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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Terrence McNally: Howard Zinn: Vision and Voice (AlterNet.org)
You leave things to the free market and the rich will go to college and the poor will go to work.
Molly Ivins: Let's Fix This Mess
What you find across the Democratic spectrum is agreement that the Bushies are hopelessly inept at homeland security. Essentially nothing has been done to protect the ports, and almost no progress has been made on helping first responders and improving public health capacity, despite all that money spent on small towns in Wyoming. The chemical plants are obvious targets -- but heaven forfend that the Bushies should force their dear friends in the chemical industry to spend money on public safety.
James Moore: That Awful Power: How Judy Miller Screwed Us All (huffingtonpost.com)
Okay. I couldn't stand it any longer. When I saw the quote today from a New York Times spokesperson about Judy Miller, I blew coffee through my nose. "Judy is an intrepid, principled, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has provided our readers with thorough and comprehensive reporting throughout her career." I am submitting the lengthy piece below to prove precisely otherwise.
Roger Ebert: Charlize Theron: Beyond beauty
"She is a gazelle in a goddess suit." We are discussing Charlize Theron, and that is how her director, Niki Caro, describes her. It is true enough, yet consider the role for which Theron won an Oscar two years ago and the new role for which she will undoubtedly be nominated this year. In "Monster" (2003), she played a desperate hooker who worked freeway rest stops, was overweight, her face mottled, her teeth awry.
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Avery Ant
Purple Gene Reviews
NBAs New Dress Code
Purple Gene's review of the N.B.A. (National Basketball Ass.) new dress code announced by commissioner David Stern:
What an outrage!!!! The gall of the man!!! To try and impose his "White Will" upon the downtrodden black athlete !!!! David Stern announced that all players in the NBA will be subject to a new dress code starting November 1st. Who the hell does he think he is???? We're not talking about the uniforms that players wear…or the hair styles, tattoos, body piercings, gold grill work or even the SHOES ! Uh Uh…..David just wants these huge dudes to look "presentable in Public"…and only in situations where they are officially representing the NBA !!
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
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Dubbed Icon of the Century
The Beatles
Sorry Johnny, Oprah and Madonna - you just missed the cut. Variety ranks the top 10 entertainment icons of the century in a new commemorative issue marking the trade publication's 100th anniversary. The Beatles were dubbed the no. 1 icon in the issue, currently on newsstands.
Following the Fab Four, the top 10 is rounded out by Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse and Elvis Presley.
Bugs Bunny did not make Variety's list, but Pac Man did. The most contemporary choices were Kurt Cobain, Tupac Shakur and Quentin Tarantino.
The Beatles
MLK Memorial Donation
George Lucas
"Star Wars" director George Lucas has made a $1 million contribution to help build a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Mall in Washington, it was announced Thursday.
The filmmaker will serve as a co-host November 19 at the Dream Dinner in San Francisco to raise funds and heighten visibility for the MLK National Memorial.
George Lucas
Spielberg's Holocaust Archive in USC
Shoah Visual History Foundation
Steven Spielberg's voluminous archive documenting the lives of Holocaust survivors has merged with the University of Southern California.
The Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation officially became part of USC's College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on Thursday after years of negotiations.
USC promises to preserve and propagate the archive, which includes 52,000 videotaped life histories, all of them digitized. The university will fund the $5 million annual budget.
The archive is viewable on computer systems at universities including USC, Rice, Yale and the University of Michigan. Portions also are available to museums, research institutions and schools worldwide.
Shoah Visual History Foundation
2006 MusiCares Person of the Year
James Taylor
Veteran US singer-songwriter James Taylor will be honoured by organisers of next year's Grammy Awards as the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year, officials said.
Taylor, 57, who launched his career in the 1960s, will receive the award at a special ceremony to be held on February 6, two days before music's highest awards are handed out in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy announced.
The MusicCares Person of the Year awards goes to musicians who have also distinguished themselves by their commitment to philanthropic causes, in Taylor's case to the environment and children's health issues.
James Taylor
Celebrates 'NewsHour' Anniversary
Robert MacNeil
It seemed like old times when Robert MacNeil rejoined Jim Lehrer to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their nightly "NewsHour."
MacNeil, who left the PBS broadcast to Lehrer alone in 1996, reminisced on Thursday's broadcast about how their newscast started in the days before cable television, in the wake of U.S. Senate hearings on Watergate.
Predictably, they began with a polite exchange where each tried to give the other more credit for the original idea.
Robert MacNeil
Outsourced Degree Returned
Elizabeth Paige Laurie
Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie has surrendered her college degree following allegations that she cheated her way through the school.
The University of Southern California said in a statement that Laurie, 23, "voluntarily has surrendered her degree and returned her diploma to the university. She is not a graduate of USC."
Laurie's roommate, Elena Martinez, told a television show last year that she was paid $20,000 to write term papers and complete other assignments for the granddaughter of Wal-Mart co-founder Bud Walton. Wal-Mart is the world's biggest retailer. The family could not be reached for comment.
Following the allegations, the University of Missouri renamed its basketball arena, which had been paid for in part by a $425 million donation from the Lauries and was to have been called "Paige Sports Arena."
Elizabeth Paige Laurie
Village People Policeman No-Show in Court
Victor Willis
Victor Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was being sought after failing to show up Thursday for a sentencing in a drug case, authorities said.
Willis, who co-wrote disco hits such as "Macho Man" and "In the Navy," was arrested in July after police found a gun and what was believed to be crack cocaine in his car after a traffic stop.
He was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday morning in San Mateo County Superior Court, but failed to show up. The judge issued arrest warrants for a probation violation and for the drug case, a clerk said.
Victor Willis
Produce Bountiful Harvest
Pa. Winemakers
High temperatures, good sunlight and dry weather during the summer and early fall produced an unexpected bounty for the region's winemakers.
About three-quarters of the grape crop has been harvested and winemakers are finding an unusually rich fruit that many believe will yield some of the area's best wines in years.
The long stretches of sunlight with little rainfall ravaged some other crops, but the conditions were unusually good for the grapes, reducing the amount of water and boosting sugar levels.
Pa. Winemakers
The Winery at Wilcox
Top 20
Concert Tours
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
1. (1) Dave Matthews Band; $1,329,196; $48.10.
2. (2) Neil Diamond; $1,300,753; $63.13.
3. (3) Kenny Chesney; $1,200,116; $54.76.
4. (4) Anger Management Tour / Eminem / 50 Cent; $1,058,497; $64.64.
5. (5) Marc Anthony / Alejandro Fernandez / Chayanne; $818,106; $68.33.
6. (7) Ozzfest; $798,206; $44.45.
7. (6) Coldplay; $759,341; $41.80.
8. (8) Toby Keith; $715,756; $44.98.
9. (10) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; $669,982; $39.54.
10. (11) Pearl Jam; $625,485; $48.48.
11. (9) Green Day; $623,895; $39.56.
12. (13) James Taylor; $532,342; $44.58.
13. (12) Destiny's Child; $495,871; $57.27.
14. (15) Rascal Flatts; $450,279; $32.28.
15. (16) Vans Warped Tour; $449,499; $26.88.
16. (14) Bruce Springsteen; $445,471; $79.68.
17. (17) System Of A Down; $408,784; $41.31.
18. (18) American Idols Live; $401,402; $44.48.
19. (20) Jack Johnson; $366,977; $33.16.
20. (19) Motley Crue; $366,388; $41.24.
Concert Tours
In Memory
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn, the jazz pianist and vocalist who got her start opening for Miles Davis and became revered as a master interpreter of American standards, has died at the age of 71, her record label said Friday.
Horn was often compared to Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae, and considered one of the last great jazz vocalists of her era. She told The Associated Press in a 1991 interview she didn't think "there's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste."
She started playing the piano when she was a child, and by the time she was a college student at Howard University, she had put together her first jazz trio. Her talent drew the attention of music legend Quincy Jones, who would produce her first albums, as well as Miles Davis, who asked her to open for him at the renowned Village Vanguard at 1960.
However, after producing two albums for Mercury Records, she had creative difference with the label and left. At the same time, she had a young daughter and decided to scale back on her performances and recordings.
Horn's career entered a renaissance when she signed with Verve Records in 1986. She went on to release several acclaimed albums, and was featured at major jazz festivals and venues around the globe. In her later years, she performed with artists ranging from Davis, who reunited with her for a rare appearance as a sideman on her 1991 album "You Won't Forget Me," to Wynton Marsalis.
Shirley Horn
In Memory
Gordon 'Porky' Lee
Gordon Lee, the chubby child actor who played Spanky McFarland's little brother Porky in the "Little Rascals" comedies, has died. He was 71.
Lee played one of the younger members in the "Our Gang" shorts in the 1930s, appearing in more than 40 of them from 1935 to 1939. The comedies, produced by Hal Roach, became known as "The Little Rascals" when shown on TV in the 1950s.
Among the films Lee appeared in were "Bored of Education," which won the Oscar for best one-reel short subject in 1937; "Our Gang Follies of 1936"; "The Awful Tooth"; and "Roamin' Holiday."
He and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas teamed up against older boys Spanky and Alfalfa in many of the comedies. The Porky character is credited with originating the catchphrase "otay."
Lee was a schoolteacher, living in Colorado for a time. He moved to Minnesota after he retired to be closer to his only son, Douglas, said a friend, Tracy Tolzmann. In recent years, Lee sold autographed photos of himself as Porky, Tolzmann and McClain said.
Gordon 'Porky' Lee
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