BartCop Entertainment Archives - Monday, 25 July, 2011

Monday

25 July, 2011

(Updated Daily)

[1461 days in a row]



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GOP Plays the Racial Card in Debt Ceiling Negotiations


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Barbara Ehrenreich: "War Without Humans: Modern Blood Rites Revisited"
… in 2010, the U.S. Secretary of Education reported that "75 percent of young Americans, between the ages of 17 to 24, are unable to enlist in the military today because they have failed to graduate from high school, have a criminal record, or are physically unfit." When a nation can no longer generate enough young people who are fit for military service, that nation has two choices: it can, as a number of prominent retired generals are currently advocating, reinvest in its "human capital," especially the health and education of the poor, or it can seriously reevaluate its approach to war.


Paul Krugman's Blog: What Obama Was Willing to Give Away (New York Times)
Jonathan Cohn summarizes what seems to have been in the deal that Boehner walked away from; it's horrifying. Above all, the proposed rise in the age of Medicare eligibility was a real betrayal of both Democratic principles and good government.


Marc Dion: Coming Home a Hero (Creators Syndicate)
About a mile from where I sit, writing this column, a couple days ago, the police arrested a young man in the parking lot of a dollar store. He had 10 grams of heroin down the back of his pants.


Noel Hernandez: I helped save two lives (Guardian)
'From the screams coming from the beach front, I could tell someone was in trouble.'


Oliver Burkeman: Poverty and willpower (Guardian)
On a personal level, meanwhile, the message of depletable willpower rings clear: next time you find yourself full of self-discipline, don't spend it trying to behave virtuously; spend it, instead, altering your environment to reduce your future dependence on willpower. (Rather than resolving to save money monthly, set up a standing order; rather than resolving to watch less TV, get rid of your TV.) Where there's a will, there's a way to stop relying on will.


Richard Roeper: How long can Paris Hilton do ... whatever it is she does?
Did you see where Paris Hilton walked out on an ABC-TV interview because she was asked if she was past her prime?


Roger Ebert: Review of "Winnie the Pooh" (G; 3 stars)
Winnie the Pooh" is a sweet and innocuous children's movie based on the enduring tale of goings-on in Hundred Acre Wood. Although it's obviously intended for grade schoolers and below, it may be appreciated by adults who grew up with the A.A. Milne books and the drawings by E.H. Shepard that are so closely identified with it. This is that rare book that can hardly be thought of apart from its illustrations.


Evan Sawdey: "20 Questions: The Wombats" (PopMatters)
In the UK, you know you've "made it" when Doctor Who considers you one of his favorite bands.


Caroline Sullivan: Selena Gomez, tween queen (Guardian)
Hilary Duff's gone. Miley Cyrus is going. But Disney has a new star groomed. Welcome to the Selena Gomez phenomenon.


Henry Rollins: Holy Music (LA Weekly)
To the pastor's left on the stage were several boxes of poisonous snakes. (The one we had caught earlier in the day had been deemed too small and was left back at the pastor's house.) There was a drum kit, a Les Paul Gold Top guitar, a couple of bass guitars and a keyboard. I'd known there was the possibility of music being played, and was eager to see how this was all going to go.



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Trivia Question of the Day


What TV series theme song contained the lyrics:

     She's tinsel on a tree...
     She's everything that every girl should be!


                                  



Send your answer to Marty







Trivia Question from Yesterday


What TV series theme song contained the lyrics:

     And you knew who you were then,
     Girls were girls and men were men,


   "All In The Family"                                                      Source



All in the Family Lyrics   ("Those Were the Days" by Charles Stouse and Lee Adams)

     Boy the way Glen Miller played
     Songs that made the hit parade.
     Guys like us we had it made,
     Those were the days.

     And you knew who you were then,
     Girls were girls and men were men,
     Mister we could use a man
     Like Herbert Hoover again.

     Didn't need no welfare state,
     Everybody pulled his weight.
     Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
     Those were the days.
       Source







Marian was first, and correct, with:
   All In the Family



Baron Dave (This morning, the temp is nearly 30 degrees cooler than yesterday. *whew*)   ["It's not a conspiracy! It's a family!" -- Donald Sutherland, 'Six Degrees of Separation'] wrote:
   "Those Were The Days", the opening song to All In The Family.



mj answered:
   One of the most prolific spinoff generators of all time
  All in the Family, in which Archie Bunker predicted the Reagan presidency.




Sally said:
   "And you knew who you were then,
  Girls were girls and men were men..."
  Don't even have to look it up, it's from, "All In The Family," which Antenna TV runs every night. Funny though, when you watch it now, it's not so funny - the series did not age well...as far as I am concerned...

  Anyone remember the "Baby Joey" (the "first anatomically correct male doll), that was SO controversial back then?

  Looks so innocent now, huh??
  PS: Antenna TV reruns the old show, "Soap" from that era, and it IS still funny, IMHO...
  PPS: JoeS I know your are being mean to ME, bragging about your 70 degree weather... You just wait till the winter, Mr S - I'm getting the one-liners loaded now... ;)




Skeeve responded:
   All In The Family, Archie and Edith are singing it at the beginning of every show.



Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   The great "All in the Family"



BttbBob wrote:
   All in the Family...




Alan J answered:
   All In The Family



David Dvorkin  (eyeblister) said:
   That's from the theme song for "All in the Family". Which I remember as "The Archie Bunker Show", even though that wasn't the name.
  It's also from an era when many TV shows had recognizable, memorable theme songs. There are some now, but it's much rarer. Or maybe that really says something about the type of music used for theme songs now vs. my age now.




Adam replied:
   Oh, right, 'All In The Family'.



Charlie wrote:
   All in the Family.

  I'm still working on the spider ID.




DanD said:
   "THOSE WERE THE DAYS!"
  That showing of America's favorite prime-time bigot, Archie Bunker
  (All in the Family)!




John I from Hawaii says:
   "All in the Family."



George M replied:
   In response to your latest question, Marty, the theme song in question is "Those Were The Days", which was the theme song to "All in the Family", and later, "Archie Bunker's Place



MAM   wrote:
  
  All in the Family The opening theme song was "Those Were the Days"
  by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
      'Boy, the way Glen Miller played. Songs that made the hit parade.
      Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days.
      Didn't need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight.
      Gee, our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days.
      And you know who you were then, girls were girls and men were men.
      Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
      People seemed to be content. Fifty dollars paid the rent.
      Freaks were in a circus tent. Those were the days.
      Take a little Sunday spin, go to watch the Dodgers win.
      Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin.
      Hair was short and skirts were long. Kate Smith really sold a song.
      I don't know just what went wrong. Those Were The Days.'

  Those Were the Days




And, Joe S     answered:
   All in the Family

  Oh wait! That's my family, my grandmother and my aunts and uncles.



  




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3 Caterpillars (So Far)

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary butterfly


Here are today's pictures:


Caterpillar #1 - pupated



 
Caterpillar #2 prepares to pupate




Caterpillar #3




Caterpillar #4 - a new addition




This hatchling flitted by, drying out its new wings.




Gulf Fritillary Butterfly




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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Daily Kos: SNOT: Saturday Night Open Thread -- Now with more Python



Daily Kos: Bonfire of the Manatees



Funding challenges keep number of new farmers low



Event honors lives lost in 1944 Port Chicago blast



Thanks, Michelle!

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What Is It?

Red Spider



The kid found this spider in the backyard. He's pretty good at indentifying them, but this one has him stumped (and somewhat concerned).

The spider has a red head, grayish-white abdomen, and yellowish legs. And a very large set of fangs - about as long as its head.

Any ideas?


Thanks.






Marty -

Looks like a woodlouse spider, Dysdera crocata.

Wiki here:

Despite their wiki description, they seem to have a wide variety of coloring:


Skeeve



Thanks, Skeeve!
The wiki said the spider would like pillbugs, and since we have a garden-full ... but he wasn't interested.



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Sick Days


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Reader Question

Archives link

Marty,

For some reason, I didn't read your blog Saturday. So I read the page today, and then clicked on the "previous issue" link, but it took me to an April (23rd, I think) page! I still want to read Saturday's page if I can.

And I LOVE your pictures of the backyard wildlife. I've followed previous butterfly formation with rapt attention, and can't wait to see these caterpillars develop into their next stage of life. As for the spider--scary!

Linda    >^..^<


Thanks, Linda!
Seems I arfed up the link, but it's fixed now.
Thanks for noticing!
Saturday's page (not 23 April) is here.


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Tweaked Nipple Productions

DC Douglas

Andrew Breitbart took to Twitter over the weekend to express his dismay with what he called "a pedestrian clip job" that was circulating the web. The video, created by D.C. Douglas, portrays Mr. Breitbart's recent success as an anomaly - only possible because of a picture of Congressman Anthony Weiner's crotch.

The video also announces the launching of a satirical website in honor of Mr. Breitbart's penchant for using the word "big" in front of his ventures went live over the weekend and features the video parody, along with links to various stories of other Breitbart controversies.

The video, called "BREAKING: Andrew Breitbart's BIG News," is the latest in string of political satire videos from actor, voice over artist, and part-time gadfly D.C. Douglas.

"These videos fall under my Tweaked Nipple Productions banner since their ultimate goal is to do just that - tweak the nipple of bullies in power."

Mr. Douglas started the political videos as a hobby after a private voicemail he left FreedomWorks sparked a 24 hour media circus. The "Tea Party PSA" video was his response and received over 300,000 hits in it's first week on YouTube. Recent videos include "Burn A Koran Day" and "A Sarah Palin / Michele Bachmann Rock Opera."

In his blog post, "Andrew Breitbart Needs A Hug," Mr. Douglas walks a nuanced line when describing his feelings about Mr. Breibart, the person. Their full twitter interaction is also added in at the end.

In an ironic twist, Andrew Breitbart posted the parody video on two of his websites, giving Mr. Douglas' video twice as much exposure on it's debut weekend.

"I have to thank Andrew Breitbart for helping my Andrew Breitbart parody reach as many people as it has so far. See? More nuance."

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

FAUX NEWS: FEAR AND BULLSHIT!

WHO'S LEFT THAT SPEAKS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?

THE WINGNUT BOOBS GO BANANAS OVER "HABOOB."

"RIGHTWING NUTTERS"

THE BALLAD OF RICK PERRY

FUCK THE POPES AND OTHER VAINGLORIOUS BASTARDS!

THE REAL TERRORISTS THAT HATE AMERICA!

"IT'S BETTER TO KILL TO MANY THAN NOT ENOUGH." THE RIGHTWING ANSWER TO EVERYTHING!

"HANOI JANE" SPEAKS OUT!

MEDICARE IS THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM!

CHRISTIAN JIHAD!

THE "TEA BAG" CONNECTION!

"THE BANALITY OF EVIL!"

AFTER LOSING A TENTACLE THE OCTOPUS KEEPS ON SWIMMING IN THE POLLUTION

"ONLY THE LITTLE PEOPLE PAY TAXES."

THE INSANE LEADING THE STUPID!

THE HATE, THE PANIC AND THE FEAR

"AW SHUCKS, IT'S CAPTAIN AMERICA." A FUN RETRO TRIP. WORTH A LOOK

THE STEAMY ADVENTURES OF THE WASILLA HILLBILLIES!

BORN TO BE WILD!

"HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID."

IT'S A START!



TEXASS! RICK PERRY APPROVED



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and breezy.


Hey - tomorrow the e-page is 10 years old!



Tonight, Monday:

CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by a RERUN 'Mike & Molly', then a RERUN '2½ Men', followed by a RERUN 'Mike & Molly', then a RERUN 'Hawaii Five-0'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Brian Williams and Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Don Rickles and Matt Smith.



NBC begins the night with a RERUN 'America's Got Talent', followed by a RERUN 'L&O: CI', then a RERUN 'Harry's Law'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jessica Alba, Sue Johanson, and Gomez.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Don Cheadle, Zach Braff, the Amazing Kreskin, and Ray Davies.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 5/12/11) are Rob Riggle, Hugo, and the Greenhornes.



ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Bachelorette', followed by a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Jon Favreau, Rutledge Wood, and Big Talk.



The CW offers a RERUN 'Gossip Girl', followed by a RERUN 'One Tree Hill'.



Faux has a FRESH 'Hell's Kitchen', followed by a FRESH 'MasterChef'.



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



A&E has 'The First 48', 'Hoarders', followed by a FRESH 'Hoarders', then a FRESH 'Intervention'.



AMC offers the movie 'From Dusk To Dawn', followed by the movie 'Collateral Damage', then the movie 'Collateral Damage', again.



BBC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [7:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [8:00 AM]   The Graham Norton Show - Ep 5 Roberto Benigni, Patsy Kensit
 [9:00 AM]   Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 6
 [10:00 AM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 Sandgate
 [11:00 AM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 Hannah & Mason's
 [12:00 PM]   Dragons' Den - Episode 5
 [1:00 PM]   Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 6
 [2:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep. 4 Moore Place
 [3:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 Trobiano's
 [4:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 5 The Bonding
 [5:00 PM]   Doctor Who - Ep 11 Fear Her
 [6:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 6
 [7:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 6
 [8:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 1
 [9:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [10:20 PM]   James May Drinks to Britain - Episode 3
 [11:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 1
 [12:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [1:20 AM]   James May Drinks to Britain - Episode 3
 [2:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 3
 [3:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 4
 [4:00 AM]   Top Gear - Episode 5
 [5:00 AM]   BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has 'Millionaire Matchmaker', 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', and 'Real Housewives Of NYC'.



Comedy Central has the movie 'Blue Collar Comedy Tour', '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'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Neil Patrick Harris.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Brian Cox.



FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Step Brothers', then the movie 'Step Brothers', again.



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



IFC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   The Aviator
 [9:30 AM]   The Valet
 [11:15 AM]   Undeclared
 [11:45 AM]   Undeclared
 [12:15 PM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [12:30 PM]   Toto the Hero
 [2:30 PM]   The Aviator
 [6:00 PM]   Freaks and Geeks
 [7:00 PM]   Undeclared
 [7:30 PM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [8:00 PM]   She's So Lovely
 [10:00 PM]   Feeling Minnesota
 [12:15 AM]   She's So Lovely
 [2:15 AM]   Sherrybaby
 [4:15 AM]   Freaks and Geeks
 [5:15 AM]   Undeclared
 [5:45 AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know     (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00 AM]   Luckey
 [7:30 AM]   Metropolitan
 [9:15 AM]   Love Comes Lately
 [10:40 AM]   Luckey
 [12:10 PM]   Metropolitan
 [1:55 PM]   Love Comes Lately
 [3:20 PM]   Luckey
 [4:50 PM]   Metropolitan
 [6:35 PM]   Wendy & Lucy
 [8:00 PM]   MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Pressure (Episode 13, Season 1)
 [9:00 PM]   Love Lust & Sex Symbols
 [10:00 PM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Julia Alarcon (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [11:00 PM]   MY SO-CALLED LIFE - On the Wagon (Episode 14, Season 1)
 [12:00 AM]   LUDO BITES AMERICA: Santa Fe (Episode 1, Season 1)
 [1:00 AM]   ALL ON THE LINE - Julia Alarcon (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [2:00 AM]   Metropolitan
 [3:40 AM]   Luckey
 [5:05 AM]   Wendy & Lucy     (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has the movie 'Die Another Day', followed by a FRESH 'Eureka', then a FRESH 'Warehouse 13', followed by a FRESH 'Alphas'.



TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Emma Stone, Jon Benjamin, and K.T. Tunstall.
Scheduled on a FRESH Lopez Tonight are Mark-Paul Gosselaar, boxer Amir Khan, and a performance by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.



TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Fighting for Justice (1933)
 [7:00 AM]      Seven Keys To Baldpate (1935)
 [8:15 AM]      Red River (1948)
 [10:30 AM]      Along the Great Divide (1951)
 [12:00 PM]      Tammy And The Bachelor (1957)
 [1:30 PM]      Island of Love (1963)
 [3:15 PM]      The Music Man (1962)
 [6:00 PM]      The Last Frontier (1956)
 [8:00 PM]      I Accuse!
 [10:00 PM]      The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
 [11:30 PM]      They Won't Forget (1937)
 [1:15 AM]      A Soldier's Story (1984)
 [3:00 AM]      Fury (1936)
 [4:45 AM]      They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)    [AKA: 'I Became a Criminal (1947)']     (ALL TIMES EST)



Tuesday  -  07/25/11

TCM:
 [6:30 AM]      Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
 [8:30 AM]      The Great Race (1965)
 [11:15 AM]      The Carey Treatment (1972)
 [1:00 PM]      Victor/Victoria (1982)
 [3:15 PM]      My Favorite Year (1982)
 [5:00 PM]      The Last Metro (1980)
 [7:15 PM]      Bill Murray (2008)
 [8:00 PM]      Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
 [10:00 PM]      The Black Tent (1956)
 [12:00 AM]      Three Kings (1999)
 [1:30 AM]      King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
 [3:30 AM]      Sahara (1943)
 [5:15 AM]      Bataan (1943)     (ALL TIMES EST)



TNT has a FRESH 'The Closer', followed by a FRESH 'Rizzoli & Isles'.




Antenna TV

Me-TV

RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV





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Actor Harrison Ford and his wife Calista Flockhart arrive for the world premiere of Universal Pictures motion picture "Cowboys & Aliens" in conjunction with Comic Con in San Diego, California July 23, 2011.
Photo by Mike Blake

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Vidiot Speak

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Kuriositas: The Fleet - London's Underground River

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Birthday Tune At Comic-Con

Patrick Stewart

Comic-Con fans have boldly gone into singing mode to wish Patrick Stewart a happy birthday.

A hall filled with about 6,000 people at the fan convention Saturday sang "Happy Birthday" to Stewart during a preview panel for the animated musical "Dorothy of Oz."

Stewart provides the voice of a wizened 900-year-old tree in the movie, though in real life, he turned 71 on July 13.

Voice co-star Megan Hilty, a Broadway singer whose credits include the Oz musical "Wicked," led the crowd in the song for Stewart, an idol among Comic-Con fans for his roles in "Star Trek" and "X-Men."

Patrick Stewart

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Actor Seth Green and his wife Clare Grant arrive for the world premiere of Universal Pictures motion picture "Cowboys & Aliens", in conjunction with Comic Con in San Diego, California July 23, 2011.
Photo by Mike Blake

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17 Real Life Mysteries

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Navy Prepares For 1st Female Officers

Submarines

For Ensign Peggy LeGrand, the biggest concern about serving on a submarine is not spending weeks at a time in tight quarters with an entirely male crew. What worries her is the scrutiny that comes with breaking one of the last gender barriers in the U.S. military.

"I have a feeling more people will be focused on us. Our mistakes and successes will be magnified more than they deserve," said LeGrand, a 25-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Amarillo, Texas.

LeGrand is among a small group of female officers who are training at sites including Groton, Conn., to join the elite submarine force beginning later this year. While the Navy says it is not treating them any differently from their male counterparts, officials have been working to prepare the submarine crews - and the sailors' wives - for one of the most dramatic changes in the 111-year history of the Navy's "silent service."

The initial class of 24 women will be divided among four submarines, where they will be outnumbered by men by a ratio of roughly 1 to 25. The enlisted ranks, which make up about 90 percent of a sub's 160-sailor crew, are not open to women although the Navy is exploring modifications to create separate bunks for men and women.

The female officers, many of them engineering graduates from Annapolis, are accustomed to being in the minority, and so far they say they hardly feel like outsiders. The nuclear power school that is part of their training, for example, has been open to women for years because the Navy in 1994 reversed a ban on females serving on its surface ships, including nuclear-powered vessels.

Submarines

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Wake-up Call


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Israeli Orchestra Confronts Taboo

Wagner

The Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by Adolf Hitler's favorite composer Richard Wagner in Germany on Tuesday, challenging a seven-decade taboo in their homeland.

Israeli ensembles rarely play Wagner because of the seminal 19th century composer's anti-Semitism and the appropriation of his music by by the Nazis, calling it insensitive to Holocaust survivors.

But orchestra conductor Roberto Paternostro said on Sunday it was time to separate Wagner's worldview from his music.

"Wagner's ideology and anti-Semitism was terrible, but on the other hand he was a great composer," he told Reuters. "The aim is in the year 2011 to divide the man from his art."

The orchestra will play Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, an orchestral piece, in Bayreuth, Germany, famous for its annual Wagner opera festival in July and August.

Wagner

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German director Wim Wenders poses for a picture on the red carpet during the 17th Sarajevo film festival, July 24, 2011.
Photo by Dado Ruvic

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Dark Roasted Blend: Awesome Car Hood Ornaments

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Building Legacy For Newport Fests

George Wein

While crews work to erect tents and stages for the upcoming Newport jazz and folk festivals, the festivals' creator and guardian angel continues to build something else: a legacy that he hopes will continue long after he's gone.

New York jazz impresario George Wein, who started the festivals more than 50 years ago, took them nonprofit earlier this year to shield them from the financial ups and downs of corporate funding.

"I'm trying to project 20 years ahead," Wein, 85, told The Associated Press in a phone interview from his New York home. "I won't be here in 20 years. The only way I can see to perpetuate the festivals was to go nonprofit. We can't quit now. I say never quit. Once you quit, you're finished."

The folk festival returns to Newport July 30 and 31, with performances by Emmylou Harris, Decemberists and dozens of other acts. The Aug. 5-7 jazz festival will feature Dave Brubeck and Wynton Marsalis. Fort Adams State Park will host both events.

Nonprofit status will allow the board that oversees the events to accept tax-deductible contributions from music lovers and corporate sponsors. Several other music festivals are already nonprofit, including the Monterey and New Orleans jazz festivals.

George Wein

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Claim Corruption Keeping Them In Canada

Quaids

Randy Quaid says he would like to return to the United States one day, but he and his wife still fear they are being persecuted by California prosecutors and tabloid media.

Although U.S. officials recently refused to seek extradition of the actor and his wife from Canada to face felony vandalism charges in Santa Barbara, Calif., authorities in the coastal town say they'll still have the couple arrested if they return to the states.

The Quaids, who have missed several court appearances in the case, claim they are the victims of corrupt forces and are demanding an investigation.

"I feel like we've been driven out of the country and that the door's been slammed behind us," Quaid told The Associated Press in a phone interview from British Columbia on Friday. "And for what, these phony little trespassing, vandalism charges? Santa Barbara can sleep better tonight knowing the Quaids are out of their hair."

Quaids

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Actor Keith Carradine and his wife Hayley DuMond arrive for the world premiere of Universal Pictures motion picture "Cowboys & Aliens", in conjunction with Comic Con in San Diego, California July 23, 2011.
Photo by Mike Blake

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10 Bizarre Underwater Events - Oddee.com

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Fights For Racism

North Dakota

North Dakota political leaders are asking the NCAA to back off and let the state's flagship university keep its Fighting Sioux name and logo, even at the risk of potential blacklisting and scorn by other universities and its own conference.

Lawmaker involvement is a strategy even some University of North Dakota boosters question, and is unique among schools forced to decide whether to drop American Indian nicknames deemed hostile and abusive or accept penalties for keeping them.

North Dakota's debate appeared to be resolved when the state Board of Higher Education agreed in 2009 to drop the Fighting Sioux logo and nickname and UND agreed to phase them out by this Aug. 15.

But state lawmakers intervened earlier this year, passing a law that requires the university to retain the moniker and logo. If the school keeps them past the Aug. 15 deadline, it will not be allowed to use them in postseason tournaments nor host any such events.

About 20 schools with American Indian nicknames were targeted by an NCAA policy issued in August 2005. Some teams, like the Florida State Seminoles, were taken off the list when they received approval from namesake tribes. UND got the OK from the Spirit Lake Sioux, but were not able to get permission from the Standing Rock Sioux.

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What Climate Change?

'Dirty Dozen' Pollutants

"Dirty Dozen" chemicals, including the notoriously toxic DDT, are being freed from Arctic sea ice and snow through global warming, a study published on Sunday suggested.

The "Dirty Dozen" -- formally known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) -- were widely used as insecticides and pesticides before being outlawed in 2001.

They are extremely tough molecules that take decades to break down in nature. They also bio-accumulate, meaning that as they pass up the food chain, concentrations rise, posing a fertility threat to higher species.

In addition, they are insoluble in water and easily revolatilise, so can swiftly transit from soil and water to the atmosphere in response to higher temperatures.

The study, published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, looked at atmospheric concentrations of three chemicals -- DDT, HCH and cis-chlordane -- monitored between 1993 and 2009 at a station in Norway's Svalbard Islands and at another in the Canadian Arctic.

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In this July 23, 2011, photo, released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Matt Gineo shows his enthusiasm after learning he had been selected as the 2011 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. It was the twelfth try for Gineo, a 64-year-old Jensen Beach, Fla., biomedical engineer who bested 120 other entrants. The contest was a highlight event of a six-day festival that honors Ernest Hemingway and ends Sunday, July 24.
Photo by Andy Newman

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Ticket Sales Plummet

Palin

With its Sarah Palin (R-Quitter) documentary "The Undefeated" increasing its playdates by 40 percent this weekend, only to watch box office revenue decline by more than 63 percent, distributor Arc Entertainment announced Sunday that the film will soon be available on pay per view.

The movie played in 14 Tea Party-friendly locations this weekend -- up from the 10 in which it opened last week -- but grossed just $24,000.

Starting September 1, subscribers to DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner can see the "true" Horatio Alger story of an Alaska woman's rise from self-described "hockey mom" to gubernatorial dropout to conservative cable news bastion talking head, all in the comfort of their own home.

A "special edition" DVD containing additional new content will be sold only in Walmart stores.

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Pioneers Get Close-Up View

Graphene

Physicists who won last year's Nobel Prize for isolating graphene, the world's thinnest material, said Sunday they had devised ways of studying the novel substance at the fundamental level of the electron.

In a study published in the journal Nature Physics, Russian-born physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov said they had detailed interactions between electrons on a sheet of graphene in a bid to understand why the material is so unique.

Graphene comprises just a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb-shaped, hexagonal lattice.

The substance is chemically very simple but extremely strong, conducts electricity, dissipates heat and is transparent. There is a surge of interest in it to replace semiconductors in next-generation computers, touch screens and other electronic gadgets.

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Students perform a tribal dance during the 32nd Kaliga festival in Gingoog city, Misamis Oriental province, southern Philippines July 23, 2011. The Kaliga festival is held annually on July 23 to give thanks to the God Magbabaya (Ruler of All) for the year's harvest as well as to showcase traditional music and costumes of the indigenous people.
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Forklift Smashes $1M Worth Of Wine

Australia

An unsteady forklift dropped a container full of fine Australian wine worth more than $1 million, smashing most of the bottles. The winemaker says he's "gut-wrenched, shocked and numb" after the loss of his flagship shiraz.

Sparky Marquis of Mollydooker Wines lost a third of his Velvet Glove Shiraz production after the accident that destroyed all but one of the 462 cases bound for the United States. Each bottle of the Mollydooker wine sells for $200.

Marquis said Friday that when workers opened up the dropped container, "it was like a murder scene. There was red everywhere."

The accident has crippled Mollydooker's U.S. launch in September. It will also impact the wine market in Australia.

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Weekend Box Office

'Captain America'

In a battle of summer movie heroes, Captain America topped Harry Potter this weekend at the box office.

Paramount Pictures' "Captain America: The First Avenger" opened at No. 1 with $65.8 million, according to Sunday studio estimates. The Marvel Comics superhero adventure sets up next summer's all-star blockbuster "The Avengers."

Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the eighth and final installment in the boy-wizard franchise, dropped to the second spot. It made just over $48 million in its second weekend for a domestic total of $274.1 million.

Don Harris, head of distribution for Paramount, said "Captain America" exceeded expectations. He figured it would do the same sort of business as "X-Men: First Class," which opened with $55.1 million in June.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

    1. "Captain America: The First Avenger," $65.8 million ($2.8 million international).
    2. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," $48 million ($121.3 million international)..
    3. "Friends With Benefits," $18.5 million.
    4. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," $12 million ($62 million international).
    5. "Horrible Bosses," $11.7 million.
    6. "Zookeeper," $8.7 million.
    7. "Cars 2," $5.7 million ($17.7 million international).
    8. "Winnie the Pooh," $5.1 million.
    9. "Bad Teacher," $2.6 million.
   10. "Midnight in Paris," $1.9 million.

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A giant anteater is cooled off with water from a hose at the Franklin Park Zoo during a summer heat wave in Boston, Massachusetts July 22, 2011.
Photo by Brian Snyder

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