BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 1 February, 2005
Tuesday
1 February, 2005
(Updated Daily)
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'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
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Weekkly Link
Sick Of This Crap!
The Iraq elections are over. We won! We won! Now, if we can just get them terrorists to stop killing everything...
This week's issue includes:
* Bush - Turd of the Week, two weeks in a row!
* Ballots and Bombs - Sure, the election went off better than expected. But will that change any damn thing?
* Jerry Springer - stealth GOP stink bomb
* Dems rent a vertebrae
Join us won't you join us? We're just a click away....
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But Untrue
Strangely Believable
Yesterday's Fact: 1/31/05
Washington insiders say that, since his reelection, the president has enraged DC police and the Maryland highway patrol by leading them on frequent late night high speed chases aboard the executive crotch rocket.
~Jeff Crook
Jeff Crook is the Ceci Connolly of the Left. ~ J. Howard Tuft
Strangely Believable but Untrue is now available online at the Untrue Fact of the Day web calendar. Help spread disinformation and misunderstanding by sharing this with your friends and enemies.
A casual stroll through a mental asylum shows that faith proves nothing. --- Friedrich Nietzche
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Purple Gene Reviews
Everton Blender at the Down Lo
Purple Genes' review of Reggae Royal "Everton Blender" playing at the "Down-Lo" Dance Hall in Berkeley, California Jan 29, 2005:
It was a cold night in Berkeley. But it was a clear night in Berkeley. Shattuck Avenue was, at the stroke of midnight, going to be party to a Jamaican Master………….
True "Blender"…Mind Bender
Reggae Defender…..Rasta Soul Sender
Smoky Robinson in Dreadlocks
Elvis Presley on the Rocks………
With "Blend Dem Band"
Everton Blender is on hand……………….
Everton Blender is the original "Family Man" . which is also the name of one of his superlative songs…."I am a Family Man….workin' for my Children"……I heard this tune spun by my son "D.J. Smoky" long before this concert…but I couldn't wait to see this "Conscious Dance Hall" Master and old school ROOTS Rasta perform….I wasn't prepared for his twenty year old daughter Isha (pronounced eye-sha) to open for him either….and I confess, the pulse and beat of the "Blend Dem Band" caught me off guard as well…...
At the stroke midnight, after Isha warmed up the huge throng with some conscious songs directed at the women in the crowd….Myself and Everton and D.J. Smoky rolled through the crowd Mohammed ALI style…..ready for the ring….roar of the audience…ladies and gentlemen…straight from Jamaica…the legend himself…Everton Blendeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr….. resplendent in red, green and gold wrapped white outfit…rasta rod in hand…Everton launched into "World Corruption" …""Why do we have to WAR" and "War Monger Man" extremely pointed, political and poignant…without a dropped beat Everton sings "Herb getta bad rap"….."People respect the dead more than the living"…and "Where do the children play" all controversial and cutting messages…and then out of nowhere…a curve…."Jah didn't make "Little Green Apples" and it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime"….I couldn't believe he was covering this sixties schlock…but it sounded great and the whole hall was humping….
Everton did a song called "Is it because I'm Black" that was really personal and yet carried a racial message…..Then he sang an anthem song called "I Love Jah Jah" (Dedicated to my granddaughter Justyne "Jah Jah") ….and then the moment I came for……with a twinkle in his eye and a wicked down beat…."I am a "Family Man"….workin' for my Children"………what a great song …and with Isha singing back up and the mesmerizing reggae beat …it made my night…and everyone there roared in unison………
Purple Gene gives Everton Blender, Isha and the "Blend Dem Band" 10 super stars out of 10 for being conscious, charismatic and cool!
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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Cynthia L. Cooper: Dems: Because They Can? (In These Times)
In a moment of morning-after madness, politicos within the Democratic Party are taking three giant steps backward from a woman's right to choose. The results could be disastrous for progressive women's political base. Š "We fought like mad to beat back the Republicans," blogged Karen M. White, national political director for EMILY's List, a pro-choice Democratic fundraising machine. "Little did we know that we would have just as much to fear from some within the Democratic Party who seem to be using choice as a scapegoat for our top-of-the-ticket losses."
Michelle Tea: Camel Nights: Making rent in a self-righteous world (In These Times)
Let me tell you about my last job. I worked for a San Francisco marketing group with an office in Union Square. My boyfriend had found this job first, and was so exhilarated by the impressive pay rate and the scam-like ease of the work itself that he worked to recruit everyone around him.
Adam Hochschild: The Idea That Brought Slavery to Its Knees (AlterNet)
In 1787, British abolitionists saw a link among all humankind.
JAMES DIGIOVANNA: Kick the 'Baby': Disregard the awards and accolades: 'Million Dollar Baby' is nothing more than manipulative mediocrity (Tucson Weekly)
Before I heap venom upon this steaming pile of dung, I should note that many people seem to love Million Dollar Baby. Test audiences ate it up; it's been nominated for seven Academy Awards, and though it's received mixed advance critical notice, more than a few professional movie-viewers have drooled in their laps as they lavished praise upon this latest vanity piece from Clint Eastwood.
ROGER EBERT: A Great Movie: Groundhog Day (1993)
"Groundhog Day" is a film that finds its note and purpose so precisely that its genius may not be immediately noticeable. It unfolds so inevitably, is so entertaining, so apparently effortless, that you have to stand back and slap yourself before you see how good it really is.
Roger Ebert: Sundance #9: The Winners
PARK CITY, Utah--Ira Sachs' "Forty Shades of Blue," the story of a marriage that does not work and never could have, won the Grand Jury Prize here Saturday night, as best feature film at Sundance 2005. Eugene Jarecki's "Why We Fight," a film about an America moving toward a state of continuous war, was named best documentary. Jarecki's brother Andrew won the same category in 2003 with "Capturing the Friedmans."
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Monthly Link
Humor Gazette
Iraqi Election Satire
The Iraqi election is being hailed as a triumphant first step in that country's
violent transition to an Islamocratic form of government, and a mandate for
President Bush's crusade to rid the world of non-democracy.
FOX News blasted Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Al Franken for biased coverage,
while offering "fair and balanced" commentary accusing U.S. liberals of
"rooting for the insurgents."
The highlight from the FOX newsroom -- where anchors actually read the line
"only one network has real journalism" -- was when Shepard Smith personally
heralded Geraldo Rivera for his "impressive" work reporting on what the day
meant to Geraldo.
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny and warmer.
Been working on getting the kid transferred to another school next fall. Ack.
Tonight, Tuesday:
CBS begins the night with a RERUN 'NCIS', followed by a FRESH 'Amazing Race 6', then a FRESH 'Judging Amy'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Debra Messing andPeyton Manning.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are John Laroquette, Jennifer Finnigan, and Rickey Smiley.
NBC starts the night with the FRESH 'The Most Outrageous Moments In Live TV 3', followed by a FRESH 'Scrubs', then a FRESH 'Committed', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Leonardo DiCaprio, Abigail Breslin, and Kenny Chesney.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Alan Alda, Jeffrey Tambor, and the Arcade Fire.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Kind.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH 'My Wife & Kids', followed by a FRESH 'George Lopez', then a RERUN 'Jim', followed by a FRESH 'Rodney', then a FRESH 'NYPD Blue'.
On a RERUN Jimmy Kimmel (from 9/21/04) are Jeff Foxworthy, Matthew Fox, Chewbacca, 8 Ball and MJG.
The WB offers a FRESH 'Gilmore Girls', followed by a FRESH 'One Tree Hill'.
Faux has a FRESH 'American Idol', followed by a FRESH 'House'.
UPN has a RERUN 'All Of Us', followed by a RERUN 'Eve', then a RERUN 'Veronica Mars'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', another 'Cold Case Files', 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', and another 'Dog The Bounty Hunter'.
AMC offers the movie 'Mad Max', followed by the movie 'Death Wish II', then the movie 'Death Wish 3'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'As Time Goes By' - Episode 4;
[2:40pm] 'Are You Being Served?' - Shedding The Load;
[3:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 6;
[4pm] 'The Saint' - The Best Laid Schemes;
[5pm] 'The Weakest Link' - Episode 42;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 6;
[7pm] 'Bargain Hunt' - Newark 37;
[7:30pm] 'What Not To Wear' - Matthew;
[8pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 3;
[9pm] 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
[10pm] 'Holiday Showdown' - Surfing/Caravans;
[11pm] 'Cash in the Attic - Episode 3;
[12am] 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
[1am] 'Holiday Showdown' - Surfing/Caravans;
[2am] 'Bargain Hunt' - Newark 37;
[2:30am] 'What Not To Wear' - Matthew;
[3am] 'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 3;
[4am] 'Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' - Bonapartes;
[5am] 'Holiday Showdown' - Surfing/Caravans;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'West Wing', followed by a FRESH 'Celebrity Poker Showdown', then 'Queer Eye - Guy'.
Comedy Central has 'MAD TV', 'Reno 911!', 'Crank Yankers', 'South Park', 'Chappelle's Show', and a FRESH 'Distraction'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Paula Abdul.
History has 'Modern Marvels', followed by a FRESH 'Wild West Tech', another 'Modern Marvels', and yet another 'Modern Marvels'.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Cold Comfort Farm' (1995);
[8AM] 'Songcatcher' (2000);
[9:45AM] 'Johnny Stecchino' (1991);
[11:45AM] 'IFC In Theaters' (2004);
[12PM] 'For Roseanna' (1997);
[2PM] 'Songcatcher' (2000);
[4PM] 'At The Angelika #93' (2004);
[4:30PM] 'Johnny Stecchino' (1991);
[6:15PM] 'For Roseanna' (1997);
[8:15PM] 'Going All The Way' (1997);
[10PM] 'Dinner For Five #31' (2004);
[10:30PM] 'Ultimate Film Fanatic #206' (2004);
[11PM] 'Blood Simple' (1984);
[1AM] 'Dinner For Five #31' (2004);
[1:30AM] 'Ultimate Film Fanatic #206' (2004);
[2AM] 'Blood Simple' (1984);
[3:45AM] 'Going All The Way' (1997);
[5:30AM] 'At The Angelika #93' (2004). (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi fills the night with the movie 'Waterworld'.
Sundance -
[6:15AM] 'Wals Voor De Storm' (Short);
[6:30AM] 'Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead' (Feature);
[8:30AM] 'The Spirit of Annie Mae' (Documentary);
[9:45AM] 'Fidel' (Short);
[10AM] 'Searching for Paradise' (Feature);
[11:30AM] 'Pieces of April' (Feature);
[1PM] 'Hofmann's Potion' (Documentary);
[2PM] 'Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead' (Feature);
[4PM] 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' (Feature);
[6:05PM] 'Cane Toads - An Unnatural History' (Documentary);
[7PM] 'Fat City' (Feature);
[8:40PM] 'Meeting Che Guevara and the Man from Maybury Hill' (Short);
[9PM] 'Time Out' (Feature);
[11:15PM] 'Wals Voor De Storm' (Short);
[11:30PM] 'Pieces of April' (Feature);
[1AM] 'Searching for Paradise' (Feature);
[2:30AM] 'Margaret Cho's Revolution' (Documentary);
[4AM] 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EST)
TCM spends 24-hours paying tribute to films produced by the first prince of Hollywood - Irving Thalberg
[6am] 'The Crowd' (1928) SILENT ;
[8am] 'The Guardsman' (1931);
[9:30am] 'Smilin' Through' (1932);
[11:30am] 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street' (1934);
[1:30pm] 'The Merry Widow' (1934);
[3:30pm] 'Camille' (1937);
[5:30pm] 'The Good Earth' (1937);
[8pm] 'Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood' (2004);
[9:30pm] 'Mutiny on the Bounty' (1935);
[12am] 'Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood' (2004);
[1:30am] 'Grand Hotel' (1932);
[3:30am] 'Romeo And Juliet' (1936). (ALL TIMES EST)
Wednesday - 02/02
TCM:
[6am] 'Love Affair' (1939);
[7:30am] 'Key Largo' (1948);
[9:15am] 'Jezebel' (1938);
[11am] 'The Spiral Staircase' (1945);
[12:30pm] 'Since You Went Away' (1944);
[3:30pm] 'Stella Dallas' (1937);
[5:30pm] 'I Remember Mama' (1948);
[8pm] 'Imitation Of Life' (1959);
[10:15pm] 'Parenthood' (1989);
[12:30am] 'Absence of Malice' (1981);
[2:30am] 'L.A. Confidential' (1997);
[5am] 'Dragon Seed' (1944). (ALL TIMES EST)
Any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Former Tonight Show Band leader and members Doc Severinsen, (C), Tommy Newsome, (L), and drummer Ed Shaughnessy play Johnny Carson's favorite ballad 'Here's that Rainy Day,' during the January 31, 2005 taping of the 'Late Show with David Letterman.'
Photo by JP Filo
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Pays Special Tribute to Carson
Dave Letterman
David Letterman paid tribute to Johnny Carson on Monday by telling his jokes. On his first "Late Show" since Carson's death on Jan. 23, Letterman's opening monologue was comprised entirely of jokes that Carson had quietly sent to him over the past few months from retirement in California.
Letterman didn't tell the audience until after the monologue was over who wrote the jokes. His guest on Monday's show, former Carson producer Peter Lassally, had revealed a few days before Carson had died that the retired "Tonight" show host missed his nightly monologue and had written jokes for Letterman.
"I moved to Los Angeles from Indianapolis in 1975, and the reason I moved is because of Johnny Carson and the `Tonight' show," Letterman said. "And I'm not the only one. I would guess that maybe three generations of comedians moved to be where Johnny was because if you thought you were funny and you wanted to find out if you could hit major league pitching, you had to be on the `Tonight' show."
The entire show was devoted to Carson, filled with reminiscences from Lassally and Letterman.
At the end, Carson's old bandleader Doc Severinsen and his band - including put-upon sax player Tommy Newsome - performed one of Carson's favorite songs, "Here's That Rainy Day."
Dave Letterman
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Gets Star on Hollywood Walk O'Fame
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves, who traveled through time in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and took on humanity's machine conquerors in "The Matrix" flicks, has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Reeves, 40, was honored with the star Monday for a career that includes such films as the action thrillers "Speed" and "Point Break," the romances "Something's Gotta Give" and "A Walk in the Clouds" and the dramas "Little Buddha" and "My Own Private Idaho."
His star was placed along Hollywood Boulevard near the spot where some action scenes in "Speed" were filmed.
Keanu Reeves
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Actor Christopher Lloyd arrives at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Photo by Michael A. Mariant
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Visits Indonesia
Yusuf Islam
The singer once known as Cat Stevens visited Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province, handing out money to orphaned children and praying at a mosque.
The 56-year-old peace activist now known as Yusuf Islam plans to open a branch of his charity, Small Kindness, in Aceh to aid children who lost their parents.
He traveled on a United Nations helicopter to the west Sumatran village of Lamno and then visited tent camps and a Muslim university Saturday in the provincial capital Banda Aceh.
Yusuf Islam
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30-Year Old Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
Leonardo DiCaprio
On the heels of an Oscar nomination, "The Aviator" star Leonardo DiCaprio wrapped a high-flying week by accepting the Platinum Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The award, created to commemorate the festival's 20th anniversary, was given Sunday night in recognition of the actor's "exceptional career," festival director Roger Durling said.
The award was presented by Martin Scorsese, who directed DiCaprio in the Hughes biopic, 2002's "Gangs of New York" and the upcoming crime drama "The Departed," also starring Matt Damon.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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A&E Wins Bidding War
'The Sopranos'
A&E won a bidding war Monday for the rights to broadcast edited versions of "The Sopranos," with the $2.5 million per episode price tag believed to be the biggest ever for a series offered in syndication.
The Emmy-winning mob drama will begin on the basic cable network in fall 2006.
HBO chose A&E over TNT, the Turner Broadcasting network that concentrates on dramas. The deal for 78 episodes of "The Sopranos" eclipsed a $1.9 million-per-episode purchase made by USA and Bravo for "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
With its brutal violence, language and sexual content, "The Sopranos" will prove to be a challenge for more conservative basic cable standards. HBO already produces separate, cleaner dialogue for international markets and will work with A&E to see how scenes can fit the standards, executives said.
'The Sopranos'
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Members of Japan's Ground Self Defence Force work on a large snow sculpture of the Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse riding a dragon ahead of the Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, January 31, 2005. The week-long display of snow and ice sculptures attracts millions of visitors from within and outside Japan and begins on February 6.
Photo by Yuriko Nakao
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Picked Up For Second Season
'Medium'
NBC will bring back the midseason drama "Medium" for a second season, the network has announced.
In addition to the full second season pickup, "Medium" will add three more episodes to the already planned 13.
"Medium" airs on Monday night (10 p.m. EST).
'Medium'
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Set to End 'Farewell Tour'
Cher
After three years and 3,000 costume changes, Cher says she's bringing her long-running "Farewell" tour to an end and hanging up her life on the road for good.
Cher's "Farewell Never Can Say Goodbye Tour" is scheduled to wrap up April 30 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where the singer first performed 40 years ago with former husband Sonny Bono.
Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl show go on sale Feb. 7.
Cher
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Stumps for U.S. Election Reform
Krist Novoselic
Eleven years after the demise of his million-selling rock band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic is back on the road, but this time he's getting out of bed before noon.
Novoselic, whose bass guitar anchored one of the most popular and influential bands of the 1990s, now spends his time pushing for voting reforms that he thinks could change the cynicism many people feel about U.S. politics.
It's a gig that requires him to wear a suit and tie and speak to audiences that measure in the dozens, rather than the thousands.
In a slim book, "Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!," Novoselic outlines two approaches that he believes would breathe new life into politics.
Krist Novoselic
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pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')
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Over Eastwood Film
Controversy
Clint Eastwood's drama "Million Dollar Baby" may be racking up the critical praise and plaudits -- including seven Academy Award nominations -- but it's what critics aren't saying that has become the real story, according to some. Critics' silence over the film's final emotional/ethical twist, is sparking ethical debate among activists and film critics alike. A group called Not Dead Yet has sponsored protests and picketing.
Thanks to the publicity, by now most readers should know that the film eventually raises serious issues surrounding assisted suicide or mercy killing. Moviegoers, of course, like most Americans, split on how they feel about it. Was it wrong, in this case, for film critics to refuse to give away the ending? Are they taking too much of a pro-euthanasia stance? Can they even seriously review this movie if they don't discuss its key component?
Since the film's release conservative commentators -- including Michael Medved and Rush Limbaugh -- have revealed the film's "secret" on radio shows and on Pat Robertson's "700 Club."
Controversy
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Members of the indigenous Boruca community, dressed in ceremonial costumes and masks, celebrate the Dance of the Devils in Rey Curre on the Boruca indigenous reserve, 234 kilometers (145 miles) south of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005. The Boruca celebrated the Dance of the Devils, where they dress up as devils to fight against the bull which represents the Spanish conquerors.
Photo by Kent Gilbert
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Libel Cases Cost $500,000 - So Far
Ahnold
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has rung up legal bills of more than a half million dollars to defend himself and campaign aides in libel cases related to groping allegations made during the 2003 recall election, according to records released Monday.
Campaign finance records show Schwarzenegger paid about $116,000 last year to prominent British attorney Keith Schilling to defend him. The attorney is still owed more than $150,000.
Records also show Schwarzenegger has paid or still owes a total of nearly $260,000 to attorneys who helped settle a separate libel suit brought by a movie stuntwoman who claimed Schwarzenegger's campaign lied about another groping incident.
Records show the governor is spending money donated to his Californians for Schwarzenegger committee, which he organized to support his election in the recall campaign.
Ahnold
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People from the small Spanish Basque village of Iturem, Spain, Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, walk in disguise to frighten the village spirits and to have a good spring harvest, at the start of the holiday of Zampantzar. The Zampantzar holiday is one of the first European Carnival holidays of the season.
Photo by Alvaro Barrientos
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Billboard Blitz to Blast Hollywood
Sore Winners
A billboard blitz "thanking" Hollywood for the reelection of resident Bush will be unveiled early next week.
The advertisements feature the faces of liberal Hollywood icons Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Martin Sheen, Chevy Chase, Barbara Streisand, and Sean Penn, and offer thanks to Hollywood their help getting resident Bush reelected.
Billboard creator Citizens United, a group that advocates a return to "traditional" American values, has purchased the use of three billboards near the Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards) for the month of February, which includes Oscar Night, Sunday, February 27.
Sore Winners
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One of the 14 stone carvings that were found in the archaeological area of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City's main square, January 31, 2005. The discovery is part of an ongoing project that has been investigating pre-hispanic cultures in Mexico City. The Temple and other structures were some of the first sights Hernan Cortez and his Spanish travellers saw when they arrived at Tenochtitlan nearly 500 years ago.
Photo by Daniel Aguilar
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Eruptions Possible
Mount Veniaminof & Mount Spurr
One Alaska volcano has been emitting small bursts of ash for three weeks and another is being shaken by tremors, indicating that eruptions are possible at both within weeks, seismologists said on Monday.
Mount Veniaminof on the Alaska Peninsula began spitting out ash earlier this month, and the volcano could be on the verge of a larger blowout, according to the federal-state Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Veniaminof is one of the biggest and most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc and has erupted 12 times in the past 200 years, according to the observatory. It had minor ash-producing explosions, similar to the current episode, in 2002 and 2004, the observatory said.
The other stirring volcano is Mount Spurr, an 11,070-foot (3,374-meter) peak about 80 miles west of Anchorage.
Spurr last erupted in 1992, but that and other recorded eruptions came from a cone on the south flank of the mountain, slightly below the summit. The current activity is directly beneath the summit, which has not erupted for 5,000 years, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Mount Veniaminof & Mount Spurr
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Archeologist William M. Kelso stands over the remains believed to be of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, Feb. 12, 2003, at the Jamestown National Park in Jamestown, Va. Gosnold is considered a primary organizer and leader of the expedition that led to Jamestown's founding in 1607. The Church of England has agreed to allow researchers using radar to look beneath two churches for DNA samples, scientists said Monday, Jan. 31, 2005.
Photo by Alexa Welch Edlund
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