' (1944);
 [8pm]    'Kitty Foyle' (1940);
 [10pm]    'Now, Voyager' (1942);
 [12am]    'Kings Row' (1942)  [WARNING: stars Ronald Reagan] ;
 [2:15am]    'Humoresque' (1946);
 [4:30am]    'The Letter' (1940).    (ALL TIMES EST)


Wednesday  -  01/05

TCM:
 [6:30am]    'The Bandit Trail' (1941);
 [7:45am]    'Riding the Wind' (1942);
 [9am]    'Colorado Territory' (1949);
 [11am]    'The Westerner' (1940);
 [1pm]    'The Outlaw' (1943);
 [3pm]    'Duel In The Sun' (1946);
 [5:30pm]    'Red River' (1948);
 [8pm]    'Bataan' (1943);
 [10pm]    'So Proudly We Hail' (1943);
 [12:15am]    'Appointment in Tokyo' (1946);
 [1:15am]    'The Story of G.I. Joe' (1945);
 [3:15am]    'Air Force' (1943);
 [5:30am]    'Winning Your Wings' (1942).    (ALL TIMES EST)



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Talk show host Jay Leno points a donated Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle while announcing a fund-raising plan during taping of the 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, in Burbank, Calif. Celebrities visiting the show will sign the motorcycle which will be auctioned to raise money for victims of the tsunami in Asia.
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New 'Late Late Show' Host

Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson has something that will make his late-night TV talk show distinct - his Scottish accent. "My gimmick is that I'll be using a Scottish accent for the entire show," Ferguson told AP Radio in an interview. "You know, it's out there, but I think it will work."

Ferguson, the new host of CBS' "The Late Late Show," said a photo of his 3 1/2-year-old son is "out of sight on the desk" away from studio cameras.

Ferguson is best known for "The Drew Carey Show," where he played Carey's boss. The 42-year-old actor-comedian also wrote and starred in the films "Saving Grace" and "The Big Tease."

Craig Ferguson

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Lets F-Word Slip on 'Tonight Show'

Vince Neil

NBC hasn't received any calls about the F-word that Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil dropped during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

"Happy f---ing New Year, Tommy!" Neil said to bandmate Tommy Lee shortly after midnight Friday.

The remark was carried to viewers on the East Coast but was edited out before it was broadcast in the West, according to the entertainment trade paper Variety, which reported the incident on its Web site Monday night.

Leno normally tapes his show for broadcast later in the evening but does a live version for New Year's Eve. He had never a problem with profanities before, although the word has slipped out from time to time on other programs.

Vince Neil

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A condolence book is seen at the Indian embassy signed by resident Bush, Monday, Jan. 3, 2005 in Washington. Bush tapped two former presidents - his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton - to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
Photo by Susan Walsh
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Loses Half Its Subscribers

Trio

NBC Universal's quirky Trio cable network lost about half of its subscribers over the weekend as DirecTV pulled the plug, the companies said on Monday.

The network failed to renegotiate a carriage deal with DirecTV late last year and lost about 12 million of its approximate 20 million total subscribers by Jan. 1, a Trio spokeswoman said.

One industry source said the "writing was on the wall" for Trio by July when DirecTV and NBC Universal reached a long-term distribution deal for NBC's roster of cable networks that include Bravo, USA and Sci Fi, but not Trio.

Trio

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Encourages Palestinian Vote

Richard Gere

A pro-peace group is hoping that a potent mix of Hollywood glamour and religion will motivate Palestinians to vote in next week's presidential elections - and their star attraction is actor Richard Gere.

Gere, together with two religious officials, recorded a public service announcement calling on the Palestinians to vote in the Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat.

"Hi, I'm Richard Gere and I'm speaking for the entire world. We're with you during this election time. It's really important: Get out and vote," Gere said, according to a transcript of the announcement obtained by The Associated Press.

Gere ended the 80-second spot produced by the pro-peace group, "One Voice," with an appeal in Arabic: "Take part in the elections."

Richard Gere

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Send Top Names to Tsunami Zones

Networks

ABC's Diane Sawyer walked a beach in Thailand on "Good Morning America" Monday, the same country CBS's Dan Rather had traveled to for his broadcast. Brian Williams anchored NBC's "Nightly News" from the Aceh province of Indonesia.

A week after the devastating tsunamis crashed ashore in Asia, American television networks have begun sending some of their top news anchors to the affected countries.

Peter Jennings, who anchored a special report from New York Monday on former Presidents Bush and Clinton leading a relief drive, did not travel under doctor's orders because of an upper respiratory infection, the network said.

The "Today" show sent Ann Curry, who subbed as host for Katie Couric last week, to Sri Lanka in time for Monday's broadcast.

Three CNN hosts were taking their shows overseas: Soledad O'Brien was co-anchoring "American Morning" from Thailand, Anderson Cooper was in Sri Lanka and Aaron Brown was due in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Tuesday night.

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Spinoff Set for Launch

Military History Channel

The History Channel has drafted plans for a new network dedicated to programming that focuses on military history.

The cable network is set to announce Monday that the new channel, dubbed Military History Channel, will kick off with a preview starting at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday ahead of its official launch in the spring, when the channel will begin airing programming round-the-clock.

The announcement follows recent news about another new military-themed network. Next week, Discovery Wings Channel is being relaunched as the Military Channel, focusing on all aspects of the armed forces, military strategies and personnel throughout the ages.

Military History Channel

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A truck is stopped due to heavy snow on Interstate 5, the primary north-south route connecting California, near Gorman, Calif., Monday, Jan 3, 2005. Heavy snow shut down the major highway north of Los Angeles and slowed post-holiday travel in the Sierra Nevada as Californians grappled with a second week of stormy weather.
Photo by Nick Ut
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Hospital News

Lady Bird Johnson

Former U.S. first lady Lady Bird Johnson, who has suffered recently from bronchitis, was treated in a hospital over the weekend but is now at home resting comfortably, her spokeswoman said on Monday.

Johnson, the 92-year-old widow of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, was taken by ambulance on Saturday to an Austin, Texas, hospital after feeling faint. She returned home later on Saturday after tests revealed nothing serious.

Johnson is the eldest of the United States' seven living first ladies.

Lady Bird Johnson

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Donates $1M for Tsunami Relief

Sandra Bullock

Actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts in countries affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa.

Bullock, whose screen credits include "Miss Congeniality," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Speed," contacted the American Red Cross last week, the organization said Monday. She also donated $1 million after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Sandra Bullock

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(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Selling Off Inventory

Paul Mawhinney

Few customers make it behind Record-Rama Sound Archives' checkout counter to find hundreds of thousands of LPs, CDs and 45s - which represent the last 48 years of Paul Mawhinney's life.

Mawhinney, a 65-year-old grandfather of five, claims to have accumulated nearly 3 million recordings - everything from a radio promotional album by the Rolling Stones to a rare release from Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy. He also created a database of about 700,000 titles that allows users to search by artist, song title or keyword.

But now, the owner of the Pittsburgh record store is looking to sell off his entire collection to the highest bidder.

His business was appraised at $50.5 million three years ago, Mawhinney said, and a company once offered to buy his collection for $28.5 million.

For the rest, Paul Mawhinney

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Owner Paul Penfield stands in front of the Frank Lloyd Wright house Nov. 23, 2004, that Penfield restored in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. It is one of two Wright houses in the country that allows overnight guests, and has attracted visitors from around the world.
Photo by Tony Dejak
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Say They Never Lip Synch

The Donnas

Members of the rock band The Donnas were kind of glad when Ashlee Simpson was caught lip synching on Saturday Night Live.

They were hoping it would show the world the difference between acts like them who never use backing tracks and acts who are all style over substance. Boy, were they disappointed.

"We thought, 'Finally she got caught and she's going to get punished an everyone's going to figure it out and it would be like Milli Vanilli, and everyone would return her CDs,'" said guitarist Allison Robertson.

The Donnas

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Panoramic view showing the town of Copacabana in Bolivia, some 160 kms northeast of La Paz, on December 30, 2004. Thousands of pilgrims flock to the Copacabana peninsula at lake Titicaca at the end of every year, at the world's highest lake. Titicaca is navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America, astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east.
Photo by David Mercado
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Has History of Altering Reality

WRAZ-TV

WRAZ-TV is taking another stand against reality television. The decision to pre-empt Fox's "Who's Your Daddy" on Monday marks the fourth time the Raleigh-Durham station has bucked its network's reality programming. It previously was the nation's only Fox affiliate to refuse to air "Married by America," and it also decided against "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire" and "Temptation Island."

WRAZ general manager Tommy Schenck said the station had concerns from the moment it heard the premise of "Daddy?", which offered a $100,000 prize if an adoptive daughter could pick her birth father from an eight-man lineup. If she guessed wrong, the man she chose was to get the money.

The decision was sealed after managers received an advance copy of the program last week. Their conclusion: "We just don't think adoption is a game show," Schenck said in a telephone interview Monday.

"We want to be a good Fox affiliate, and a good partner with the network," Schenck said. "We think we have been, but when it's a reality show, and it cheapens and demeans real-life issues, we think that crosses the line."

WRAZ-TV

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Horses frolic on a snowy pasture at the Schauinsland in the Black Forest in southern Germany, Monday, Jan 3, 2005.
Photo by Winfried Rothermel
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Best Of '04

Film Flubs

Buried under the avalanche of year-end lists is one that won't make moviemakers very happy. MovieMistakes.com has named and shamed its 15 favorite continuity errors of 2004.

The selections are based on the site's system of visitor scoring, but they're also weighted at the discretion of proprietor Jon Sandys "so that 'Harry Potter and the PoA' (Prisoner of Azkaban) and 'Spider-Man 2' didn't fill the list themselves," as he put it.

Sandys chose some mask difficulties from his list of Spidey problems, in particular a bit that gets blackened during the famous train scene but mysteriously becomes clean soon after.

In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the room containing the Monster Book of Monsters changes proportions to accommodate the action.

Other moments making the list include a sandwich with multiplying crusts in "Kill Bill-Vol. 2," a flexible shovel in "Secret Window," a self-healing car in "The Bourne Supremacy" and a sun that rises in the west during "Troy."

Film Flubs

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In Memory

Shirley Chisholm

Political pioneer Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a champion of women's rights, died on Saturday in Florida, congressional officials said. She was 80.

Chisholm, a slender, sharp-tongued former teacher, served seven terms representing a poverty-stricken district in Brooklyn and was one of the first women to seek the presidential nomination of a major party, winning 151 delegates to the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami. She served in the House of Representatives from 1968 to 1982.

Chisholm, one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Organization for Women, hired an all-women staff during her first term in Congress and spoke out for civil rights and women's rights and against the Vietnam War.

Chisholm's 1968 congressional campaign slogan was "unbought and unbossed," which she also used as the title of her 1970 book about her historic election.

The daughter of a factory worker from what is now Guyana and a seamstress from the Caribbean island of Barbados, Chisholm attended Brooklyn College and went on to earn a master's degree in elementary education at Columbia University.

Chisholm taught at a nursery school and eventually became a nursery school director and an educational consultant to New York's bureau of child welfare before turning to politics.

Funeral arrangements for Chisholm were expected to be made public on Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman at the Leo C. Chase & Son Funeral Home in St. Augustine, Florida.

Shirley Chisholm

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In Memory

Frank Kelly Freas

Frank Kelly Freas, an influential illustrator who produced sleek, stirring images for science fiction and fantasy books and helped shape the image of Mad Magazine mascot Alfred E. Newman, has died. He was 82.

Freas died in his sleep Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, said his wife of 16 years, Laura Brodian Freas, the host of a Los Angeles classical music program. The cause of death was old age, she said.

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Freas illustrated the covers or the pages of books by writers including Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, A.E. Van Vogt, Poul Anderson and Frederik Pohl.

Beginning in the 1950s, he spent seven years as the main cover artist of Mad Magazine, creating stylishly detailed portraits and helping to make famous Alfred E. Newman, the freckled, front-tooth-deprived purveyor of the phrase, "What? Me Worry?"

Freas (pronounced "freeze") also created the cover of Queen's 1977 album "News of the World," and a picture of a werewolf that appeared in the movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

Born on Aug. 27, 1922, in Hornell, N.Y., Frank Kelly Freas demonstrated artistic talent at an early age. In the late 1930s, he attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where he received a Doctor of Arts in 2003.

While serving in the Pacific theater in World War II in photo reconnaissance, he passed his spare time painting beautiful women on the noses of bomber airplanes.

Among his awards, Freas received 11 Hugo awards for his achievements in science fiction, five of them awarded in consecutive years.

Besides his wife, Freas is survived by a daughter, son, and six grandchildren.

www.kellyfreas.com

Frank Kelly Freas

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An Aymara woman holds a little sheep and a llama on Isla del Sol, or Sun island in Bolivia, on December 31, 2004. The Aymara people, living in the Titicaca Basin, cultivate their crops on terraces as done in pre-Incan times. Lake Titicaca is the world's highest lake, navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America, astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east.
Photo by David Mercado
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