BartCop Entertainment Archives - Sunday, 24 February, 2013

Sunday

24 February, 2013

(Updated Daily)

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Andrew Tobias: Everything Comes Clear
The thing is - having shifted sharply in the other direction for the last three decades - we need to shift the emphasis from personal consumption back a bit (just a bit) to public consumption for a decade or two. Bigger houses and more TV's are nice; faster power boats and granite counter tops are nice. But so are bridges and highways that work . . . waterways that are deep enough . . .


Rachel Maddow Show
"What you'll see (after a 15-second ad) are two gripping tales of almost unimaginable heroism (by government workers!) followed by the kind of eye-opening big-picture charts and logic that make everything come clear."-Andrew Tobias


Susan Estrich: Karl Rove's New Adventure (Creators Syndicate)
Unlike the DLC effort, which was led by elected officials themselves, the Victory Project is seen as solely a Washington money group. Unlike the DLC, which from the beginning had a policy arm and by the end was led by Bruce Reed, Clinton's top policy guy, the Victory Project is seen as solely poll-driven.


Marc Dion: Shots and Beers, Boxing and a Pope I Know (Creators Syndicate)
The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, may his presence on the Internet grow stronger, has American Cardinal Sean O'Malley going off as a 33-1 shot to be the next pope. And I know the guy, which means there's a 33-1 shot I'll know the next pope.


"Husbands"
A commercial for Amazon Kindle that shows how far gays have come.


Cheerleader nets half-court forward flip basketball shot - video (Guardian)
Ashlee Arnau, a cheerleader at William Carey University in Mississippi, steals the show with an acrobatic half-court shot. Arnau runs to the ball on the half-court line and picks it up mid-flip. As she spins round, she lofts the ball high into the air and it goes in without even touching the backboard. This was no fluke - Arnau has attempted the shot at every home game since Christmas.


George Dvorsky: When a mountain casts its shadow upon the sky (io9)
During the autumn and winter months, Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano near Tacoma, Washington, blocks the first rays of the Sun as it rises. The effect is what you see here: An expanding shadow cast against clouds tinged in hues of orange and yellow.


Alyssa Rosenberg: "Romantic Comedies Aren't What They Used To Be. Then Again, Neither Is Love" (Slate)
If romantic comedies have gotten harder to do well, maybe it's actually not because so many barriers to finding love have fallen, but rather because modern love's gotten more difficult, and more difficult to capture.


Caitlin Flanagan: Inventing Marilyn (Atlantic)
Anyone who thinks the story of Marilyn Monroe doesn't warrant such attention doesn't know much about it.



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David E Suggests

Oscars Travel (Infographic)


Oscars Travel Infographic


Here is an infographic that shows how far each of the hopeful Oscar nominees will have to travel to get to the awards


Thanks, David!


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Trivia Question of the Day


How many furlongs in a mile?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


China produces the most plums, while the US comes in at number three. What country is number 2?


      Serbia (or Romania)                                                      Source


This is a list of countries by plum production in 2009 mostly based on FAOSTAT accessed in June 2011.
Rank	Country/Region	Plum production (tonnes)	
			
1	People's Republic of China	5,372,899	
2	Serbia	662,631	
3	United States	561,366	
4	Romania	533,691	
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Adam was first, and correct, with:
   Serbia.



Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
   Romania



Dale of Diamond Springs replied:
   #two in plum production is Romania. We had two Satsuma plum trees in our backyard as a kid. Grandma and Aunt Ernie made great plum jam & jellies. Yes, I had an Aunt Ernestine!!




Charlie responded:
   Well, the 2009 data has Serbia 2nd and Romania 4th, but the 2010 data has Romania 2nd and Serbia 4th. The preliminary FAOSTAT data for 2011 reverses the order again.
  So I guess the current best answer is Serbia.




Sally said:
   Having lived in (the former) Yugoslavia, I believe that Serbia (perhaps tied with Romania) is number 2 in plum production. This is because of Slivovitz, the sweet, smooth, plum brandy (which has been produced for hundreds of years), is a staple in Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria - and is a fact of life over there. They brag that their plum production is second to none - as said by a man on TV.

  Many of my EX's male inlaws had this for breakfast everyday, and functioned unimpaired all day long... Go figure.
  Happy rainy Saturday,
  PS: So my bank decides that my Internet password is, "Not secure enough" and I have to change it. After several attempts, I finally manage to put together one that is convoluted enough for their satisfaction. Then comes the "Questions" which I shall answer if further ID is required: "Who was your first grade teacher?" "Who was your best friend in third grade" and so on. Are they nuts? I can barely remember where I put my keys nowadays... Jeeze!!!




Alan J answered:
   Romania



Marian responded:
   Serbia



MAM   wrote:
   Romania




BttbBob   said:
   Romania... and 75% of that production is processed into Tuic?, a very strong brandy (up to 70% alcohol) that is regarded as the country's tradition alcoholic beverage... Yowza...
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  Happy Birthday today to George Thorogood (63)
  George Thorogood - Bad to the bone , 1982 , Album Version, (HD) , HQ Audio . - YouTube
  Yeah... That's right... That's what ah'm talkin' 'bout...
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  ... and also to Edward James Olmos (66)

  Who as Lt. Castillo was 'Badtothebone', too, and that's a fact! Way more than 'Sonny', I'm thinkin'... (And 'Rico' was way more cool than 'Sonny' was, too, dontcha know... Sorry, Don, but 'Sonny' was merely a slickly stylin' playah with a flashy handgun, a Ferrari and a pet alligator named Elvis...)
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  The earliest known salt works in the world is at Poiana Slatinei, near the village of Lunca in Romania; it was first used in the early Neolithic, around 6050 BC...




And, Joe S     replied:
   Romania is the second largest producer of plums and the first largest producer of vampires in the world. Some vampires are kind of cute, especially the American ones.

  Some American vampires are not so cute though.



  




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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Daily Kos: Murdochgate: Rupert Selling Off Shares of News Corp at Frantic Pace



Why your back, feet hurt: blame evolution - The Chart - CNN.com Blogs



Daily Kos: Diary About Limbaugh Gains 25k Facebook Likes/Shares In Five Days. Rush, What Does That Make You?



Daily Kos: Sunday Talk: That's what friends are for



Thanks, Michelle!


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Veljko Suggests

The 'Big Five'


Awaiting the Oscars: The 'Big Five' Academy Award Winners ever





Thanks, Veljko!


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD


"TRANSLATING THE DALAI LAMA"

"...THERE ARE NO WATERMELONS ON THE MARKET."

THE WHITE MAN SPEAKS WITH FORKED TONGUE!

TOO FAT TO VOTE!

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE

YEP! IT'S A PASTY FACED WHITE GUY

THE WIZARD OF ODDS!

"FIGHT THE POWER" WHEREVER YOU ARE!

YEAH! BUT CAN IT WIPE IT'S OWN ASS?

"COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM" IN ACTION!

SEQUESTER FOR DUMMIES

FEEL THE WARM!

"JOHNNY" GOES TO THE COUNTY FAIR

THE BOONDOGGLE! WHEN WILL THEY EVER FLY? WHEN WILL THEY EVER FLY???

THE BOONDOGGLE! WHEN WILL THEY EVER FLY? WHEN WILL THEY EVER FLY??? - BONUS CLICK

A GUIDE TO THE REPUG INTRANSIGENCE






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny, clear and windy.




The Oscars are tonight (02/24), so how about a little contest to see who can predict the most winners?

   Best Actor
   Best Actress
   Best Supporting Actor
   Best Supporting Actress
   Best Director
   Best Picture
   Best Documentary Feature

Here's a complete list of all the nominees

Bonus/Tie-Breaker Question:

The Oscars plan to honor the James Bond franchise. Rumor has it 5 of the 6 actors who portrayed the iconic character will be in attendance. Which actor will NOT be there?
   Sean Connery
   George Lazenby
   Roger Moore
   Timothy Dalton
   Pierce Brosnan
   Daniel Craig


No prizes - just bragging rights.



Oscar Predictions

Roy in TX said:
Marty,

This Sunday, while many of you will be watching The Oscars, I will be continuing my 16-year tradition of boycotting the program.

The Academy totally snubbed what has to be one of the finest examples of science fiction/comedy ever produced -...- the 1996 star-studded clasic, "Mars Attacks," which starred Jack Nicholson, Mike J. Fox, SJP, Pierce Brosnan, and Calista Gingrich as the alien broad who killed Martin Short's character. I think, therefore I protest! Damn the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Sciences indeed!

I think, therefore I protest!


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Marian predicted:
   Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis
   Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence
   Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones
   Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway
   Best Director - Spielberg
   Best Picture - Argo
   Best Documentary Feature - Searching for Sugar Man

Tie Breaker: Pierce Brosnan


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Dale of the springs, cali wrote:
   Best Picture - Argo
   Actor - Daniel Day Lewis
   Actress - Jennifer Lawrence
   Supporting Actor - Robert De Niro
   Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway
   Director - Ang Lee
   Documentary - Searching for Sugarman
   David Niven played Bond and the last time I can recall is that he's been dead for quite a while!!!


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Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
   Best picture - Argo
   Director - Steven Spielberg
   Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis (one of 2 locks)
   Actress - Jennifer Lawrance
   Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones
   Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (the other lock)
   Documentary - Searching for Sugarman


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My 2 cents:
   Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis
   Best Actress - Emmanuelle Riva
   Best Supporting Actor - Robert De Niro
   Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway
   Best Director - Ang Lee
   Best Picture - "Argo"
   Best Documentary Feature - "Searching for Sugar Man"

And, agreeing with Marian - Pierce Brosnan will be the no-show Bond-man.




Here's a Complete List of Razzie Award Winners



Tonight, Sunday:

CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH 'Amazing Race', then a RERUN 'The Mentalist', followed by a RERUN 'The Good Wife'.



NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a RERUN 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers', then another RERUN 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers', followed by a RERUN 'SNL In The 2000s' (originally aired 04/15/2010).



ABC fills the night with LIVE 'The Oscars', followed by a FRESH 'Jimmy Kimmel Live - After The Oscars'.



The CW fills the night with what passes for local news and other fluffery.



Faux has a RERUN 'Bob's Burgers', followed by a RERUN 'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN 'The Simpsons', followed by a RERUN 'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN 'Family Guy', followed by a RERUN 'American Dad'.



MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old 'Big Bang Theory', then still another old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.



A&E has 'Storage Wars', another 'Storage Wars', 'Duck Dynasty', another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', yet another 'Duck Dynasty', still another 'Duck Dynasty', and yet another 'Duck Dynasty'.



AMC offers 'The Walking Dead', another 'The Walking Dead', followed by a FRESH 'The Walking Dead', then a FRESH 'Talking Dead'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   TOP GEAR - Season 6 - Episode 9
 [7:00AM]   TOP GEAR - Season 6 - Episode 10
 [8:00AM]   JUNGLE: UNDERWORLD
 [9:00AM]   JUNGLE: WATERWORLD
 [10:00AM]   WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC MONAGHAN - Season 1 - Ep 5 - White Goliath Beetle
 [11:00AM]   BEAR GRYLLS' WILD ADVENTURES-Ep 2 - Jonathan Ross
 [12:00PM]   TOP GEAR - Season 6 - Episode 11
 [1:00PM]   TOP GEAR - Season 5 - Episode 5
 [2:00PM]   TOP GEAR - Season 5 - Episode 6
 [3:00PM]   GATTACA
 [5:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE FIRST DOCTOR-The First Doctor
 [5:40PM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE FIRST DOCTOR-The Aztecs
 [8:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE SECOND DOCTOR NEW
 [11:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE SECOND DOCTOR-The Second Doctor
 [2:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE FIRST DOCTOR-The First Doctor
 [2:40AM]   DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED - THE FIRST DOCTOR-The Aztecs
 [5:00AM]   THE BRIT LIST: THE DOCTOR WHO ULTIMATE LIST OF LISTS    (ALL TIMES EST)



Bravo has the movie 'Bad Boys', 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', 'Shahs Of Sunset', and 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta'.



Comedy Central has the movie 'Coming To America', 'Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny', 'Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain', and 'Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker'.



FX has the movie 'Iron Man', followed by the movie 'Iron Man 2', then the movie 'Iron Man 2', again.



History has 'Ax Men', another 'Ax Men', followed by a FRESH 'Ax Men', and 'Big Rig Bounty Hunters'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]    Whisker Wars-The Philly Frontier
 [6:30AM]    2001: A Space Odyssey
 [9:30AM]    Dilbert-The Name
 [10:00AM]    Dilbert-The Competition
 [10:30AM]    Dilbert-The Prototype
 [11:00AM]    Dilbert-The Takeover
 [11:30AM]    Dilbert-Testing
 [12:00PM]    Portlandia-Alexandra
 [12:30PM]    Portlandia-Mayor Is Missing
 [1:00PM]    Portlandia-Winter in Portlandia
 [1:30PM]    Portlandia-Take Back MTV
 [2:00PM]    Whitest Kids U'Know
 [2:15PM]    2013 Independent Spirit Awards
 [4:15PM]    Punisher: War Zone
 [6:30PM]    2013 Independent Spirit Awards
 [8:30PM]    Lethal Weapon 3
 [11:00PM]    Portlandia-No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge
 [11:30PM]    Out There-The Great Escape
 [12:00AM]    Out There
 [12:30AM]    Saw III
 [2:45AM]    Lethal Weapon 3
 [5:15AM]    Out There-The Great Escape
 [5:45AM]    Whitest Kids U'Know    (ALL TIMES EST)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]    A Year Ago in Winter
 [8:15A]    Grizzly Man
 [10:00A]    The History Boys
 [12:00P]    The Prime Gig
 [1:45P]    THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Bryan Cranston & Danny Pudi
 [2:15P]    Atlanta Dreams
 [2:30P]    Get Shorty
 [4:15P]    Lipsett Diaries
 [4:30P]    Everything Is Illuminated
 [6:30P]    She's So Lovely
 [8:15P]    Get Shorty
 [10:00P]    Footloose
 [12:00A]    State and Main
 [1:45A]    Wristcutters: A Love Story
 [3:15A]    She's So Lovely
 [5:00A]    MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Pilot (Episode 1, Season 1)     (ALL TIMES EST)



SyFy has all 'Ghost Hunters' all night.



TCM:
 [6:30 AM]      The Guns of Navarone (1961)
 [9:30 AM]      The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
 [12:30 PM]      Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
 [4:30 PM]      Gandhi (1982)
 [8:00 PM]      Tootsie (1982)
 [10:15 PM]      Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
 [12:15 AM]      Awakenings (1990)
 [2:30 AM]      Midnight Express (1978)
 [4:45 AM]      Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)     (ALL TIMES EST)



Monday   -  02/25/13

TCM:
 [6:30 AM]      Divorce, American Style (1967)
 [8:30 AM]      Georgy Girl (1966)
 [10:15 AM]      In Cold Blood (1967)
 [12:30 PM]      Funny Girl (1968)
 [3:30 PM]      The Way We Were (1973)
 [5:30 PM]      Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
 [8:00 PM]      Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
 [10:00 PM]      Dead Poets Society (1989)
 [12:30 AM]      Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
 [2:45 AM]      The Color of Money (1986)
 [5:00 AM]      All-American Co-Ed (1941)     (ALL TIMES EST)




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Actor Bradley Cooper (L), nominated as best male lead for the film "Silver Linings Playbook," hugs actor Bryan Cranston at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California February 23, 2013.
Photo by Phil McCarten

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Wat Rong Khun: A Buddhist Temple Inspired by Sci-Fi Movies | Amusing Planet

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"Silver Linings" Wins Four

Independent Spirit Awards

Quirky comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" dominated the Independent Spirit Awards on the eve of Hollywood's Academy Awards ceremony, winning four prizes including for Best Feature.

Jennifer Lawrence, 22, who plays a feisty young widow in "Silver Linings Playbook," was named best actress and David O. Russell picked up the best directing honor on Saturday.

Austrian drama "Amour," about an elderly couple coping with the effects of the wife's debilitating stroke, won the Best Foreign Film award on Saturday, strengthening its march toward expected Oscar success on Sunday.

Helen Hunt was named Best Supporting Female for her role as a sex therapist in "The Sessions," while her co-star John Hawkes, who plays a paraplegic, took the Best Male Lead award.

Matthew McConaughey was a winner for his supporting role as a male stripper in comedy "Magic Mike." The actor, who has enjoyed the biggest critical success in his career for the film, accepted the trophy saying, "I had to take my pants off to win an award."

Independent Spirit Awards

List of winners at the Independent Spirit Awards

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Presenter Laura Dern arrives at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California February 23, 2013.
Photo by Phil McCarten

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Alberobello - Hobbiton on the Mediterranean ~ Kuriositas

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Put Bite On 'Twilight'

Razzies

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" was picked as last year's worst picture Saturday by the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that hands out prizes for Hollywood's lousiest movies on the eve of the Oscars.

The finale to the blockbuster supernatural romance dominated the Razzies with seven awards, including worst actress for Kristen Stewart, supporting actor for Taylor Lautner, director for Bill Condon and worst screen couple for Lautner and child co-star Mackenzie Foy.

Adam Sandler was named worst actor for the raunchy comedy "That's My Boy," his second-straight win after 2011's "Jack and Jill," which swept all 10 Razzie categories a year ago. Pop singer Rihanna won worst supporting actress for the action dud "Battleship."

The "Twilight" finale also won for worst screen ensemble and worst remake, rip-off or sequel. For worst picture, it beat out "Battleship," ''That's My Boy," the family flick "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure" and Eddie Murphy's comedy flop "A Thousand Words."

Stewart's worst-actress prize came for both "Twilight" and her fairy-tale update "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Razzies


Complete List of Razzie Award Winners


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Auction House Withdraws Art

Banksy

The BBC is citing a Miami auction house as saying it has withdrawn from sale an artwork by secretive graffiti artist Banksy that was removed from the side of a north London store.

The stencil of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting vanished earlier this month, upsetting art lovers in the gritty Turnpike Lane area. It reappeared on the website of the Miami auction house, Fine Art Auctions, due to be sold Saturday with an estimated price of between $500,000 and $700,000.

But the BBC reported that the auction house confirmed the piece had been withdrawn from sale. It reported the auction house would not give a reason.

Poundland, the store that occupies the building, had said it had nothing to do with the removal.

Banksy

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Host Andy Samberg and his girlfriend, musician Joanna Newsom, arrive at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California February 23, 2013.
Photo by Phil McCarten

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10 Ruthless Rock Managers - Neatorama

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Swag-Fueled

Oscars

Giant coffee table books, iPod Shuffles, signed letters from directors, even "Lincoln" turkey roasting pans. That's just some of the largesse doled out by the studios to voters for awards presented earlier this season - each with the potential to influence the outcome of Hollywood's most important awards, Sunday night's Oscars.

Such gifts are strictly forbidden by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But for studios, the stakes are high, and they've been creative in working around the rules to give their movies the best spotlight possible. A best picture win can boost a film's commercial appeal and solidify relations with big-name actors and directors.

This year, top Oscar contenders "Argo" from Warner Bros. and "Lincoln" from Disney pitted two deep-pocketed rivals against each other in what some say was an unprecedented level of Oscar campaigning. There was even some targeted sniping about the films' bending of historical facts.

Part of what's behind the seemingly unrestrained lobbying is that this year, an unusually large number of best picture nominees are also doing well at the box office, giving the studios dry powder for their campaigns.

Six of the nine contenders for the top Oscar have reaped $100 million or more in ticket sales domestically, and collectively they've earned $309 million since the nominations Jan. 10, according to Hollywood.com. This record-setting "Oscar bump" dwarfs the $111 million the nine best picture nominees made between the nominations and the awards ceremony last year. It also trumps the season that 2009's megahit "Avatar" was in the running, when 10 nominees brought in $204 million in bump.

Oscars

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Wake-up Call


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Charged For Wisconsin Protest

James Cromwell

Actor James Cromwell has been charged with a civil ordinance violation for allegedly disrupting a university meeting in Madison to protest animal testing.

The 73-year-old and 27-year-old activist Jeremy Beckham were charged Friday with disorderly conduct for the Feb. 7 protest at a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting.

The violations are not criminal charges but carry fines of up to $1,000.

The two held large signs showing a cat with metal implanted in its head at a UW-Madison lab, while shouting about the treatment of cats.

James Cromwell

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Australian actor George Lazenby (L), who portrayed secret agent 007 James Bond in the 1969 film " On Her Majesty's Secret Service", poses with actress Jane Seymour, who portrayed a Bond girl in the 1973 film "Live and Let Die", at the Great British Film Reception to honor the British Oscar nominees at the residence of the British Consul-General in Los Angeles February 22, 2013.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Abandoned Buildings by Matthias Haker | Cruzine

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'Not Bitter' About Arrest

MC Hammer

MC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling when he was stopped and arrested by police in the Northern California city of Dublin.

The '90s rap star tweeted on Saturday that an officer approached him in his car and asked "Are you on parole or probation?"

He says that as he handed over his ID, the officer reached inside the car and tried to pull him out.

Dublin police Lt. Herb Walters told the Oakland Tribune that Hammer, who was born Stanley Burrell, was arrested Thursday for investigation of obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer.

Hammer tweeted that he wasn't bitter and considered what happened "a teachable moment."

MC Hammer

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Actor Stephen Moyer and wife, actress Anna Paquin arrive at the Great British Film Reception to honor the British Oscar nominees at the residence of the British Consul-General in Los Angeles February 22, 2013.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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7 Words that Came About from People Getting Them Wrong | Mental Floss

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Estate Up For Sale

Wayne Newton

The Las Vegas estate of entertainer Wayne Newton is up for sale amid uncertainty over what potential buyers will get.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports for sale signs went up Friday at Newton's Casa de Shenandoah.

Under a procedure approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell, prospective buyers must post a 5 percent cash deposit of their proposed price by May 15. An auction is scheduled May 31.

Newton has appealed the sale order. The three houses on the 38-acre property have leases and Newton's Arabian horses have a right to graze on the land.

Plans to convert the estate into a theme park celebrating Newton's career collapsed last year.

Wayne Newton

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Italian actress Claudia Cardinale poses as she arrives at the 38th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris February 22, 2013.
Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes

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Pauline Boty, the Anti-Uglies and Bowater House in Knightsbridge

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"Open Secret"

Patients

It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" - allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.

In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be allowed to touch his newborn. That led several black nurses to sue the Michigan hospital, claiming it bowed to his illegal demands, and a rapid settlement in one of their lawsuits.

The Michigan cases are among several lawsuits filed in recent years that highlight this seldom-discussed issue, which quietly persists almost 60 years after the start of the civil rights movement.

The American Medical Association's ethics code bars doctors from refusing to treat people based on race, gender and other criteria, but there are no specific policies for handling race-based requests from patients.

"In general, I don't think honoring prejudicial preferences ... is morally justifiable" for a health care organization, said Dr. Susan Goold, a University of Michigan professor of internal medicine and public health. "That said, you can't cure bigotry ... There may be times when grudgingly acceding to a patient's strongly held preferences is morally OK."

Those times could include patients who have been so traumatized - by rape or combat, for instance - that accommodating their request would be preferable to forcing on them a caregiver whose mere presence might aggravate the situation, she said.

Patients

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A girl with traditional folk drama headwear takes part in a performance to celebrate the Lantern Festival at a temple in Hefei, Anhui province February 23, 2013. The Lantern Festival, which falls on February 24 this year, occurs on the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year and marks the end of the Spring Festival.
Photo by Jianan Yu

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Impact: Earth!

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New Home In Russian Province

Depardieu

French actor Gerard Depardieu has a new permanent address in Russia.

Depardieu had sought Russian citizenship as part of his battle against a proposed super tax on millionaires in France. President Vladimir Putin granted him a Russian passport last month, and on Saturday he got it stamped with his address in the provincial city of Saransk.

Saransk is a city of 300,000 about 640 kilometres (400 miles) east of Moscow, known for its 18th-century churches. Depardieu was registered in an apartment belonging to his friend's relatives.

Showing his knowledge of Russian history, Depardieu likened himself to Yemelyan Pugachev, the chief of a peasant rebellion of the 18th century, saying: "I am like Pugachev: I am a peasant, and I want to be tsar of Saransk," according to Russia Today television.

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In Memory

Diane Lampert

Diane Charlotte Lampert, an accomplished songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s who wrote lyrics to title songs for more than 20 movies, has died.

Lampert's husband, Fred Stuart, said she died of heart failure Friday at a Manhattan hospital. She was 88.

Lampert worked on songs performed by Brenda Lee, Steve Lawrence, Red Foley, The Lettermen and others. She also was a writer on a Beatles song, "Nothin Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)" that wasn't released until 1994 on "Live At The BBC."

Lampert helped provide music for movies starring Bob Hope, Cary Grant, Buster Keaton and others.

She is survived by Stuart, president of Rainbow Music Corp., her husband of 45 years.

Diane Lampert

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An image and a painted a heart are seen on a wall from which a section was removed and shipped to the U.S., in north London February 23, 2013. The image was pasted, and the heart painted, by a street artist who said he was protesting at the removal of the section, that had a painting on its surface, thought to be by graffiti artist Banksy. The work, known as 'SlaveLabour', and the piece of wall it was painted on, is up for sale at a Miami auction house.
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