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Someone once said my column reminds them of Joan Rivers and I nearly puked in horror. Come on now. Joan Rivers is not only totally devoid of cultural relevance, but she is also dumb as a stump. Oscar night proved it. Here are some choice moments from her broadcast on E! that appeared in Entertainment Weekly...
...Jesuit-run radio outlet has several dozen transmitters on a plot 30 km from Rome. They are used to broadcast the Church's message in 35 languages around the world. Residents of two nearby towns have been complaining for years that the signals disrupt doorbells, phones and television sets. Only recently have the health aspects of electromagnetic pollution, dubbed by the Italians elettrosmog, become an issue. A consumer group claims that communities near the transmitters have higher incidences of leukemia among children than those in the rest of the region around Rome, a statistic contested by the Vatican. Two Jesuit...
...sessions broadcast live around the Middle East, the various heads of state loudly declared support for Palestinians fighting Israeli occupation. But Saddam's comeback was the hot topic on the sidelines. Ten years after the United Nations slapped sanctions on Iraq for invading Kuwait, the issue was not whether to lift them, but how. Saddam's envoy Izzat Ibrahim even planted a kiss on the forehead of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the Saudi Defense Minister who hosted Operation Desert Storm in 1991. "Iraqis love Saudi Arabia," said Ibrahim...
...decade for China's basketball machine to produce a full crop of giant exports. The NBA, which touts itself as the "world's greatest league," is restrained about China's potential. In terms of NBA revenue, the nation lags far behind Japan and Taiwan. When Wang's debut was broadcast on state television last Friday, crowds gathered in Beijing to cheer on their native son. Several die-hard fans sported brand-new Maverick jerseys with Big Zhi's name emblazoned on the back. The only problem: the NBA hadn't licensed such blue shirts in China. In a stunning move...
...hockey games will broadcast over the Internet on www.whrb.org. The Gold Medal Game, which has always been U.S. vs. Canada, will be broadcast live at 7:00 ET on 95.3 WHRB...