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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy is one of the real challenges when it comes to Emmy prognostication. All six nominees return and if Emmy voters are determined to keep honoring a whopping FOUR "Modern Family" cast members, that leaves even less wiggle room to recognize somebody ...http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print

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Look, we’re not ones to cover the goings-on on The Voice any more than Cat Fancy might cover chihuahua news, but Cher performing live for the first time in a dozen years is notable enough for us to bring to your attention, but when the 67 year-old diva belts out her new single “Woman’s World” while sporting such a FABULOUS pink wig, well, how could possibly resist? Here’s video of her performance… Also, tonight was the season finale and some person we do not know named Danielle Bradbery won a one-way ticket to obscurity. So, um, congrats! (Photo via NBC)

Twisted – Recap: Public Enemy No. 1 via Rickey.org Recap video and review of Twisted – Season 1 Episode 2 – Grief Is A Five-Letter Word: Only two episodes into its run, Twisted has already established a strong central structure. Though the character conflicts drive the story and provide a more rewarding experience, the murder mystery angle has already paid dividends for the series, as “Grief Is A Five-Letter Word” not only adds to the suspicious nature of Danny (Avan Jogia) but it goes a long way in establishing Jo’s (Maddie Hasson) rededication to her old friend. In addition, the show explores the prickly nature of grief in youths unaccustomed to confronting it, as Lacey (Kylie Bunbury) navigates her complicated feelings in the wake of Regina’s death, and what she perceives as one classmate’s attempt to take advantage of the tragedy. The show also continues its overarching depiction of one town’s hostility against a kid who committed a horrible crime for reasons that have still yet to be explained, and it’s this element that gives the story its considerable sense of atmosphere. This isn’t exactly Rosewood, where the Pretty Little Liars are still capable of finding small pockets of peace, warmth and acceptance. Without Jo, Danny would be hard-pressed to find any respite from the constant persecution to which the town subjects him. And even with Jo on his side, it’s not exactly smooth sailing, and with good reason: how do we know he didn’t do it? Credit: ABC Family Of course, it’s almost inconceivable to think that the show would have its primary (though ambiguous) protagonist actually end up being responsible for the murder everyone is accusing him of committing. But then, why does he have Regina’s necklace? And if he came by it honestly, why is he going to such great lengths to hide it from the authorities, including his own mother, Karen (Denise Richards)? And other than the fact that it belonged to the aunt he was convicted of strangling, what significance does the necklace hold? Though we don’t get the answers to these questions, the series utilizes the ambiguous nature of Danny’s character to heighten the aura of dread surrounding him. This becomes central to the conflict at the heart of the episode, as Jo convinces Danny to hold a special dinner in which their families can reconnect, and her suspicious father, Sheriff Kyle Masterson (Sam Robards), can see that Danny isn’t such a bad guy. Naturally, things get a little strained between Danny and Jo after Danny gets into a fight with Lacey’s boyfriend, Archie (Grey Damon), which prompts Jo to question why she’s bothering to stick up for a guy who has no interest in helping rehab his own tattered image. Credit: ABC Family And she has a point. It’s often said that great conflict isn’t about portraying a struggle between good and evil, but instead a struggle between two goods. Here, Danny was in the right to defend himself after Archie took a swing at him, while Jo is also right in feeling betrayed for having stuck her neck out for a guy who’d rather voice a witty retort that provoked Archie to anger, instead of just letting it slide. This conflict between two goods continues into the unbearably awkward (in a good way, at least from a dramatic standpoint) dinner between the Mastersons and the Desais. Kyle, fearing that his only daughter has thrown in her lot with a psychopathic killer, takes the opportunity to use the dinner invitation to go snooping around Danny’s house, under the pretenses of going to the bathroom. Though he comes close to finding the necklace, Danny interrupts his search and remains surprisingly level-headed about Kyle’s gross invasion of privacy. However, the same cannot be said for Karen, who lashes out against the Mastersons when it becomes apparent that Kyle has no interest in giving her son a fair sha

June 19, 2013 CARNIVAL MUSIC SWELLS ANNOUNCER: Hey kids, are you ready? Then stand up and clap for THE UNLCE BOSCO SHOW! KIDS CLAPPING AND CHEERING ANNOUNCER: Yes, that’s right, it’s time for Uncle Bosco and all his friends!  Captain Danny, Skinny, and even Sneaky the Pirate! And Aunt Pickle will be stopping by! Wow, I hope she brought one of her famous pickle pies! KIDS CLAPPING AND CHEERING MORE LOUDLY ANNOUNCER: But first kids, run into the kitchen and get yourself a big glass of chocolate milk made with BOSCO chocolate milk amplifier syrup! You know, the kind you ask your mom to buy every week? Because it is BOSC-OOOOH so good! KIDS CHEERING ANNOUNCER:  And now here he is- UNCLE BOSCO! CARNIVAL MUSIC SWELLS UNCLE BOSCO: Hiya kids! (pause for cheers) Today we are going on a trip to the highest mountain in the world, Mt. Tall Top! (pause for cheers) We’re going to search for the very rare BLOOP-BLOOP BIRD! Now who wants to go with me? KIDS: Me! Me! Yay! Etc. Uncle Bosco: Hey, look at that, I guess everyone wants to ride in Uncle Bosco’s super buzz-plane! But I see one little boy in the front row wearing his Uncle Bosco pin, which he got with only 5 tops from cans of Bosco chocolate milk amplifier syrup! Skinny, why don’t you bring him up here with me? Skinny: Yes sir Uncle Bosco! Yippee this is a lucky boy! Uncle Bosco: You bet he is! Skinny: He doesn’t want to come on stage, Uncle Bosco! Uncle Bosco: Sure he does, just take his arm and bring him - (interrupting) Skinny: OW! He bit me! Uncle Bosco: Now now son, settle down and- (interrupting ) Skinny: He’s kicking me! ANNOUNCER: Say, I think we’ll find another young Bosco-teer right after we take this commercial break for Bosco! Uncle Bosco: That’s right, Bosco, the chocolate milk amplifier syrup that makes milk chocolaty! Swell kids all over your town are enjoying- hey! Skinny: He’s LOOSE! THE KID IS LOOSE! Uncle Bosco: Now kid, give Uncle Bosco back his script… (off mic) Aunt Pickle: Where’d he go? Where’d he go? KIDS YELLING AND SCREAMING, SOUNDS OF CHAIRS BEING KNOCKED OVER (off mic) UNKNOWN VOICE: Kill the show, throw it to news! Kill the show! CARNIVAL MUSIC SWELLS ANNOUNCER: The Uncle Bosco Show was brought to you- OW! He’s under my desk! He’s biting me! (off mic) AUNT PICKLE: He’s in the control room! (off mic) UNKNOWN VOICE: Shut it down now!   STATIC Filed under: Blogging, Culture, family, food, history, humor, Life, people, radio, Technology, Writing Tagged: ads, bmj2k, Bosco, chocolate milk, clowns, fun, imagination, kids, milk, milk amplifier, Mr. Blog, Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride, Mr. BTR, old time radio, OTR, radio, radio shows, shows, Uncle Bosco, uncles

The invasion of the cicadas will soon be over, and those that survived this trip to the surface will head back underground for another seventeen years, until 2030.Far be it from me not to find some way to mark this occasion for Inner Toob......STEPHEN J. GOULDFrom Wikipedia:Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at theAmerican Museum of Natural History in New York. In the later years of his life, Gould also taught biology and evolution at New York University.Gould's most significant contribution to evolutionary biology was the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which he developed with Niles Eldredge in 1972. The theory proposes that most evolution is marked by long periods of evolutionary stability, which is punctuated by rare instances of branching evolution. The theory was contrasted against phyletic gradualism, the popular idea that evolutionary change is marked by a pattern of smooth and continuous change in the fossil record.Most of Gould's empirical research was based on the land snail genera Poecilozonites and Cerion. He also contributed to evolutionary developmental biology, and has received wide praise for his book Ontogeny and Phylogeny. In evolutionary theory he opposed strict selectionism, sociobiology as applied to humans, andevolutionary psychology. He campaigned against creationism and proposed that science and religion should be considered two distinct fields (or "magisteria") whose authorities do not overlap.Gould was known by the general public mainly from his 300 popular essays in the magazine Natural History,and his books written for a non-specialist audience. In April 2000, the US Library of Congress named him a "Living Legend".AS SEEN IN:'The Simpsons'"Lisa The Skeptic"TV DIMENSION:The TooniverseAnd why did I choose him in connection to the cicadas?From Stephen J. Gould:Many potential predators have 2-5-year life cycles. Such cycles are not set by the availability of cicadas (for they peak too often in years of nonemergence), but cicadas might be eagerly harvested when the cycles coincide. Consider a predator with a life-cycle of five years: if cicadas emerged every 15 years, each bloom would be hit by the predator. By cycling at a large prime number, cicadas minimize the number of coincidences (every 5 x 17, or 85 years, in this case). Thirteen- and 17-year cycles cannot be tracked by any smaller number.BCnU!

Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us – Behind the Scenes Video via Rickey.org Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us – Behind the Scenes Video Vevo has released behind the scenes footage surrounding the making of Kelly Clarkson’s “People Like Us” official music video! What’s up? I’m Clark Kent or Kelly Clarkson. Take a look below to see the original American Idol tearing it up and showing off some acting chops in the video below. Kelly explains the concept behind the music video, goofs off on set, and shares the important meaning behind her latest single, “People Like Us.” The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

Altidore scores, US beats Honduras 1-0 via Rickey.org US closes in on World Cup spot, Altidore goal leads 1-0 win over Honduras SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive international match, enough for the United States to edge Honduras 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Tuesday night. Before 20,250 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium, the Americans remained atop the six-team CONCACAF group. The United States (4-1-1) won three straight games this month, all since a 0-0 draw at Mexico gave it a boost toward the top. It has also shut out its last two opponents, Panama and Honduras. Honduras (2-3-1) was the last team to win at the United States in a World Cup qualifying match, back in 2001. The Americans have won or drawn 25 straight at home since then. The visitors made it difficult on the Americans for much of the game by slowing the pace before Altidore broke through. After several second-half near misses, the U.S. got its goal in the 73rd minute. Altidore took a cross from Fabian Johnson from near the end line and put it past goalkeeper Noel Valladares across the goalmouth inside the right post. It was Altidore’s ninth goal in a qualifier as he finally develops into the scoring threat the United States has hoped for. Both teams played physical soccer in the first half, leading to an emphasis on defense and a limited number of scoring chances on either side of the field. Just before the first period ended, though, Tim Howard was forced to make a difficult save when Andy Najar launched a running right footer from the right side of the box. Howard met the ball in the center of the box and deflected it outside the right post. Eddie Johnson had a chance in the 17th minute when he latched onto a cross from Fabian Johnson. His left-footed shot from the center of the box was knocked away by Valladares. When the U.S. stepped up the offensive pressure early in the second half, it put Honduras on its heels. Altidore had the finishing touch. He even appeared to score earlier in the half. Moments after Graham Zusi sent a free kick into a crowd of players just outside the 6-yard box in the 56th minute, only to see Brad Evans’ header go right into Valladares’ gloves, Altidore got behind the defense. Clint Dempsey sent a through ball ahead to Altidore, who was ruled offside and his score was negated. Valladares came up with another clutch save in the 69th minute. Zusi, who was particularly active all night after sitting out the win over Panama because of yellow card accumulation, sent a ball into Dempsey in the center of the box and he leaned into a point-blank header. The ball bounced off of Valladares’ hands and Michael Bradley sent a follow-up shot too high. Altidore scores, US beats Honduras 1-0 The Associated Press Copyright (2013) Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies at 33 via Rickey.org Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings, 33, dies in car accident in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly bright and hard-charging reporter who wrote stories that mattered. Most recently, he wrote about politics for the news website BuzzFeed, where the top editor said colleagues were devastated by the loss. “Michael was a great, fearless journalist with an incredible instinct for the story, and a gift for finding ways to make his readers care about anything he covered from wars to politicians,” said Ben Smith, BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief. Smith said he learned of the death from a family member. Authorities said there was a car crash early Tuesday in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles that killed a man, but coroner’s officials could not confirm whether Hastings was the victim. Hastings won a 2010 George Polk Award for magazine reporting for his Rolling Stone cover story “The Runaway General.” His story was credited with ending Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s career after it revealed the military’s candid criticisms of the Obama administration. Hastings quoted McChrystal and his aides mocking Obama administration officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, over their war policies. At a Pentagon ceremony for his subsequent retirement in 2010, McChrystal made light of the episode in his farewell address. The four-star general warned his comrades in arms, “I have stories on all of you, photos of many, and I know a Rolling Stone reporter.” When he died, Hastings was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where Managing Editor Will Dana was quoted Tuesday saying Hastings exuded “a certain kind of electricity” that exists in great reporters whose stories burn to be told. “I’m sad that I’ll never get to publish all the great stories that he was going to write, and sad that he won’t be stopping by my office for any more short visits which would stretch for two or three completely engrossing hours,” Dana said. Hastings was also an author of books about the wars. “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” was published late last year and details shocking exploits of the military overseas. In 2010, with the publication of “I Lost My Love in Baghdad,” Hastings told the story of being a young war correspondent whose girlfriend died in Iraq. In the summer 2013 issue of Vermont Life magazine, Hastings was quoted telling an audience at the Burlington Book Festival that he doesn’t believe in objectivity in journalism. “What I try to do is be intellectually honest in my writing,” he said. Hastings’ family moved to Vermont when he was 16, a state he told the magazine was his “spiritual home.” According to the magazine, he lived in New York with his wife. Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies The Associated Press Copyright (2013) Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

On the promo for the season finale of Hannibal (titled “Savoreux”), Will has been arrested. If you’re wondering if that teaser might be true or false, the answer is: TRUE, Will is going to be locked-up. TV Guide has the scoop, read them below: Let’s just say that Hannibal made a very compelling case against Will to Jack Crawford in the penultimate episode, and Will doesn’t do much in the way of making himself look very innocent. Case in point: Wait until you see (or should we say, hear) what’s in Will’s kitchen sink. ‘Hannibal’ season one finale airs on Thursday, June 20th on NBC.