BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 25 January, 2011

Tuesday

25 January, 2011

(Updated Daily)

[1280 days in a row]


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The REAL Reason Rahm Was Booted From Chicago Mayoral Race


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Paul Krugman: The Competition Myth (New York Times)
It's a misdiagnosis to say that America's economic problem is a lack of competitiveness.


Frank Rich: The One-Eyed Man is King (New York Times)
"True Grit" has unalloyed faith in values antithetical to those of the 21st century America so deftly skewered in "The Social Network."


Clarence Page: It couldn't hurt to have a Muslim 'Cosby Show' (Chicago Tribune)
CBS anchor Katie Couric startled some listeners when she suggested a Muslim "Cosby Show," but the idea actually has merit. It's hard to be afraid of the people we see on TV sitcoms every week.


The Saturday interview: Patti Smith (Guardian)
Patti Smith became a rock star by accident - it made her an icon. She wrote a book - it won a major award. Now, with an album on the way and a UK tour, she's as driven as ever. Aida Edemariam meets her.


"Just Kids" by Patti Smith: A review by Gerry Donaghy
Smith has always been a gifted wordsmith, and while her lyrics and poetry resonate with the personal and confessional, 'Just Kids' probably does more to situate the artist and her relationship to the world than anything she's previously done. Stripped of both the intensity that accompanies her music, and the metaphor and mysticism of her poetry, Smith's writings here are still vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, but now they possess a voice not only of yearning but also of experience.


How To Write a (Good) Sentence (Slate)
Adam Haslett on Stanley Fish.


Roger Ebert: Review of "Company Men"
Although the actors are convincing and the film well-crafted, "The Company Men" delivers few satisfactory character portraits because the movie isn't really about characters, it's about economic units. When a corporation fires you, it doesn't much care whether you're a good friend, a loving father, a louse or a liar. You are an investment it carries on its books, or not. The movie's impact comes when these people realize it doesn't matter in economic terms who they are.


Andy Webster: Review of "Lemmy" (New York Times)
In the worlds of hard rock and heavy metal, Ian Fraser Kilmister, the singer, bassist and central piston behind the band Motörhead, is not only a musical influence but also a paragon of hard living, like Keith Richards, only without the pretty-boy band mate, Top 40 hits and hippie associations.


George Varga: From the Mouths of Stars: They Said it -- in 2010 -- And They Stand by it (Creators Syndicate)
"I'd like to be remembered as a guy who gave people a lot of smiles. I'll be remembered as the guy who bit the heads off several creatures, but I suppose that's what I have to expect." - Ozzy Osbourne ponders his legacy.


Lee Hawkins: Lady Gaga's Manager on Her New Album and Coming Deals (Wall Street Journal)
"She's overachieved on this new album," Carter said. "You never know what to expect in terms of where an artist is going to go after they've had as much success as she's had." "It has a certain level of soulfulness to it," he said. "I'm looking forward to seeing the public's reaction to it."


Nick Cristiano: Lyle Lovett is back on the road with fellow troubadour John Hiatt (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Since his self-titled debut album in 1986, Lyle Lovett has established himself as a distinctive voice in American music - a lanky Texan with a mischievous grin who follows in the Lone Star tradition of stubbornly individualistic talents, from Bob Wills to Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton to Guy Clark.



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Trivia Question of the Day


On The Simpson, what is Homer's middle name?

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


What was the second-most popular dance craze in the 1960s in the United States, after the Twist?

   The Watusi                                                      Source



The Watusi is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s. It was the second-most popular dance craze in the 1960s in the United States, after the Twist. Its name derives from the Batutsi tribe of Rwanda.         Source





Marian was first, and correct, with:
   watshi, wow you are sending me back to my youth.



mj said:
   Ahhhh, the age of the non-dance dance
  The swim?




BttbB wrote:
   Well, The B-52's sang in 'Rock Lobster', "Everybody's Rockin', Everybody's Fruggin'..." and that's good enough for me...



Alan J answered:
   The Watusi



JD responded:
   A total guess....The Mashed Potato or as Dan Quayle would say, The Mashed Potatoe



Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   The Watusi is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s. It was the second-most popular dance craze in the 1960s in the United States, after the Twist



Adam answered:
   The Mash Potato?
  This was hard to research, between the embedded 60s music and the c.1997 website design, I can't un -see or -hear these things.
  Thankfully the calm and deliberate Wikipedia says it's The Watusi.




Les responded:
   The Jerk



Sally said:
   Today's question takes me back to the time of the New York World's Fair, circa 1964. The Fair was huge, and in one area, it featured several African Tribes, each with their own tribal village setting. All of the tribes were very popular exhibits, but the most popular was the Batutsi tribe from Rwanda. Outside of their village, the Fair promoters had hired at least 50, 'skimpy dressed,' blond-haired, blue-eyed, 'GoGo' dancers to perform the latest dance craze sweeping the country (the USA that is), the Watusi...
  The real fun began when some of the male tribal members, wearing only their loincloths and carrying their spears, decided that they wanted to dance with the girls - a real "No No" back then. The next day, the girls disappeared, and the Batutsi Village became just one more of the exhibits...

  That sure brings back the memories...




Charlie answered:
   The Watusi.

  I guessed.




MAM   wrote:
   The Watusi




And, Joe S     responded:
   Was it the Mashed Potatoes? Noooo. Was it the Bosa Nova? Noooo. Was it the Stroll (remember that)? Noooo. It was the POLKA! No it wasn't, no it wasn't, just kidding. It was The Watusi.
  But Sally, here's a Polka for you.



  




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Sick Days


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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'


"The Problem With Young People Today"

(Crabby Old Fart)



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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

THE REPUGS ATTEND SPECIAL SOUR PUSS CLASS

I'LL BE BACK!

AN OLD VET REMEMBERS

THE CULTURE OF CRUELTY

GET READY TO RUMBLE!

KILL THE RICH BY TAXING THEM TO DEATH!

"IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD..."

MEANWHILE BACK ON EARTH

LET'S START WITH YOU ERICK!

TEXASS REPUG BULL$HIT

WHEN YOU HAVE A CAMERA AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?

SODA POT

NOW THIS GUY HAS BALLS!

THE DIE IS COMCAST!



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Sunny and seasonal.


Oscar nominations today.



Complete List of Razzie Award Nominations




Tonight, Tuesday:

CBS begins the night on the East Coast with a RERUN 'NCIS', followed by the LIVE 'Obama's SOTU', followed by a RERUN 'Big Bang Theory'., then a RERUN 'Shit My Father Says'. .
CBS begins the night early on the left coast with the LIVE 'Obama SOTU', followed by a RERUN 'NCIS', then a RERUN 'Big Bang Theory', followed by a RERUN 'Shit My Father Says', and about an hour of local crap.
On a RERUN Dave (from 11/22/10) are Natalie Portman and Jay Pharaoh.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jon Lovitz, and Erik Ekstrand & Mackan Edlund.


NBC starts the night on the East Coast with a FRESH 'Biggest Loser', followed by the LIVE 'Obama SOTU', then an old 'Datteline'. .
ABC starts the night early on the left coast with then the LIVE 'Obama SOTU', followed by a FRESH 'Biggest Loser', followed by an hour of local crap, and maybe an old 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy, and White Lies.
On a RERUN Jimmy Fallon (from 1/6/11) are Jim Carrey, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Ted Williams, and Iron & Wine.
On a RERUN Carson 'The Scab' Daly (from 10/12/10) are Serj Tankian, Ben Weasel, and Broken Bells.


ABC opens the night on the East Coast with a RERUN 'No Ordinary Family', followed by the LIVE 'Obama SOTU'.
ABC opens the night early on the left coast with the LIVE 'Obama SOTU', followed by a RERUN 'No Ordinary Family', followed by some local crap and maybe an old 'Oprah'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Anthony Hopkins and Hailee Steinfeld.


The CW offers a FRESH 'One Tree Hill', followed by a FRESH 'Hellcats'.


Faux has a RERUN 'Glee', followed by an hour of local crap.


MY has 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?', another 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?', then 'Don't Forget The Lyrics!', followed by another 'Don't Forget The Lyrics!'.


A&E has all 'The First 48' all night.


AMC offers the movie 'True Lies', followed by the movie 'Eraser', then the movie 'Eraser', again.


BBC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [7:00 AM]   BBC World News
 [8:00 AM]   The Graham Norton Show - Ep 7 Robin Williams, Estelle
 [9:00 AM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Black Pearl
 [10:00 AM]   Doctor Who - Ep 11 Turn Left
 [11:00 AM]   The X-Files - Ep 16 Young at Heart
 [12:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 6
 [1:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 7 Oscars
 [2:00 PM]   Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [3:00 PM]   Torchwood - Ep 3 To The Last Man
 [4:00 PM]   The X-Files - Ep 16 Young at Heart
 [5:00 PM]   Doctor Who - Ep 12 The Stolen Earth
 [6:00 PM]   Top Gear - Episode 1
 [7:00 PM]   BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 20 Qpid
 [9:00 PM]   Ramsay's Best Restaurant - Ep 8 Spanish
 [10:00 PM]   Super Botox Me
 [11:00 PM]   Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 20 Qpid
 [12:00 AM]   Ramsay's Best Restaurant - Ep 8 Spanish
 [1:00 AM]   Super Botox Me
 [2:00 AM]   Ramsay's Best Restaurant - Ep 8 Spanish
 [3:00 AM]   Super Botox Me
 [4:00 AM]   Doctor Who - Ep 12 The Stolen Earth
 [5:00 AM]   BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EST)


Bravo has 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', another 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', still another 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta', followed by a FRESH 'The Fashion Show'.


Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted?', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', followed by a FRESH 'Tosh.0', then a FRESH 'Onion SportsDome'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is James Franco.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is Amy Chua.


FX has '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'The Incredible Hulk', then a FRESH 'Lights Out'.


History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', 'Ax Men', 'Pawn Stars', and another 'Pawn Stars'.


IFC  -   
 [6:00 AM]   Last Summer in the Hamptons
 [8:15 AM]   The Valet
 [10:00 AM]   Arrested Development
 [10:30 AM]   Wild Man Blues
 [12:45 PM]   Last Summer in the Hamptons
 [3:00 PM]   The Valet
 [4:45 PM]   Before Sunrise
 [7:00 PM]   Monty Python's Life of Brian
 [9:00 PM]   Onion News Network
 [9:30 PM]   Portlandia
 [10:00 PM]   Freaks and Geeks
 [11:00 PM]   The Larry Sanders Show
 [11:35 PM]   Blood Simple
 [1:35 AM]   The Proposition
 [3:50 AM]   United We Stand
 [4:00 AM]   Monty Python's Life of Brian     (ALL TIMES EST)


Sundance  -   
 [6:10 AM]   A Little Trip To Heaven
 [7:40 AM]   Mammoth
 [9:50 AM]   Bob Le Flambeur
 [11:35 AM]   Mammoth
 [1:45 PM]   The Secret Of The Grain
 [4:20 PM]   Bob Le Flambeur
 [6:05 PM]   Worlds Apart
 [8:00 PM]   Blind Date
 [9:25 PM]   On The Line
 [10:00 PM]   Fur: An Imaginary Portrait...
 [12:10 AM]   Wine and Cupcakes
 [12:30 AM]   THE COMEBACK - The Comeback (Episode 1, Season 1)
 [1:05 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts (Episode 2, Season 1)
 [1:35 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Bonds With the Cast (Episode 3, Season 1)
 [2:05 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy (Episode 4, Season 1)
 [2:35 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Demands Dignity (Episode 5, Season 1)
 [3:05 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Saves the Show (Episode 6, Season 1)
 [3:35 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode (Episode 7, Season 1)
 [4:05 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [4:35 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids (Episode 9, Season 1)
 [5:05 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover (Episode 10, Season 1)
 [5:35 AM]   THE COMEBACK - Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet (Episode 11, Season 1)     (ALL TIMES EST)


SyFy has all 'Star Trek: TNG' all night.


TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Patton Oswalt, Steven Ho, and Wanda Jackson.
Scheduled on a FRESH Lopez Tonight are Vanessa Williams, Kevin McHale, and Bret Ernst.


TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Love Is On The Air (1937)
 [7:30 AM]      Girls on Probation (1938)
 [8:45 AM]      My Foolish Heart (1949)
 [10:30 AM]      I Thank A Fool (1962)
 [12:15 PM]      Top Secret Affair (1957)
 [2:00 PM]      Stolen Hours (1963)    [AKA: 'Summer Flight']
 [3:45 PM]      Where Love Has Gone (1964)
 [5:45 PM]      The Honey Pot (1967)
 [8:00 PM]      Sons of the Desert (1933)
 [9:15 PM]      General Spanky (1936)
 [10:30 PM]      Topper (1937)
 [12:15 AM]      There Goes My Heart (1938)
 [1:45 AM]      Zenobia (1939)
 [3:00 AM]      Turnabout (1940)
 [4:30 AM]      Way Out West (1938)
 [5:45 AM]      Merrily We Live (1938)     (ALL TIMES EST)


Wednesday  -  01/26/11

TCM:
 [7:30 AM]      Pick A Star (1937)
 [8:45 AM]      Nobody's Baby (1937)
 [10:00 AM]      Topper Takes a Trip (1939)
 [11:30 AM]      Captain Fury (1939)
 [1:15 PM]      The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
 [2:45 PM]      Topper Returns (1941)
 [4:15 PM]      Broadway Limited (1941)
 [5:30 PM]      Bonnie Scotland (1935)
 [7:00 PM]      Taxi, Mister (1943)
 [8:00 PM]      Lucky Jordan (1942)
 [9:30 PM]      The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952)
 [11:30 PM]      Phantom Lady (1944)
 [1:00 AM]      Love Me Tonight (1932)
 [3:00 AM]      Love In The Afternoon (1957)
 [5:15 AM]      Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1991)     (ALL TIMES EST)


TNT has a FRESH 'Southland'.


USA has a FRESH 'White Collar'.



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Director Isabella Rossellini, of the documentary 'Animals Distract Me' poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festivalon Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
Photo by Victoria Will

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Says Career Not Dead

Keith Olbermann

Former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, who abruptly left his top-rated show at the U.S. cable news network last week, said on Monday that "reports of the death of my career are greatly exaggerated."

In his first comments since his departure, the liberal broadcaster, who often butted heads with MSNBC management, took to Twitter to share his thoughts with fans.

"My humble thanks to all Friends of Keith for the many kind words," he wrote on the social network, before paraphrasing a quote from Mark Twain. "The reports of the death of my career are greatly exaggerated."

It was not immediately clear how Olbermann planned to revive his career. He had two years left on his contract, when he signed off for the last time on his "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" political affairs program on Friday.

Keith Olbermann

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31st Annual Announcement

Razzie Awards

If films starring Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher and the lovelorn cast of "Twilight" left you dumbfounded, you're officially in good company.

All are prominent contenders for the Razzie Awards, an annual competition honoring Hollywood's worst movies, actors and filmmakers, its organizer said on Monday.

Now in their 31st year, the Razzies are run by California movie buff John Wilson's Golden Raspberry Foundation as an antidote to the self-congratulatory seriousness that engulfs Hollywood during Oscar season.

The winners, determined by 600-plus voters, will be announced during a Hollywood ceremony on February 26, the day before the Oscars are handed out. Not surprisingly, most honorees do not attend. Notable exceptions included Sandra Bullock last year for "All About Steve," and Halle Berry in 2005 for "Catwoman." Bullock went on to win an Oscar the next day, but for a different film.

Razzie Awards


Complete List of Razzie Awards Nominations


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Cast member of the movie "Salvation Boulevard", Jim Gaffigan, poses for the media before the screening of the film during the Sundance Film Festivalin Park City, Utah January 24, 2011.
Photo by Jim Urquhart

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National Anthem At Super Bowl

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Texas on Feb. 6.

The five-time Grammy award winning singer will be making an encore at the NFL championship. She was part of the halftime show during the 2000 Super Bowl.

The previously announced halftime show will feature The Black Eyed Peas.

Christina Aguilera

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Northwestern Commencement Speaker

Stephen Colbert

Satirist Stephen Colbert is returning to his alma mater as a commencement speaker.

Northwestern University announced Monday the host of TV's "The Colbert Report" will address the June 17 ceremony on its Evanston campus.

It was at Northwestern in the mid-1980s that Colbert switched from plans to study serious acting and instead joined an improvisation team. After graduation he joined the comic Second City touring team.

He recently told Northwestern magazine that he switched from serious theater after realizing that failing onstage in comedy can be funny, and healthier.

Stephen Colbert

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Vidiot Speak

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NZ Tourism Agency Apologizes

Anna Faris

New Zealand's state tourism agency apologized to American actress Anna Faris on Tuesday for attacking her credibility after she described New Zealand men as vulgar.

Faris recently told U.S. talk show host George Lopez that New Zealand men had yelled obscenities at her while she was in the country filming the movie "Yogi Bear." She said she was walking home from the movie set when separate carloads of men shouted profanities at her.

Tourism New Zealand spokesman Ian Long was quoted by the New Zealand Herald on Sunday as saying: "In the same segment, she accepts an award for being a pothead stoner of the year ... I don't think she has any credibility."

The "Scary Movie" star was appearing on the chat show Lopez Tonight to promote "Yogi Bear" when she revealed she had recently won a "Stony," a jocular award sponsored by High Times magazine, for her portrayal of a pot user.

In a statement on Tuesday, the tourism agency apologized for any offense its remarks had caused.

Anna Faris

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T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize

Derek Walcott

St. Lucia poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992, scooped the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry on Monday for his 2010 collection "White Egrets."

He was chosen from a shortlist of 10 authors including Seamus Heaney, who has won the award before.

Walcott, who has just turned 81, came to the attention of the public in 1962 with a collection of poems called "In a Green Night," which celebrated the Caribbean.

In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Walcott described the power of rhyme thus: "Rhyme is an attempt to reassemble and reaffirm the possibility of paradise. There is a wholeness, a serenity in sounds coupling to form a memory." Walcott receives a check for 15,000 pounds ($24,000). Each of the shortlisted poets receives 1,000 pounds.

Derek Walcott

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Sharon Osbourne (L) and Jack Osbourne arrive at the premiere of "Gnomeo & Juliet" in Hollywood, California January 23, 2011.
Photo by Jason Redmond

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Hasty Pudding Man Of The Year

Jay Leno

Talk-show host and comedian Jay Leno has been named Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

The Massachusetts native is scheduled to receive his pudding pot at a roast on Feb. 4.

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe, said "The Tonight Show" host was selected because he has "entertained millions of people over his long and accomplished career in comedy."

Actress Julianne Moore was named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year last week.

Jay Leno

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Hospital News

Bret Michaels

Officials at a Phoenix hospital say rocker Bret Michaels' surgery to close a hole in his heart was successful.

A surgical team at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix performed the procedure Monday.

A hospital spokeswoman says Michaels is recuperating and remains in the hospital's intensive care unit for observation.

Doctors discovered the hole in Michaels' heart in April when he was treated for a brain hemorrhage.

Bret Michaels

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Wake-up Call


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Thrown Off Chicago Ballot

Rahm Emanuel

Just days ago, Rahm Emanuel seemed to be steamrolling the entire field of candidates for Chicago mayor. He had millions in the bank, a huge lead in the polls and abundant opportunities to show off his influence, including a meeting with the visiting Chinese president.

But on Monday, the former White House chief of staff was waging a desperate bid to keep his campaign alive after an Illinois appeals court kicked him off the ballot for not meeting a residency requirement. The surprise decision threw the race into disarray with less than a month to go.

Emanuel's lawyers quickly sought help from the Illinois Supreme Court, asking the justices to stop the appellate ruling and to hear an appeal as soon as possible. But time was running short, since the Chicago Board of Elections planned to begin printing ballots without Emanuel's name within days.

The residency questions have dogged Emanuel ever since he announced his candidacy last fall. Those challenging Emanuel have argued that he does not meet the one-year residency requirement because he rented out his Chicago home and moved his family to Washington to work for President Barack Obama for nearly two years.

Rahm Emanuel

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Singers Tiffany, left, and Debbie Gibson attend the Syfy premiere of 'Mega Python vs. Gatoroid' at The Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, on Monday, Jan. 24,2011.
Photo by Peter Kramer

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Lawsuit Filed

"Lie to Me"

Was U.S. network Fox deceitful in the creation of its hit show "Lie to Me?"

John Gertz Prods. says it acquired in 2005 the screen rights to the novel "The Interview Room," by Roderick Anscombe, about a psychiatrist and expert in detecting lies who confronts a challenging patient.

The book was turned into a screenplay entitled "Lie to Lie," according to a complaint filed in LA Superior Court.

In September, 2007, JPG and Anscombe say they pitched the project to Fox and discussed "specific plot lines not only for the pilot episode, but also for subsequent episodes."

They claim to have worked with Fox for three months thereafter to turn the idea into a TV series, at which point "defendants falsely stated to plaintiffs that they were abandoning the project. In reality, defendants did not abandon their efforts to make 'The Interview Room' and 'Lie to Lie' into a television series at all - defendants just wanted to cut plaintiffs out of the deal they made."

"Lie to Me"

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Ads Exit From MTV Show

"Skins"

Sandwich chain Subway on Monday became the fifth company to distance itself from MTV's controversial new series "Skins," pulling its advertising from the teen show after a campaign by a parents TV watchdog.

A representative for Subway told The Hollywood Reporter the company would not be running its ads on Monday's second episode of the drama series about misfit teens who dabble in drink, drugs and sex.

Subway did not immediately return calls seeking confirmation. The 1.3 million-member Parent Television Council had urged its members to contact Subway by email and letters to the chain's thousands of outlets around the United States.

Fast food chain Taco Bell and chewing gum maker Wrigley have also decided to pull out of the show in the past few days, saying "Skins" was not a good fit for their brands.

"Skins"

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Chaz Bono, center, subject of the Oprah Winfrey Network documentary film 'Becoming Chaz,' poses with his girlfriend Jennifer Elia, left, and his step-motherMary Bono Mack at the premiere of the film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.
Photo by Chris Pizzello

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Shrinks Online Unit

BBC

Britain's state-backed public broadcaster the BBC said Monday it would close 200 websites over the next two years in a drive to slash costs and reshape online content.

The move, which includes the loss of 360 jobs, is part of a raft of cost-cutting measures following a reduction in its negotiated license fee funding which was chopped by a fifth last October.

The corporation said the cuts were needed to meet a planned reduction of 25 percent, or 34 million pounds ($54 million), in online content.

Sites to go include more obscure domains like skills website "RAW," teen sites "Switch" and "Blast," documentary website "Video Nation" and community sites like "h2g2" and "606." The BBC iPlayer message board will also close.

BBC

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Sexual Violence Far Worse Than Reported

Alaska

For every case of rape reported to police in Alaska, the state that consistently posts the nation's highest rate of sexual assault, another nine cases likely go unreported, according to a new study presented on Monday to the state legislature.

The study, conducted by the University of Alaska Anchorage's Justice Center and cooperating researchers, found that 37 percent of surveyed Alaska women had been victims of sexual violence, and 4.3 percent within the last year.

The 871 women surveyed for the study reported "astonishingly high" rates of sexual violence, said Andrew Rosay, director of the university's Justice Center.

Nearly half of those surveyed said intimate partners had threatened them with violence or committed violence against them, according to results presented by Rosay and fellow researchers.

The survey found that 44.8 percent had been victims of actual violence at some time in their lives, and 8.6 percent had been victims of such violence in the past year.

Alaska

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Says Penthouse Bid Difficult To Value

Playboy

Playboy's board of directors revealed in a government regulatory filing on Monday it has turned down a higher price offer from the owner of its chief rival magazine Penthouse, indicating the bid's value was less than that of founder Hugh Hefner's all-cash proposal.

FriendFinder Networks, the publisher behind Penthouse, had offered to buy Playboy Enterprises for $6.25 per share in a mix of cash and stock.

On January 10, Playboy said it planned to go private in a deal lead by Hefner along with Rizvi Traverse Management LLC that valued the company at $207 million or $6.15 per share. FriendFinder Networks had placed an offer valuing the company at $210 million.

Raine Securities, the financial advisor to Playboy's special committee, determined that because FriendFinder was private, its shares were difficult to value, according to the government regulatory filing.

Playboy

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Lincoln Record Date Altered

National Archives

Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today that Thomas Lowry, a long-time Lincoln researcher from Woodbridge, VA, confessed on January 12, 2011, to altering an Abraham Lincoln Presidential pardon that is part of the permanent records of the U.S. National Archives. The pardon was for Patrick Murphy, a Civil War soldier in the Union Army who was court-martialed for desertion.

Lowry admitted to changing the date of Murphy's pardon, written in Lincoln's hand, from April 14, 1864, to April 14, 1865, the day John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. Having changed the year from 1864 to 1865, Lowry was then able to claim that this pardon was of significant historical relevance because it could be considered one of, if not the final official act by President Lincoln before his assassination.

In 1998, Lowry was recognized in the national media for his "discovery" of the Murphy pardon, which was placed on exhibit in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Lowry subsequently cited the altered record in his book, Don't Shoot That Boy: Abraham Lincoln and Military Justice, published in 1999.

In making the announcement, the Archivist said, "I am very grateful to Archives staff member Trevor Plante and the Office of the Inspector General for their hard work in uncovering this criminal intention to rewrite history. The Inspector General's Archival Recovery Team has proven once again its importance in contributing to our shared commitment to secure the nation's historical record."

National Archives

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Hot air balloons take off during the International Hot Air Balloon week, in the ski resort Chateau d'Oex, in the Swiss Alps, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. Over 80 balloons from 15 countries are participating in the event in the Swiss mountain resort famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate.
Photo by Anthony Anex

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Sold At Auction

JFK Ambulance

A car collector who wanted a "piece of history" paid $120,000 at an auction in Arizona for a 1963 ambulance that purportedly carried the body of President John F. Kennedy after he was assassinated, auction officials said.

Addison Brown of Paradise Valley, Arizona, bought the gray Pontiac Bonneville despite reports claiming the vehicle being sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale was a fake, auction president Steve Davis said.

The Navy ambulance was advertised as the vehicle that met Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base and transported Kennedy's flag-draped casket to Bethesda Naval Hospital for his autopsy and later to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.

Barret-Jackson officials said they independently verified the authenticity of the vehicle.

JFK Ambulance

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German Foundation Refuses To Return Bust

Nefertiti

A German foundation rejected Monday an Egyptian request to return the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, a sculpture which draws over one million viewers annually to a Berlin museum.

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) sent the request to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which runs the Neues Museum in the German capital where the bust is kept.

"The foundation's position on the return of Nefertiti remains unchanged," foundation president Professor Hermann Parzinger said in a statement. "She is and remains the ambassador of Egypt in Berlin."

German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered the bust about 275 km south of Cairo in 1912, and it was taken to Germany the following year.

Nefertiti

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Model Karolina Kurkova presents a creation presents a creation during the Etam Spring-Summer 2011 collection show in Paris January 24, 2011.
Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes

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Ex-Wife Pips On YouTube

Steve Harvey

Mary Harvey wants the world to know why her marriage to Steve Harvey failed.

In three separate videos -- totaling 25 minutes -- posted on YouTube over the weekend, Mary, who split from Steve in 2005, rants, "He turned my son against me, had me evicted from our house. I woke up, and everything was gone."

She then accuses him of infidelity from their meeting in the mid-1990s until the time they split.

Mary says she's speaking up because her ex is currently suing her in Texas, and she keeps coming up in interviews, including in Essence magazine's January 11 cover story.

Steve Harvey

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Rare Self Portrait To Auction

Andy Warhol

A rare Andy Warhol self portrait in stark white and red, which had been in private hands for over 30 years, will go on sale at Christie's in London next month, anchoring the auctioneer's post-war and contemporary art offering.

The unusually large canvas, 6 feet by 6 feet (1.8 m by 1.8m) features the pensive artist staring straight at the viewer but with half his face swallowed in a shadow of blood red paint. One of 11 self-portraits in this 1967 series, it is the only one restricted to two colors.

Christie's estimates a gavel price of three to 5 million pounds ($8 million) for the painting.

The self-portrait disappeared from view after it was bought in 1974 from Warhol's main dealer, Leo Castelli.

Andy Warhol

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In Memory

Paul Picerni

Hollywood character actor Paul Picerni, perhaps best-known as Robert Stack's FBI agent sidekick on television's "The Untouchables," has died. He was 88.

Picerni's daughter Maria Atkinson-Bates says her father died Jan. 12 at Palmdale Regional Medical Center north of Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack at his home in the desert community of Llano. The death was first reported in the Los Angeles Times.

Besides his role as agent Lee Hobson on "The Untouchables" from 1960 to 1963, Picerni starred in "House of Wax" with Vincent Price in 1953. It was the first 3-D movie produced by a major studio. His other films included "The Scalphunters" in 1968 and "Airport" in 1970.

Picerni's appeared in TV shows including "Gunsmoke," "Kojak," "T.J. Hooker" and "Perry Mason."

Paul Picerni

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In this photo taken Jan. 10, 2011, alpacas are seen at Vermont Alpaca Company in South Strafford, Vt. on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. Financial incentives have boosted the burgeoning alpaca industry in the U.S. Supporters say it has created jobs and has the potential for more growth if enough fiber can be produced to support milling here.
Photo by Toby Talbot

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