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...York Times called it "the television industry's first experiment in nonprogramming." It was a surrealist's joke, a postmodernist's dream - the television, literally, as the family hearth - and an immediate success. The Yule Log became a TV mainstay in New York that regularly won its time slot; dozens of other U.S. cities either picked up the WPIX footage or shot their own. The Log did have its drawbacks, however. The original 16mm footage (shot in Gracie Mansion, home of New York Mayor John Lindsay) was only 17 seconds long, and the flames skipped noticeably every time it looped...
Among the up-and-coming Cardinals from Africa, Vatican watchers cite Peter Turkson of Ghana, 60 and Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, 67 of South Africa, as potential papal material. Archbishop John Onayiekan of Nigeria, who may soon be up for a Cardinal slot, is considered "strong here and back there," says one Rome insider, referring to Onayiekan's knowledge of the Third World and his skills navigating the ins and outs of the Holy...
...That's how the Foreign Press Association member do things. For its Best Original Song - Motion Picture slot, they rounded up five folks not primarily associated with movie songwriting: Clint Eastwood, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen. Critics in other groups may scratch their heads at the inclusion of this category, and especially of this year's honorees. The HFPA just sees it as another way to put famous fannies. The real critics groups have the freedom to honor their preferred films, whether hits or cult items; but the Globers have a sterner agenda. What matters...
...government because of his ties to South Korea. Won Myong Hong, a Harvard Business School student originally slated to speak at Friday’s event too, had his remarks precluded when Jo’s story ran well past the event’s scheduled 90-minute time slot. But he said that he thought Jo’s words had been valuable in stressing the necessity of immediate action to rectify the North Korean human rights situation. “Everyone tries to keep North Korea in its status quo,” he said...
...with Alaska native Aneliese K. Palmer ’12 filling the vice presidential slot, the pairing bears an uncanny resemblance to the Republican ticket in the 2008 U.S. presidential election...