BartCop Entertainment Archives - Monday, 14 November, 2005

Monday

14 November, 2005

big hammer - bigger hammer

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Baron Dave Romm

Syd Barrett

By Baron Dave Romm

Syd Barrett

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

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Syd Barrett founded Pink Floyd, established their sound and direction, then burned out. In 1965 Syd Barrett's band The Screaming Abdabs disbanded and he renamed the group Pink Floyd after two obscure bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. What started out as a country blues band became a psychedelic band, perhaps the psychedelic band. The fame and/or the drugs and/or his autism and/or his delicate mental state would not let him handle the fame and pressure of success. His fellow band members never forgot him. As the Syd Barrett Wikipedia entry says, The Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here is a tribute to Barrett, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond is explicitly about him. He's produced a few solo albums, with the help of his Floyd friends, and will be remembered as a pioneer.

Much has been written about Syd Barrett, who continues to enjoy fan support more than 30 years after he retired from performing with Pink Floyd. Here is a FAQ and the Stuffit for The 60s-early-70s publication Terrapin, the Official Magazine of the Syd Barrett Appreciation Society. Here's a Syd Barrett fan site, with pictures of early releases.

I don't have a lot to add to the story of Syd Barrett, but I want to introduce him to younger listeners, or reintroduce him to those who might have forgotten, who might think that Pink Floyd began with Dark Side of the Moon. Much of the information comes from the web sites above, though he's been a hero of mine for a long time.

There is no other album like Piper At The Gates of Dawn. You don't have to be on drugs to appreciate the wall of weirdness, but you do have to pay attention. This is as far from elevator music as you can get. Combining early space program effects, blues riffs, rock drums, electronic instruments, and trippy poetry Astronomy Domine remains one of the great psychedelic songs on which to wrap your head around. Lucifer Sam is one of the few rock songs about cats, to a more traditional rock beat; a bit more angry and it could have presaged punk: "That cat's something I can't explain." Matilda Motherr, as near as I can figure out, is about the magical wonderment of your mother reading a bedtime story. You want to hear more about "wandering and dreaming" and other tales. Continuing with dreamlike lyrics and swirling music, Flaming continues to touch the inner child.

Alone in the clouds all blue
Lying on an eiderdown.
Yippee! You can't see me
But I can you.

Pow R. Toc H is one of the strangest blues instrumentals ever. Animalistic vocals lead into a jazzy piano and eventually into a guitar and synthesizer rock journey. Roger Waters adds Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk, a rock/synth examination of a visit to the doctor. Back in space for the free-form rock instrumental Interstellar Overdrive that takes us out into the far reaches of the unknown then brings us back.

The last four songs on the album cement Barrett's reputation as a producer of commercial music, even as the songs and lyrics are psychedelic. They combine a journey inward with pop sensibilities to form tight little songs that defy adequate explanation. The Gnome

is about a mythical creature going on an adventure: "I want to tell you a story / About a little man / If I can." Less Bilbo than Tom Bombadil. The myth making continues in Chapter 24.
A movement is accomplished in six stages
And the seventh brings return.
The seven is the number of the young light
It forms when darkness is increased by one.

No, I have no idea what this means. But it's very important. I generally interpret it (when I bother to think linearly) as going one step beyond Chapter 23, 23 being the number of segments of the Worm Orobourous who eats his own tail and a great Illuminati number (though we didn't know that at the time). Barrett is taking us beyond the meta world of ourselves as the universe. Perhaps I'm trying to read too much onto some trippy lyrics. That's fun too.

The syncopated percussion of Scarecrow is the introduction to the most personal lyric and sweetest melodic line on the album.

The black and green scarecrow is sadder than me
But now he's resigned to his fate
'Cause life's not unkind - he doesn't mind.

Bike is about trying to find the right gift for a girl. The childlike innocence of the attempt trails off into a beautiful cacophony. Does this represent the playful child that any girl would want in a boy or the dark inner self that no woman should come near? Possibly neither. It's a great song.

Nearly 40 years after its release, The Piper At The Gates of Dawn remains a singular album of musical strangeness and magical imagery. It does not age.

A Saucerful of Secrets only has one Barrett-written song, though his presence is felt on every cut. It's still one of my favorite Pink Floyd CDs. Jugland Blues isn't exactly traditional jugland blues, but is very Syd Barrett with introspective lyrics and kazoo added to the rock instruments. Good lyrics to end a musical career with, sadly intoning:

And the sea isn't green
And I love the Queen
And what exactly is a dream
And what exactly is a joke.

But wait, there's more!

While Syd is a recluse and doesn't go out or receive visitors, his Floyd buddies come by every now and then to help him produce an album. The Madcap Laughs, from 1970, has flashes of lyrical and musical brilliance. But only flashes, alas. My favorite song on the 1990 reissue CD of The Madcap Laughs is Here I Go, a fairly straightforward honky-tonk rock ballad about a girl who didn't like his songs but he wins her anyway. Octopus, the title song, is close his early work with trippy lyrics and a tuneful psychedelic pop melody. "The madcap laughed at the man on the border". Like the Scarecrow, he's blowing in the wind. The lyric of Golden Hair is from a 1907 James Joyce poem, and the austere intonation and stately minor key hit the right note.

I unabashedly recommend The Piper At The Gates of Dawn as one of the great rock albums of all time, incredibly influential, which still holds up and doesn't need the context of "the first Pink Floyd album" to hold it's place in rock history. A Saucerful of Secrets probably does need the context of the transition from early to middle Pink Floyd to fully grok its impact, but is still recommended if you're blown away by the first one. I will only recommend The Madcap Laughs for Syd Barrett (not necessarily Pink Floyd) fans. Some iPw songs, to be sure.

Baron Dave Romm is a conceptual artist and a noble of Ladonia with a radio show, a Live Journal demi-blog, a very weird CD collection and an ever growing list of political links. Dave Romm reviews things at random for obscure web sites. You can read all his music recommendations from Bartcop-E , and you can hear the last two Shockwave broadcasts in Real Audio (scroll down to Shockwave). Thanks to everyone who has sent me music to play on the air.

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"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
-- Scott Adams


Thanks (again), Baron Dave!

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IS HE UNINSPIRED

MERELY TIRED OR WAS HE FIRED

PLEASE GET RALPH RE-HIRED


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(missing Ralph's Classic "cutting" wit)

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Erin Hart Show Links

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Useful Link

David Dvorkin

This one is a whole bunch of pages collectively titled "Building a Good Author Web Site".

Since I'm an author and I have a Web site, I obviously know all there is to know on the subject. So I put my opinions on the matter up on my site.

David Dvorkin
Business Secrets From the Stars (a novel)
Why I'm Glad I Had Breast Cancer (by Leonore Dvorkin) -


Thanks, David!

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Larry Beinhart Explores 'Fog Facts' - the Vital Facts That Just Get Lost in the Spin: A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW
You have to learn to look at what they do and ignore what they say. Whatever it is that they're doing is not a war on terror, because they haven't caught the terrorists and they haven't cut down on the terrorists. But what they have done is they've managed to break the back of one of the absolute foundations of international law, which is the sovereignty of nations, and broken the back of one of the highest ideals of the 20th Century, established at Nuremberg -- that aggressive war is the mother of all war crimes.


Joe Conason: Portly Republicans squeeze the poor
Rich white men robbing the hungry is hard to stomach
Suddenly, after years of carefree spending on the equivalent of the next generation's credit cards, Republican leaders in Congress are pretending to worry about "fiscal responsibility." (workingforchange.com)


Dems to Dubya: Cut! (nydailynews.com)
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Tim Robbins: "I've been asking for 2 1/2 years why, if you can impeach a President for lying about an extramarital affair, why can't you impeach a President for lying about weapons of mass destruction that led to a war that led to thousands of deaths. In one case, you have thousands of deaths, and in another, you have a dry-cleaning bill for a dress."


Ryan James Kim: Bid now: 1-year-old Scott Simpson is not selling himself-he's selling the right to pay for his education. Price: $80,000. (Advocate.com)
Scott Simpson's eBay listing-item number 5632476886-is not your typical Beanie Baby or autographed photo of Kurt Cobain. Its bold headline reads "College Tuition and Expenses at Howard University"-next to a hefty price tag of $80,000.


Sarah Warn: Cheerleaders Having Lesbian Sex? Now That's News! (afterellen.com)
As Kim Ficera mentioned in her recent column about the media coverage of the Sheryl Swoopes news, "I can't keep up with the hypocrisy. Do Americans hate lesbians or love lesbians? Lesbians who want to get married, want to adopt, and want equal rights are all bad; but lesbians in lingerie, lesbians in videos, straight women who play lesbians on TV, and now lesbians with basketballs, are all good."


Gena Hymowech: Review of Gay Sex in the 70's (afterelton.com)
Gay sex in the 1970's is a topic that has been so thoroughly discussed in the media that it's almost impossible at this point to uncover anything new about it. So it's not surprising that most of the details in the documentary Gay Sex in the 70's have been revealed before. That being said, it's still worth seeking out for several reasons-the most important being that it's fascinating, heartbreaking, and downright hilarious.


David Edelstein: Silver Showers: Sarah Silverman's great geysers of filth (slate.com)
Sexually voracious and unashamed to the point of arrogance, she compliments a black man she's dating by telling him that he would make "a really expensive slave." His indignation doesn't faze her: "I don't care if you think I'm a racist, I just want you to think I'm thin."


Pamela Paul: Interview with Sarah Silverman (slate.com)
Slate: Why do you think people find what you say in your act somehow more offensive than what Chris Rock says?
Silverman: Technically he has more license to talk about black people. I mean, he does totally racist jokes about black people. That's why on The Chris Rock Show, he had the most racist writers. They're the best writers for Chris. I think he's brilliant. Traditionally, I have no right to talk about race. I'm white; I didn't grow up in an all-black neighborhood. But the license I see for myself is I'm a member of the world.


Sam Anderson: Irony Maiden: How Sarah Silverman is raping American comedy (slate.com)
"Everybody blames the Jews for killing Christ, and then the Jews try to pass it off on the Romans. I'm one of the few people that believe it was the blacks." (The joke exposes not the ancient perfidy of any particular race but the absurdity of blaming entire races for anything.)

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AVERY ON THE BIRD FLU

What The Duck? 

   

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Hubert's Poetry Corner

LOATHSOME DUD

Lonesome Dove - NOT!

"LOATHSOME DUD"


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT FIRST IT WILL IMPEACH YOU

THE MEPHITIC STENCH OF FECES ESCAPING FROM A HOLE IN YOUR FACE

INTELLIGENT DESIGN MADE THEM DO IT

BUSH LIES AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN...

DOWN THE ROAD TO IMPEACHMENT

"WE DO NOT TORTURE"

THE PARTY'S OVER

HOW JESUS FREAKS MAKE MONEY

FURTHER PROOF THAT BUSH IS A COMPLETE IDIOT

PRESIDENT FASCIST SCUM

WINNING THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS

LET THE REPUG FOAMING BEGIN

THE FREDDIE KREUGER FAMILY OF AMERICAN POLITICS

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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and a bit warmer.


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Tonight, Monday:

CBS opens the night with a FRESH 'King Of Queens', followed by a FRESH 'How I Met Your Mother', then a FRESH '2½ Men', followed by a FRESH 'Out Of Practice', then a FRESH 'CSI: The 2nd One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Kid scientists, John Cusack, and Brad Paisley.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Jim Belushi, Parminder Nagra, and Matisyahu.

NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Surface', followed by a FRESH 'Las Vegas', then a FRESH 'Medium'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jason Lee, Usher, Neil Diamond, and Brian Wilson.
On a RERUN Conan (from 8/12/05) are Eva Longoria, Tommy Lee, and the Del McCoury Band.
On a RERUN Carson Daly (from 11/1/05) are Jason Schwartzman, Mike Jones, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

ABC starts the night on the East Coast with a FRESH 'Wife Swap', followed by the LIVE 'MNF Football'.
The night starts early on the left coast with the LIVE 'MNF Football', followed by some local filler crap, then the FRESH 'Wife Swap'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are William Shatner, Kristen Bell, and Staind.

The WB offers a FRESH '7th Heaven', followed by a FRESH 'Related'.

Faux has a RERUN 'Prison Break', followed by a FRESH 'Prison Break'.

UPN has a FRESH 'One On One', followed by a FRESH 'All Of Us', then a FRESH 'Girlfriends', followed by a FRESH 'Half & Half'.

A&E has 'Cold Case Files', 'Meth's Deadly High', 'Growing Up Gotti', another 'Growing Up Gotti', 'Airline', and another 'Airline'.

AMC offers the movie 'Harlem Nights', followed by the movie 'The Naked Gun', then the movie 'Fletch'.

BBC  -   
 [2pm]    'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Henry Tripshaw's Disease;
 [2:40pm]    'The Smoking Room' - Episode 3;
 [3:20pm]    'The Smoking Room' - Episode 4;
 [4pm]    'Jonathan Creek' - Episode 2;
 [5pm]    'Monarch of the Glen' - Episode 2;
 [6pm]    'BBC World News';
 [6:30pm]    'House Invaders' - Bournville;
 [7pm]    'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 1;
 [8pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Geoghegan;
 [9pm]    'Murphy's Law' - Episode 4;
 [10pm]    'Viva Blackpool' - Episode 4;
 [11pm]    'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Henry Tripshaw's Disease;
 [11:40pm]    'Worst Week of My Life' - Episode 3;
 [12:20am]    'Worst Week of My Life' - Episode 4;
 [1am]    'Murphy's Law' - Episode 4;
 [2am]    'Viva Blackpool' - Episode 4;
 [3am]    'The Night Detective' - Episode 4;
 [4am]    'The Night Detective' - Episode 5;
 [5am]    'The Night Detective' - Episode 6;
 [6am]    'BBC World News'.    (ALL TIMES EST)

Bravo has all 'West Wing' all night.

Comedy Central has the movie 'The Golden Child', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', an old 'Showbiz Show With David Spade', 'South Park', 'Mind Of Mencia', and 'Reno 911!'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Martha Stewart.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Sen. Bob Kerrey.
Scheduled on a FRESH Adam Carolla is Carson Daly.

History has 'Battlefield Engineering', 'UFO Files: Real UFOs', 'Decoding The Past', and 'Battle Of The Bulge'.

IFC  -   
 [6AM]    IFC November Short Film Collection I (2005);
 [8AM]    Amerikan Passport (1999);
 [9:35AM]    IFC in Theaters(2005);
 [10AM]    The Widow of St. Pierre (2000);
 [12PM]    The Journey (1997);
 [1:45PM]    Short: The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald (2002);
 [2PM]    Amerikan Passport (1999);
 [3:45PM]    At The IFC Center (2005);
 [4:15PM]    Dancing to New Orleans (2003);
 [6PM]    The Journey (1997);
 [7:45PM]    IFC in Theaters(2005);
 [8PM]    At The IFC Center (2005);
 [8:30PM]    The Festival #1 (2005);
 [9PM]    Punk Attitude (2005);
 [11PM]    Requiem For A Dream (2000);
 [1AM]    Punk Attitude (2005);
 [3AM]    Requiem For A Dream (2000);
 [4:45AM]    The Festival #1 (2005);
 [5:15AM]    At The IFC Center (2005);
 [5:45AM]    IFC in Theaters(2005).    (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has all 'Stargate SG-1' all night.

Sundance  -   
 [6am]    Slings & Arrows: Episode 2;
 [7am]    Small Faces;
 [8:50am]    Dummy;
 [10:30am]    Tribute: a Rockumentary;
 [12pm]    Bush's Brain;
 [1:20pm]    The Holier it Gets;
 [2:15pm]    Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War;
 [3:15pm]    Tribute: a Rockumentary;
 [4:35pm]    Santiago Calatrava's Travels;
 [6pm]    TransGeneration: Episode 1;
 [7pm]    The Swell Life;
 [7:30pm]    A Letter to True;
 [9pm]    Interesting Times: The War of Love;
 [9:45pm]    Coffee With Pina;
 [10:05pm]    Bush's Brain;
 [11:30pm]    Cowards Bend the Knee;
 [12:30am]    Reconstruction;
 [2:05am]    Trespass;
 [4am]    Small Faces.    (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM spends the morning and afternoon celebrating what would have been the 101st birthday of Dick Powell, then, since it's a Monday in November, pays tribute to Joan Fontaine all night.
 [6am]    Hollywood Hotel (1937);
 [8am]    The Singing Marine (1937);
 [10am]    Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938);
 [11:30am]    Going Places (1938);
 [1pm]    Hard To Get (1938);
 [2:30pm]    The Reformer And The Redhead (1950);
 [4:15pm]    Right Cross (1950);
 [6pm]    Susan Slept Here (1954);

 [8pm]    Born To Be Bad (1950);
 [10pm]    Until They Sail (1957);
 [12am]    The Women (1939);
 [2:30am]    A Damsel In Distress (1937);
 [4:15am]    Music For Madame (1937).
    (ALL TIMES EST)


Tuesday  -  11/15

TCM:
 [6am]    Scaramouche (1923) SILENT ;
 [8:15am]    The Lost World (1925)     [View TrailerSILENT ;
 [10:15am]    Strictly Unconventional (1930);
 [11:15am]    My Past (1931);
 [12:30pm]    Unashamed (1932);
 [2pm]    Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936);
 [3:15pm]    Sworn Enemy (1936);
 [4:30pm]    Out West With The Hardys (1938);
 [6pm]    The Hardys Ride High (1939);
 [7:30pm]    Festival of Shorts #1 (1995);
 [8pm]    The Time Of Their Lives (1946);
 [9:30pm]    The Canterville Ghost (1944);
 [11:15pm]    I Married A Witch (1942)     [View Trailer];
 [1am]    The Thief of Bagdad (1940)     [View Trailer];
 [3:30am]    The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1927)  [AKA: 'Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed'] SILENT ;
 [5am]    The Invisible Menace (1938).    (ALL TIMES EST)



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The Dalai Lama, left, gives a white scarf, a traditional Tibetan greeting, to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before his lecture at the MCI Center on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 in Washington.
Photo by Kevin Wolf
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The Principality of Freedonia Embassy

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Awarded Sri Lanka's Highest Honour

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction guru, Arthur C. Clarke, who had made Sri Lanka his adopted home, has been awarded the island's highest national honour, a press report said.

Clarke, who turns 88 in December, has been honoured with "Sri Lankabhimanya," and the investiture ceremony will take place Monday, the local Sunday Times said.

The only other person to receive such an award was the late Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was awarded it posthumously, the Times said. He was assassinated in August.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Two time Tony Award winner Ben Vereen performs at the ' Broadway Meets Country' benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.
Photo by Louis Lanzano
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Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

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Marrakech International Film Festival

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese has returned to Morocco to repay a debt by attending the opening of the fifth Marrakech International Film Festival, where he is the star attraction.

The festival is honoring Scorsese with a retrospective of his work, including the two films he shot on location in the Arab kingdom: "The Last Temptation of Christ" and "Kundun."

"Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this," said Scorsese, who will give a master class in filmmaking.

The festival has attracted a fair smattering of European and Asian stars -- Scorsese was introduced to the audience by Catherine Deneuve, while Judi Dench, Terence Stamp, Daniel Day-Lewis, Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Maggie Cheung either already are in town or are expected shortly. But U.S. representatives are thin on the ground, with Scorsese, Gus Van Sant and Rebecca Miller the most notable attendees.

Martin Scorsese

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U.S. actor Robert Culp and his wife Candace arrive as guests for the world premiere of the new Neil Jordan film 'Breakfast on Pluto' during the AFI Fest 2005 in Hollywood November 12, 2005.
Photo by Jim Ruymen
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If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Sings to Space Station Crew

Paul McCartney

It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a first-ever concert linkup to the space station.

On Earth, former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney performed the hit and another song, "English Tea," on Saturday night before a cheering crowd as part of his 11-week "US" tour.

The performance was beamed from the West Coast to the space station crew 220 miles above Earth and broadcast on NASA television, which showed live feeds from space.

It is a tradition to wake astronauts up with recorded songs, but this marked the first time astronauts listened to live music from space.

Paul McCartney

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bartcook

In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Protest Product Placement

Hollywood Unions

Hollywood writers and actors are calling for a code of conduct to govern a growing trend of hidden advertising in TV shows and films, and they say they will appeal to federal regulators if studios don't respond.

Advertising has been creeping into programming for years, blurring the lines of ads and entertainment. It can be as simple as a Coca-Cola cup prominently displayed on "American Idol."

But increasingly, the products are becoming integrated into story lines as well.

The character Gabrielle on "Desperate Housewives" was seen last season as an auto show model touting Buick. Some reality shows base entire episodes on contestants working with sponsors. Contestants on "The Apprentice," for example, have been given tasks involving Burger King, Home Depot and the DVD release of the latest "Star Wars" film, among others.

Hollywood Unions

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Children look at a baby Jesus made out of white chocolate at the Porto food fair November 13, 2005. Expected to be the largest chocolate nativity scene in the world, 15 workers started work on 12 metric tons (13 tons) of chocolate on Sunday. The scene is expected to be finished in a week.
Photo by Jose Manuel Ribeiro
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Once More with Hobbits:
A Lord of the Rings and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical Adventure

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Wins at Chinese Oscars

'Kung Fu Hustle'

Martial arts comedy "Kung Fu Hustle" won the best film title at the Chinese-language version of the Oscars on Sunday, becoming the biggest winner at the Golden Horse ceremony in Taiwan.

Taiwan has played host to the Golden Horse awards, which showcase Chinese-language films, for 42 years, but contestants from Hong Kong and China have stolen the spotlight in recent years as Taiwan's renowned art films lost their appeal.

"Election," which was this year's most nominated film, won just two awards -- best original screenplay and best sound effects. The Hong Kong gangster tale was directed by last year's Golden Horse best director Johnnie To.

'Kung Fu Hustle'

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Prehistoric Weapon

Atlatl

An ancient weapon that struck fear in the hearts of Spanish conquistadors, and that some think was used to slay wooly mammoths in Florida, may soon be added to the arsenal of Pennsylvania's hunters.

The state Game Commission is currently drafting proposed regulations to allow hunters to use the atlatl, a small wooden device used to propel a six-foot dart as fast as 80 mph. The commission could vote to legalize its use as early as January.

It's unclear which animals atlatlists may be allowed to hunt, but the proposal is being pushed by people who want to kill deer with a handmade weapon of Stone Age design. The name, usually pronounced AT-lad-ul, is derived from an Aztec word for "throwing board."

Atlatl

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TV personality Nathalie Estrada of Spain poses with a 1.2 kg Alba white truffle during a charity auction in the Castle of Grinzane Cavour near Alba, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. The auction was conducted in the castle via asatellite link-up with buyers in London and Hong Kong. The white truffle was sold to a Hong Kong buyer for 95,000 euro ($111,477).
Photo by Bruno Murialdo
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Quick & Dirty Guide to Wars In The World

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Added to Toy Hall of Fame

Cardboard Box

Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun. Spaceship, castle, haven to daydream in, the cardboard box was enshrined Friday in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land.

"I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box," said Christopher Bensch, chief curator of the Strong Museum. "It's that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense and the adults don't always see."

The museum, which boasts the world's largest collection of toys and dolls, acquired the hall in 2002 from A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village in Salem, Ore.

Cardboard Box

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A Chinese man dressed in traditional costume pours tea into a cup during a tea culture festival in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province November 12, 2005. The festival is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of a tea house in Suzhou. Picture taken November 12, 2005.
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Marauders of the Sea - German Armed Merchant Raiders During World War I

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Police Respond to Burglary, Find Pot

Palm Springs

In retrospect, it probably wasn't such a good idea to call the police. Ronald Meyers summoned officers to his home in an upscale neighborhood Thursday morning, claiming that someone was trying to open his windows and that he could hear voices outside.

Responding officers found no burglar but asked if they could check inside, said Sgt. John Booth, a Palm Springs police spokesman. When Meyers, 59, let them in, officers allegedly found more than $100,000 worth of marijuana, he said.

The alleged stash included an 8-foot-tall pot plant, more plants growing in the garage and harvested marijuana - some packed into large closeable plastic bags - stuffed in large storage bins in a bedroom, Booth said.

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The former HMNZS Wellington a Batch 3 Leander Class Frigate is sunk off the coast of Island Bay in Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. Thousands of onlookers watched from the shore and spectator craft as the frigate took just one minute to sink to the sea floor to become a living reef for divers.
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