BartCop Entertainment Archives - Wednesday, 16 September, 2009

Wednesday

16 September, 2009

(Updated Daily)


[782 days in a row]

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M Is FOR MASHUP - September 16th, 2009

September 2009 Mashup Albums

By DJ Useo


Lucky lucky lucky we, luck has hit us again. Mashups are unlicensed & thus can't be charged for unless the license holder chooses, so none of the following mashup albums come with a fee. You can sample the mixing wares of these home producers for the low, low price of a right-click. Just transfer the mp3 files to your nearest cd burning program, print the artwork out for your blank cd case, & no-one will know you didn't fork out serious cash for these babies. Unless they know some of the tunes the mixers used,then you're going to get some mighty puzzled looks. lol








The first mashup album we cast out gaze upon is FLYING WHITE DOTS ( www.flyingwhitedots.com ) "CMYK".


A quality gem of a release, it's his 4th album & shows clearly why FWD should be releasing these records for a label. "CMYK" is solid mixing ideas done up with precision & care in a record that reminds you to play it again through it's compelling melodies & rhythms. It's full of artists you'll recognize, all given a bootleg twist into unfamiliarity. There's rock, pop, & r 'n b artists you'll know here, but Flying White Dots doesn't mention them, so I won't either. Take my word for it, tho, you'll enjoy the heck out of this collection. FWD's doesn't post too many single tracks, he generally works in the almost-forgotten album-format.


See why for yourself here - ( www.flyingwhitedots.com/pages/CMYK.html )










Next we come to a type of mashup collection you don't see too often. The b-sides collection. Many home producers leave unreleased tracks in their wake as they seek the perfect single. Normally, they bin them so their 'lesser' tracks don't make their way to the public, but sometimes the b-sides are a-tracks, just not the 'a+'-tracks the mixer is seeking. I recall a few months ago when mashup pirate Alpha1999 left the scene he posted a 2-disc set of all his best tracks. Then as an extra bonus he added a 3rd disc of unreleased tracks that was full of keepers. It just doesn't happen that way too often. So when the mixer who releases the b-sides collection is Kai ( www.theomarlow.com/kai.html ) you can be assured of some fine bootleg entertainment. The record is called "Recycle Your Recycled" & is 19 tracks of intriguing pairings.






Here's what Kai himself says of the record -


   "A selection of 19 B-sides or unused tracks that didn't quite fit in anywhere else; Misfits, if you will. But don't let that put you off. "RYR" has a little something for everyone through the varying mashed genres that bleed through. The disimilar likes of Bob Marley, The Cure, Genesis, Billy Joel, Gossip, Billy Idol, Crazy Town, Pop Will Eat Itself, Propellerheads and many, many more including the all-too-traditional blends of sampled-materials and sound bites, are all at play." Kai sez of the record "For a few of the following tracks, it may be obvious to some why it's been labeled a B-side or unused. There are some ambitious, some risque tracks...but personally I'm happy with all of it really!"



Get yours here - ( www.theomarlow.com/kai_recyclealbum.html ).










Next we hit upon a mixer who is less known but sure to be remembered by listeners of DJ Newlights' ( djnewlight.blogspot.com ) 'TOUR TRACKS'.



Released in conjunction with THE INSTITUTE OF BOOTLEGGERS, DJ Newlight crafted this hot set while touring around this last summer doing live shows. In between sweating it out to his live sets, & riding around in a crowded tour bus, DJ Newlight managed to come up with 14 dance-oriented mashups that will have you hoofing it on the dancefloor.





Listen for newer artists like Benny Benassi, Daft Punk, & Moby put to older artists like The Cars, Inspiral Carpets & The Sweet. Some of these tracks are so slick you'll be hard-pressed to identify them as mashups. I have a big fave in the track 'Popiholla Catch' (Kosheen vs Chicane) . I'm really into that Chicane track & this version adds words in a way that really sends me.



See for yourself here - ( djnewlight.blogspot.com/2009/09/tour-tracks-new-full-album.html ).













One last record worth mentioning is Simon Iddol's 'MAXIMUM BURNOUT'. This album is a cross between a regular mashup release & a long mix collection. The progression through material is great & yields maximum pleasure. I don't know where the burnout comes in, unless that's you. lol. Just check out this list of part 3 & you'll see why you want to hear this set.


part three » DEEP

   01 Simon Iddol - sargasso sleep
       (Morcheeba VS Salt Tank)

   02 Simon Iddol - blue home
       (Morcheeba VS Dziha & Kamien)

   03 Simon Iddol - even if easy
       (Morcheeba VS Deep & Wide)

   04 Simon Iddol - au day
       (Morcheeba VS Mark de Clive-Lowe & DJ Spinna remix)

   05 Simon Iddol - riverbeat
       (Morcheeba VS Quiet Village)


Simon is the man behind AUDIOPORNCENTRAL (audioporncentral.com/ ) & knows him way back & forth around a mashup.


Simon Iddol's 'MAXIMUM BURNOUT' is available as a direct download, a torrent, or dealio at simoniddol.com/post/187159476/maximum-burnout










Mix of the Week - What with all these swell mashup albums, we don't need a mix of the week this week.

So I'll just say 'potrzebie' till next week. Week.










Mashup Tip : Don't bother to mash songs, someone else already did it for you.











DJ Useo's Podcast






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Why Joe Wilson Should've Gotten the 'Seinfeld Punishment'


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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Stephen Mihm: Why capitalism fails (boston.com)
The man who saw the meltdown coming had another troubling insight: it will happen again.


Scott Burns: The Involuntary (But Happy) Investor Tax Holiday (assetbuilder.com)
Life is full of perverse surprises. A candidate for president of the United States runs on the idea that people with more money should pay more taxes. They should, he says, pay higher taxes on capital gains. They should also pay higher...


Alex Blum: Broken healthcare and broken lives (latimes.com)
A 12-year-old boy suffering from a stroke makes a compelling case for change, says one pediatrician.


George McGovern: It's Simple: Medicare for All (washingtonpost.com)
"We know that Medicare has worked well for half a century for those of us over 65. Why does it become 'socialized medicine' when we extend it to younger Americans?"


Charlie Brooker: What links Lord Mandelson, Damien Hirst and the music industry? (guardian.co.uk)
Damien Hirst's tantrum over intellectual property rights.


Germaine Greer: Women everywhere - please send a picture of your unsupported breasts to Stephen Bayley (guardian.co.uk)
If woman was designed, what exactly was the brief?


20 QUESTIONS: Nick Hornby (popmatters.com)
Nick Hornby tells PopMatters 20 Questions about his affiliation with Seinfeld's George Costanza, his soon-to-be-released album with Ben Folds, and this great bargain he got from a Russian websiteŠ


Willow takes center stage in her own "Buffy" comic (afterellen.com)
Joss Whedon is penning a story devoted to the lesbian character before season 8.


RICHARD ROEPER: 'Whiteout' is a real snow job (suntimes.com)
The first time we see Kate Beckinsale as U.S. marshal Carrie Stetko in "Whiteout," she has just come in from the brutal Antarctica cold and has entered her quarters. She peels off layer after layer after layer of clothing, until she's down to bra and panties, poking her butt in the camera's direction as she turns on the shower. (Even though "Whiteout" is rated R, she takes a PG shower.)


Roger Ebert's Journal: "Antichrist" redux
Lars von Trier's "Antichrist" is poised to detonate at the Toronto Film Festival. This willfully controversial director will inspire, as he often does, a storm of controversy, debate, critics clamoring to get into advance screenings that are already jammed, and a contentious press conference.


Roger Ebert's Journal: The man who didn't land
It was two years ago on Saturday night that Jason Reitman's "Juno" had its world premiere here at Toronto. The standing ovation that night was the most spontaneous and joyous I can remember. Still vibrating, Reitman stood on the stage of the Ryerson Theater and vowed, "I'm gonna open all of my films right here in this theater at Toronto."


David Bruce: Wise Up! Plagiarism (athensnews.com)
Corey Ford's writings were widely plagiarized - especially his short humorous piece "How to Guess Your Age." Whenever this happened, Mr. Ford would sue, winning every case. He once said about his lawsuits, "I find this a much easier way to make a living than by writing."


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The Weekly Poll

New Question

The 'Helping out The Man' Edition

I think I can safely say that we all support President Obama's efforts to enact an effective, comprehensive Health Care Reform Bill... Right? Right!

Well then, have you contacted your congressional representatives and senators and asked them to support his plan?

If not, here's your opportunity to do just that! Then you can answer yes and become a member of my Badtothebone for Barack club. How cool is that, eh?

Details of the plan are included in the link for your perusal...

Do the right thing, I'm sayin'! Walk the walk!




Send your response to


BadToTheBoneBob


( BCEpoll 'at' aol.com )





DanD was late in responding, but you can read it here.



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Teabagger 'March Controversy' Finally Resolved


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Trivia Question Of The Day


"Believe It Or Not" was the title of the theme song for what TV series?

                                  



Send your answer to Marty






Trivia Question from Yesterday


What TV series used "Funeral March of a Marionette" for a theme song?

      Alfred Hitchcock Presents                                               Source







Baron Dave ( "To love the world you have to get away from it."  -  King of Hearts) was first, and correct, with:
   Having missed out on some earlier tv theme guessing, I'm up early enough to sling an entry here:
  Funeral March of a Marionette is closely associated with Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Even the name is grisly.




Alan J responded:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents



Charlie wrote:
  
  Had forgotten the name of the tune, but hearing it, it is instantly recognizable as the theme to Alfred Hitchcock Presents.




Marian the Teacher replied:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents



~ Tony In Philly answered:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents




Sally said:
"Funeral March for a Marionette," was the theme song for a great TV series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents..."
  PS: About the Poll results, I enjoyed ALL the responses this week! Like really!
  To Joe S: Love anything by Pete Seeger, but that was a good one to make your point.
  Professor Charlie (my like-minded cohort): I too read the "Monthly Review" - of course. :)
  And, finally: Who else but B2BB would split hairs between the Quakers, and Mennonites and Hutterites but you?? Okay, I have to admit this was a good poll; but really! Actually, that made me LOL!




Adam in NoHo replied:
   uuummmm...The Alfred Hitchcock Show.



Beantown Jane responded:
   "Funeral March of a Marionette" was the theme of Alfred Hitchcock's TV series "Thriller" (or was it "Chiller"), a macabre story each week hosted by Hitch.
  I remember one episode about a man who was buried alive by accident. It gave me nightmares (as a kid) for years.
  By the way, the march's composer was Charles Gounod, best known for the opera Faust and for writing the "Ave Maria" melody that goes with Bach's Prelude in C to form the "Bach-Gounod Ave Maria."




Tom B wrote:
   Alfred Hitchcock, of course. "Good evening."



Andrea the Anthropologist answered:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents used the Funeral March of a Marionette as its theme music.



vb said:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents!



MAM     wrote:
   "Good Evening. I'm Alfred Hitchcock and tonight … ."
  




BadtotheboneBob replied:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents... a program that, as a kid, regularly scared the bejabbers outta me. But, I loved it!



Carla enjoying a moment of synchronicity, answered:
   Alfred Hitchcock's show used "Funeral March of a Marionette" for a theme song. Now I have that song playing in my head and don't know when I'll be rid of it.



-pgw responded:
   Alfred Hitchcock Presents'



And, Joe S said:
   I LOVED Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I watched it every chance I got, the best part of the show were Alfred's short remarks. But enough about that.
    The Manistee River Song, by Jim Crockett, is the song I wanted to send ya'll yesterday but I couldn't find it on the net. Follow this link and you can listen with RealPlayer or MP3.





  


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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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Reader Suggestions

Michelle in AZ

King Sunny Ade: True Juju Royalty : NPR



Obama, Race And 'Growing Pains' : NPR



Thanks, Michelle!

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

SINGLE PAYER NOW! DO IT FOR NORMA RAE!!!

THE "MINSKY MOMENT"

HELP THEM FIND A HOMELAND!

WHERE'S OUR BONUS?

"TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS"

WHERE'S YOUR TOWN?

THE DECIDER IS BACK!

JOSH CALLS HOME!

NO CHIMP BOY KIDS! SORRY

RIGHT WING SHOCK TROOPS!

"PAVE PARADISE, PUT UP A PARKING LOT" DAY TWO

IS THERE NOTHING THAT THE REPUBLICANS CAN'T MAKE CRAPPY AND UNCOOL?



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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Still cool and pleasant.



Tonight, Wednesday:

CBS starts the night with a RERUN 'Old Christine', followed by a RERUN 'Gary Unmarried', then a RERUN 'Criminal Minds', followed by a RERUN 'CSI: The 3rd One'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 9/3/09) are Billy Crystal and John Fogerty.
On a RERUN Craig (from 9/10/09) are Audrey Tautou and Ron Livingston.


NBC opens the night with a FRESH 'America's Got Talent', followed by a FRESH 'Jay Leno' (Robin Williams and Miley Cyrus  -  Pigboy is scheduled next Thursday, the 24th)
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Aaron Eckhart, Michael Strahan, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Fallon are Charlize Theron, David Boreanaz, and Q-Tip.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson 'The Scab' Daly are Seth Green, Kevin Lyman, and Pete Yorn.


ABC begins the night with a FRESH 'Wipeout', followed by a FRESH 'Crash Course', and 'Primetime: The Outsiders'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are David Alan Grier, 10-year-old vacuum cleaner expert Gregory Evans, and Pink.


The CW offers a FRESH 'America's Next Top Model', followed by the SERIES PREMIERE 'The Beautiful Life: TBL'.


Faux has a FRESH 'So You Think You Can Dance', followed by a FRESH 'Glee'.


MY has a RERUN 'World's Funniest Moments', followed by a RERUN 'Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'.


A&E has 'Criminal Minds', 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', still another 'Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter', and 'Criss Angel Mindfreak'.


AMC offers the movie 'Ocean's Twelve', followed by the movie 'Firewall'.


BBC  -   
 [12:00 PM]    Primeval - Episode 2
 [1:00 PM]    Primeval - Episode 3
 [2:00 PM]    Primeval - Episode 4
 [3:00 PM]    Primeval - Episode 5
 [4:00 PM]    Primeval - Episode 6
 [5:00 PM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 3
 [6:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 The Granary
 [7:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [8:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [9:00 PM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 13
 [10:00 PM]    BBC World News America
 [11:00 PM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [12:00 AM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 13
 [1:00 AM]    Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Mixing Bowl
 [2:00 AM]    Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 13
 [3:00 AM]    The Graham Norton Show - Ep 7 Jimmy Carr
 [4:00 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 1
 [4:30 AM]    How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 13
 [5:00 AM]    BBC World News
 [6:00 AM]    BBC World News     (ALL TIMES EDT)


Bravo has 'Top Chef', another 'Top Chef', still another 'Top Chef', followed by a FRESH 'Top Chef'.


Comedy Central has last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', 'South Park', and another 'South Park'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Ricky Gervais.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is The Flaming Lips.


FX has the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow', followed by the movie 'Deja Vu', then the movie 'Deja Vu', again.


History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Nostradamus Effect', followed by a FRESH 'Nostradamus Effect', then a FRESH 'MysteryQuest'.


IFC  -   
 [7:10 AM]   A Hard Day's Night
 [8:45 AM]   The Endless Summer II
 [10:35 AM]   Danny Deckchair
 [12:20 PM]   D.I.Y.
 [12:30 PM]   A Hard Day's Night
 [2:05 PM]   The Endless Summer II
 [4:00 PM]   IFC News Special
 [4:15 PM]   Danny Deckchair
 [6:05 PM]   Roger Dodger
 [8:00 PM]   The Player
 [10:05 PM]   Tapeheads
 [11:40 PM]   The Aquarium
 [12:00 AM]   The New World
 [2:20 AM]   This Is Me
 [2:30 AM]   The Player
 [4:35 AM]   Tapeheads    (ALL TIMES EDT)


SyFy has 'Ghost Hunters', another 'Ghost Hunters', followed by a FRESH 'Ghost Hunters', then a FRESH 'Destination Truth'.


Sundance  -   
 [05:50 AM]   Seamless
 [07:05 AM]   Arranged
 [08:40 AM]   The Piano Tuner Of Earthquakes
 [10:15 AM]   Evil
 [12:15 PM]   Nothing But a Man
 [01:50 PM]   The Dead
 [03:15 PM]   The Piano Tuner Of Earthquakes
 [04:50 PM]   Evil
 [06:45 PM]   The Dead
 [08:15 PM]   Swedish Auto
 [10:00 PM]   Spectacle: Diana Krall & Elton John
 [11:00 PM]   Jindabyne
 [01:05 AM]   It's a Free World
 [02:45 AM]   Dopamine
 [04:15 AM]   Spectacle: Diana Krall & Elton John
 [05:15 AM]   The Dead     (ALL TIMES EDT)


TCM:
 [6:00 AM]      Number Seventeen (1932)
 [7:15 AM]      Rich and Strange (1932)
 [8:45 AM]      Lady For A Day (1933)
 [10:30 AM]      One Man's Journey (1933)
 [11:45 AM]      It Happened One Night (1934)
 [1:45 PM]      Les Miserables (1935)
 [3:45 PM]      Nothing Sacred (1937)
 [5:00 PM]      There Goes My Heart (1938)
 [6:45 PM]      The Affairs Of Martha (1942)
 [8:00 PM]      Passage to Marseille (1944)
 [10:00 PM]      Sealed Cargo (1951)
 [11:45 PM]      Juarez (1939)
 [2:00 AM]      Caesar And Cleopatra (1945)
 [4:30 AM]      Anthony Adverse (1936)     (ALL TIMES EDT)


Thursday  -  09/17/09

TCM:
 [7:00 AM]      Hearts Divided (1936)
 [8:30 AM]      Stolen Holiday (1937)
 [10:00 AM]      Lady With Red Hair (1940)
 [11:30 AM]      Canadian Pacific (1949)
 [1:15 PM]      The Sea Of Grass (1947)
 [3:30 PM]      Saddle The Wind (1958)
 [5:00 PM]      Rancho Notorious (1952)
 [6:30 PM]      Mail Order Bride (1964)
 [8:00 PM]      The Wicked Lady (1945)
 [10:00 PM]      Johnny Guitar (1954)
 [12:00 AM]      Jubilee Trail (1954)
 [2:00 AM]      Hollywood Canteen (1944)
 [4:15 AM]      Around The World (1943)     (ALL TIMES EDT)


TNT has a FRESH 'Dark Blue'.



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British comedian Eddie Izzard completes his run around the whole of the UK, in Trafalgar Square in central London September 15, 2009. Izzard started the run in July, aiming to raise money for Sport Relief.
Photo by Stephen Hird

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Visits Dave On Monday

President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama is visiting David Letterman on Monday, part of a media blitz to sell his health care plan.

CBS says it would make the first visit ever by a sitting president to Letterman's "Late Show." Obama has appeared on Letterman's show five times before, the last during the campaign in September 2008.

Obama will be the sole guest on Monday's "Late Show."

President Barack Obama

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South African actress and cast member Charlize Theron (L) poses with Mexican director and writer Guillermo Arriaga as they arrive for the premiere of the film "The Burning Plain" in Los Angeles September 14, 2009.
Photo by Danny Moloshok

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Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Award

Betty White

"Golden Girls" star Betty White will receive a lifetime achievement award from the largest U.S. actors union, the group said on Tuesday.

The Screen Actors Guild will honor White, 87, for her career and humanitarian achievements, with a presentation on January 23, 2010, at the televised SAG Awards.

White is best known for playing naive senior citizen Rose on the 1980s television series "Golden Girls". In recent years she had a recurring role on "Boston Legal" and played herself in two episodes of "Ugly Betty."

The actress also has a passion for animal welfare, and is a board member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association.

Betty White

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Honors Announced

National Book Awards

Author, playwright and political commentator Gore Vidal will receive an honorary National Book Award medal this fall for "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters." Vidal, who turns 84 next month, is known for such bestsellers as "Burr" and "Lincoln," and for the play "The Best Man."

Award organizers also announced Tuesday that Dave Eggers, 39, will be presented the "Literarian Award" for community service. Eggers, whose books include "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," helped found 826 Valencia, which works with young people to develop writing skills, and has centres based in San Francisco, New York and several other cities.

The ceremony for the National Book Awards, now in their 60th year, will be held Nov. 18. Author-comedian Andy Borowitz will host.

National Book Awards

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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Living Legend Award

Iggy Pop

Punk pioneer Iggy Pop will collect a living legend gong at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards.

The 62-year-old extrovert, who was the lead singer of The Stooges, will collect the trophy in London on November 2.

The star said: "I feel now that all those years of banging away in the dives and palaces of the weird universe of rock are finally adding up to something. "

The singer, whose hits include Lust For Life, Real Wild Child and The Passenger, will join an esteemed list of previous recipients, including Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Alice Cooper and Lemmy.

Iggy Pop

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Actor Danny DeVito and his wife Rhea Perlman pose at the gala screening of "Leaves of Grass" at the Ryerson theatre during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2009. The festival runs from September 10-19.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

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Spring Opening For Theme Park

Harry Potter

Harry Potter fans will soon be able to kick back with a glass of butterbeer after riding the Hippogriff through Hogwarts grounds.

It's not magic but the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a 20-acre (8-hectare) theme park due to open this spring in Florida, Universal Orlando said on Tuesday.

Visitors will be able to sip the non-alcoholic "butterbeer" and "pumpkin juice" at the Hog's Head pub, go shopping and tour a huge replica of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, just like the one where Harry Potter learned his magic.

Other attractions will include the Dragon Challenge, a twin high-speed roller coaster, and the Flight of the Hippogriff, a coaster for families that will roll along the grounds of Hogwarts.

Harry Potter

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Vidiot Speak

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Oh, Puh-leeze

'TV Standards'

President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.

ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to tweet that Obama had called West a "jackass" for the rapper's treatment of country singer Taylor Swift. The network said some of its employees had overheard a conversation between the president and CNBC's John Harwood and didn't realize it was considered off the record.

The network apologized to the White House and CNBC.

Harwood had sat down with the president to tape an interview following his appearance on Wall Street on Monday. Although they are competitors, CNBC and ABC share a fiber optic line to save money, and this enabled some ABC employees to listen in on the interview as it was being taped for later use.

'TV Standards'

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Heidi Fleiss stands with her attorney Robert Hill outside the court building in Pahrump, Nev. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The former 'Hollywood Madam' was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation on felony drug charges stemming from her arrest in the rural Nevada town where she lives, her lawyer said.
Photo by Horace Langford Jr.

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Secretive Spending Disclosed

U.S. Intelligence

Intelligence activities across the U.S. government and military cost a total of $75 billion a year, the nation's top intelligence official disclosed on Tuesday, revealing publicly for the first time an overall number long shrouded in secrecy.

The disclosure by Dennis Blair, President Barack Obama's director of national intelligence, put a spotlight on the sharp growth in intelligence spending as well as on the huge and long obscured role of military intelligence programs, which, based on previous disclosures, would account for roughly $25 billion to $30 billion of the $75 billion total.

In comparison, when total intelligence spending was accidentally published in a congressional document in 1994, it totaled about $26 billion, including $10 billion for military intelligence programs, according to Steven Aftergood, an expert on intelligence spending with the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.

In a conference call with reporters, Blair brushed aside as "no longer relevant" what he called the "traditional fault line" separating military programs from overall intelligence spending.

U.S. Intelligence

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New Suspect Emerges

Brian Jones

The line for suspected killers of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones forms at the left.

As conspiracy theorists salivate over the British police's recent decision to look into Jones' drowning 40 years ago, the band's former road manager on Monday accused a deceased World War Two veteran of killing the ill-starred virtuoso.

Sam Cutler pointed the finger at Tom Keylock, the band's former chauffeur. Keylock allegedly coaxed a death-bed confession 16 years ago out of his friend Frank Thorogood, a builder who immediately became the pundits' prime suspect.

While there is no hard evidence linking either man to Jones' death in his own swimming pool, Cutler said Keylock acted suspiciously in the ensuing days, removing or destroying items at Jones' house.

Moreover, he disclosed that Keylock was the only suspect in a hitherto-undisclosed private investigation launched by the band's Allen Klein, who had little confidence in the British police.

Brian Jones

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Ricky Gervais and his partner Jane Fallon arrive for the Gala Premiere of the film 'Invention of Lying' at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.
Photo by Frank Gunn

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Philly DUI

Bobby Rydell

Sixties teen idol Bobby Rydell has been charged with driving under the influence following a minor crash last month outside Philadelphia.

Lower Merion Police Capt. Bill Boegly said Tuesday that Rydell's blood-alcohol level was .17, more than twice the legal driving limit, after the Aug. 17 crash. A summons was mailed to Rydell last week; a court date is set for Nov. 19.

Police said Rydell's 1969 Bentley jumped a curb and struck a wall in Narberth. No one was hurt.

Rydell, 67, has said that he had a couple of cocktails at lunch that day but wasn't impaired.

Bobby Rydell

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Popular Footwear

Muntazer al-Zaidi

A black and brown leather lace-up shoe named after the Iraqi journalist who threw his footwear at former US resident George W. Bush has become a top seller in northeastern Bangladesh.

Shoe sellers in the city of Sylhet had named the "Zaidi shoe" in a bid to cash in on the popularity of reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, who became a folk hero in Bangladesh after hurling his shoes at Bush during a press conference in Baghdad last December.

Sales have shot up in the run in to Eid al-Fitr next week, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month Ramadan, when Bangladeshis traditionally shop for new clothing.

"Younger men, especially, are buying the shoes as a mark of their respect to Zaidi," said Faruq Mahmud Chowdhury, a top businessman in Sylhet.

Muntazer al-Zaidi

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