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Weekly Review
HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW
July 15, 2003
The White House admitted that Resident Bush's claim in his
last State of the Union address that Iraq had tried to buy
uranium from Niger was based on "unsubstantiated"
intelligence; George Tenet, the director of central
intelligence, took the blame for the president's discredited
claim and said that "these 16 words should never have been
included in the text written for the president."
Tom Daschle, the Senate minority leader, said that this matter
"ought to be reviewed very carefully."
Howard Dean, the
former governor of Vermont and a Democratic presidential
candidate, said that "this government either is inept or
simply has not told us the truth." Resident Bush, asked
whether he regretted his false claim about the uranium,
responded by saying there was "no doubt" in his mind that he
was right to conquer Iraq. "And there's no doubt in my mind,
when it's all said and done, the facts will show the world
the truth."
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser,
said that the president's discredited claim was still
technically a true statement: "The British government did
say that."
American soldiers continued to die in Iraq, and
the U.S. Central Command reported an average of 13 armed
attacks on American forces each day.
Continued at www.harpers.org/weekly-review
--Roger D. Hodge
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Still hot with chunky air.
Visited the Orange County Fair today. Had a wonderful time, but I'm really tired now.
Tonight, Wednesday, CBS begins the evening with a FRESH '60 Minutes II', followed by a FRESH
'Big Brother 4', then a FRESH 'Cupid'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Mandy Moore, Oakland A Barry Zito, and Grandaddy.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Joe Pantoliano and Julius Sharpe.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Fame', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order', then another RERUN 'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay is Tobey Maguire.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Kevin Pollack and Blur.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Nick Stahl and Verbena.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', followed by a RERUN 'George Lopez', then a
FRESH 'Drew Carey', followed by another FRESH 'Drew Carey', then the Season Finale of 'The Dating Experiment'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel is Lenny Clarke with this week's guest co-host Jack Osbourne.
The WB offers a FRESH 'Boarding House: North Shore', followed by the Series Premiere of 'Pepsi Smash'.
Faux has a RERUN 'That 70's Show', followed by a FRESH 'American Juniors', then a FRESH 'Parasite Hotel'.
UPN has a RERUN 'Enterprise', followed by a RERUN 'Twilight Zone'.
A&E has 'Biography' (Andy Griffith), 'American Justice', and more 'American Justice'.
AMC offers the movie 'Trespass', followed by the movie 'Jaws', then the movie 'Highlander'.
BBC -
[7pm] 'Ground Force' - Sanderstead;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Hitchin;
[8pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - South Woodford;
[8:30pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Derby;
[9pm] 'My Hero' - Episode 1;
[9:40pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 1;
[10:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 2;
[11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Michael Richards;
[11:30pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Dennis Hopper;
[12am] 'My Hero' - Episode 1;
[12:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 1;
[1:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 2;
[2am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - South Woodford;
[2:30am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Derby;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Michael Richards; and
[3:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Dennis Hopper. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has the movie 'Reversal Of Fortune', followed by the movie 'The Stepfather'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Rowan Atkinson.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Grand Canyon', 'Wheel Estate', and more 'Modern Marvels'.
SciFi has 'Tracker', followed by the movie 'Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings'.
TCM celebrates Ginger Rogers from dawn til dusk.
[7am] Festival of Shorts #19 (1999);
[7:30am] 'In Person' (1935);
[9am] 'Romance In Manhattan' (1935);
[10:30am] 'Lucky Partners' (1940);
[12:30pm] 'Tom, Dick And Harry' (1941);
[2pm] 'Once Upon a Honeymoon' (1942);
[4pm] 'Tender Comrade' (1943);
[6pm] 'The First Traveling Saleslady' (1956);
[8pm] 'Hatari!' (1962);
[11pm] 'Holiday Inn' (1942);
[1am] 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' (1982);
[2:30am] 'To Each His Own' (1946); and
[5am] 'James Cagney: Top of the World' (1992). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
Peter Fonda stands in the historic Waterville Opera House, Sunday, July 17, 2003, in Waterville, Maine. Fonda accepted the festival's Mid-Life Achievement award Sunday, July 13, 2003 at the Waterville Opera House following a screening of his 1971 film, ``The Hired Hand.''
Photo by Jim Evans
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Raises $2 Million
Carlos Santana
Rock guitarist Carlos Santana will donate at least $2 million in net profits from his U.S. tour to fighting AIDS in South Africa, a charity official said on Tuesday.
The 23-city "Shaman" tour, which ended on Monday at the Hollywood Bowl, benefited a fund set up by Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) to provide grants for South African organizations combating the disease.
The estimate was given by ANSA executive director Sharon Gelman, who said final numbers are still being tallied. Santana himself pleaded ignorance on the financials.
"I don't know man, I'm not an accountant," he told Reuters. "I'm with the notes. I'm not with numbers."
Carlos Santana
Settle Lawsuit
'The Exorcist' Creators
The author of "The Exorcist" and the director of the 1973 movie of the same name have settled their lawsuit against Warner Bros., which claimed the studio shortchanged them.
Warner Bros. spokeswoman Barbara Brogliatti said Monday the case had been settled and all claims were dismissed, but the terms of the settlement wouldn't be disclosed.
The lawsuit, filed in May 2001, had been scheduled to go to trial this week.
William Peter Blatty, who wrote the novel and screenplay, and director William Friedkin, claimed Warner Bros. breached its fiduciary duty by self-dealing the rights for a newer version of the film, "The Exorcist — The Version You've Never Seen," released three years ago. They claim the studio would sell the rights to its sister cable television networks TNT and TBS for little to no profit.
Under their original 1971 deal, Warner granted Blatty the right to 39 percent of the net profit of the film; Friedkin later was granted the right to 10 percent of the net profit.
'The Exorcist' Creators
American performance artist and singer Laurie Anderson performs in Miles Davis hall, during the 37th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, Monday, July 14, 2003.
Photo by Laurent Gillieron
Senators Try to Roll Back
FCC Media Rules
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday launched efforts to veto a relaxation of media ownership limits by federal regulators that make it easier for giant media companies to gobble up more outlets.
The legislative maneuver would rescind new Federal Communications Commission rules allowing television networks to own more local stations and permitting a company to own a newspaper, television station and radio outlets in a market.
The resolution to overturn the FCC's rules enjoys widespread support in the U.S. Senate but faces opposition by Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Senate resolution to veto the rules was co-sponsored by Democrat Sens. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Ernest Hollings of South Carolina, John Kerry of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sens. Lott, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas.
For a lot more, FCC Media Rules
Back On Disco Tour
Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey has been shaking his booty across America for three decades, and this summer he plans to kick that booty into high gear once again.
Of course, most people know H.W. Casey as "KC," as in KC & The Sunshine Band, the 1970s disco act that still tours the country and is part of "Get Up 'N Dance!," a new tour starting in August and also featuring the Village People, Thelma Houston and Anita Ward.
Casey, 52, got his start in the music business as a teenager in Florida. But by the mid-1980s, the dance icon had left the business following a serious car accident that took him out of the spotlight for nearly a year around the time that the disco craze faded.
But by the early 1990s, a growing appetite for anything retro, particularly from the 1970s, breathed new life into his material, eventually bringing him back to the stage and inspiring him to seek rehabilitation.
Additionally, a lot of 1970's disco music and riffs are being sampled into popular hip-hop music and have found their way into popular commercials.
For more, Harry Wayne Casey
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Sues Over Photos
Cameron Diaz
Actress Cameron Diaz has asked a court to bar the release of photos taken during a private modeling session more than a decade ago, a spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a criminal investigation into the man trying to sell the pictures.
The "Charlie's Angels" star claims in a lawsuit that her signature was forged on a release for the pictures produced by a Los Angeles photographer and that she never gave permission for them to be made public.
Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed that "evidence" had been seized from the home of photographer John Rutter but declined to say what was found or elaborate on the probe.
A spokesman for Diaz could not be reached to characterize the photos, which were taken before she became a major Hollywood star. Rutter, who has not been charged with a crime, was not immediately available for comment.
Cameron Diaz
Former NASA Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride (R) aided by Carnival Cruise Lines' Captain Carlo Queirolo, smashes a bottle of champagne against the side of the Carnival Glory July 14, 2003, to officially name the new 952-foot cruise ship at Port Canaveral, Florida. Ride, the first American woman in space, is the ship's godmother. Carnival Glory cost $500 million and is the largest ship ever to sail weekly Caribbean cruises from central Florida.
Photo by Andy Newman
Gap Ad Campaign
Madonna
Madonna will be the new face for Gap's fall multimillion dollar ad campaign.
Gap spokeswoman Claudia Hawkins would give few details on the campaign, set to break July 28, other than to say the campaign also features rap star Missy Elliott.
Over the past several years, Gap has enlisted a diverse group of celebrities for its advertising, including actors Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, and Dennis Hopper. But experts believe signing the pop icon is the biggest coup yet for the retailer, which needs additional buzz to continue its turnaround.
Madonna
Uncertain About Status of ABC Shows
Drew Carey
Drew Carey says he's uncertain about the status of his two ABC shows, his self-titled sitcom and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
According to the actor-comedian, ABC isn't giving him any answers because he doesn't think they know themselves. Neither show is on the fall schedule.
"I know the production's starting (soon) and we're doing the shows ... but in terms of when or if they're going to air, you got me. I have no idea," he told AP Radio.
Drew Carey
Reality TV
Roseanne Barr
With help from a team of rabbis, a 16-character multiple-personality disorder and at least one ex-husband, the shrill "domestic goddess" Roseanne Barr has transformed her struggle to treat people decently into a reality TV show.
Installments of the 13-episode "The Real Roseanne Show" are scheduled to debut 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 6 on ABC.
Produced by Barr and "The War Room" documentarian R.J. Cutler, the show chronicles her efforts to start a new cooking program called "Domestic Goddess." It features her wolfing doughnuts with celebrity friends such as Sandra Bernhard, and consulting numerous rabbis to help her deal with psychological problems and the people around her.
After the six-week series ends, the cooking program "Domestic Goddess" will begin running on ABC's Family cable channel.
Barr, who won an Emmy in 1993 for her performance on "Roseanne," the long-running sitcom that made her a star, also was host of "The Roseanne Show," a daytime talk program that aired from 1998 to 2000.
She changed her name to Roseanne Arnold after her short-lived marriage to comic Tom Arnold, then went by the solo moniker Roseanne for a time. That made it difficult to travel abroad, she said, since her one-name passport sparked suspicion, so she restored her original surname.
Roseanne Barr
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Judge OKs Breath Test Results
Diana Ross
Results of breath tests taken from pop singer Diana Ross can be used as evidence in her case, a judge has ruled.
Ross, 59, faces three drunken driving-related charges in Tucson City Court after being stopped by police on Dec. 30. She has pleaded innocent.
The trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 9.
Her lawyer, Stephen Paul Barnard, said he'll appeal the decision.
Police said Ross had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.20 percent. The legal limit in Arizona is 0.08 percent.
Diana Ross
Andreas Wels and Tobias Schellenbergare of Germany dive in the men's synchronised three metre platform finals at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona July 13, 2003.
Photo by Gustau Nacarino
MSGOP's Gamble
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura broke his uncharacteristic six-month silence in interviews with the Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, sharing his thoughts on politics, his new private-sector job hosting a talk show on the MSNBC cable network and his pal Arnold Schwarzenegger possibly running for governor in California.
Aside from two appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and an interview with Parade magazine, Ventura has ignored the news media, choosing to work silently behind the scenes on his talk show.
The show has been delayed so many times that there are rumors it might be canceled before it premieres. Ventura had plenty to say about the media "jackals" who interpret his lack of a launch date as a sign of the show's failure.
"The media likes to jump on people who fail," he said. "They smack their lips like they're putting ketchup on a hamburger. But we're not going to fall into any traps. We're going to take our time."
MSNBC president Erik Sorenson said the show has taken a long time to develop partly because of trying to fit Ventura into a conventional news format.
But not anymore.
"He's not a journalist. He doesn't even like them," Sorenson said. "So we're going for broke. We're in a position where we have to gamble."
They now plan a much looser show with guests offering competing viewpoints on a topical subject and Ventura acting more as a judge than as a moderator.
There probably will be a field of reporters, including Ventura's son, Tyrel.
"MSNBC was so enthusiastic about him," Ventura said. "How long has Pat Kessler been at WCCO? Ty is only 23 and he's jumping up a whole level."
For more of Jesse's enlightened verbal droppings, Jesse Ventura
Unpaid Bills
Mike Tyson
Embattled former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's psychiatrist has sued him for allegedly failing to pay 29,000 dollars in therapy bills, court documents showed.
Analyst Mitchell Gibson alleges that Tyson failed to stump up for his costly forays into the controversial boxer's mind, according to a filing in a court in the Los Angeles-area town of Santa Monica.
The "Celebrity Justice" television show said the fighter, famous for biting off part of Evander Holyfield's ear and for his many brushes with the law, began seeing Gibson following his release from a three-month jail stint for assault in 2000.
Gibson claims that he treated Tyson for a fee of 8,000 dollars a month and asked charged him an extra 6,000 for emergency cross-country visits.
The psychiatrist, who is based in Tempe in the western state of Arizona, entered Tyson's life at one of its many low-points.
Gibson has written books on the subject of mental illness and also lectures and writes on astrology and the paranormal.
A hearing in the case was set for October 9 in Santa Monica, court records showed.
Mike Tyson
Prime-Time Top 20
TV Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 7-13. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (55) "For Love Or Money," NBC, 12.9 million viewers.
2. (12) "Law & Order," NBC, 12.4 million viewers.
3. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 12.3 million viewers.
4. (15) "Without a Trace," CBS, 11.2 million viewers.
5. (8) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 11 million viewers.
6. (13) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 10.3 million viewers.
7. (49) "Law & Order"-Wednesday 9 p.m., NBC, 10.3 million viewers.
8. (19) "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," NBC, 10.2 million viewers.
9. (23) "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.1 million viewers.
10. (18) "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 10 million viewers.
11. (27) "King Of Queens," CBS, 9.9 million viewers.
12. (61) "Big Brother 4," CBS, 9.7 million viewers.
13. (67) "Dateline NBC"-Tuesday, NBC, 9.5 million viewers.
14. (84) "20/20," ABC, 9.2 million viewers.
15. (76) "Big Brother 4"-Wednesday, CBS, 9 million viewers.
16. (55) "60 Minutes II," CBS, 8.7 million viewers.
17. (61) "CBS Sunday Movie: "The Mask of Zorro," CBS, 8.4 million viewers.
18. (55) "George Lopez," ABC, 8.4 million viewers.
19. (61) "America's Funniest Home Videos"-8pm, ABC, 8.3 million viewers.
20. (31) "Fear Factor," NBC, 8.3 million viewers.
TV Ratings
A red tailed hawk sits on the brim of the hat of the George Washington statue in the Public Garden Tuesday, July 15, 2003, in Boston.
Photo by Bob Souther
'Ark of Darkness'
"The Ark of Darkness", a Political/Science-Fiction work, in tidy, weekly installments (and updated every Friday).
Grab a box of Kleenex and follow the adventurers as they confront their darkest inner demons.
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