This has been an active week for me in Mpls. I went to the Broadband
Summit held on Tuesday, shaking the hand of US Senator Amy
Klobuchar and listening to the Chair of the FCC come out strongly for
Net Neutrality. I went to the MInnesota
State Fair on Thursday where, amid a busy day, I shook the hand
of US Senator Al Franken. And yes, it feels great to say that.
In between, I went to a performance of the Minneapolis Fire
Collective. They were headed off to Burning Man, and did one last
show at home. I recorded the flaming performance in three segments.
The handheld video camera did pretty well considering there was no
light except the flames. I sat back a little, to get the whole
panoramic experience. Safe for work. Enjoy.
Minneapolis Fire Collective
One of three: Powderhorn Park,
Mpls, 8/25/10 link to
YouTube
Two of three: Powderhorn Park,
Mpls, 8/25/10 link to
YouTube
Three of three: Powderhorn Park,
Mpls, 8/25/10 link to
YouTube
Thanks to everyone who has sent me music to play on the air.
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"The presence of those seeking the truth is to be preferred to the
presence of those who think they've found it." -- Terry Pratchett,
"Monstrous Regiment"
roger ebert's journal: In the chapel bells are ringing
The first time I heard gay marriage mentioned, I was incredulous. Two gay people couldn't get married! It simply...well, it wasn't done. I wasn't objecting to their homosexuality. I was objecting to the disturbance caused to my mental categories.
Matt Miller: A grim vision of 2012 and more gridlock (mattmilleronline.com)
I wish I could say "I have a dream," what with the anniversary of Dr. King's famous speech coming this weekend. But it's more like a grim vision. A vision of nearly zero progress on the major challenges facing the country between Wednesday, November 3, 2010 and January 20, 2013.
Matt Miller: A spending goal too small for aging America (mattmilleronline.com)
In recent days Ryan-mania has reached a wonky fever pitch. Paul Krugman says you're "the flimflam man." The Wall Street Journal's editorial page fired back that your "Roadmap for the Future" features "radical honesty." The Times says you'll be at the center of events if Republicans win big this fall. And The Post even featured you on Page One.
SUSAN J. DOUGLAS: The Teachers Are All Right (inthesetimes.com)
My brother is a high school teacher. He is not famous, and certainly not rich. After he leaves this earth, autographed photos of him will not hang in bars or restaurants; there will be no beautifully lit, high contrast black-and-white posters of him á la James Dean.
Marilyn Preston: Fitness Fantasy: Make the Unemployed the Fun-Employed (creators.com)
Unemployed people have an abundance of free time. And what's the No. 1 reason people don't exercise? Not enough time. So I propose a new national initiative that turns unemployment into fun-employment. Use some of that free time to get fit. It's something you have to work at, just like a real job, but until that real job comes along, why not support and encourage men and women to work at getting themselves into the best shape of their lives?
George Carlin By Matt Zoller Seitz
The long-deferred unveiling of the fully self-actualized, near-final version of George Carlin-at the ripe old age of 51!-was sparked by the 1984 death of his mother, the militarism and greed of the Reagan era, and the emergence of Sam Kinison, who inspired the older comic "to raise my level to where I wasn't lost in his dust." Nearly all of Carlin's most widely quoted routines-including "The Planet Is Fine," "We Like War" and "Religion Is Bullshit"-were created during the last two decades of his life.
"Star Island" by Carl Hiasen: A review by Jeff Baker
The plot of 'Star Island' is like an alligator in the Everglades, twisty and hard to follow. Don't grab it by the tail. It starts with a pop star, Cherry Pye (think of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, fighting in a gas station bathroom). Cherry's parents and her manager are pushing her to get ready for a tour to promote her new album, "Skankily Klad." She just wants to take drugs and have sex and doesn't want to rehearse. "There's, like, eighteen songs to learn and they're all different."
Behold, now, the fearless prognostications of those bold enough to Carpe Diem! (Were that there were more, I'm sayin', but no matter)... Proceed!
Tony in Philly:
Drama
Series - Mad Men • AMC
Lead Actor - Michael C. Hall, Dexter • Showtime
Lead Actress - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife • CBS
Supporting Actor - Michael Emerson, Lost • ABC
Supporting Actress - Sharon Gless, Burn Notice • USA
Comedy
Series - 30 Rock • NBC
Lead Actor - Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock • NBC
Lead Actress - Tina Fey, 30 Rock • NBC
Supporting Actor - Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family • ABC
Supporting Actress - Jane Lynch, Glee • FOX
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific • HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - Temple Grandin • HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Claire Danes, Temple Grandin • HBO
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - David Strathairn, Temple Grandin • HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List • Bravo
Reality-Competition Program - The Amazing Race • CBS
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race • CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - Saturday Night Live • NBC
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The 25th Anniversary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Concert • HBO
Adam in NoHo:
Drama
Series - Mad Men • AMC
Lead Actor - Michael C. Hall, Dexter- SHO
Lead Actress - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife • CBS
Supporting Actor - Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad • AMC
Supporting Actress - Sharon Gless, Burn Notice • USA
Comedy
Series - Modern Family • ABC
Lead Actor - Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Lead Actress - Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Supporting Actor - Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family • ABC
Supporting Actress - Jane Lynch, Glee • FOX
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific • HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - Temple Grandin • HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Claire Danes, Temple Grandin • HBO
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution • ABC
Reality-Competition Program - The Amazing Race • CBS
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Jeff Probst, Survivor • CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
Joe S. (from Manistee-by-the-lake):
Ok BttbB, all these selections are correct. They may not agree with the official results but that's because the people who pick the winners usually don't know what they're doing. That's my story and I'm stickin to it. I'll let you know where to send my money.
Drama
Series - True Blood - HBO
Lead Actor - Hugh Laurie, House - Fox
Lead Actress - Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer - Fox
Supporting Actor - Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age - TNT
Supporting Actress - Sharon Gless, Burn Notice - USA
Comedy
Series - 30 Rock - NBC
Lead Actor - Jim Parsons, The Big Band Theory - CBS
Lead Actress - Tina Fey, 30 Rock - NBC
Supporting Actor - Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men - CBS
Supporting Actress - Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live - NBC
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - Return to Cranford - PBS
Actor - Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year - HBO
Actress - Dame Judi Dench, Return to Cranford - PBS
Supporting Actor - John Goodman, You Don't know Jack - HBO
Supporting Actress - Susan Sarandon, You Don't know Jack - HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution - ABC
Reality Competition Program - Top Chef - Bravo
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program - Jeff Probst, Survivor - CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Comedy Central
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert - HBO
Sandra "Downeast':
Drama
Series - True Blood - HBO
Lead Actor - Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights - NBC
Lead Actress - Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - NBC
Supporting Actor - John Slattery, Mad Men - AMC
Supporting Actress - Christina Hendricks, Mad Men - AMC
Comedy
Series - Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Lead Actor - Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - CBS
Lead Actress - Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - Showtime
Supporting Actor - Chris Colfer, Glee - FOX
Supporting Actress - Jane Lynch, Glee - FOX
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - Temple Grandin - HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year - HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Claire Danes, Temple Grandin - HBO
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - David Strathairn, Temple Grandin - HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack - HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution - ABC
Reality-Competition Program - Top Chef - Bravo
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Jeff Probst, Survivor - CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Colbert Report - Comedy Central
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me - HBO
brimicbed:
Drama
Series - Dexter - Showtime
Lead Actor - Michael C. Hall, Dexter • Showtime
Lead Actress - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife • CBS
Supporting Actor - Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad • AMC
Supporting Actress - Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men • AMC
Comedy
Series - Modern Family • ABC
Lead Actor - Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Lead Actress - Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Supporting Actor - Ty Burrell, Modern Family • ABC
Supporting Actress - Jane Lynch, Glee • FOX
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific • HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe • Lifetime
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution • ABC
Reality-Competition Program - The Amazing Race • CBS
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Jeff Probst, Survivor • CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien • NBC
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
dtwicked:
Drama
Series - Mad Men - AMC
Lead Actor - Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - AMC
Lead Actress - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - CBS
Supporting Actor - John Slattery, Mad Men - AMC
Supporting Actress - Rose Byrne, Damages - FX
Comedy
Series - Modern Family - ABC
Lead Actor - Tony Shalhoub, Monk - USA
Lead Actress - Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - Showtime
Supporting Actor - Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family - ABC
Supporting Actress - Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live - NBC
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific - HBO
Made for TV Movie - The Special Relationship - HBO
Actor - Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack - HBO
Actress - Dame Judith Dench, Return To Cranford - PBS
Supporting Actor - Patrick Stewart, Hamlet - PBS
Supporting Actress - Kathy Bates, Alice - SyFy
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Antiques Roadshow - PBS
Reality Competition - The Amazing Race - CBS
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program - Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race - CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien - NBC
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The Kennedy Center Honors - CBS
Vic in AK:
Drama
Drama Series - Mad Men • AMC
Lead Actor, Drama - Matthew Fox, Lost • ABC
Lead Actress, Drama - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife • CBS
Supporting Actor, Drama - Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad • AMC
Supporting Actress, Drama - Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife • CBS
Comedy
Comedy Series - Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Lead Actor, Comedy - Tony Shalhoub, Monk • USA
Lead Actress, Comedy - Lea Michele, Glee • FOX
Supporting Actor, Comedy - Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family • ABC
Supporting Actress, Comedy - Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men • CBS
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific • HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - Moonshot • HISTORY
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship • HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Claire Danes, Temple Grandin • HBO
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Michael Gambon, Emma (Masterpiece) • PBS
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin • HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Undercover Boss • CBS
Reality-Competition Program - American Idol • FOX
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Heidi Klum, Project Runway • Lifetime
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - The Colbert Report • Comedy Central
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
marty:
Drama
Drama Series - Lost • ABC
Lead Actor, Drama - Michael C. Hall, Dexter • Showtime
Lead Actress, Drama - Glenn Close, Damages • FX Networks
Supporting Actor, Drama - Terry O'Quinn, Lost • ABC
Supporting Actress, Drama - Christine Baranski, The Good Wife • CBS
Comedy
Comedy Series - Modern Family • ABC
Lead Actor, Comedy - Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Lead Actress, Comedy - Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie • Showtime
Supporting Actor, Comedy - Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family • ABC
Supporting Actress, Comedy - Jane Lynch, Glee • FOX
Miniseries or Movie
Miniseries - The Pacific • HBO
Made-for-TV Movie - You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actor, Miniseries or Movie - Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keeffe • Lifetime
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie - John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie - Brenda Vaccaro, You Don't Know Jack • HBO
Reality and Variety, Music or Comedy
Reality Program - Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution • ABC
Reality-Competition Program - The Amazing Race • CBS
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - Jeff Probst, Survivor • CBS
Variety, Music or Comedy Series - Conan O'Brien • NBC
Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Hope For Haiti Now • Tenth Planet Productions and MTV
Well, then, Poll-fans... There it is... Good Fortune be upon the contestants (Although Joe S. seems to think they're doomed)... We'll see about that, now, won't we? 'Til Tuesday, then, As I always say...
Yer the Best!
Also, again, ties will be resolved in a scientific manner involving the ever fabulous, Maddie Muffin (Future Nobel AND Pulitzer Prize winner, President of the United States AND General Secretary of the UN amongst other notable achievements to numerous to mention)...
In the 1950s, he (Vincent Price) moved into horror films, with a role in House of Wax (1953), the first 3-D film to land in the year's top ten at the North American box office, and then the monster movie The Fly (1958).
Source
Jim from CA, retired to ID, was first, and correct, with:
House of Wax
Alan J responded:
Avatar
Sally said:
Well, from what I can see online, "Avatar" was still in the year's top ten at the North American box office in January of 2010. The first 'new' 3D film of the year was, "Alice In Wonderland..." the question is a bit unclear to me - or I'm a bit dense - you decide!
Or, Sally in Martyland...
PS: Marty, that book sale sounded fabulous! I can't read a lot of my books anymore because of my sight - but, I still can't part with them either. Guess I don't need anymore - even so...
Charlie answered:
House of Wax (1953)
MAM wrote:
I think it is 'Avatar'. but not 100% certain.
Joe S took the day off.
And, mj said:
I'm guessing again
But I think it might be House of Wax. There was an earlier movie about an escaped gorilla terrorizing a town, and one that was nearly contemporary about a deformed frog man, The Maze, but I think the one with Vincent Price was a real draw.
CBS opens the night with a RERUN'How I Met Your Mother', followed by a RERUN'Rules Of Engagement', then a RERUN'2½ Men', followed by a RERUN'Big Bang Theory', then a RERUN'CSI: The 2nd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Jessica Alba and Jimmie Walker.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Adam Goldberg and Chief.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN'America's Got Talent', followed by 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Don Johnson, Whitney Cummings, and Cyndi Lauper & Jonny Lang.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are parodies inspired by "Glee", "Lost" and more.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 5/12/10) are Aubrey Plaza, Texts from Last Night, and Phoenix.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH'Bachelor Pad', followed by a FRESH'Dating In The Dark'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel are Matthew Fox, Josh Hutcherson, and the Swell Season. (R 7/29/10)
The CW offers a RERUN'90210', followed by a RERUN'Gossip Girl'.
Faux has a RERUN'House', followed by a FRESH'Lie To Me'.
MY recycles an old 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', followed by another old 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'.
A&E has 'Intervention', another 'Intervention', still another 'Intervention', and 'Hoarders'.
AMC offers the movie 'Grease'< followed by the movie 'For The Love Of The Game'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 2
[1:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 3
[2:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 4
[3:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 6
[4:00 PM] Primeval - Episode 7
[5:00 PM] Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Finn McCool's
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 7 Reunion
[9:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[10:00 PM] On Thin Ice - Episode 4
[11:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 7 Reunion
[12:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[1:00 AM] James May's Toy Stories - Ep 4 Bridge
[2:00 AM] Top Gear - Episode 6
[3:00 AM] James May's Toy Stories - Ep 4 Bridge
[4:00 AM] BBC World News
[4:30 AM] BBC World News
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of NJ', another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', still another 'Real Housewives Of NJ', followed by a FRESH'Real Housewives Of NJ'.
Comedy Central has 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', still another 'Tosh.0', yet another 'Tosh.0', '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 RERUNJon Stewart (from 8/24/10) is Brian Williams.
On a RERUNColbert Report (from 8/24/10) is Jeffrey Goldberg.
FX has the movie '27 Dresses', followed by the movie 'X-Men: The Last Stand'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', 'American Pickers', 'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00AM] Dallas 362
[7:45AM] Paranoid Park
[9:15AM] The Station Agent
[10:45AM] Food Party
[11:00AM] Dallas 362
[12:45PM] Paranoid Park
[2:15PM] The Station Agent
[3:45PM] Dallas 362
[5:25PM] Breakfast on Pluto
[7:35PM] The Full Monty
[9:15PM] Spanking the Monkey
[11:00PM] Freaks and Geeks
[11:45PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[12:00AM] Spider
[1:45AM] Food Party
[2:00AM] The Three Stooges
[2:20AM] The Three Stooges
[2:30AM] Hell Girl
[3:00AM] The Full Monty
[4:35AM] Paranoid Park
[6:00AM] Dinner With the Band (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sundance -
[6:45 AM] Ran (1985)
[9:30 AM] The Hip Hop Project
[11:00 AM] Diary Of A Chambermaid
[12:40 PM] The End Of The Line
[2:05 PM] The Hip Hop Project
[3:30 PM] Diary Of A Chambermaid
[5:10 PM] The End Of The Line
[6:35 PM] Rio Breaks
[8:00 PM] Kassim the Dream
[9:30 PM] Great Genius & Profound Stupidity
[10:00 PM] Curse Of The Golden Flower
[12:00 AM] Victim
[1:50 AM] Kassim the Dream
[3:20 AM] Curse Of The Golden Flower
[5:20 AM] Rio Breaks (ALL TIMES EDT)
Jim Parsons accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for "The Big Bang Theory" at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awardsin Los Angeles, California August 29, 2010.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson
It's been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary - the authoritative guide to the English language - may only be available online.
Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday that burgeoning demand for the dictionary's online version has far outpaced demand for the printed versions.
By the time the lexicographers behind the dictionary finish revising and updating the latest edition - a gargantuan task that will take many more years - publishers are doubtful there will still be a market for the printed form.
The online Oxford English Dictionary now gets 2 million hits a month from subscribers. The current printed edition - a hefty 20-volume, 750 pound ($1,165) set published in 1989 - has sold about 30,000 sets in total.
From left, Billy Hatchett, Warren Easton Foundation President, Alexina Medley, Principal, Sandra Bullock and school nurse Cassondra Ferrand cut the ribbonon an on campus health clinic at Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans Sunday Aug. 29, 2010, the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Bullock, The Kellogg Foundation and the San Francisco 49ers Foundation were the main financial contributors of the $700,000 facility.
Photo by Kerry Maloney
Beetle Bailey is slouching toward retirement age, but the lazy Army private won't be getting rest anytime soon from his tour of duty on newspaper comics pages.
The indolent wise guy, whose popularity soared when he enlisted during the Korean War, turns 60 on Saturday.
Mort Walker has been imaging Beetle every day for all those decades and says he'll continue with his creation until he's no longer able.
The genial gags by Beetle and the cast of characters - Sarge and his dog, Otto, Gen. Amos Halftrack, Miss Buxley and others - are followed seven days a week by readers in 1,800 newspapers, which is "astronomically huge," said Brendan Burford, comics editor at King Features, the strip's syndicating service.
Singer Eddie Vedder, left, and Actor Johnny Depp, right, perform at the Voices For Justice concert to benefit the West Memphis Three in Little Rock, Ark.Saturday Aug. 28, 2010.
Photo by Brian Chilson
In a remote Serbian mountain village, they're cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water - or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch - and sometimes taste - as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles.
"This festival is all about fun, food and bravery," said Ljubomir Erovic, the Serbian chef and testicles gourmand specialist who organizes the bizarre cooking festival and has published a testicle cookery book.
The food - politely called "white kidneys" in Serbian - is believed to be rich in testosterone. In the Balkans, it is considered to help men's libido.
The festival also gives prizes to to those who have made the news for being "ballsy". This year one of the unsuspecting winners is U.S. President Barack Obama.
The other prize went to American pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger who last year glided a passenger jet into the Hudson river in New York rather than risk crashing in a densely populated area trying to reach an airport.
Britain carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
The espionage writer worked for Britain's domestic and external intelligence agencies during the 1950s and 1960s.
"Certainly we did very bad things. We did a lot of direct action. Assassinations, at arm's length. Although I was never involved," said the 79-year-old, whose real name is David Cornwell.
He drew a distinction between Western spy agencies and their Soviet bloc counterparts in the way they went about it.
Jon Hamm and Betty White announce the winner for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, Eric Stonestreet in 'ModernFamily,' at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 29, 2010.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson
Pop superstar Madonna will not allow a man who claims to be the biological father of her adopted Malawian daughter to see the four-year-old, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday.
James Kambewa, 26, who is working as a waiter in Durban, had hoped to meet Mercy whom the wealthy star adopted last year but Madonna's spokeswoman Barbara Charone said the child's father was not known.
"The extended family members had no knowledge of a father. The village leadership had no knowledge of a father... the mother was raped and left," the Sunday Times quoted Charone as saying.
The court listed Mercy's biological father as unknown and said that she was born in January 2006 to a 14-year-old mother who died days after giving birth.
France's Sylvain Quimene, or "Gunther Love", performs during the 2010 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland, on August 27. "Gunther Love" won the annual Air Guitar World Championships for the second time in a row late Friday, the event's organisers in Finland said.
Photo boy Markku Ruottinen
A police bomb squad had to be called to a Philadelphia construction site after someone found an old, inert torpedo.
PennDOT spokesman Charles Metzger says a transportation department archaeological team found two men sitting on the torpedo drinking beers on Friday morning. He says the men told the archaeologists they had found the munition.
Metzger says the dig team called police, who dispatched a bomb squad. The squad determined the torpedo was not explosive.
The construction site is related to an Interstate 95 interchange project in the city's Kensington neighborhood. It's close to the location of an old shipyard where warships were built during World War II.
Dozens of Emmy Awards are lined up on the trophy table in the media center at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 29,2010.
Photo by Danny Moloshok
A Swiss company has been forced to apologize and pull its piggy banks off the market after heavy criticism from the tiny Alpine principality known for its private banking industry.
The offense was all in the name, "Liechtenschwein," turning the last syllable into the German word for "pig."
Hans Buff & Co. said Thursday that it meant only to poke some fun at the country, which is even wealthier per capita than Switzerland.
A traditionally dressed man looks at "Gamsbart" hat decorations on display during the "Gamsjagatage" festival, or chamois hunters' days, at the alpine village of Bad Goisern in Upper Austria province August 29, 2010. Depending on its size, the "Gamsbart" hat decoration is made from the back hairs of up to ten chamoises
Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader
The fright flick "The Last Exorcism" and the heist thriller "Takers" were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
After two weekends in the No. 1 spot, Lionsgate's action romp "The Expendables" slipped to third place with $9.5 million, raising its total to $82 million.
Playing in narrower release, a 3-D special edition of "Avatar" pulled in $4 million, lifting the sci-fi sensation's domestic total to $753.8 million. The new version of the 20th Century Fox blockbuster adds nine minutes of footage.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Last Exorcism," $21.3 million.
2. "Takers," $21 million.
3. "The Expendables," $9.5 million.
4. "Eat Pray Love," $7 million.
5. "The Other Guys," $6.6 million.
6. "Vampires Suck," $5.3 million.
7. "Inception," $5.1 million.
8. "Nanny McPhee Returns," $4.74 million
9. "The Switch," $4.7 million.
10. "Piranha 3D," $4.3 million.
Harry the Hipster, left, and the original Kermit, along with other early puppets of Jim Henson, are donated to the Smithsonian Institution, during a ceremony at the National Museum of American History, in Washington, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010.
Photo by Jacquelyn Martin
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Make yourself home, take your shoes off...
Go ahead, scratch it if it itches.
The idea is to have fun.
Do you have something to say?
Anything that increased your blood pressure, or, even better, amused or entertained?
Do you have a great album no one's heard?
How about a favorite TV show, movie, book, play, cartoon, or legal amusement?
A popular artist that just plain pisses you off?
A box set the whole world should own?
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Just plain vile, filthy rumors?
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wrote:
took the day off.
