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KINKY FRIEDMAN, the “best-selling author, country singer and friend to the stray dog,” will run for Governor of Texas in 2006.
NEW JIBJAB CARTOON, just in time for Inauguration day.
CATS AND DOGS are getting frequent flier miles on Midwest and United Airlines.
BRAD AND JEN AFTERWORDS: The couple reportedly did not have a prenuptual agreement. Plus, the inevitable t-shirts.
MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY SEPARATE: Bandwagon jumpers.
CBS not ruling out the Daily Show's Jon Stewart as one replacement for departing Evening News anchor Dan Rather.
REVIEWS: The new live EP from Mission of Burma is given a good write-up on the Pitchfork. PopMatters seems equally enthused about the forthcoming disc from Sea and Cake guitarist Archer Prewitt.
ZHAO ZIYANG: The Communist government of the People's Republic of China has increased security in Tiananmen Square, amid fears of protests related to the death of deposed Chinese leader, who opposed the violent crackdown on 1989 democracy protests in the square.
RFK, Jr. is looking to run for attorney general of New York, joining a field that includes his sister's estranged husband, Andrew Cuomo.
GOLDEN GLOBES AFTERWORDS: Page Six reports that Quentin Tarantino was seen “snuggling” with someone other than galpal Sofia Coppola. Model-turned-actress James King was seen “working” actor-turned-director Zach Braff at the HBO afterparty. Braff seems to be a bit of a player, having been seen recently with Kirsten Dunst and Mandy Moore.
THE NEW YORKER: Gadfly journo Seymour Hersh writes that the U.S. has been carrying out reconnaissance missions in Iran to identify nuclear, chemical and missile sites for possible airstrikes as soon as this summer. The Pentagon issues a non-denial denial. Identifying any such sites would seem to be a good thing to do before doing anything military, imho.
ANTI-TERROR TRAVEL: The Transportation Security Administration offers tips to help you reduce your wait time at airport security checkpoints.
EVA LONGORIA: Wonder why the Desperate Housewife ditched N'SYNC singer JC Chavez?
LAURA CALLAHAN, the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief information officer, apparently got her Ph.D from a diploma mill.
ROLLING STONE magazine rejects an ad for a Bible. That's entirely the company's business; at least one TV network has a policy of refusing religious advertising. However, the fact that Rolling Stone claims this was an “unwritten” policy may raise a question as to how old the policy is. Meanwhile, some critics are upset over the updating of the Bible for a younger demographic.
SCORSESE AND DYLAN: Martin Scorsese — who counts The Last Waltz among his directing credits — has been working on a film about Bob Dylan for two years without speaking to Bob Dylan.
THE POLYPHONIC HUMAN MEDIA INTERFACE is a computer program that much of the record industry is using to predict whether a song will be a hit. It groups U2 with Beethoven.
MLK DAY AFTERWORDS: The King family is split over the issue of same-sex marriage.
THE UNITED NATIONS is warned to get ready for sweeping reforms by man appointed to oversee a management shake-up. Meanwhile, Samir Vincent pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy, violating economic sanctions and other charges in connection with corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq.
COPYRIGHT IS KILLING CULTURE: The Globe and Mail notes that Eyes on the Prize and many documentaries may go out of print when the clearance obtained for copyrighted materials used therein.
THE KANSAS CITY STAR surveys the world of podcasting.
THE MURDER OF A FAMILY of Coptic Christians does not seem to be getting wide press, though there is evidence suggesting a hate crime, including the fact that the daughter was stabbed through her tattoo of a Coptic cross. Oddly, there reportedly was a scuffle with anti-Muslim protesters at the family funeral.
KIM JONG IL, last seen in Team America: World Police, appears to be facing dissent from within.
TiVo may be terminal, according to links rounded up by Om Malik, senior writer with Business 2.0 magazine.
BOLLYWOOD launches a secure internet video-on-demand service for first-run movies.
FASHION: Prada pursues a “no-fuss” look for men. It's a move that echoes Pierre Cardin's general complaint that modern clothes are “unwearable.”
