‘The Maid’ is untidy, in a good way Nov 13, 2009
(Elephant Eye Film) By Globe Staff / November 13, 2009. E-mail this article. (Boston Globe)
Bobblehead gets a Valley tour but is shut out of Jay-Z show Nov 13, 2009
The next night, though, Tito rocked out at Audie's Olympic with rock band Cage the Elephant, and even got a picture with them after the show. I was hoping Fresno lived up to some of his other great adventures. (Fresno Bee)
DV8's Newson discusses S.F. production Nov 13, 2009
One of our interviewees, a gay DJ, refers to a song called "Log On," by an artist called Elephant Man, about stamping on gay men and setting fire to them. This DJ plays the song in gay clubs, particularly where black gay men go, because he feels that by dancing to these homophobic songs they subvert the intention of the artist. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Five Lies Ricky Gervais Wants You t... Nov 12, 2009
If an honest-to-the-bone person is presented with an elephant and informed that it s a pig, they would at the very least assume that the person is mistaken. But hey, this is comedy, and the audience would be willing to suspend disbelief for, say, a string of jokes. (Suite101.com)
Thrashers Math 101 Statistics and Projections Nov 12, 2009
Love the Sister Mary Elephant reference Bill, but somehow I think I was much more of a Cheech & Chong fan than you were. I agree with Tom If Kovy does play tonight, I m worried that Avery will go after his foot. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
WP: How lowly lawmaker became a GOP headache Nov 11, 2009
At her desk, with a fuzzy elephant face down on a bookshelf behind her, she recalled the exhausting end days of her campaign. Violet semicircles hung below her teary eyes as she recounted how Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and other her for less-than-orthodox positions on gay rights, abortion and organized labor. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Movie review capsules Nov 7, 2009
This biopic of Amelia Earhart is a big, hollow white elephant with a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being. Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor play the men in Earhart s life. (Boston Globe)
Beyond the Multiplex Nov 7, 2009
There was a lot of talk about IFC's move toward video-on-demand as its primary mode for distributing art-house films, but none of my interviewees even mentioned the more old-fashioned elephant in the room. "Have you heard about this revolutionary new service called ?" one reader inquired. (Salon)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
" So you get people like Howard Kurtz kind of aghast that this kind of faux pas has happened. But, you know, the faux pas is very similar to what William F. Buckley was doing, all the way through the 1960s, saying the John Birch Society's saying that America's foreign policy has gone astray because it's infiltrated by secret communists is not reasonable discourse. Schaller: Byron, do you see analogues, historically, on the right side or the left side or both? Byron York: I think it's pretty... (Salon)
LETTER: What's wrong with this health reform picture? Nov 6, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Nov 5, 2009 7:59 AM:" Some definitions of Sarah "Going Rogue" Palin for my friend ed miller:noun 1. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel. 2. a playfully mischievous person; scamp: The youngest boys are little rogues. 3. a tramp or vagabond. 4. a rogue elephant or other animal of similar disposition. 5. Biology. a usually inferior organism, esp. a plant, varying markedly from the normal. verb (used without object) 6. to live or act as a rogue. verb (used with object) 7. to... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Forever Young Nov 6, 2009
Talk of Italian courts leads us inexorably to the elephant lurking in the courtroom next week when Sullivan and Graham are argued. Because the other highly controversial strand in Kennedy's Roper analysis was what he described as "the stark reality that the United States is the only country in the world that continues to give official sanction to the juvenile death penalty.". (Slate)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 5, 2009
While not directly addressing the latest elephant in the room during its third-quarter conference call with analysts, Comcast's results for the period offered some explanation why the nation's largest cable operator is pursuing a deal with one of the country's largest content providers - programming is where the growth is. Cable networks continued to shine at News Corp. in the fiscal 2010 first quarter, with revenue up 10. (Multichannel News)
Malaysia Won't Return "Allah" Bibles Nov 5, 2009
Like the Buddha's tale of the blind men and the elephant, where each can reach only one part: One perceives it as great wall, one a great leaf, one a snake, one a rope, and one a tree trunk. So it is with religions and God. (CBS News)
Click to read:A New Era for U.S. Drug Policy? Nov 4, 2009
Webb called the situation a "national disgrace," and said the elephant in the room is sky-high incarceration rates for drug users due to the U.S.'s 40-year-old War on Drugs. California, the first state to make marijuana legal for medical use, is considering for all residents; it had its first hearing in the state assembly last week. (CBS News)
Ballot proposal would mandate car fee for st... Nov 4, 2009
In return, in-state motorists would get unlimited parking at state parks and beaches - except for certain tours, such as ones at Hearst Castle and the Ano Nuevo elephant seals preserve in San Mateo County. Campgrounds, sites designated for off-highway vehicles and boat launches would still charge fees. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Financial play with state pensions may force future cuts Nov 4, 2009
"It's such a big elephant in the room.". In 2003, Central School District issued about $20 million in pension bonds. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Spreading swine flu to avoid going broke Nov 4, 2009
8:29 am November 3, 2009, by ctucker. Since swine flu (H1N1) has not (yet) proved as deadly as many had feared, medical experts are emphasizing common-sense public health practices to curb the spread of the infection, things like regularly washing your hands and coughing into your sleeve. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Robert Rines, 87; noted scientist, lawyer, and musician who searched for ‘Nessie’ Nov 3, 2009
It looked like the back of an elephant, he told the Globe in 1997, recalling that moment in 1972 when he looked out the window of a friend s house in Scotland during a tea party and watched the curve of something he couldn t identify repeatedly disturb the water s surface. I know there was a big unknown thing in that lake. (Boston Globe)
Don Lane, Nero and the injustice Nov 2, 2009
It's the elephant in the room in reverse. Now I wouldn't know if there was any glass-topped coffee table. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Taiwan Baseball Controlled By Mob Nov 2, 2009
Supporters of the Brother Elephant Baseball Team cheer during the game against the Uni-President Lions Baseball Team in Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei Apr ... TAIPEI, Taiwan At a sports bar here in late October, Stanley Fu, 25 and Zoe Chang, 23, were glued to the TV screen, watching their beloved Brother Elephants baseball team battle for the league title ... "There are only four teams now (in the league) because of gambling. They all have problems I think the Brother Elephants have a problem... (Newsmax)
Hammer Horror star Lee knighted Oct 31, 2009
Page last updated at 16:49 GMT, Friday, 30 October 2009. Sir Christopher is still working at the age of 87. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
British actors dominate TV Globes Oct 31, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 10:47 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Oct 31, 2009
Charging elephant kills BBC guide. Britain 'losing billions in VAT. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Hilary Swank on her high-flying career Oct 31, 2009
So she read books and watched movies, such as "The Elephant Man" and "The Miracle Worker." She related to stories about outsiders. At 9, she started acting in school plays. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Should Sydney always host the grand final? Oct 29, 2009
Start putting your attention to more important things -- like fixing CityRail and scrapping the Sydney Metro white elephant -- or just get out. The entire NSW Parliament should be turfed out and start again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Michaels swan song Oct 28, 2009
Whether we choose to remember him as the surgical-mask-wearing eccentric, the father who dangled his child over a balcony or the man said to have bought the bones of the Elephant Man, Michael Jackson has fought his way into the human psyche unlike any other human being. His name and likeness is recognised in every corner of the earth, from Africa, through to Asia, Europe and the Americas. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Venice film festival shows the strain Oct 28, 2009
An elephant went on a rampage in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state during a ceremonial procession in the Tirupathi Balaji temple, injuring six people. 12 Sep 2004. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
What kind of documentary would you make? Oct 28, 2009
Having shot movies on four continents, San Francisco filmmaker Windy Borman had seen it all - until she came across the world's first elephant hospital in Thailand two years ago, where the enormous patients were being treated for everything from eye infections to gunshot wounds. In July, when she heard that some elephants at the hospital, victims of exploding land mines, were getting new legs, Borman raised some quick cash, jumped on a plane and finished shooting "The Eyes of Thailand," a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Old-style photo booths still draw customers Oct 27, 2009
Meanwhile, the digital print with a clown in one corner and elephant in the other will have faded to the point where Grandpa is just a smudge. Born on Broadway. (AZCentral -- Business)
Comcast Praises Network Neutrality (Process) Oct 27, 2009
Cohen said patting the "elephant in the room" was as close as he was going to get to addressing the subject of a possible Comcast/NBC U meld. But he said that, as with any transaction, Comcast wouldn't do a deal if it didn't think it could pass muster in Washington. (Multichannel News)
Andy Bichlbaum in 'The Yes Men Fix the World' Oct 26, 2009
A: I remember seeing, not "The Elephant Man," but what was (David Lynch's) other film. "Eraserhead". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
CTAM Summit 2009: Nat Geo Doubles Down for 'Expedition Week' 2 Oct 26, 2009
If Trip Jennings (27) wins, he will embark on elephant research in Virunga National Park. Viewers will vote online at campaign microsite natgeotv. (Multichannel News)
Green provides Georgia with solid foundation Oct 25, 2009
Do you go for popcorn when Criss Angel is about to make the elephant disappear. Thus, Bobo missed the beginnings of Green s longest career reception, when he evaded the entire Vandy secondary and transformed that modest pass into a 65-yard touchdown. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Country Star Jimmy Wayne Returns With New Album SARA SMILE In Stores November 23rd Oct 24, 2009
Having written four of the new songs on SARA SMILE, Wayne's words are gut-wrenching yet uplifting on "Just Knowing You Love Me." He is soft, romantic and dreamy in "Just Look at You." "Elephant Ears," a deeply personal story about a foster child afraid to say, "I love you," is touching and tender ... "Elephant Ears" (Jimmy Wayne / Don Henry). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fake Viagra Flourishes in Bangkok Sex District Oct 24, 2009
The great elephant exodus ... Video: Bangkok's governor promises an elephant-free city by next summer. (Newsmax)
Movie capsule reviews Oct 24, 2009
This biopic of aviator Amelia Earhart is a big, hollow white elephant with a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being. Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor play the men in Earhart s life. (Boston Globe)
Hip concerts touring into Fresno this November Oct 23, 2009
00001651 On Nov. 8, Audie's Olympic will be rocking once again when Cage the Elephant plays Fresno for the first time ... Cage the Elephant has a not-too-hard, not-too-soft sound with elements of funk-rock and punk-rock. (Fresno Bee)
The Lion King Review Oct 23, 2009
As he grows up he travels with his father and learns important life lessons, but also disobeys his elders and goes to an elephant graveyard, getting himself and his friends into deep trouble. After a tragic life-changing event, Simba is ran out of the pridelands by his devious uncle Scar. (Suite101.com)
‘Amelia’ explores how a pilot became a celebrity Oct 23, 2009
On the surface, the film appears to be a dispiriting awards-season white elephant, a triumph of production design, period costumes, and hollow bio-drama. The movie s trailer adds to the sense of d. (Boston Globe)
Jungle Jack in Malaysia to film TV show Oct 22, 2009
The 62-year-old American will film orang utans, sun bears, proboscis monkeys and pygmy elephants in the wilds of Borneo for his entertainment and educational television show Jack Hannas Into The Wild ... Invited by Tourism Malaysia, Hanna told reporters here that it would be his first time doing a show on orang utans and Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild and said that the two species had always fascinated him ... He will briefly go to Singapore before heading to Batu Caves and the Kuala Gandah... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Elephant stomps to victory Oct 22, 2009
Elephant stomps to photo victory ... A picture of a large bull elephant kicking and spraying mud in a Botswana water-hole has won the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year award ... When the winning moment of an large bull elephant arriving at the location, he used a slow shutter speed to capture the low morning light and the texture of the mud. (BBC News -- Science)
UGA, Richt make major push for Bama commit Sims Oct 22, 2009
All that despite Sims rarely playing into the fourth quarter for the undefeated Red Elephants (7-0), ranked No. 1 in Class AAA. ... Georgia G on his jersey and a Red Elephant mascot no wonder the kid is torn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Book Review: The Elephant Whisperer Oct 22, 2009
True Story of Settling Wild African Elephants by Lawrence Anthony. Lawrence Anthony's account of gaining the trust of a herd of traumatized elephants due to be shot is a touching testimony of his commitment to these magnificent giants ... In the memoir The Elephant Whisperer, Lawrence Anthony combines his personal history on his game reserve in South Africa with an examination of the often negative impact that humans have on the diminishing wilderness areas of Southern Africa. (Suite101.com)
»Silversun Pickups at Webster Oct 22, 2009
Photos of Silversun Pickups & Cage the Elephant at the Webster on Oct. 20, 2009 ... Silversun Pickups, Cage the Elephant and An Horse brought an eclectic triple bill of indie rock to Hartford for a show at on Oct. 20. (FOX61, CT)
Fed Chair Calls for Cuts to Record Deficit Oct 20, 2009
guys we apparently have both an 800 pound gorilla and an elephant in the house. You think maybe,just possibly we should consider thinking about maybe doing possibly something about our apparent situation. (CBS News)
Much more of me to come, says Moore Oct 19, 2009
SEAN NICHOLLS AND EMILY DUNN. Illustration: Rocco Fazzari. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Safran suffers for his art Oct 19, 2009
" Race Relations begins with Safran pondering his attraction to Eurasian women. Is his lust for The Other a psychological attraction or a biological one? This question leads to an experiment involving panty-sniffing and apparent sperm-bank donations. Further into the series, he dons blackface to confront African-American political activists and black churchgoers in Chicago, masquerades as a "ladyboy" and as the Elephant Man in Thailand, takes part in a voodoo death ceremony in Africa and makes a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Maid: The Best Movie Ever About a 41-Year-Old Chilean Virgin Oct 18, 2009
The Maid If Luis Buuel had joined forces with the movement and moved to modern-day Santiago, Chile, he might have made a movie like The Maid (Elephant Eye Films), the second feature film from the promising 30-year-old Chilean director Sebastian Silva ... Still from The Maid 2009 Elephant Eye Films. (Slate)
Ben Williams, 56; was half of famed circus elephant act Oct 17, 2009
NEW YORK - Ben Williams, who, clad only in his trademark tiger-skin loincloth, seized the attention of Big Top crowds by fearlessly and flamboyantly cavorting under, above, and around elephants to become one of the top circus attractions of recent decades, died Oct. 2 in Tampa ... Anna May, the 7,880-pound elephant with whom Mr. Williams performed for a half-century, died at 57 in December 2004 after a seven-month retirement ... (Human and elephant years are pretty much equivalent. (Boston Globe)
Barbie in The Island Princess Oct 15, 2009
Ro was shipwrecked as a child and has grown up on an island, befriended by a red panda, peacock and baby elephant. After 10 years a prince discovers the island and Ro. (Suite101.com)
Central Texas Womans Red-Bull-Inspired Sculpture Wins The Prize Oct 15, 2009
It carries a political theme with a donkey and elephant dressed in red, white and blue drinking from the same can of Red Bull. Beale, 53, won a trip to the Art Basel modern art exhibition in Switzerland. (KWTX.com, TX)
Tortillas up, bouquets down during recession Oct 13, 2009
Her company's tortillas are distributed in schools, on grocery store shelves and for such dishes as quesadillas at Claim Jumper and the Elephant Bar Restaurant. Dorothy Cruz, president of Clovis-based Mi Rancho, said the recession has caused more people to buy tortillas because they're inexpensive and portable enough to include in brown-bag lunches. (AZCentral -- Business)
THIRTEEN's Nature Explores the Evolving Relationships between Parents and Their Babies In Born Wild: The First Days of Life, November 1, 2009 on PBS Oct 13, 2009
Elephant matriarchs unite and rule large families of protective sisters and aunts, enabling calves to have long, safe childhoods, up to a decade long. Chimpanzees spend their long childhoods learning about themselves and their families within an extended family group that protects and defends them. But not all groups of mammals are safe havens. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gardner: Corporations shouldnt have rights as individuals Oct 12, 2009
The bigger question here, the proverbial elephant in the room, is do corporations have free speech rights. When our constitution was drafted, the men who thought about how to protect citizens from an oppressive ruling body knew the failings of humans, our greed, lust for power, fear of the darkness and of being alone and how we can strike out with reckless abandon when we are afraid. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
The hunt for secret Republicans in Atlantas race for mayor Oct 11, 2009
It sounds to me like Borders, Reed, and Norwood all have their hands in the elephant-shaped cookie jar ... A roasted GOP elephant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Catching up with...Watertown Hall of Famer John Simourian Oct 10, 2009
A. The Elephant and the Dragon by Robyn Meredith. 4. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
The Cape Codder: Letters Oct 10, 2009
The elephant-in-the room is in fact a bright and shining example as to how an educational institution can create, and recreate itself yearly. That smaller elephant exists a quarter of a mile down the road from the school. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
100-Pound Catfish Have Made Him a Legend Oct 8, 2009
In a section of Zimbabwe, near Victoria Falls, where hunting elephants had been banned since the 1970s, rogue male elephants were destroying trees and encroaching into farms ... One afternoon the porters spotted a herd of marauding male elephants ... "If the ashes moved in the direction of the elephants we had to hightail it out of there," Kircher said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
How the iPod - and the iSnack - started life in groovy iDeath (maybe) Oct 8, 2009
And anyway, The Goanna thinks that iDEATH would have been a splendid name for a Vegemite-cheese spread that likely contains enough salt to clog the arteries of an elephant. Sure beats Cheesybite. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Princeton perseveres Oct 8, 2009
Once, while waiting tables in Times Square, she received an urgent call to replace an ill actress in the children's show "Ant and the Elephant." "They gave me a DVD of the show. They flew me out and put me in a room with the cast and costumes and said, 'Do what you can. We can't get you stage time before you go on. It might not be the best thing in the world, but anything's better than what we have.' "They threw me on in front of 1,000 people, and it was the ultimate rehearsal, dress rehearsal,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
John Hurt to be made BFI fellow Oct 8, 2009
The actor, 69, who has starred in films including Alien, The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, said it was "the highest honour possible". Malian director Souleymane Cisse will also be awarded the fellowship. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Vampire Weekend, Paisley head to Valley Oct 8, 2009
Cage the Elephant and George Winston also pin down dates ... In addition to the Vampire Weekend date in Visalia, shows with Little Dragon and Cage the Elephant have been recently announced ... Audies Olympic has also secured a Nov. 8 date with rock band Cage the Elephant, which broke out this year with their hit single, Ain't No Rest For the Wicked. (Fresno Bee)
Tom's Last Dance Oct 8, 2009
Looking as stiff and cautious as a father of the bride (if the father of the bride were wearing a flashy shirt with a Republican elephant on the back and the bride were Cheryl Burke in a ballroom dress with a Democratic donkey on the back), he kept his dignity. The judges praised him for being a trouper, but Bruno pointed out that they had to score him on what they saw. (Fox News)
Political Insider Oct 8, 2009
while dressed in red and white stripes, a big GOP elephant across his back, with partner Cheryl Burke, who wore a backless little white-stars-on-field-of-blue number with a Democratic donkey planted on her thigh. While you ponder that, consider these items found while perusing this mornings ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
John Kelly: Time runs short on space plan Oct 6, 2009
Either no one saw the white elephant in the room, or there was an (unexplainable) acceptance that there was nothing that could be done. That is why when I became aware of this disconnect I founded the SpaceCoastAlliance. (Florida Today)
