BartCop Entertainment Archives - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012

Wednesday

21 March, 2012

(Updated Daily)

[176 days in a row]



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M Is FOR MASHUP - March 21st, 2012

You Chose The Best Useo Mashups!

By DJ Useo

Here you go with the next DJ Useo mashup album. I told in past 'M Is For Mashups' how I'd be releasing one mashup album a month this entire year of 2012, & It's really happening. At first it appeared my 'Beatles vs Queen' album would be next, but I got'ta have medical attention next week & it delayed the release. No worries, though, I expect to be fine, & I had another album ready just in case. Actually, I've got 4 albums ready, what with a Devo tribute, a Depeche Mode tribute, my first album, 'Ape Lusby' remastered, & the CRANCE mashup album sequel.(!) (Surprise of surprises!) But you'll only get one a month. Just imagine though, the 6th annual SUMMER BOOTY summer mashups collection, & the long-awaited 'IT IS TO LAFF 3' funny mashups album will be coming soon, too.












For now, though, I have a special one I've been waiting to release, 'The Best OF DJ Useo vol.2'. Now, normally I do all track selection, although occasionally DJ Petrushka or one of the Useoettes will offer advice. On the first 'Best Of Useo', I selected the tracks by choosing the ones that got the best reaction when I played them for folks. On this sequel collection I instead went to my SOUNDCLOUD ( soundcloud.com/ ) hosting & noted the tracks that got listened to the most. I only know who some of my listeners are, & they're good dj folk, but the unseen numbers among you chose the tracks for this new volume 2, simply by clicking & hearing.













I was amazed at the wide variety of the most popular tracks. It didn't matter if I used Loreena McKennitt, Jimi Hendrix, Muse, or The Mamas & The Papas, as long as it sounded awesome, you all listened. Now this next bit knocked me out the most. I did a couple of country mashups with Colt Ford, because he's great, but since they were country, I didn't post them around in the mashup forums, instead keeping them as gift exclusives for fans of my blog. I'd noticed long ago that the mashup forums don't cotton to country music. lol. Now here's the kicker. Out of all the tracks I hosted with SOUNDCLOUD ( soundcloud.com/ ) ,the Colt Ford ones did the best! Go figure!













There's 20 tracks in all, plus covers & you can get it all for free. If I charge, I get in big trouble. (Who writes these laws?) Listen for highly-popular tracks like 'Bop It Up' (Elvis Costello vs The Ramones vs The Beatles vs Nirvana), 'Down Diamond' (The Beatles vs Pink Floyd), & 'Another One Bites The Bacon' (Vanilla Ice vs Queen). These tracks have that magic ability to please you through musical combinations. They'll also have you wanting to hear the originals again. People tell me that all the time. Enjoy this new collection while it's available. I assure you that next month you'll get that afore-mentioned 'Beatles vs Queen' album. You will most likely also see the release of the new SOUND-UNSOUND forum's '70s Mashups' album. Grab the BEST OF DJ USEO Vol.2 here ( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2012/03/best-of-dj-useo-vol2.html )













Remember, volume one is also still available, as are many & various mashup albums here ( djuseomashupalbums.blogspot.com/ )













Thanks for reading. ;) Next week is 5 mashup albums I'm not involved with. Lol.
















Mix Of The Week


It's my own mix & that ain't bad, is it? Not when it's 'The Astounding MiniMix (10:07)'. It's 13 tracks with multi-samples in 10 minutes. Club goodness all. Check it out here ( soundcloud.com/dj-useo/the-astounding-minimix-10-07 )
or here ( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2012/03/astounding-minimix-1007.html ) .













Mashup Tip : Break on through to the other side.











Latest Useo Thing

'Burning For Inspector Cutlass' (Blue Oyster Cult vs In Each Hand a Cutlass) is Classic rock faves BOC sing over great new rock band, In Each Hand a Cutlass. You feel the benefit.
( soundcloud.com/dj-useo/burning-for-inspector-cutlass )
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2012/03/burning-for-inspector-cutlass-blue.html )























Podgornio, The Mashup Psychic Predicts

DJ John will be surprised next year, when not one, but two, Donovan mashups will be made.

















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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Diane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing Reality (Huffington Post)
I think that the lesson of Finland and other high-performing nations is that we must improve the teaching profession, so that career educators receive the respect and working conditions they need to succeed, and we must also reduce poverty. … We will have to learn to hold two ideas in our heads at the same time: We must both reduce poverty and improve our schools. We cannot fix our schools without strengthening the teaching profession and addressing the social conditions that shape their outcomes.


Evgeny Morozov: A Robot Stole My Pulitzer! (Slate)
How automated journalism and loss of reading privacy may hurt civil discourse.


Matt Sigl: Robert Sherman and the End of Cartoon Musicals (Slate)
I'm a Pixar cheerleader as much as the next guy. I just wish their characters would sing more.


Virginia Pasley: What, Exactly, Is a "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"? (Slate)
Urbandictionary.com tells us that the phrase was first coined by movie critic Nathan Rabin, in response to Kirsten Dunst's role in 'Elizabethtown.'


Forrest Wickman: Where Do I Start with the Dardenne Brothers? (Slate)
… as Scott Tobias of the A.V. Club puts it: "The sun rises in the East. Cows say 'moo.' The Dardennes make another great movie."


Robbie Collin: "A Thousand Words: Eddie Murphy's most pitiful effort yet" (Telegraph)
Eddie Murphy's latest film 'A Thousand Words' is the crown jewel in an unspeakably dreadful career.


Nigel Williams: "William Golding: A frighteningly honest writer" (Telegraph)
Author Nigel Williams on his memories of working with William Golding, the author of The Lord Of The Flies who was affectionately known as 'Captain Birdseye'.


Scott Burns: The Jumbo CD in Your Garage (AssetBuilder)
The opportunity is simple: replace a low-MPG vehicle with a high-MPG vehicle.



David Bruce has 42 Kindle books on Amazon.com with 250 anecdotes in each book. Each book is $1, so for $42 you can buy 10,500 anecdotes. Search for "Funniest People," "Coolest People, "Most Interesting People," "Kindest People," "Religious Anecdotes," "Maximum Cool," and "Resist Psychic Death."


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Trivia Question of the Day


For a period in the 1950s, Moxie Cowznofski was the girlfriend of ______?______

                                  



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Trivia Question from Yesterday


'The Cigarette Smoking Man' (The X-Files) and 'Spike' (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) smoked the same brand of cigarettes. What brand is it?


   Morley                                                      Source




The X-Files: The Cigarette Smoking Man, played by William B. Davis, smokes this fictional brand, as does Agent Monica Reyes. The X-Files is probably the most well known use of Morley cigarettes. In "Brand X," Mulder and Scully visit Morley Tobacco's headquarters after one of the employees is murdered.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike (James Marsters) smokes Morley cigarettes. Erroneously, the actor was quoted by Zap2it as saying "We smoke Morleys. We both smoke the same brand. We're the only two characters on TV that do," in reference to William B. Davis on The X-Files.        Source







BttbBob was first, and correct, with:
   A brand that does not exist, yet it does. A brand that has appeared in 'The Twilight Zone' and 'The Outer Limits'... and in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' and "Malcolm in the Middle'. A brand as ubiquitous as a '555-' telephone number, and just as non-existent... yet it does... Morley's




Alan J replied:
   Morley Cigarettes



Marian responded:
   Morley aka Marlboro



Adam answered:
   Adam



Sally said:
   "The X-Files' Cigarette Smoking Man" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Spike" both smoked Morley cigarettes.

  Sure looks like another 'real' cigarette package to me...
  PS: @Dale of DS, that is just not fair, you received more snow than we did in northern Jersey all season - and you live in bloody California!! The weather has become so strange this year that I am beginning to think that Mother Nature is suffering from Dementia nowadays...




Charlie wrote:
   Morley (Morleyboro?)




Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
   Morley cigarettes



Tom B answered:
   They were 'Marley' brand.



Dale of Diamond Springs responded:
   Here's a pack of Morley Cigarettes, William B. Davis, Spike, and since you brought up the X-files, some gratuitous Gillian Anderson.




MAM   wrote:
   "Morley" which is a fictious brand of cigarette.

                                                              Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis)         Spike (James Marsters)

  PS To Sally . . . Wowser loves the cat picture. Unfortunatley he is hiding behind the pillow and can't be seen! >^..^<




And, Joe S     said:
   Morley, as illustrated below.


  Remember Marvel Cigarettes? They were the brand I smoked the most when I was very, very young. One of my uncles smoked them because they were really, really cheap. I can't remember how much they cost but smokes like Winston and Lucky Strike cost a quarter out of the vending machine. Anyway my uncle drank a lot and he had packs of Marvels all over the place, so it was easy to steal them. I was willing to steal them but I don't think I would have spent actual money to buy a pack. I think they cost a dime a pack, that's the impression I have but I really don't remember for sure. I'm not sure they were made with a whole lot of tobacco either.



  




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Middle Class Political Economist

Apple Whines About Having to Pay Taxes




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Reader Suggestion

Michelle in AZ


Dutch Roman Catholic Church Castrated Boys As 'Treatment' For Homosexuality



Bill McKibben: Mr. Obama Goes to Cushing, OK



Susan G. Komen Executives Resign Amid Reports Of Internal Troubles



Stockton's Poor Mired In Violence After Police Cuts, Recession



Motoi Yamamoto's Mesmerizing Salt Labyrinths (PHOTOS)



Thanks, Michelle!


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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


HANGING OUT

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

THE BIGOTS DILEMMA

LET THE BISON RUN FREE!

DON'T WEAR ORANGE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

THE FLORIDA "MUST BE A REPUG" RIGHT TO MURDER LAW! SAVE THE FETUS BUT KILL THE KID WITH SKITTLES AND ICE TEA. WHAT PART OF "SICK FUCKING BASTARDS" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND???

MY JESUS IS BETTER THAN YOUR JESUS. NOT!

"RIDE 'EM COWBOY!"

DON'T KNOCK THE "BLOW UP DOLL" THAT I WAS FUCKING WHILE TRYING TO IMPEACH CLINTON FOR GETTING A BLOWJOB. HEE HAW!

DON'T KNOCK THE "BLOW UP DOLL" THAT I WAS FUCKING WHILE TRYING TO IMPEACH CLINTON FOR GETTING A BLOWJOB. HEE HAW! - BONUS CLICK

RADIO FREE AMERICA!

WILL THE REAL MITT ROMNEY PLEASE STAND UP

WE AINT SEEN NOTHING YET!

PUBLIC ENEMY!

IN A PERFECT WORLD RICK SANTORUM WOULD BE DYING OF AIDS






Visit JD's site - Kitty Litter Music



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still sunny, windy and cold.



Tonight, Wednesday:

CBS starts the night with a FRESH 'Survivor', followed by a FRESH 'Criminal Mind', then a FRESH 'CSI: The Original One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Debra Messing and Josh Hutcherson, Oberhofer.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Miller.



NBC opens the night with a FRESH 'Whitney', followed by a FRESH 'Are You There, Chesea?', then a FRESH 'Bent', followed by another FRESH 'Bent', then a 'Rock Center'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Kim Kardashian, Sherri Shepherd, and Tennis.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Jericho, and Wendy Liebman.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are Amir Bar-Lev, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Chef Paul Qui, and Roll the Tanks.



ABC begins the night with a RERUN 'The Middle', followed by a RERUN 'Suburgatory', followed by a RERUN 'Modern Family', followed by a RERUN 'Happy Endings', followed by a RERUN 'Missing'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Don Rickles, Amanda de Cadenet, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem featuring Travis Barker.



The CW offers a FRESH 'One Tree Hill', followed by a FRESH 'America's Next Top Model'.



Faux fills the night with a FRESH 'American Idol'.



MY has an old 'Burn Notice', followed by another old 'Burn Notice'.



A&E has 'Storage Wars', another 'Storage Wars', still another 'Storage Wars', yet another 'Storage Wars', 'Dog The Tancredo-Loving Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Tancredo-Loving Racist Bounty Hunter', followed by a FRESH 'Duck Dynasty', then another FRESH 'Duck Dynasty'.



AMC offers 'CSI: The 2nd One', followed by the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption'.



BBC  -   
 [6:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [7:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [8:00AM]   THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW-Ep 15 - Sigourney Weaver, Professor Brian Cox, Sandi Toksvig, Sugarland
 [9:00AM]   THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW-New Year's Eve Special
 [10:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO-Ep 10 Blink
 [11:00AM]   BEING HUMAN-Episode 7
 [12:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 10 Dillons
 [1:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 4 The Fish and Anchor
 [2:00PM]   GORDON RAMSAY'S F WORD-Episode 4
 [3:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 7 Jack's Waterfront
 [4:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 3 Momma Cherri's
 [5:00PM]   DOCTOR WHO-Ep 11 Utopia
 [6:00PM]   STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION-Ep 19 The First Duty
 [7:00PM]   TOP GEAR POLAR SPECIAL
 [8:00PM]   TOP GEAR-Episode 2
 [9:00PM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 1 - Spanish Pavillion
 [10:00PM]   RUDE AWAKENING: OBESITY
 [11:00PM]   THE HOUR-Episode 6
 [12:00AM]   RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES-Ep 1 - Spanish Pavillion
 [1:00AM]   RUDE AWAKENING: OBESITY
 [2:00AM]   DOCTOR WHO-Ep 13 - The Wedding of River Song
 [3:00AM]   BEING HUMAN-Episode 4
 [4:00AM]   THE X-FILES-Ep 11 Eve
 [5:00AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS
 [5:30AM]   BBC WORLD NEWS    (ALL TIMES EDT)



Bravo has 'Tabatha Takes Over', 'Real Housewives Of OC', followed by a FRESH 'Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis', then a FRESH 'Million Dollar Listing New York'.



Comedy Central has '30 Rock', another '30 Rock', 'Chappelle's Show', another 'Chappelle's Show', 'South Park', another 'South Park', followed by a FRESH 'South Park', then a FRESH 'Ugly Americans'.
On a RERUN Jon Stewart (from 3/12/12) is Grover Norquist (R-Bathtub Aficionado).
On a RERUN Colbert Report (from 3/12/12) is Katherine Boo.



FX has '2½ Men', another '2½ Men', followed by the movie 'Twilight', then the movie 'Walk The Line'.



History has 'American Restoration', another 'American Restoration', still another 'American Restoration', yet another 'American Restoration', followed by a FRESH 'Only In America With Larry TCG', 'American Restoration', and another 'American Restoration'.



IFC  -   
 [6:00AM]   The Whitest Kids U'Know
 [6:15AM]   Distant Voices, Still Lives
 [8:00AM]   Medicine for Melancholy
 [10:00AM]   Jump Tomorrow
 [12:00PM]   Distant Voices, Still Lives
 [1:45PM]   FF: A Look at the American Secrets
 [1:50PM]   Nosebleed
 [2:00PM]   Medicine for Melancholy
 [4:00PM]   Jump Tomorrow
 [6:00PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Reese Cooks
 [6:30PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Tutoring Reese
 [7:00PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Bowling
 [7:30PM]   Malcolm in the Middle-Malcolm vs. Reese
 [8:00PM]   Hard Candy
 [10:15PM]   Teeth
 [12:15AM]   FF: A Look at the American Secrets
 [12:20AM]   Teeth
 [2:20AM]   Blindness
 [4:50AM]   Mr. Show With Bob and David-It's a No-Brainer
 [5:25AM]   Mr. Show With Bob and David-The Return of the Creature's Ghost    (ALL TIMES EDT)



Sundance  -   
 [6:00A]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - Cheryl Hines & Margaret Cho
 [6:30A]   THE MORTIFIED SESSIONS - NYPD's Rick Schroder (Episode 7, Season 1)
 [7:00A]   Grizzly Man
 [8:45A]   Turn The River
 [10:20A]   The Father of My Children
 [12:15P]   FREAKS AND GEEKS - The Garage Door (Episode 12, Season 1)
 [1:15P]   Bitch
 [1:30P]   Grizzly Man
 [3:15P]   Turn The River
 [4:50P]   The Father of My Children
 [6:45P]   Nick Nolte: No Exit
 [8:00P]   Flight Of The Red Balloon
 [10:00P]   Thank You For Smoking
 [11:45P]   FREAKS AND GEEKS - Girlfriends and Boyfriends (Episode 8, Season 1)
 [12:45A]   Mad Bastards
 [2:30A]   Flight Of The Red Balloon
 [4:30A]   Nick Nolte: No Exit
 [5:45A]   Soft    (ALL TIMES EDT)



SyFy has 'Ghost Hunters', another 'Ghost Hunters', followed by a FRESH 'Ghost Hunters International', then a FRESH 'Monster Man'.



TBS:
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Will Ferrell, Sanjay Gupta, and Birdy.



TCM:
 [6:15 AM]      Cynthia (1947)
 [8:00 AM]      Conspirator (1949)
 [9:30 AM]      Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
 [11:00 AM]      Rhapsody (1954)
 [1:00 PM]      Butterfield 8 (1960)
 [3:00 PM]      The Sandpiper (1965)
 [5:00 PM]      The Comedians (1967)
 [8:00 PM]      Nevada Smith (1966)
 [10:15 PM]      The Hanging Tree (1959)
 [12:15 AM]      How the West Was Won (1962)
 [3:15 AM]      All Fall Down (1962)
 [5:15 AM]      Meteor (1979)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



Thursday   -  03/22/12

TCM:
 [7:15 AM]      Boomerang (1947)
 [8:45 AM]      MGM Parade Show #2 (1955)
 [9:15 AM]      Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
 [10:45 AM]      The Magnetic Monster (1953)
 [12:15 PM]      The Giant Behemoth (1959)
 [1:45 PM]      X The Unknown (1956)
 [3:15 PM]      The H-Man (1958)
 [4:45 PM]      Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
 [6:15 PM]      Them! (1954)
 [8:00 PM]      Where Angels Go...Trouble Follows! (1968)
 [10:00 PM]      A Majority of One (1961)
 [1:00 AM]      Five Finger Exercise (1962)
 [3:00 AM]      Mrs. Pollifax--Spy (1971)
 [5:00 AM]      Tell It to the Judge (1949)     (ALL TIMES EDT)



USA has a FRESH 'psych'.




Antenna TV

Me-TV

RTV - The Retro Television Network

This TV





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(L-R) Walt Disney Studios president Rich Ross, Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company, and her brother Brian Henson, chairman of The Jim Henson Company attend ceremonies honoring the Muppets with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California March 20, 2012. Also shown are Muppets characters in background (L-R) Animal, Pepe, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and Gonzo and bottom row Kermit and Walter.
Photo by Fred Prouser

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Vidiot Speak

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Now An Airport

Clintons

The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to change the name of the Little Rock National Airport in honor of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

"I'm pleased with the action today and the airport will immediately now operate under the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport," said Commission Chairman Jim Dailey.

Dailey said the change would take effect after the Federal Aviation Administration signs off on the new name. But minutes after the meeting let out, receptionists at the airport were welcoming callers to the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport.

The airport, founded in 1917, serves about 2.2 million passengers a year. The renaming coincides with a $67 million construction project for airport improvements started last year.

Clintons

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Launches International Jazz Day

Herbie Hancock

Ambassador Herbie Hancock believes what the world needs is a little jazz diplomacy.

The renowned jazz pianist's first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held on April 30 of every year. That date coincides with the last day of what has been celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the U.S.

This year's inaugural event - organized by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which Hancock chairs - will include star-studded concerts in Paris, New Orleans and New York as well as jazz-related events in several dozen countries from Algeria to Uruguay.

The official kick-off will be on April 27 with an all-day program at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris that will include master classes, roundtable discussions and improvisational workshops. An evening concert will feature Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, South Africa's Hugh Masekela and Brazil's Tania Maria, among others.

Hancock will begin the April 30 celebrations with a sunrise concert at New Orleans' Congo Square, the birthplace of jazz, which comes right after the first weekend of the city's Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Herbie Hancock

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Cast members Eugene Levy (L) and Alyson Hannigan pose at the premiere of "American Reunion" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California March 19, 2012. The movie opens in the U.S. on April 6.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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Launching Morning Program Block Monday

Current TV

Current TV says it will launch a six-hour morning talk block next Monday.

Announced earlier this month, the morning slate will consist of live simulcasts of the radio programs "The Bill Press Show" and "The Stephanie Miller Show."

The TV version of Press' syndicated radio program will air weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Eastern time. The TV simulcast of Miller's show will follow from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern time.

The left-leaning political TV network announced Tuesday that six top-of-the-hour news breaks beginning at 6 a.m. Eastern time will also start Monday.

Current TV

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Dutch museum: Still Life IS Genuine

Vincent van Gogh

It was, it wasn't, it is: A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to being the work of an anonymous artist is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist himself, researchers announced Tuesday.

The process leading to the confirmation of the painting's authenticity reads like a cold case detective story. A new X-ray technique helped experts re-examine what they already knew about "Still life with meadow flowers and roses" and draw on a growing pool of scholarly Van Gogh research.

A detailed X-ray of an underlying painting of two wrestlers and knowledge of the painter's period at a Belgian art academy led a team of researchers to conclude that the painting really is by Van Gogh.

The painting, on a 100 cm-by-80 cm (40x31 inch) canvas, was bought by the Kroeller-Mueller Museum in 1974 as a Van Gogh. The work was thought to come from the artist's period living with his brother Theo in Paris from late 1886.


Vincent van Gogh

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Wake-up Call


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Movie Restored For DVD

'Yellow Submarine'

The animated Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine" has been carefully restored frame-by-frame for DVD release this year.

Specialists worked for four months to individually clean each frame of the 1968 surreal tale by hand, the Beatles' holding company Apple Corps Ltd. said Tuesday.

The specialists chose not to use automated software because of the delicate nature of the hand-drawn artwork, the company added.

The colorful movie, a fantasy that features cartoon versions of the Beatles and images from some of their psychedelic songs, is currently out of print. It features some of the band's greatest hits including "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," ''Eleanor Rigby" and "When I'm Sixty-Four."

The DVD will be released on May 28, and the film's soundtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same day.

'Yellow Submarine'

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Cast member Jennifer Coolidge poses at the premiere of "American Reunion" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California March 19, 2012. The movie opens in the U.S. on April 6.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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2012 Astrid Lindgren Award

Guus Kuijer

Dutch writer Guus Kuijer has been named this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature, honored for his ability to portray life's big problems with humor and warmth, the prize jury said Tuesday.

Kuijer, 69, has written more than 30 books since making his debut in 1975, releasing works such as "The Book of Everything" and "Florian Knol" - mainly directed at adolescents entering their teen years.

"Respect for children is as self-evident in his works as his rejection of intolerance and oppression. Kuijer combines serious subject matter and razor-sharp realism with warmth, subtle humor and visionary flights of fancy," the jury said in its citation, noting that he consistently conveys a message of "tolerance, understanding and broad-mindedness" through his works.

The annual award, worth 5 million Swedish kronor ($742,000), is named after late Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, creator of the Pippi Longstocking book series. According to organizers it is one of the largest prizes for children's and young people's literature in the world.

Guus Kuijer

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Ibsen Prize

Heiner Goebbels

German composer and music director Heiner Goebbels has won the International Ibsen Award for creating new insights in theater that have influenced producers and musicians.

The awarding jury describes the 59-year-old as "one of the great creative personalities of today," who has produced "an astounding body of work in disparate disciplines."

Goebbels will be presented the 2.5 million-kroner ($450,000) prize in Oslo in September as part of the Ibsen Festival at the National Theater.

The prize is awarded every two years to people, institutions or organizations for bringing "new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theater." It is named after Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, who lived from 1828-1906.

Heiner Goebbels

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The Sideshow - by Avedon Carol


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Easily Surprised

Kirk Cameron

"Growing Pains" star Kirk Cameron, criticized earlier this month for saying gay marriage was "unnatural" and "destructive," said on "Today" Tuesday that he was surprised people would expect him to believe differently, given his Christian beliefs.

"I was surprised, frankly, that people were surprised by the things that I've said," the 41-year-old told Ann Curry. "I have been consistent for 15 years as a Christian. I'm a Bible-believing Christian. What I would have thought was more newsworthy is if I had said something that contradicted the word of God, if I had contradicted my faith."

Cameron, who's promoting his new documentary, "Monumental," also answered Curry's query about whether or not he hates gay people, after his "Piers Morgan" comments drew charges of hate speech.

"Absolutely not, of course not," he said. "I love all people, I hate no one. When you take a subject and reduce it to something like a four-second soundbite and a check mark on a ballot, I think that that's inappropriate and insensitive … it certainly didn't reflect my full heart on the matter."

Kirk Cameron

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Actor Matthew Modine (L) and his daughter Ruby Modine arrive for a Cinema Society screening of the film "Intruders" in New York March 19, 2012.
Photo by Lucas Jackson

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Wah! Wah! Look At Me!

Noot

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich (R-Traveling Pants) called on President Obama to apologize for comments made by actor Robert De Niro at a fundraiser supporting the president.

De Niro told a crowd of about 90 people that it was "too soon" for a white first lady. The comment was made Monday night at a reception in New York City that was hosted by De Niro and his wife, and attended by First Lady Michelle Obama.

"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white First Lady?" De Niro asked, according to a pool report from the fundraiser.

The report said the crowd roared and someone yelled "No!" as De Niro asked, "Too soon, right?"

Noot

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Actor Jailed

Jamie Waylett

A judge has sent a cast member of the "Harry Potter" films to prison for taking part in rioting that flared across England last summer.

Judge Simon Carr sentenced Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the films, to two years in jail.

A jury at London's Wood Green Crown Court found Waylett guilty Tuesday of violent disorder, but acquitted him of another charge of intending to destroy or damage property with a fire bomb he was holding.

The 22-year-old had already admitted handling a bottle of stolen Champagne from a supermarket during the riots.

Waylett has a previous conviction for growing marijuana.

Jamie Waylett

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Afghan men rise the holy mace during a celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz at the Imam Ali's shrine in Mazar-i- Sharif , north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year," is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring in countries including Afghanistan and Iran.
Photo by Mustafa Najafizada

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Francesca Files For Conservatorship

Zsa Zsa

The daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor asked a judge on Tuesday to place her mother in a conservatorship that will independently control the ailing glamor queen's medical care and financial needs.

Constance Francesca Hilton claims Gabor's husband, Frederic von Anhalt, has been isolating her 95-year-old mother and leaving her heavily sedated. She also questioned whether her mother's finances are being properly handled by von Anhalt.

A news release issued before the filing stated that Hilton has been waiting for a year for financial and medical information about her mother that husband von Anhalt has refused to disclose.

The first hearing on the matter was scheduled for May 2.

Zsa Zsa

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New Law Bans Underweight Models

Israel

A new Israeli law bans showing overly thin models from local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders.

It also requires publications to disclose when they use altered images of models to make the women and men appear even thinner than they really are.

The law, passed late Monday, appears to be the first attempt by a government to use legislation to take on a fashion industry accused of abetting eating disorders by idealizing extreme thinness. It could become an example for other countries grappling with the spread of anorexia and bulimia, particularly among young women.

The new law requires models to produce a medical report dating back no more than three months at every shoot that will be used on the Israeli market, stating that they are not malnourished by World Health Organization standards.

The U.N. agency uses a standard known as the body mass index - calculated by factors of weight and height - to determine malnutrition. WHO says a body mass index below 18.5 is indicative of malnutrition, said Adato, a gynecologist.

Israel

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A model presents a creation by Danish designer Anne Sofie Madsen during EuroFashion show in Kiev March 20, 2012. Designers from 16 nations taking part in the Euro 2012 football championship playoff presented their creations at the show.
Photo by Gleb Garanich

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White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed In Bats

Great Smoky Mountains

Biologists in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have confirmed that two bats found in a park cave have white-nose syndrome.

The malady has caused a massive die-off of bats in Eastern states and the fungus that causes it had been found earlier in the Smokies.

Park spokesman Bob Miller on Tuesday issued a statement in which officials said a tricolored bat and a little brown bat had been found to have the disease.

Entrances to 16 known caves and two mines in the park were barred in 2009 to keep people from going into them and, perhaps, contaminating bat populations with the fungus.

Eleven species of bats are known to live in the 500,000-acre park on the Tennessee-North Carolina line, including the largest hibernating population of the endangered Indiana bat in Tennessee.

Great Smoky Mountains

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Prime-Time Nielsens

Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for March 12-18. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

    1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 18.38 million.
    2. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 16.02 million.
    3. "The Voice," NBC, 14.52 million.
    4. "NCIS," CBS, 12.98 million.
    5. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 11.71 million.
    6. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 11.43 million.
    7. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 11.33 million.
    8. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.8 million.
    9. "Missing," ABC, 10.603 million.
   10. "Modern Family," ABC, 10.6 million.
   11. "Survivor: One World," CBS, 10.56 million.
   12. "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose," ABC, 9.87 million.
   13. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 9.62 million.
   14. "The Good Wife," CBS, 9.58 million.
   15. "Amazing Race 20," CBS, 9.55 million.
   16. "The Bachelor," ABC, 9.23 million.
   17. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 9.03 million.
   18. "Once Upon a Time," ABC, 8.69 million.
   19. "Touch," Fox, 8.57 million.
   20. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.54 million.

Ratings

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Long-tailed Gentoo Penguins walk in a new penguinarium at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a surburb of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 20, 2012. A group of Gentoo Penguins were transferred from Bulgaria to the Krasnoyarsk zoo last month, the only zoo in Russia holding this kind of penguin.
Photo by Ilya Naymushin

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