This week presented a unique problem. In one article
called 1984 Quote of the Week, we make fun of the professional
historical revisionists at the White House who had the hilarious task of
changing the official record of George W. Bush's speech to a bunch of school
kids from "childrens do learn" to something in English. Then we found
ourselves in possession of a transcript of a speech from Daniel
Ellsberg which had a few grammatical errors of its own. Halfway through
doing our job, editing the Ellsberg piece, we realized we were doing exactly
what the White House was doing, only to a different degree. We weren't making an
idiot sound intelligent, we were making an intelligent man sound MORE
intelligent, but still, were we being hypocrites, contradicting ourselves in a
blatantly biased manner? In the interest of truth in
journalism and giving ourselves less work, we've decided to present the Ellsberg
speech unedited, so if there's anything wrong with it, you know who to
blame.
In our search for a Native American to nominate as
president of the United States, we came across Thomas Banyacya
Sr., an elder of the Hopi Nation who died in 1999. He wrote
something we're reprinting because everyone needs to be reminded that a dead
Indian would make a better president than the current selection of
candidates.
The same people who lied to us about Saddam Hussein to
justify an illegal war against Iraq have ramped up the propaganda machine
against Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to justify an illegal war against Iran. Dave
Brice explains who's going to get the Last
Laugh.
Speaking of irrational, last year 829,625 of the 300
million people who smoke pot were arrested, the largest number in history. Read
The War Against Plants for the whole tale from
NORML, plus a Free Press Challenge to Paris
Hilton to come out of the pot closet and join the hemp
movement.
We proudly nominate Pete Seeger for the
Nobel Peace Prize. We SHALL overcome.
Lynette Sheffield continues to bravely
dive into the worst assignment in journalistic history, Bad
Food, with this week's hideous offering, Slurpees. Be
very afraid.
As if that weren't enough, we got a High
Coup, a rude question for biblical scholars, a Free
Ad, an invitation to a free concert, a History Lesson from
Hell, the uncut tape of Mr. "please don't tase me," an online gallery
of sensational aerial photography of Extreme Rich/Poor Divides,
a Quiz of the Week, a Google Smackdown, some
good books to Read Responsibly, Don't Take Our Word for
It, and a new travel column by David Schoen called
Don't Go, You'll Ruin it.
ON LINE DEFINITION: A net-like cap worn by women to keep their hair in place.
ON THE STREET: An old fashioned and uptight dowdy dowagers night net that she has on when she goes out in the morning in her robe and slippers to get the New York Times.
IN A SENTENCE: That insufferably rich widowed snobby bag wore her snooty snood when she walked her poopy poodle.
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Andrew Tobias: Tough Year/s Ahead
Listen. Even leaving aside the continuing costly catastrophe in Iraq, our economy would appear to face at least three broad challenges: 1 This housing thing is not likely to go away in a few months.
Jim Hightower: SOFT ON BANK ROBBERY (jimhightower.com)
If you rob a bank, you're looking at doing 10 to 20 years hard time. But what if a bank robs you? Ah, that's an entirely different deal. Unlike you, national banks that do wrong generally don't fear the cop on the beat. Why not? Because this cop's salary is paid by the banks!
Roger Ebert: Babel (2006; A Great Movie)
"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
- George Bernard Shaw. Even more separated are cultures that do not share languages, values, frames of reference, or physical realities. "Babel" weaves stories from Morocco, America, Mexico and Japan, all connected by the thoughtless act of a child, and demonstrates how each culture works against itself to compound the repercussions. It is the third and most powerful of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's trilogy ....
Purple Gene's review of ESPN2 WPBA championship in Hollywood, Florida at the Seminole Hard Rock Café.
"Duchess of Doom"
Vs
"Little Devil Girl"
This is not a Pro wrestling showdown or a monster movie title….but here we are at the Seminole Hard Rock Café in Hollywood, Florida to see the Youth versus longevity. Ga Young Kim….known as "Little Devil Girl" is challenging Allison Fisher….known as "The Duchess of Doom" for the WPBA women's billiards title.
Rack 'em Up
This a game of science, angle…..swagger and sass. Now they have names that keep the competition titillating…and of course, some of the spread eagle shots from the overhead camera with the girls straddling the pool table…brought to you by Brunswick……I like the mahogany edge with the green felt !
8 Ball in the Corner Pocket
This an hour long snooker "slap down"…..the tension is high as the "Duchess of Doom" dressed in a sexy black pants suit with cut off sleeves digs down rack after rack with a grim glower…but "little Devil Girl" in a tight grey low cut silk blouse and large silver hoops gave her a real scare…..by running the table twice in a row…..and then an incredible ball jumping corner shot.
"Duchess" beats the "Devil"
In the end, experience prevailed…and the steady, accurate and calculated play of Allison Fisher buried the erratic yet enjoyable work of Ga Young Kim
Purple Gene says…this is about as much fun as watching Annika vs Tiger on the greens putting….yawn.
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'NCIS', followed by a FRESH'The Unit', then a FRESH'Cane'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Jude Law, Sarah Silverman, and John Fogerty.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Chi McBride, Teri Polo, and Steve Bertrand.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'Singing Bee', followed by a FRESH'The Biggest Loser', then a FRESH'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Jason Lee, Kristin Chenoweth, and Pat Monahan.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Ted Koppel, Jason Schwartzman, and Dana Gould.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson Daly are Jerry Stiller and Paolo Nutini.
ABC opens the night with the SERIES PREMIERE'Cavemen', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE'Crapoolers', then a FRESH'Dancing With The Stars', followed by a FRESH'Boston Legal'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Sandra Oh, the second eliminated celebrity from "Dancing with the Stars", and Mark Ronson.
The WB offers a FRESH'Beauty & The Geek', followed by a FRESH'Reaper'.
Faux has a FRESH'Bone', followed by a FRESH'House'.
UPN has a FRESH'The Academy', followed by a recycled 'Jail', and another recycled 'Jail'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', still another 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', yet another 'Dog The Bounty Hutner', 'Criss Angel', and another 'Criss Angel'.
AMC offers the movie 'Dante's Peak', followed by the movie 'Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines', then the movie 'Insomnia'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 10 Hinton;
[1:00 PM] Everything Must Go - Episode 12;
[1:30 PM] Everything Must Go - Episode 13;
[2:00 PM] The Weakest Link - Episode 8;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 17;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 18;
[4:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 16;
[4:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 17;
[5:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Morgan's;
[6:00 PM] My Family - Ep. 1 Serpent's Tooth;
[6:30 PM] My Family - Ep. 2 Pain In The Class;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[8:00 PM] Ultimate Force - Episode 2;
[9:00 PM] Ultimate Force - Episode 3;
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[11:00 PM] Ultimate Force - Episode 2;
[12:00 AM] Ultimate Force - Episode 3;
[1:00 AM] Coupling - Ep. 4 Remember This;
[1:40 AM] The Catherine Tate Show - Episode 10;
[2:00 AM] The Weakest Link - Episode 9;
[3:00 AM] Hollyoaks - Episode 22;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 2 Northumberland;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 31 Newark 38;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 32 Kedleston 46;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 19 Page;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 20 Hirst;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Top Chef', another 'Top Chef', followed by a FRESH'Queer Eye', and another 'Queer Eye'.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Mind Of Mencia', 'South Park', and 'Gabriel Iglesias: Hot And Fluffy'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Chris Matthews.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is John Mearsheimer.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', 'The Universe', and 'Mega Disasters'.
IFC -
[06:00 AM] IFC Short Film Showcase;
[07:00 AM] The Story of the Weeping Camel;
[08:30 AM] We Married Margo;
[10:00 AM] Hilary and Jackie;
[12:05 PM] Glengarry Glen Ross;
[01:50 PM] IFC News Special;
[02:00 PM] The Story of the Weeping Camel;
[03:30 PM] We Married Margo;
[05:00 PM] Hilary and Jackie;
[07:05 PM] In America;
[09:00 PM] Marvin's Room;
[10:45 PM] Lovers on the Bridge;
[01:00 AM] Siesta;
[02:45 AM] Marvin's Room;
[04:30 AM] The Story of the Weeping Camel. (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has 'Eureka', another 'Eureka', followed by a FRESH'Eureka', and 'ECW'.
Sundance -
[05:15 AM] Open City;
[07:00 AM] Koenig's Sphere;
[08:00 AM] Ginger and Cinnamon;
[10:00 AM] The Corporation;
[12:30 PM] Very Annie Mary;
[02:15 PM] Imagining Argentina;
[04:15 PM] Red Lights;
[06:00 PM] Ray LaMontagne, The Zutons, Shawn Colvin & Nerina Pallot;
[07:00 PM] Comedy Short Cuts;
[07:30 PM] Adam & Paul;
[09:00 PM] Wear;
[09:35 PM] Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox;
[11:15 PM] Wear;
[11:45 PM] The Celebration;
[01:30 AM] Comedy Short Cuts;
[02:00 AM] Debbie Does Dallas: Uncovered;
[03:00 AM] Episode 6;
[04:00 AM] Mysterious Skin. (ALL TIMES EDT)
South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela smiles as he announces the upcoming '46664' concert in Johannesburg, October 1, 2007. The concert, which takes it's name from Mandela's prison number, will aim to create awareness on issues that surround HIV and Aids, and will take place in Johannesburg on World Aids Day, December 1.
Photo by Juda Ngwenya
Radiohead, one of the world's most influential rock bands, plans to sell its new album from its Web site as a digital download and let fans choose what they want to pay.
With music sales in decline globally for seven successive years, the industry is engaged in a debate over how best to reverse the trend.
Radiohead said its seventh studio album "In Rainbows" would be available from Radiohead.com from October 10 in MP3 format, meaning it can be played on all digital devices. In the latest twist in the move to digital music, fans can choose how much to pay, or can pay nothing if they prefer.
The band will also offer a special edition boxed set for 40 pounds ($82) which will be available later and will include two vinyl albums, a CD version of the new album and a second CD with additional new songs, artwork and photographs of the band.
Illustrator Eric Carle reads from 'Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?' at Morgan Stanley's Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 in New York.
Photo by Mary Altaffer
Sylvester Stallone says he and his "Rambo" sequel movie crew recently witnessed the human toll of unspeakable atrocities while filming along the Myanmar border.
"I witnessed the aftermath - survivors with legs cut off and all kinds of land-mine injuries, maggot-infested wounds and ears cut off," Stallone told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. "We hear about Vietnam and Cambodia and this was more horrific."
The 61-year-old actor-director returned to the U.S. eight days ago from shooting "John Rambo," the fourth movie in the action series, on the Salween River separating Thailand and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
"This is a hellhole beyond your wildest dreams," Stallone said. "All the trails are mined. The only way into Burma is up the river."
Shots were fired over the film crew's head, he said. "We were told we could get seriously hurt if we went on."
Presidents don't have indefinite veto power over which records are made public after they've left office, a federal judge ruled Monday.
In a narrowly crafted ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly invalidated part of resident Bush's 2001 executive order, which allowed former presidents and vice presidents to review executive records before they are released under the Freedom of Information Act.
By law, the National Archives has the final say over the release of presidential records and Kollar-Kotelly ruled that Bush's executive order "effectively eliminates" that discretion. It allows former presidents to delay the release of records "presumably indefinitely," she said.
"The court is enforcing procedural standards, but has avoided the hard questions about the role former presidents, former vice presidents, and their heirs can play when it comes to disclosure of presidential records," said Meredith Fuchs, the counsel for the group. "Unless the executive order is reversed or withdrawn, decisions about the release of records from this administration may ultimately be made by the Bush daughters."
A British gallery that turned over a photo of two naked girls to police amid child pornography concerns has closed the exhibition at the request of Elton John, who owns the collection.
The BALTIC Center for Contemporary Art, in Gateshead, northeastern England, said it closed "Thanksgiving," an installation of 149 pictures by American photographer Nan Goldin, at John's request.
John, who purchased the "Thanksgiving" installation in 1999, said last week that the picture, "Klara and Edda Belly-Dancing," had been exhibited across Europe and the United States without any objections of which he was aware.
U.S. film director David Lynch, centre, poses with compatriot film director Roman Polanski, right, and his wife French actress Emmanuelle Seigner during a ceremony before Lynch was named Officer in the Legion of Honor, at the Elysee Palace in Paris Monday Oct.1, 2007.
Photo by Vincent Kessler
Beyoncé Knowles has scrapped plans to stage her first concert in Malaysia and will instead perform in neighboring Indonesia, which has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave.
The announcement followed recent speculation that Knowles - who is famous for her sexy image and skimpy outfits - was reluctant to fulfill the Malaysian government's demand for female performers to cover up from the top of their chests to their knees, including their shoulders.
Gwen Stefani made what she called "a major sacrifice" in August by wearing clothes that revealed little skin at a Kuala Lumpur stadium concert after Muslim students and activists called for the performance to be canceled due to the singer's sultry reputation.
Britney Spears' continuing downward spiral took a devastating turn Monday when she was ordered to relinquish custody of her children by a judge who had cited her drug-and-alcohol-fueled lifestyle.
Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon ruled that that ex-husband Kevin Federline will take Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, beginning Wednesday "until further order of the court."
The order stemmed from an unspecified oral motion made by Federline's lawyers and was handled in a closed-door hearing. The judge's order did not state the reason for the change in custody and he ordered all transcripts of the proceedings sealed.
Last month, Gordon said Spears engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol" and ordered her to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week as part of her ongoing custody dispute with Federline.
Colombian musician Cesar Lopez performs with his guitar made from the rifle of a demobilized paramilitary member during the "Urban Connection" event at Comlexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro September 30, 2007.
Photo by Sergio Moraes
British pop singer Gary Glitter, jailed in Vietnam for child molestation, will not be given amnesty this month, police and his lawyer said Monday.
The disgraced 1970s pop star was sentenced to three years in jail in March 2006 for committing obscene acts with two girls, then aged 11 and 12, in a southern Vietnamese resort town.
Glitter's lawyer Le Thanh Kinh sent a letter in September asking for an amnesty for the singer, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd.
Thousands of restored books returned Monday to the shelves of a newly renovated historic library in eastern Germany that was gutted by a fire more than three years ago.
The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar reopens Oct. 24 with a ceremony led by German President Horst Koehler, after several years of painstaking restoration and upgrading of the library's $18.2 million security systems.
A fire on Sept. 2, 2004, tore through the roof and top floor of the 16th-century rococo palace, which houses the library in the city where the nation's most revered writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, spent much of his life.
Of the roughly 50,000 books destroyed in the blaze, some 16,000 have been restored, while replacements have been found for another 12,500, Knoche said. Restoration for the books alone cost an estimated $95.4 million, he said.
A Sotheby's employee holds what is purported to be the largest brilliant-cut D-color flawless diamond during a preview at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. This unique diamond, weighing 84.37 carats, is estimated to be worth US$15 to 16 million (euro 10.5-11.2 million). It will be sold on Nov. 14 at an auction called 'Magnificent Jewels' in Geneva.
Photo by Salvatore Di Nolfi
The dawn is still only a faint glow beyond distant mountains, but fisherman Akinori Mori and his wife, Itsuko, are already hard at work on their boat, reeling in nets of squid, fish and crabs.
Nothing about this placid scene reveals that Japan's worst environmental disaster unfolded here.
Starting 50 years ago, whole neighborhoods were poisoned by mercury-contaminated fish from these waters. Thousands of people were crippled, and hundreds died agonizing deaths. Babies were born with horrifying deformities.
Today, the tragedy known as Minamata Disease is only a dim memory to the rest of the world, and few outside Japan would recognize Chisso Corp. as the company that polluted Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea with deadly methylmercury. But for Akinori, 62, and Itsuko, 58, and many of the people living along these craggy coasts, the disaster never ended.
A Pennsylvania man cast a stone that skipped on water a whopping 51 times, shattering the old world record of 40.
Russell "Rock Bottom" Byars' feat happened July 19, where the Allegheny River meets French Creek in Franklin, about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh. He estimated his stone traveled about 250 feet.
Before declaring him a record-holder, Guinness World Records experts analyzed film of Byars' toss, checking the concentric circles in the water by each skip.
The old record, set in 2002, was held by Kurt Steiner, 42, of Emporium.
A 25ft (7.62 meters) replica of the Golden Anubis, an ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead, sails away fromTower Bridge on the river Thames, to take up a position in Trafalgar Square ahead of the 'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of The Pharaohs' exhibition, London October 1, 2007.
Photo by Ian Langsdon
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