Eric Scheske

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Misc. Leno

From last night's show: > The first confirmed case of bird flu has just been discovered in Iraq. This is just the kind of thing that can destroy their tourism industry. > "Walk The Line” was passed over for best picture nomination. Which makes 'Brokeback Mountain”

Mozart at 250

Terry Teachout writes in honor of Mozart's 250th birthday [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article.asp?aid=12101066_1]. Excerpt: > [Mozart] was a child prodigy without formal education who wrote his first symphony at the age of nine and his last one a mere 23 years later, not

Mozart at 250 Years

Friday is the 250 anniversary of the birth of Mozart. WFMT in Chicago, in co-operation with more than 100 other stations, will broadcast a 3-hour concert live from Salzburg, Austria, Mozart's birthplace, from 11:00 AM CST until 2:00 PM, with an intermission at 1:00 PM.

Claw Me

Cockfighting, though illegal, is popular in Utah [http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3431577]. I'm talking about rooster fighting, incidentally. It's not polygamy-driven competition for wives.

Back to the Drawing Board, NBC

What can they do next to offend Christians and increase ratings? They're good at the former, poor at the latter. > The last chapter of the controversial religious drama "The Book of Daniel" has been written at NBC [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_

Who Wants to be a Dirt Bag?

> More than 200 reality TV hopefuls queued up to conceive a baby with a stranger live on air for a Â£10,000 prize. > They were the victims of a spoof set up to see how far people would go to get on television, reports the Daily Mirror.

Movies and Health

> Researchers from the University of Maryland have concluded that watching a comedy can increase blood flow as much as aerobic exercise or regularly taking heart medication. > On the flipside, the mental anguish caused by watching a drama significantly decreases blood flow. Link [http://www.news.com.au/story/

Sploid

You think anti-Catholicism is dead? Visit Sploid [http://www.sploid.com/news/2006/01/catholic_cult_s.php], a popular Internet news site that received a ton of publicity when it started up last year. The following story is just one of many such bigoted articles I've seen

Gay Neighbors

The New York Times has run a disgustingly-slanted story this morning [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/arts/television/21welc.html?ei=5094&en=c9dd0688b64e8728&hp=&ex=1137819600&partner=homepage&pagewanted=all] . Summary: ABC produced a TV show called Welcome to the Neighborhood. It&

Okay

Okay, now Brokeback is number one at the box office. Link [http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-01-18&p=.htm]. I give it credit. I resent the industry's determination to shove it down our throats, but it is number one.