Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Wasp Named After Lady Gaga
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From The Observer by Quentin Wheeler
A new species of parasitoid wasp of the family Braconidae from Thailand has been named "in honour of popular singer and performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga". The species is known from a single female specimen collected along a nature trail at 507 metres elevation in the Chae Son National Park.
A new species of parasitoid wasp of the family Braconidae from Thailand has been named "in honour of popular singer and performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga". The species is known from a single female specimen collected along a nature trail at 507 metres elevation in the Chae Son National Park.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Barnes & Noble Can't Be Trusted w/ Credit Cards
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From Business Insider by Ashley Lutz
Bookstore Barnes & Noble revealed that hackers stole credit card data from 63 stores.
The hacks happened in bookstores in New York, California, Chicago and Florida, the company told the Huffington Post's Gerry Smith.
Barnes & Noble said in a statement that it had found evidence of tampering in the credit card machines. The bookseller is working with the banks and credit card companies to deal with fraud.
From Business Insider by Ashley Lutz
Bookstore Barnes & Noble revealed that hackers stole credit card data from 63 stores.
The hacks happened in bookstores in New York, California, Chicago and Florida, the company told the Huffington Post's Gerry Smith.
Barnes & Noble said in a statement that it had found evidence of tampering in the credit card machines. The bookseller is working with the banks and credit card companies to deal with fraud.
Rome To Fine Tourists Who Linger At Historic Sites
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From BBC
Rome's Mayor, Gianni Alemanno, announced the fines in an
order aimed at protecting areas of particular cultural worth in the
historic centre.
Popular Roman sites such as the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, and the square in front of the Pantheon are often packed with crowds of tourists.
Mr Alemanno has said the measures are necessary to protect a heritage "universally considered as unique for its historic value and relevance".
He has said in the past that such sites should be used "exclusively as a place to enjoy monumental and architectural perspectives".
From BBC
Rome says it will issue fines of up to 500 euros
(£400) to people who stop to eat or drink, or "camp out" near the
capital's historic monuments.
Popular Roman sites such as the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, and the square in front of the Pantheon are often packed with crowds of tourists.
Mr Alemanno has said the measures are necessary to protect a heritage "universally considered as unique for its historic value and relevance".
He has said in the past that such sites should be used "exclusively as a place to enjoy monumental and architectural perspectives".
Thursday, October 25, 2012
MTV's "Underemployed"
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From MTV - MTV's new scripted comedic drama "Underemployed" follows a group a five friends...all filled with lofty goals, romantic dreams and hopefulness for complete world domination on their road to adulthood. But what happens when things don't go exactly according to plan?
"Underemployed" picks up one year after their college graduation when reality has set in and the group struggles, often comically, to stay optimistic through the major life changes young twentysomethings know all too well, including dead-end jobs, terrible bosses and romantic mistakes. This group of old friends becomes a new family as they go through all the highs and lows in their newfound adult lives and prove together that if life is about living, none of them are underemployed.
From MTV - MTV's new scripted comedic drama "Underemployed" follows a group a five friends...all filled with lofty goals, romantic dreams and hopefulness for complete world domination on their road to adulthood. But what happens when things don't go exactly according to plan?
"Underemployed" picks up one year after their college graduation when reality has set in and the group struggles, often comically, to stay optimistic through the major life changes young twentysomethings know all too well, including dead-end jobs, terrible bosses and romantic mistakes. This group of old friends becomes a new family as they go through all the highs and lows in their newfound adult lives and prove together that if life is about living, none of them are underemployed.
Grapefruit Sized Fish-Eyeball Found In Florida
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From Guardian by Richard Luscombe
A giant eyeball found washed up on a Florida beach is probably that of a giant swordfish, experts have said, bringing a disappointingly mundane ending to a bizarre marine mystery that set the internet abuzz with tales of monsters from the deep.
Since beachcomber Gino Covacci stumbled across the blue, grapefruit-sized body part as he walked on Pompano Beach, near Fort Lauderdale, on Wednesday, biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission have been trying to identify the sea creature from which it was cut.
Suggestions included a giant squid, whose eyes can be as large as soccer balls, a big eye thresher shark, which can reach can reach 16ft, a marlin or a particularly large sailfish.
The FWC has yet to release its official finding, but shark expert George Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville said he had spoken to one of the commission's scientists on Friday afternoon, who told him "eye in hand" that he was sure that it came from a impressively-sized swordfish.
From Guardian by Richard Luscombe
A giant eyeball found washed up on a Florida beach is probably that of a giant swordfish, experts have said, bringing a disappointingly mundane ending to a bizarre marine mystery that set the internet abuzz with tales of monsters from the deep.
Since beachcomber Gino Covacci stumbled across the blue, grapefruit-sized body part as he walked on Pompano Beach, near Fort Lauderdale, on Wednesday, biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission have been trying to identify the sea creature from which it was cut.
Suggestions included a giant squid, whose eyes can be as large as soccer balls, a big eye thresher shark, which can reach can reach 16ft, a marlin or a particularly large sailfish.
The FWC has yet to release its official finding, but shark expert George Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville said he had spoken to one of the commission's scientists on Friday afternoon, who told him "eye in hand" that he was sure that it came from a impressively-sized swordfish.
Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn't That Be Great? Onion's TED Talk Spoof
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From M by Annie Colbret
The Onion presents an idea (probably not) worth spreading with a TED parody titled “Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn’t That Be Great?”
Hotshot media professional in a blazer Cameron Hughes delivers a rousing lecture hyping the future of vehicles running on worm poop fertilizer. Sure, Hughes’ lofty idea has a few holes, but world-changing visionaries have a lot of stuff to do, people.
From M by Annie Colbret
The Onion presents an idea (probably not) worth spreading with a TED parody titled “Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn’t That Be Great?”
Hotshot media professional in a blazer Cameron Hughes delivers a rousing lecture hyping the future of vehicles running on worm poop fertilizer. Sure, Hughes’ lofty idea has a few holes, but world-changing visionaries have a lot of stuff to do, people.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tom Reiss' THE BLACK COUNT
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From Amazon - Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.
Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave -- who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time.
Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution, in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East...
From Amazon - Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.
Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave -- who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time.
Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution, in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East...
Monday, October 22, 2012
Camille Paglia is a REAL HOUSEWIVES Fan
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From Salon BY KERRY LAUERMAN
Camille Paglia, art historian, culture critic, founding Salon columnist and expert provocateur, said, "Whoever is doing the photography and editing for Real Housewives of New Jersey and also for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Real Housewives of Orange County — this is absolutely cutting edge. I savor how visually interesting they are — how long each shot lasts and how much information it contains. This is intelligent and sophisticated documentary filmmaking that really needs to be honored...It’s not just the sensational drama. As a soap opera fan, I’ve been in the depths of gloom for over 20 years as TV soaps declined… I don’t like reality shows and have never watched them, but I’m addicted to Real Housewives because it’s authentic old-time soap opera reborn!"
From Salon BY KERRY LAUERMAN
Camille Paglia, art historian, culture critic, founding Salon columnist and expert provocateur, said, "Whoever is doing the photography and editing for Real Housewives of New Jersey and also for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Real Housewives of Orange County — this is absolutely cutting edge. I savor how visually interesting they are — how long each shot lasts and how much information it contains. This is intelligent and sophisticated documentary filmmaking that really needs to be honored...It’s not just the sensational drama. As a soap opera fan, I’ve been in the depths of gloom for over 20 years as TV soaps declined… I don’t like reality shows and have never watched them, but I’m addicted to Real Housewives because it’s authentic old-time soap opera reborn!"
Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson
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Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson is the ridiculously long name of Uma Thurman and husband, Arpad "Arki" Busson's, baby daughter.
Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson is the ridiculously long name of Uma Thurman and husband, Arpad "Arki" Busson's, baby daughter.
Johnny Depp Starts New Literary Imprint at Harper Collins
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From NYT By Dave Itzkoff
Having hacked his way through adversaries playing screen roles like Captain Jack Sparrow and Sweeney Todd, Johnny Depp will now be slicing into manuscripts (ideally with a red pen, and not with a cutlass or a razor blade) as he starts his own literary imprint.
The Harper imprint of HarperCollins Publishers said on Tuesday that it was creating a new list of books, called Infinitum Nihil, that will publish titles reflecting Mr. Depp’s eclectic tastes and interests.
Among the books that have been acquired for Infinitum Nihil, the publisher said, is a new work about Bob Dylan by the historian Douglas Brinkley. Titled “The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan,” this book promises to “set the record straight on scores of issues pertaining to the rock-and-roll legend,” according to a statement, and is planned for release in 2015.
Infinitum Nihil will also release “House of Earth,” an unpublished novel by the folk singer Woody Guthrie. Set in the Texas panhandle of the 1930s, this book will include an introductory essay by Mr. Brinkley and Mr. Depp, and is scheduled for release in January.
From NYT By Dave Itzkoff
Having hacked his way through adversaries playing screen roles like Captain Jack Sparrow and Sweeney Todd, Johnny Depp will now be slicing into manuscripts (ideally with a red pen, and not with a cutlass or a razor blade) as he starts his own literary imprint.
The Harper imprint of HarperCollins Publishers said on Tuesday that it was creating a new list of books, called Infinitum Nihil, that will publish titles reflecting Mr. Depp’s eclectic tastes and interests.
Among the books that have been acquired for Infinitum Nihil, the publisher said, is a new work about Bob Dylan by the historian Douglas Brinkley. Titled “The Unraveled Tales of Bob Dylan,” this book promises to “set the record straight on scores of issues pertaining to the rock-and-roll legend,” according to a statement, and is planned for release in 2015.
Infinitum Nihil will also release “House of Earth,” an unpublished novel by the folk singer Woody Guthrie. Set in the Texas panhandle of the 1930s, this book will include an introductory essay by Mr. Brinkley and Mr. Depp, and is scheduled for release in January.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
California Squirrel Tests Positive For Bubonic Plague Exposure
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From Huffington Post by Cavan Sieczkowski
A squirrel captured in Southern California has tested positive for exposure to fleas infected with the bacteria that can cause plague.
The plague-exposed squirrel was picked up in September at a campground in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, Calif., CNN reports. More tests are scheduled, as plague is endemic to the region.
"It's not something that people should panic about, but we do want them to be educated so they can protect their families and their pets," Dottie Merki, environmental health program chief at the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, told CNN.
From Huffington Post by Cavan Sieczkowski
A squirrel captured in Southern California has tested positive for exposure to fleas infected with the bacteria that can cause plague.
The plague-exposed squirrel was picked up in September at a campground in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, Calif., CNN reports. More tests are scheduled, as plague is endemic to the region.
"It's not something that people should panic about, but we do want them to be educated so they can protect their families and their pets," Dottie Merki, environmental health program chief at the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, told CNN.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Labor Statistics Conspiracy
By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The unusually steep drop in the U.S. jobless rate just weeks before the presidential election has sparked howls of protest from some conservatives that the White House cooked the books to boost President Obama's chances.
The outcry began Friday morning on social media just minutes after the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the September unemployment rate had plunged to 7.8% from 8.1% in August.
Obama administration officials strongly denied any manipulation.
Still, the conspiracy theory gained traction early when Jack Welch, the widely respected former chief executive of General Electric, asserted on Twitter that the fix was in to give Obama a boost following what many analysts said was a poor debate performance Wednesday night.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Rothko Painting Vandalised in Tate Modern
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From Telegraph
A squatter accused of scrawling graffiti on a £50 million Mark Rothko painting donated to the Tate gallery by the artist himself appeared in court today.
From Telegraph
A squatter accused of scrawling graffiti on a £50 million Mark Rothko painting donated to the Tate gallery by the artist himself appeared in court today.
Wlodzimierz Umaniec, 26, was accused of writing his name and "12A - A
potential piece of Yellowism" on Rothko's Black on Maroon at the Tate Modern
gallery on London's South Bank on Sunday afternoon.
His solicitor indicated that he would plead not guilty, and hinted that his
client would 'like his day in court.'
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ikea Caught Photoshopping Women Out of Its Saudi Arabian Catalog
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From Gawker by Neetzan Zimmerman
Sweden's trade minster issued a formal rebuke of the country's iconic furniture retailer Ikea for airbrushing women out of the Saudi Arabian version of its familiar ready-to-assemble furniture catalog.
Metro, which was first to notice the stark differences between the Saudi catalog and the company's 26 other editions, pointed out that, not only were images of women scrubbed from all the photos, but the female designer of Ikea's "PS" furniture line was also "deleted" from the publication.
"It's impossible to retouch women out of reality," Ewa Björling, the trade minister, told the free daily. "These images are yet another regrettable example that shows we have a long road ahead when it comes to gender equality in Saudi Arabia."
Ikea has since apologized for the decision to remove women from its Saudi catalog, saying in a statement, "we should have reacted and realized that excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with the IKEA Group values."
No word, however, on whether it plans to reprint the catalog with the original photos intact.
From Gawker by Neetzan Zimmerman
Sweden's trade minster issued a formal rebuke of the country's iconic furniture retailer Ikea for airbrushing women out of the Saudi Arabian version of its familiar ready-to-assemble furniture catalog.
Metro, which was first to notice the stark differences between the Saudi catalog and the company's 26 other editions, pointed out that, not only were images of women scrubbed from all the photos, but the female designer of Ikea's "PS" furniture line was also "deleted" from the publication.
"It's impossible to retouch women out of reality," Ewa Björling, the trade minister, told the free daily. "These images are yet another regrettable example that shows we have a long road ahead when it comes to gender equality in Saudi Arabia."
Ikea has since apologized for the decision to remove women from its Saudi catalog, saying in a statement, "we should have reacted and realized that excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with the IKEA Group values."
No word, however, on whether it plans to reprint the catalog with the original photos intact.
[image via imgur]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Lady Gaga: Oversized Pink & Blue Dress in France!
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From JJ
Lady Gaga wears an over-sized two tone dress while leaving her hotel on Saturday (September 22) in Paris, France.
The 26-year-old singer recently opened up about gaining 25 pounds and sent a message to her fans about accepting her even after her weight gain.
“Thank [you] to my fans who love me no matter what, and know the meaning of real beauty & compassion. I really love you,” Gaga tweeted.
Gaga also shared a quote from Marilyn Monroe, saying, “To all the girls that think you’re ugly because you’re not a size 0, you’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.”
The 26-year-old singer recently opened up about gaining 25 pounds and sent a message to her fans about accepting her even after her weight gain.
“Thank [you] to my fans who love me no matter what, and know the meaning of real beauty & compassion. I really love you,” Gaga tweeted.
Gaga also shared a quote from Marilyn Monroe, saying, “To all the girls that think you’re ugly because you’re not a size 0, you’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly.”
Jonathan Franzen's "House for Sale" Opens
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From Playbill by By Adam Hetrick
A stage adaptation of "Freedom" author Jonathan Franzen's autobiographical essay "House for Sale" will receive its Off-Broadway world premiere in October under the wings of the Transport Group at the Duke on 42nd Street.
Daniel Fish has adapted the essay and will also direct House for Sale, which will begin previews Oct. 13 towards an Oct. 24 opening. The production will continue through Nov. 18.
According to the Transport Group, "House for Sale follows Franzen as he travels to his childhood home in Missouri to sell the family house following his mother's death. Beset by memory and feeling a keen burden to sell the property for a price his exacting mother would accept, Franzen purges the home of personal artifacts, unearths hidden mini-treasures, and selects the realtor who will sell this reliquary of family memories. Exploring ideas of change, loss, and the value of the 'quintessential American Dream,' House for Sale is a daring exploration of the merging of art forms as well as an examination of the very essence of the human condition."
From Playbill by By Adam Hetrick
A stage adaptation of "Freedom" author Jonathan Franzen's autobiographical essay "House for Sale" will receive its Off-Broadway world premiere in October under the wings of the Transport Group at the Duke on 42nd Street.
Daniel Fish has adapted the essay and will also direct House for Sale, which will begin previews Oct. 13 towards an Oct. 24 opening. The production will continue through Nov. 18.
According to the Transport Group, "House for Sale follows Franzen as he travels to his childhood home in Missouri to sell the family house following his mother's death. Beset by memory and feeling a keen burden to sell the property for a price his exacting mother would accept, Franzen purges the home of personal artifacts, unearths hidden mini-treasures, and selects the realtor who will sell this reliquary of family memories. Exploring ideas of change, loss, and the value of the 'quintessential American Dream,' House for Sale is a daring exploration of the merging of art forms as well as an examination of the very essence of the human condition."
A WRINKLE in TIME: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle, Illustrator Hope Larson
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From Amazon
The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs--Who, Whatsit, and Which--the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force and save our universe in the Newbery award-winning classic A Wrinkle in Time. But in 50 years of publication, the book has never been illustrated. Now, Hope Larson takes the classic story to a new level with her vividly imagined interpretations of tessering and favorite characters like the Happy Medium and Aunt Beast. Perfect for old fans and winning over new ones, this graphic novel adaptation is a must-read.
The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs--Who, Whatsit, and Which--the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force and save our universe in the Newbery award-winning classic A Wrinkle in Time. But in 50 years of publication, the book has never been illustrated. Now, Hope Larson takes the classic story to a new level with her vividly imagined interpretations of tessering and favorite characters like the Happy Medium and Aunt Beast. Perfect for old fans and winning over new ones, this graphic novel adaptation is a must-read.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Jerry Seinfield's "Really?" Letter To The New York TIMES
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From Pop Watch by Maane Khatchatourian
Jerry Seinfeld is really, really ticked off. The comedian penned a letter to The New York Times in response to TV critic Neil Genzlinger’s Monday column about the abuse and overuse of one of Seinfeld’s favorite words: ”really.”
”Really, Neil? Really? You’re upset about too many people saying, “Really?”? I mean, really,” Seinfeld writes.
The amusingly outraged letter to the editor, which uses the word ”really” 10 times, comes to the defense of the ”lazy” comedy writers who use the word that Genzlinger claims is ”undoing 2,000 years’ worth of human progress.” Seinfeld defends Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update segment “Really!?! With Seth,” which used to star Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers and which Seinfeld himself contributed to in 2010; and turned the tables on Genzlinger by ripping him for using the phrase, “wrap my head around it.” “Don’t preach to us about ‘Really?’ and then wrap our heads around things,” wrote Seinfeld. “You crumbled a bit of civilization off there yourself.”
Seinfeld’s keen observation about everything and nothing couldn’t come at a better time — his five-borough New York City comedy tour kicks off tomorrow. I really hope he addresses the “R word” in his routine.
ABC Family's Portrayal of Age-Discrepant Relationships
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This is an excerpt from the manuscript/first draft of my forthcoming creative non-fiction book, The Allure of Nymphets, From Charlie Chaplin to Mark Sanchez Man’s Fascination with Young Women:
On the very popular ABC Family teen drama, Pretty Little Liars, which was adapted from the series of books that I wrote about in a previous chapter, 16-year-old brunette Aria met Ezra at a bar, kissed him and “made out” with him in the bar’s bathroom before she found out the next day that Eric was actually Mr. Fitz, her new English teacher. But unlike Lux and Eric on the television show Life Unexpected, and maybe that is why Life Unexpected was cancelled after its second season, things did not stop there. Aria and Mr. Fitz continued to make out, among other places in his car and in his apartment.
This is an excerpt from the manuscript/first draft of my forthcoming creative non-fiction book, The Allure of Nymphets, From Charlie Chaplin to Mark Sanchez Man’s Fascination with Young Women:
On the very popular ABC Family teen drama, Pretty Little Liars, which was adapted from the series of books that I wrote about in a previous chapter, 16-year-old brunette Aria met Ezra at a bar, kissed him and “made out” with him in the bar’s bathroom before she found out the next day that Eric was actually Mr. Fitz, her new English teacher. But unlike Lux and Eric on the television show Life Unexpected, and maybe that is why Life Unexpected was cancelled after its second season, things did not stop there. Aria and Mr. Fitz continued to make out, among other places in his car and in his apartment.
You may be asking yourself, “How can a television
show get away with portraying a sixteen-year-old in a relationship with her English
teacher and get away with it?” The answer is, "Easily." Pretty Little Liars is set in Pennsylvania where the age of consent
is, you guessed it, sixteen-years-old. The writers strategically set the show in
Pennsylvania, so they could legally shock its viewers. (It's worth mentioning
here that Rob Lowe, met a girl in a bar as well, took her back to his hotel
room, and videotaped himself having sex with her. And just like with Mr. Fitz,
Rob was shocked to learn later that the girl was sixteen-years-old, but since the
encounter occurred in Los Angeles where the age-of-consent is eighteen, Rob
was forced to pay an undisclosed amount of money to the girl, do community
service, and speak at prisons and halfway houses.)
When Mr. Fitz tried to end the liaison, not because of their age difference, but because he feared losing his job, Aria was portrayed as the aggressor in the relationship and as desperately wanting them to remain a couple.
France Unveils Zidane Head-Butt Statue
Retired French soccer player Zinedine Zidane has plenty of victories to his name, having been a key player when France won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship.
But Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed was more interested in memorializing one of Zidane’s more aggressive moments on the field.
This week, Paris’s Pompidou Center unveiled a 16-foot statue depicting Zidane head-butting Italian opponent Marco Materazzi in the chest, the infamous move that got Zidane ejected from the 2006 World Cup final.
“This statue goes against the tradition of making statues in honor of certain victories. It is an ode to defeat,” exhibition organizer Alain Michaud told Agence France-Presse.
Zidane claimed after the head-butt that knocked Materazzi down that the Italian defender had insulted his mother and sister. Zidane was sent from the field with a red card in the match’s 110th minute, and Italy went on to win. Zidane retired after the match.
“This statue goes against the tradition of making statues in honor of certain victories. It is an ode to defeat,” exhibition organizer Alain Michaud told Agence France-Presse.
Zidane claimed after the head-butt that knocked Materazzi down that the Italian defender had insulted his mother and sister. Zidane was sent from the field with a red card in the match’s 110th minute, and Italy went on to win. Zidane retired after the match.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Ken Burns' THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE Footage Subpoened
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From The Guardian by Andrew Pulver
Renowned US film-maker Ken Burns has refused to comply with a subpoena served on him by New York City in connection with his film The Central Park Five, about a notorious miscarriage of justice.
Lawyers for New York are demanding to examine footage and notes that Burns and his team compiled during the making of their film as the city seeks to defend the actions of its officials in the aftermath of the horrific rape in 1989 of a jogger in Central Park.
From The Guardian by Andrew Pulver
Renowned US film-maker Ken Burns has refused to comply with a subpoena served on him by New York City in connection with his film The Central Park Five, about a notorious miscarriage of justice.
Lawyers for New York are demanding to examine footage and notes that Burns and his team compiled during the making of their film as the city seeks to defend the actions of its officials in the aftermath of the horrific rape in 1989 of a jogger in Central Park.
Five black teenagers were convicted in 1990 for the attack, but they were cleared in 2002 after convicted murderer Matias Reyes confessed to the crime. The five subsequently launched legal action against the city for malicious prosecution, but the city has refused so far to settle.
Burns's documentary about the case, which premiered at the Cannes film festival earlier this year, alleges that the teenagers' confessions were forcibly extracted and that racism played a significant part in the police's decision to arrest them.
Burns's documentary about the case, which premiered at the Cannes film festival earlier this year, alleges that the teenagers' confessions were forcibly extracted and that racism played a significant part in the police's decision to arrest them.
Honest Toddler's Blog and Twitter Feed
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From Parenting by Sabrina James
@HonestToddler has taken the Twittersphere by storm. His identity is unknown and he hides behind a deceptively earnest pen name. He speaks for our children and calls all parents out with such precision that we can’t help but laugh (and cry a little) wondering if he could possibly be our very own child with a Twitter account. Who is Honest Toddler? Like the famed underground street artist Banksy, HT is prolific, subversive, and everywhere, reminding us just how powerless we parents truly are…and how awesomely fun that actually is.
Honest Toddler
From Parenting by Sabrina James
@HonestToddler has taken the Twittersphere by storm. His identity is unknown and he hides behind a deceptively earnest pen name. He speaks for our children and calls all parents out with such precision that we can’t help but laugh (and cry a little) wondering if he could possibly be our very own child with a Twitter account. Who is Honest Toddler? Like the famed underground street artist Banksy, HT is prolific, subversive, and everywhere, reminding us just how powerless we parents truly are…and how awesomely fun that actually is.
Honest Toddler
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