Issue #3
Disinfotainment Today
By Michael Dare
From 'TBH Politoons'
Great Site!
Thanks, again, Tim!
Reader Review
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From Russell
Weekly Review
HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW
May 28, 2002
President Bush made his first visit to Germany, where he gave a speech
at the Reichstag in Berlin, compared terrorists to Nazis, and enjoyed
apple strudel and ice cream with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, told German
television that the German government needs to educate its people
about the horrors of Saddam Hussein. "We also expect German support
for the story that we are telling about this terrible man who has
tried to acquire terrible weapons his entire life," she said.
The Tageszeitung, a leftist newspaper, ran a blank front page under the
sarcastic headline "Bush's Historic Speech."
American and Russian
officials were unable to agree on what to call their new arms-control
treaty, signed this week by Presidents Putin and Bush: the Americans
insist on calling it the "Treaty between the United States of America
and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions," whereas
the Russians call it the "Agreement on the Reduction of Strategic
Offensive Potentials."
Asked what he thought about Russia's brain
drain, President Bush replied: "It's going to take a lotta brains in
Russia to create a drain."
India and Pakistan moved closer to war:
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee told Indian soldiers in Kashmir to
prepare for a "decisive battle." "We're deeply concerned about the
rhetoric," said President Bush.
Senator Bob Graham, the chairman of
the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned that a group of foreign
"extremists" might have sneaked into the United States aboard
container ships "and then disembarked," only to be "lost in the
American population." Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, predicted that suicide bombing
attacks in America are "inevitable." Other officials, including the
vice president and the secretary of defense, also warned of vague,
unspecified threats.
Face-recognition software that compares tourists'
faces to those of known terrorists was installed at the Statue of
Liberty.
Secretary of State Colin Powell told reporters that "you need
time for an administration to grow," and that because of September 11
the President has come to understand "the value of coalitions and
friends."
Continued at www.harpers.org/weekly-review
--Roger D. Hodge
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
This page provided a phone call from my past yesterday. Hey, BZ, yep, it's me...LOL. (Yowee - talk about flashbacks)
Last weekend Yahoo changed servers, and not only was the URL of this site reset, but, in the process, they deleted over 116,000 hits. Another reason to install an impartial counter from somewhere like www.ultimatecounter.com.
Was quite happy to see the Kings win. Hope they take the next one, too.
The new lizard is acclimating to her newest environment. She's officially 'Mo'.
Tonight, Wednesday, it's sorta-kind fresh on CBS with '60 Minutes II' and 'Miss Universe 2002'.
On a rerun Dave (from 4/10/02), the guests are Sandra Bullock, 14-year old Film Critic, Billy Norris, and Sheryl Crow
On a rerun Craiggers, the guests are Dwight Yoakam, Shannyn Sossamon, and Nils Lofgren.
NBC has NBA Playoffs, with the Celtics visiting the Nets. It will more than infringe on primetime. There will be a large
filling of a local-nature. And, a rerun of 'West Wing'.
On a rerun Jay, the guests are Will Smith, Rachel Griffiths, and Ben Harper.
Scheduled on Conan are ?
Scheduled on Carson Daly are Adam Goldberg and Craig David.
Over at ABC, there are 3 rerun sitcoms, 'My Wife & Kids', 'Jim', and 'Drew Carey'. The fresh show, 'My Adventures In Television' is up next, and followed
by a Peter Jennings 'special' - 'Peter Jennings Reporting: The Pharmaceutical Industry'.
On a rerun Bill Maher (from 4/4/02), (Actress) Leah Lail, (Actor) George Wallace, Sen. George Allen, and (Journalist Sue Ellicot).
The WB has 2 reruns of 'Dawson's Creek'.
Faux has a fresh 'That 80's Show', then a rerun 'Grounded For Life', followed by a rerun 'Bernie Mac', and a fresh 'Greg The Bunny'.
The UPN has a rerun 'Enterprise', and then they rerun 'Iron Chef', with William Shatner as the host.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
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Performs Cover Of Madonna's ''Papa Don't Preach''
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne has released a remake of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" as part of the soundtrack album from the family's hit MTV reality series. "The Osbournes," the highest-rated
series in MTV history, follows the daily life of dad Ozzy, mom Sharon, 17-year-old Kelly and 16-year-old Jack.
Kelly Osbourne has never had a singing lesson and did not plan on a recording career, but the Madonna fan said she's pleased with the results.
"I was really surprised at how well it turned out," Osbourne told reporters. "When I hear it on the radio, I'm like I still can't believe that I have a song on the radio."
And what does Madonna think of Osbourne's version of her 1986 hit?
"I heard she liked the song but I don't really believe it until, like, you hear it firsthand," Osbourne said.
Kelly Osbourne
The 2-Pauls Tour Continues
Chris, Bono & O'Neill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, right, listens to the head of a center supporting people infected with HIV/AIDS in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, on Tuesday, May 28,
2002, with American actor Chris Tucker, left, and Irish rock star Bono, second left. The U.S. finance chief is researching the effectiveness of the billions of aid dollars
that Africa has received.
Photo by Rodrique Ngowi
He's A Yalie Now
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg received an honorary degree from Yale University for a career that has included films such as "Jaws" and "Schindler's List."
The Yale band broke into the theme music from the "Indiana Jones" movies to herald the honorary doctorate for Spielberg on Monday.
The director was honored for his many films as well as his work to preserve memories of the Holocaust with "Schindler's List" and the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
Steven Spielberg
Snarky Gossip
Liza Minnelli might still need to lose a few pounds and not even know it. "Liza taped a show of 'The View' and had nothing to wear," our source said. "So she called up Michael
Kors and had them send over a pantsuit." Minnelli insisted to the store she took a size 10. Knowing better, the kind-hearted Kors sales people sent her over a size 14 - with
a size 10 tag sewn in. "It fit perfectly," the snitch noted.
Liza Minnelli
Yasser, Love Those Chips?
Abu Ammar Chips
Mohammed Ali, 7, eats Abu Ammar chips on a Cairo street Tuesday, May, 28, 2002. The chips come in a bag emblazoned with a picture of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
holding a Palestinian flag. The Arabic slogan reads "Abu Ammar batal al-nidal" (hero of the struggle).
Photo by Amr Nabil
Replacing Brokaw In 2004
Brian Williams
NBC became the first major network to appoint a successor to its chief anchorman in nearly two decades, announcing Tuesday that Brian Williams will take over
from Tom Brokaw on "Nightly News" in 2004.
Brokaw, 62, said he will work as anchor through the next presidential election and contribute periodic specials to NBC News after that.
The 43-year-old Williams has been Brokaw's chief substitute and anchors a nightly cable newscast on MSNBC and CNBC. He will be given a more active reporting role on "Nightly News" for the next two years.
Replacing Brokaw In 2004
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Game Show Network
''Lingo''
The Game Show Network has ordered 20 episodes of an American adaptation of "Lingo," one of Europe's longest-running gameshow formats, and tapped quizzer veteran Chuck Woolery to host. The show is set to debut in August.
"Lingo" combines the classic principles of "Bingo" with a test of vocabulary knowledge, pitting two teams of two against one another as they try guessing five-letter words based on the host's clues.
The first 20 episodes will be shot in the Netherlands with Woolery and American contestants. This allows the producers to amortize costs by utilizing existing production facilities from the Dutch version of the game.
"Lingo" represents the fourth new original show from Game Show Network this year. "Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck," hosted by Todd Newton, debuted April 15. "Russian Roulette" and "Friend or Foe" both debut June 3.
''Lingo''
Hmmmmmmm - Game Show Network....wonder if Tony 'Pops' Ngyuen is still there?.
Pregnant & Posing
Ana Gasteyer
"Saturday Night Live" trouper Ana Gasteyer, who's pregnant, has posed for a fashion shoot for Fit Pregnancy magazine's August/September issue.
Gasteyer, who's due in July, posed in many different scenes including an intricate Yoga position, singing into a 1940s-style mike on a West Side rooftop and licking an oversized,
rainbow-colored lollipop. She also posed in front of a batch of freshly baked jumbo glazed donuts.
Ana Gasteyer
''Pavarotti and Friends 2002''
Lou Reed
He was hoarse, but Luciano Pavarotti didn't skip one singing engagement that is close to his heart -- his annual, star-studded charity concert in his hometown here.
Tuesday night's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in northern Italy was raising funds for Angolan refugees in Zambia.
Pavarotti sang a 1990s Italian song, "Miserere," in a duet with Italian star Andrea Bocelli, then, his voice hoarse, thanked the crowd for their enthusiasm. Pavarotti looked tired, at one point leaning on a baby grand piano for support.
Other stars on the bill were Sting, Lou Reed and soul king James Brown. Pavarotti also did other duets, including one with Gino Paoli, a veteran Italian singer and songwriter.
On Tuesday, the United Nations' refugee agency announced that during the Modena concert, it was tapping Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani to be its latest goodwill ambassador.
''Pavarotti and Friends 2002''
Baby News
Scarlet Rose Stallone
Sylvester Stallone's wife, Jennifer Flavin Stallone, has given birth to the couple's third child.
Scarlet Rose was born at 1:39 p.m. Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital, publicist Paul Bloch said Tuesday. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 22 inches long.
Stallone and his 33-year-old wife have two daughters, 5-year-old Sophia and 3-year-old Sistine.
The 55-year-old actor also has two sons from a previous marriage, Sergio and Sage.
Scarlet Rose Stallone
BartCop TV!
To Be Honored At Maui Film Festival
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, who has appeared in more than 80 films and directed or produced many of those, will attend the third annual Maui Film Festival
at Wailea next month to accept the 2002 Silversword Award, the event's top honor.
The Maui Film Festival runs June 12-16 at Wailea.
Eastwood is being honored for his numerous contributions to "the art and soul of filmmaking," festival director Barry Rivers said.
Clint Eastwood
June Is Male Cancer Awareness Month
Frank Skinner
Comedian Frank Skinner has stripped to his underpants to raise awareness of the growth of male cancer in Britain.
Skinner, 45, who fronts an unscripted comedy show with David Baddiel on ITV 1, appears nearly naked on billboards in London with the catchline: "Shocking
isn't it? Prostate cancer kills one man every hour".
It is expected to become the most common form of male cancer by 2006, as the population ages and diagnosis improves.
"There is a still a great taboo around prostate and testicular cancers," the Institute's chief executive Professor Peter Rigby said in a statement. "We
want this to be addressed and for men not to be embarrassed about their bodies."
He urged men to learn the danger signs for prostate cancer. Symptoms can include needing to urinate often, the inability to urinate immediately, pain
in the lower back and hips or passing blood in urine.
For more information visit the Institute's website at http://www.icr.ac.uk/everyman.
June Is Male Cancer Awareness Month
They Call It 'Consolidation' - Monopolization Is More Accurate
Media Merger Alarm
Top Capitol Hill politicians frantic over media consolidation have delivered strict instructions to Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell: Make
sure to study how massive melding of the biz has affected the breadth of programming and the ability of indie producers to get their shows on the air.
The solons want the examination completed by Christmas, putting pressure on a special FCC ownership task force to hurry along. The task force, appointed by Powell earlier
this year, is considering the fate of several crucial ownership rules up for repeal, as well as consolidation in general.
The letter to Powell was signed by Sens. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.), Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). Together, the lawmakers lead the two Senate committees with
direct oversight of the media biz, the Commerce Committee and the Judiciary Committee.
Hollings and consumer advocates have been ringing the alarm bells for months, saying Powell appears all too eager to weaken what ownership rules there are left on the agency's books.
Regulations up for grabs include a national ownership rule blocking a broadcaster from reaching more than 30% of the national audience and another national cap blocking a cable
operator from reaching more than 35% of the national audience.
Another Appointed Republican Step-Stooler
Carnivorous Plants
Pitcher Plants
Pitcher plants are shown May 9, 2002, at Georgia's Doerun Pitcher Plant Bog Natural Area near Doerun, Ga. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently dedicated a
650-acre tract that is dotted with about 30 pitcher plant bogs. The site is located on state route 133, about 36 miles south of Albany near Doerun, a small Colquitt
County farming town.
Photo by Elliott Minor
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