BartCop Entertainment Archives - Monday, 18 April, 2011

Monday

18 April, 2011

(Updated Daily)

[1363 days in a row]



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Trump Tells Candy Crowley What He'd 'Take' From Each Nation


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Michael Moore: Michael Moore: This Tax Day, Make THEM Pay
Do you wonder like I do) what the tax accountants and executives are doing over at GE this weekend? Frantically rushing to fill out their IRS returns like the rest of us? Hardly.


HelpOthers.org
Kindness is contagious. Welcome to a portal dedicated to small acts of kindness.


Paul Krugman's Twitter Account
Links to his New York Times articles and blogs.


Paul Krugman's Blog: Civility is the Last Refuge of Scoundrels (New York Times)
Why is it OK for Republicans to accuse Obama of stealing from Medicare, but not OK for Obama to declare, with complete truthfulness, that those same Republicans are trying to dismantle the whole program?


Paul Krugman's Blog: Do Issues Matter For Elections? A Test (New York Times)
I guess we'll see next year whether publicly committing your party to deeply unpopular policies makes any electoral difference.


Bill Moyers: Interview with David Simon, Creator of "The Wire" (Guernica Magazine)
" If I could put a lead on the body of your work-your journalism, your articles, your essays, your speeches, your books, your television series-it would be this: David Simon says America's not working for everyday people who have no power. And that's the way the people with power have designed it to work." - Bill Moyers


Robert Reich: President Obama's Real Proposal (And Why It's Risky)
The underlying problem isn't the budget deficit. It's that so much income and wealth are going to the top that most Americans don't have the purchasing power to sustain a strong recovery.


Mark Dowie: Audio Interview with Robert Reich (Guernica Magazine)
The former Secretary of Labor on the Great Recession, class warfare, and why President Obama must challenge right-wing distortions with a counter-narrative.


Marc Dion: Sad Math (Creators Syndicate)
It's possible that, for decades, the good the Catholic Church did outweighed the terrible acts of pedophile priests. For which statement I should probably be killed.


Chuck Norris: Alcohol Awareness Month (Creators Syndicate)
Though I don't drink, I am not a totally sold-out teetotaler. For example, I understand the few health benefits in a glass of red wine, with research attesting to its cardiovascular profits. Still, every health and fitness activist and practitioner I know would warn against overconsumption of any alcoholic beverage. Research attesting to alcohol's potential destructive nature in regard to vital organs far outweighs any prospective blessings.


Barton Swaim: A Definitive American Life (Wall Street Journal)
Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary embodied a nation grown self-confident enough to celebrate its own language.


Grace Krilanovich: "What Film Haunts You? 'Gilda'" (therumpus.net)
'Gilda' (1946) is not a great movie, only a good one. From today's vantage it's claustrophobic, over the top, obvious and preposterous, the dialogue highly silly and stylized (even for noir, which, save for some high contrast lighting and forces of evil afoot, this really isn't). Where it achieved greatness was in sealing the fate of its lead actress, Rita Hayworth. Gilda - the character - is "iconic" in the sense that it formed a great gleaming cage from which Hayworth would never escape.


George Varga: Former High School Baseball Star Turned Country Star Likes to Give Fans a Good Time with His Hits (Creators Syndicate)
When Jason Aldean invokes "Sweet Home Alabama," he's not talking about - or singing - the 1974 Southern-rock classic by Lynyrd Skynyrd. "Alabama is my favorite band of all time," said Aldean, 34, who is fast becoming a favorite of many country-music fans.



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Trivia Question of the Day


What country produces the most kiwifruit?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


What is usually considered to be a vegetable; however, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the United States as a fruit it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties.

   Rhubarb                                                      Source



Rhubarb is usually considered to be a vegetable; however, in the United States, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the United States as a fruit it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties. A side effect was a reduction in taxes paid.         Source





Jim from CA, retired to ID, was first, and correct, with:
   Rhubarb



BttbB said:
   Rhubarb! I love it! Rhubarb pie! Rhubarb-Cherry Crisp! I even eat it raw from The Old Nan's back yard (washed first, of course... I might be a Rhubarian, but I'm not a Barbarian... Sorry, I just woke up and it's snowing so I'm a tad loony at the moment... Dagnabbit!)



mj wrote:
   Wild guess
  The tomato.




maurice answered:
   Tomato?



Marian replied:
   rhurbab



Adam responded:
   Oh, Rhubarb.
  I like rhubarb; I haven;t had it in ages. My grandmother had a little patch of it growing by her garage so long ago.




DanD wrote:
   Ever since back in the 80s when the Raygun Administration attempted to redefine reality for all the PWT and ghetto crowd attending the local primary ditch-diggers academy that a dollup of catsup was equivalent to a full VEGETABLE serving, tomatoes have always held a special place in my heart.
  So I'm going to go all WAG on you and decide that New York is just a little fruity about the subject.
  The answer is the tow-may-tow or perhaps a tow-ma-tow, and for all neo-con VPs, tomato(e).   Source




Charlie responded:
   Rhubarb




Sally said:
   Sorry this is late, I've not had power since that fierce storm blew out!
  Okay, Rhubarb is usually considered to be a vegetable, however, in the United States, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the United States as a fruit, it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties.

  Strawberry rhubarb pie! Yummy!




MAM   wrote:
   Rhubarb




And, Joe S     answered:
   Rhubarb. Wonderful, delicious, rhubarb. When we were kids we would wonder around town (town had a population of about 500 mind you) stealing vegetables out of gardens. We would slice off a stalk of rhubarb in the spring and eat it raw. Of course it is much better as sauce or pie, but raw is good.

  My taxes are done!!!



  


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Sick Days


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

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Humor Gazette

TAX DAY HOROSCOPE

Consult your ... TAX DAY HOROSCOPE

A cost-benefit analysis reveals no reason to get out of bed this morning. Consider downsizing your family. Reject optimism.


TAX DAY HOROSCOPE



Happy Tax Day!

John Breneman


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

AND WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY ABOUT 'LYING' YOU DUMB ASS PECKERWOOD?

THE REPUG CREEP SHOW CONTINUES

THE ROYAL WEDDING WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE

NAPOLEON FALLS FOR A WELLINGTON

ENJOY TAX DAY SERFS!

"PETRIFICUS TOTALUS"

JEFFERSON TURNS OVER IN HIS GRAVE

MUST BE A BUNCH OF REPUGS

THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR CLEAN UP THE MESS! PART TWO

TEA PARTY JESUS!

THE PEOPLES BUDGET

THIS ONE IS A WINNER! DON'T MISS IT!

JESUS LOVES YOU. EVERYONE ELSE THINKS YOU WERE LATE FOR DINNER

"DEAD MAN WALKER" CELEBRATES!

EAT THE RICH!

CRASHING THE TEA PARTY!

THE "DEAD MAN WALKER" ZOMBIE STRIKES AGAIN!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Back to sunny and seasonal.



Tonight, Monday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by a FRESH 'Mad Love', then a RERUN '2½ Men', followed by a FRESH 'Mike & Molly', then a FRESH 'Hawaii Five-0'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 3/31/11) are Chris Rock, Ellen Page, and Funeral Party.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Tina Fey, Joe DeVito, and Everest.



NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Chuck', followed by a FRESH 'The vent', then a FRESH 'L&O: LA'.
On a RERUN Leno (from 3/1/11) are Matt Damon, Betty White, and Cake.
On a RERUN Jimmy Fallon (from 3/24/11) are Rachel Maddow, Colin Quinn, and Tres Mts..
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly it's TBA.



ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'DWTS', followed by a 'special' '20/20'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Courtney Cox, Kunal Nayyar, and Jessie J.



The CW offers a FRESH '90210', followed by a FRESH 'Gossip Girl'.



Faux has a FRESH 'House', followed by a FRESH 'The Chicago Code'.



MY recycles an old 'L&O: CI', followed by another old 'L&O: CI'.



A&E has 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH 'Intervention', then a FRESH 'Relapse', followed by a FRESH 'Paranormal State', then another FRESH 'Paranormal State'.



AMC offers the movie 'The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly', followed by the movie 'Dirty Harry', then the movie 'Dirty Harry', again.



BBC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [7:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [8:00 AM]   The Graham Norton Show - Ep 1 Eddie Izzard, Harry Shearer
 [9:00 AM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [10:00 AM]   Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
 [11:00 AM]   Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
 [12:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 1
 [1:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 La Riviera
 [2:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Curry Lounge
 [3:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 18 Allegiance
 [4:00 PM]   The X-Files - Ep 24 The Erlenmeyer Flask
 [5:00 PM]   Doctor Who - 1 - The Eleventh Hour
 [6:00 PM]   Doctor Who - 2 - The Beast Below
 [7:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 2
 [8:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [9:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [10:20 PM]   James May's Road Trip - Episode 5
 [11:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [12:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [1:20 AM]   James May's Road Trip - Episode 5
 [2:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 2
 [3:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 3
 [4:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 4
 [5:00 AM]   BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NYC', another 'Real Housewives Of NYC', 'Real Housewives Of OC', followed by a FRESH 'Bethenny Ever After'.



Comedy Central has the movie 'Fired Up', 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', still another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly', and yet another 'It's Always Sunny In Philly'.
On a RERUN Jon Stewart (from 4/7/11) is Jamie Oliver.
On a RERUN Colbert Report (from 4/5/11) is James Franco.



FX has '2½Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Eagle Eye', then the movie 'Eagle Eye', again.



History has 'American Pickers', 'American Restoration', another 'American Restoration', 'American Pickers', followed by a FRESH 'Pawn Stars', then another FRESH 'Pawn Stars'.



IFC  -   
 [12:00 AM]   Freaks and Geeks
 [1:00 AM]   Undeclared
 [1:30 AM]   Mr. Show With Bob and David
 [2:05 AM]   8 Million Ways to Die
 [4:35 AM]   Advantage
 [4:45 AM]   The Grid
 [5:00 AM]   Onion News Network
 [5:30 AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [6:00 AM]   Freaks and Geeks
 [7:00 AM]   Hero
 [9:00 AM]   The Aviator
 [12:30 PM]   Invincible
 [3:15 PM]   The Grid
 [3:30 PM]   Hero
 [5:30 PM]   Curse of the Golden Flower
 [8:00 PM]   Breaker! Breaker!
 [10:00 PM]   Arrested Development
 [10:30 PM]   Arrested Development
 [11:00 PM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [11:30 PM]   London
 [1:30 AM]   Breaker! Breaker!
 [3:30 AM]   Curse of the Golden Flower     (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00 AM]   The Matador
 [7:20 AM]   Prodigal Sons
 [8:50 AM]   Flame & Citron
 [11:10 AM]   One Last Thing
 [12:50 PM]   Prodigal Sons
 [2:20 PM]   Flame & Citron
 [4:40 PM]   One Last Thing
 [6:20 PM]   The Girl on the Train
 [8:05 PM]   Bread and Roses
 [10:00 PM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Kara Janx: That Dress is Great if You're Going to the Prom With Justin Bieber (Episode 2, Season 1)
 [11:00 PM]   SHAMELESS (Episode 6, Season 5)
 [12:00 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Demands Dignity (Episode 5, Season 1)
 [12:30 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Saves the Show (Episode 6, Season 1)
 [1:00 AM]   Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
 [2:15 AM]   Bread and Roses
 [4:10 AM]   The Girl on the Train
 [6:00 AM]   The Hip Hop Project     (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has 'Star Trek: TNG', 'Stargate Universe', followed by a FRESH 'Stargate Universe', then a FRESH 'Urban Legends', followed by another FRESH 'Urban Legends'.



TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Emma Roberts, and Scala & Kolacny Brothers.
Scheduled on a FRESH Lopez Tonight are Tracy Morgan, Judy Greer, and REO Speedwagon.



TCM:
 [6:45 AM]      Whipsaw (1935)
 [8:15 AM]      Algiers (1938)
 [10:00 AM]      Comet Over Broadway (1938)
 [11:15 AM]      They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
 [1:00 PM]      Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
 [2:30 PM]      Out of the Fog (1941)
 [4:00 PM]      Shining Victory (1941)
 [5:30 PM]      Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
 [8:00 PM]      The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
 [10:30 PM]      Major Dundee (1965)
 [1:00 AM]      The Horse Soldiers (1959)
 [3:15 AM]      Escape From Fort Bravo (1953)
 [5:00 AM]      A Time for Killing (1967)     (ALL TIMES EST)



Tuesday  -  04/19/11

TCM:
 [6:30 AM]      I'm King Kong (2005)    [AKA: 'I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper']
 [7:30 AM]      Man Wanted (1932)
 [8:45 AM]      Yellow Jack (1938)
 [10:15 AM]      Stingaree (1934)
 [11:45 AM]      Midnight Court (1937)
 [1:00 PM]      Forty Naughty Girls (1938)
 [2:15 PM]      Living on Love (1937)
 [3:30 PM]      Exclusive Story (1936)
 [4:45 PM]      Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
 [6:30 PM]      A Man to Remember (1938)
 [8:00 PM]      Kitty (1945)
 [10:00 PM]      Reap The Wild Wind (1942)
 [12:15 AM]      Beau Geste (1939)
 [2:15 AM]      Everything Happens at Night (1939)
 [3:45 AM]      The Uninvited (1944)     (ALL TIMES EST)







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Grammy Award-winning singer Lady Gaga, right, poses with the Evil Queen from Disney's animated film 'Snow White' at the Magic Kingdom park at Walt DisneyWorld Resort Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Photo by Todd Anderson

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In Memory


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Kuriositas: Things to do with Paper Clips when You're Bored

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Backs Right To Assisted Death

Patrick Stewart

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart has declared his wish to be allowed an assisted death.

Stewart, best known for his role as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, spoke to The Sunday Times about his decision to become a patron of Dignity in Dying, which campaigns for a change in the law.

"A lot of it has to do with my age. I had a heart procedure five years ago. I was 70 last year and there is something about achieving threescore years and 10, isn't there?

"Then I had had a family member who had been very ill and quite recently I'd heard the story of an illness and a death," he told the newspaper.

He did not want to go into detail about his female friend's death, but said she was "driven to an extreme situation of ending their life in the most ghastly way".

Patrick Stewart

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Mick Jones, co-founder of the British punk rock band The Clash, poses for a portrait before performing with Big Audio Dynamite at the Roxy theatre in WestHollywood, California April 14, 2011. Jones is turning the clock back to the '80s, the decade that saw his punk rock band the Clash become mainstream stars. But the singer/songwriter/guitarist behind such hits as "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" and "Train in Vain" is looking past those glory days to focus on the cult band he formed after he was kicked out of the Clash in 1983.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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Our Fiscal Security - Taxes Matter - Loophole Land: Time to Reform Corporate Taxes

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1955 v 2010

Corporate Taxes

Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture has an interesting piece up this morning on corporate taxes in America in 1955 v 2010. While a contentious issue surrounded by a lot of dogma, what is obviously clear is the tax burden / responsibility of our corporations has shrunk dramatically in the past 5-6 decades, requiring individuals to pick up (part of) the slack. The rest simply is put off to another generation via ever larger debts. Tax departments (and lobbyists) have become as important as operations in our mega corporations. While the story in the New York Times a few weeks ago on how the country's largest company, General Electric, is not only avoiding federal taxes but receiving rebates the past half decade, has caught the public's attention this has been a long standing issue. [Mar 25, 2011: NYT - G.E.'s Strategies Let it Avoid Taxes Altogether] "Double Irish" and "Dutch Sandwich" anyone? (what are these? see here)

Much like our multinational's have been able to game the global system with labor costs, they also are "winning" with tax policy - not just within countries, but within states. Any astute reader can pick up his local paper and see a large corporation threaten to close and move a facility to another state if they are not handed a package of tax breaks. Often these packages are offered by states with large deficits who can't even afford the money to put towards their pension obligations. So you have a race to the bottom as desperate politicians try to keep jobs in state - offering incentives that are not paid for. With a dwindling amount of jobs available in the country, the laws of supply and demand work in favor of those who offer the jobs. And the same 'blackmail' (if you will) can be applied across countries as well. So who is stuck paying the egregious and well publicized 35% corporate tax rate? Small domestic based businesses.

GE paid no taxes; Goldman Sachs paid $14 moillion last year. The GAO reported in 2008 that "two out of every three United States corporations paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005."

As the graphic below shows, the change in corporate tax rates over the past half century is astounding.

For the chart, and much more - Corporate Taxes

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Vidiot Speak

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Drops For Super Rich

Federal Taxes

As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet Monday's tax filing deadline, ponder this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.

The Internal Revenue Service tracks the tax returns with the 400 highest adjusted gross incomes each year. The average income on those returns in 2007, the latest year for IRS data, was nearly $345 million. Their average federal income tax rate was 17 percent, down from 26 percent in 1992.

Over the same period, the average federal income tax rate for all taxpayers declined to 9.3 percent from 9.9 percent.

The top income tax rate is 35 percent, so how can people who make so much pay so little in taxes? The nation's tax laws are packed with breaks for people at every income level. There are breaks for having children, paying a mortgage, going to college, and even for paying other taxes. Plus, the top rate on capital gains is only 15 percent.

Federal Taxes

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The British band Duran Duran perform during the last day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, April 17, 2011. From L to R are: John Taylor, bass, Simon Le Bon, vocals and Dom Brown on guitar.
Photo by Mike Blake

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Fund My Mutual Fund: U.S. Corporate Taxes: 1955 v 2010

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Baby News?

Van Morrison

Newspapers have published evidence they say proves that singer Van Morrison fathered a child out of wedlock with one of his U.S. tour promoters.

Morrison flatly denied knowing the Texas mother, GiGi Lee, when his website published an announcement on Dec. 29, 2009, of the birth of "little Van."

The 65-year-old singer instructed his Irish publicist to say he didn't even know the purported mother, identified incorrectly as "his wife GiGi." Then he won a court injunction barring two British newspapers that had identified her from publishing any of their evidence.

That injunction was overturned last week. The two Sunday newspapers, The Mail on Sunday and News of the World, published front-page exposes detailing Morrison's connections to Lee and the baby boy.

Van Morrison

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Wake-up Call


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Same As It Ever Was

Orange County

A Southern California Republican Party official was under fire Saturday after allegations she sent an email that included an altered photo depicting President Barack Obama as an ape.

An e-mail reportedly sent by party central committee member Marilyn Davenport shows an image, posed like a family portrait, of chimpanzee parents and child, with Obama's face artificially superimposed on the child. Text beneath the photo reads, "Now you know why no birth certificate."

The alternative newspaper OC Weekly first reported the story, and was told by Davenport that the e-mail was "just an Internet joke." She also asked the Weekly, "You're not going to make a big deal about this are you?"

Davenport, a tea party activist, represents the 72nd Assembly District in Orange County on the central committee.

Orange County

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English folk rock band Mumford and Sons' lead singer Marcus Mumford sings during the second day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio,California April 16, 2011.
Photo by Mike Blake

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10 Best Places to Live for Escaping World Conflict

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Posts Bond for Nic Cage

Dog Chapman

Nic Cage has friends in high places ... TMZ has learned it was Duane "Dog" Chapman who posted the bond for Cage today.

As TMZ first reported, Cage was arrested this morning in New Orleans on charges of domestic violence and disturbing the peace after an alleged argument with his wife Alice.

Sources tell TMZ they were the ones who helped get Nic out of jail -- he was being held on $11,000 bond.

Beth alluded to the bail out, posting on her Twitter, "My guy just walked out of the jail damn new Orleans 8 hours holy cow that's a lot of time to Process one guy."

Dog Chapman

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40 Names Of Bands Before They Were Famous

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Loses Punk Band Album Cover Dispute

Variety

Hollywood trade newspaper Variety has lost in its attempt to pursue a trademark claim in Delaware against the punk band The Vandals.

The case will now move to a California federal court, since Vandals bassist and lawyer Joe Escalante, who is representing the band in the lawsuit, is based in Los Angeles.

In 2004, the Vandals released their 10th album, "Hollywood Potato Chip," which posed the band's name in lettering on the cover quite similar to the trademarked Variety logo.

Reed Elsevier, Variety's parent company, sent a cease-and-desist letter and worked out a settlement with the band, which agreed to change the cover art. The agreement stipulated that band members would have to pay $50,000 plus attorneys fees if the group ever reneged.

Last year, Reed sued the band for breach of contract, claiming the offending image had popped up on the website for the band and its label Kung Fu Records. The band claimed it wasn't behind the breaches.

Variety

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Rupert Murdoch arrives with his wife, Wendi Deng, for the premiere of the film "Water for Elephants" in New York April 17, 2011.
Photo by Lucas Jackson

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The Ark In Space: Dogs in Shades

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Losers Celebrate Losing

Civil War

The gravesite of a Union Army major general sits largely forgotten in a small cemetery along the Massachusetts Turnpike.

A piece of the coat worn by President Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated rests quietly in a library attic in a Boston suburb. It's shown upon request, a rare occurrence.

A monument honoring one of the first official Civil War black units stands in a busy intersection in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse, barely gaining notice from the hustle of tourists and workers who pass by each day.

As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, states in the old South - the side that lost - are hosting elaborate re-enactments, intricate memorials, even formal galas highlighting the war's persistent legacy in the region. But for many states in the North - the side that won - only scant, smaller events are planned in an area of the nation that helped sparked the conflict but now, historians say, struggles to acknowledge it.

Civil War

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Royal Wedding - Will and Kate Wedding Souvenirs

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Weekend Box Office

'Rio'

Movie fans are going to "Rio" in big numbers, but they're not quite screaming over the latest installment of a horror-comedy franchise.

The 20th Century Fox animated family flick "Rio," featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, led the weekend box office with a healthy $40 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It was the best debut so far this year, topping another animated comedy, "Rango," by about $2 million.

The slasher comedy "Scream 4," released by the Weinstein Co. banner Dimension Films, opened at No. 2 with just $19.3 million. That's a fraction of the business for the previous two sequels, which both debuted at over $30 million more than a decade ago.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.

    1. "Rio," $40 million.
    2. "Scream 4," $19.3 million.
    3. "Hop," $11.2 million.
    4. "Soul Surfer," $7.4 million.
    5. "Hanna," $7.3 million.
    6. "Arthur," $6.94 million.
    7. "Insidious," $6.9 million.
    8. "Source Code," $6.3 million.
    9. "The Conspirator," $3.92 million.
   10. "Your Highness," $3.9 million.

'Rio'

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Two young Peninsular pronghorns stand Thursday, April 14, 2011, at The Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles. The Zoo is experiencing a baby boom with the birth of a koala six months ago, along with the March births of the two pronghorns and a female desert bighorn sheep. The Zoo presented the new additions on Thursday.
Photo by Nick Ut

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