I The Behrend Beacon Chrestomathy - noun - a selection of passages compiled to aid in learning a language 1 told Jeff I was going to fail my French test. In the hallway outside of the class, he performed an emergency chrestomathy, and / just barely passed. Entertainment News in Brief 4/11 -4/18 J.K. Rowling sues fan over Harry Potter encyclopedia A lan of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series planned to publish an encyclopedia of all terms and ideas related to the popular novels. Row ling sued the lan. claiming that "this book constitutes whole sale theft of seventeen years of my hard work." According to some reports, the fan. named Stephen Vander Ark. cried on the witness stand. He chums that his book, titled the "Harry Potter Lexicon." w ill "enhance the pleasure of readers of the Potter nov els. and deepen their appreciation of Ms. Rowling s achievement." Imiul next to HOLLYWOOD sign officially for sale The land up and to the left of the "H" in Hollywood's famous title sign is for sale, reports CNN. Official estimates of costs put the small parcel of hind at around 522 million. Residents of the area protest the sale due to the loss of the panoramic view and decreased accessibility to hikers. "This is our Eiffel Tower." said Councilman Tom Laßonge. "There is the Hollywood sign. There is the open space. And that's all there is. This is ours and it should remain ours." The original plan tor the space was to build a man sion at the top for Howard Hughes to share with Ginger Rogers. Eventually the idea died out. leaving the giant letters as a world famous monument to the area. Source: CNN Beacon Entertainer of the Week A 1 Pacino Upcoming releases: Movies Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay -April 25- Harold and Kumar get caught attempting to sneak a hong on a transatlantic flight. Rating: R Baby Mama -April 25- Amy Poehler and Tina Fey team up to lead a sharp, witty comedy about two women trying to support each other through nine very difficult months. Rating: PG-13 Music aaiaa- Def Leppard ~ April 29~ Songs from the Sparkle Lounge ' T f r p r p /r " 1 /\’p yiyr'p 1 ] ' rr ' l Madonna -April 29- Hard Candy Digital age u Viral videos, You Tube part of a digital campaign trail By Connor Sattely entertainment editor cisso6(l(<?’ psu.edu In an age dominated by online viral videos, forums and boards, the major candid; the 2008 election are not idly. Several of the candii have utilized digital asset: helping their campai; reach a potential onlim audience of millions. Senator Hillary Clintoi (D-NY) declared her can didacy in an online vide* titled "I’m in.” "After six years of Geoi Bush, it is time to rene' promise of America," she the video posted on her ' While it was not avaiL sharing at the time of its release, the announcement still received widespread attention from an internet audience hungry for attention from any candidate. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced his candidacy on Meet the Press with Rising internet attention to politics gives rise to a new mad to the White House. Tim Russert. He wasn't the first: Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and Senator Joe Biden both used Meet the Press to make their candidacy declarations this year. The proliferation of digital and broadcasted announcements seemingly did not reach Obama. He made his announcement in sub-zero degee temperatures in Springfield, IL, in the same place that Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "House Divided" speech, "You didn't come here just for me," he said to his crowd You came here because you believe in what this country can Sen. John McCain declared his candidacy on The Late Show Who’s endorsing whom? Sen. Barack Obama - Bruce Springsteen “He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I've envi sioned in my music for the past 35 years.” * Tom Hanks - Robert De Niro - Oprah Winfrey - Zach BrafF - Jennifer Aniston - Halle Berry - Usher • Chris Rock - George Clooney - Scarlett Johannson shers in new Though the two remaining Democratic candidates used dif ferent media to announce their plans to run. both addressed criti cisms directed at them by oppo nents. Obama shrugged off com that his CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Hillary Clinton declared her can didacy in this online video. would lead to a “transition peri od" in the White House. "I know 1 haven't spent a lot of lime learn ing the ways of Washington." Obama told his supporters, "but I've been there long enough to know that the Washington must change Clinton announced that she would try to fix miscommunica tion from the government to its people. "So let's talk." she said in her video. "Let's chat, let's start a dialogue about your ideas and mine, because the conversation in Washington has been just a little one-sided lately, don't you Senator John McCain (R-AZ) chose The Lute Show with David Lettcrmaii to announce his can- Celebrity Endorsements Sen. Hillary Clinton - Ted Danson “When you look at Hillary, you see that she has literal ly, for the last 35 years, woke up and thought about you. How to mate your life better. She’s like a chronic problem-solver.” - Jack Nicholson - Madonna - Jon Bon Jovi • Rente Zellweger - Jerry Springer - Chevy Chase - Danny DeVito • Steven Spielberg • Barbara Streisand -Magic Johnson type of race didaey for President. “I am announcing that I will be a candi date for the President of the United States.” he told Letterman. He then made it clear that he would formally announce his candidacy the following month in a speech. mexpenence Beyond candidacy announce all candidates used the let as a core medium of ■ring information about Republican Mitt omney used the internet to lis advantage early in his ■ampaign. He utilized a ‘Five Brothers' Blog." writ ten by his five sons. His 'il'e also posted, and online iurces claim that he was the .t candidate to attain a book page, something helped him garner support :st teens and young adults, e is no doubt that political interest through the internet is growing steadily. The Pew Research Group announced results confirming this growth in early 2008. In 2000. nine percent of people said that they “regular ly learned something from" inter net sources regarding the Presidential campaign. In 2004. that number had risen to 13 per cent; this year, it jumped again to 24 percent. The numbers tend to be in favor of a younger popula tion: breaking down the survey further to 18-24 year old respons es. a whopping 42 percent fre quented the net for information this year, doubled from 2004’s total. wavs of The shift to an online focus in reaching out to younger voters may have significant disadvan tages for the candidates. Negative videos, including embarassing moments tend to garner more attention than videos promoted by the candidates. -Arnold Schwarzenegger "He's a great American hero and an extraordinary leader. We talk about a great future - this is the very reason why I am edorsing Senator McCain.” • SNL Producer Lome Michaels -Tom Selleck • Sylvester Stallone • Actor Rip Torn - Clint Eastwood • Heidi Mon tag - George W. Bush , • Tom Ridge -Steve Forbes • Joelidtowi policies. For example, a You Tube video of Hillary Clinton singing the Star Spangled Banner out-of-tune has almost two million views, while her candidacy announcement has 33.000. Sen. John McCain Saturday, April 19, 2008 Country Music Television Awards, CMT music big hit with audience Monday’s Country Music Television awards hail Kellie Pickier, Taylor Swift By Evan Koser copy editor cmks lloo psu.edu The Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards aired on television Monday. April 14. The show was hosted by father-daughter duo Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, together performing their duet “Ready. Set. Don't Go." Many country music artists and a few unconvential artists such as Snoop Dogg and Jon Bon Jovi attended the event, even win ning some awards. However, the majority of the awards went to 18-year-old Taylor Swift and CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Taylor Swift. A visibly surprised Taylor Swift won the award for best female video of the year for "Our Song." "Are you sure? Are you serious? Oh my God. Oh my God. I can't even believe this," exclaimed Swift. "I wrote that song in the ninth grade for a talent show.” she explained. “1 never thought it would be on an album, never thought I'd record it. never thought it would be a single, never thought it would be No. 1 and certainly never thought it would win video and female video of the year.” Her competition included Martina Mcßride, former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes and Miranda Lambert. The song also won best video, topping Kenny Chesney’s “Don’t Blink”, Brad Paisley’s “Online” and Sugarland’s “Stay”. Speaking via satellite while getting ready for Country Thunder in Arizona, Pickier said, “This is the first time I ever won anything in my life. I'm so excited... Thank you to American Idol. You are the rocket that launched my career.” Pickier also won USA Weekend Breakthrough Video, Tearjerker Video of the Year and Performance of the Year for "I Wonder,” a song about a daugh ter's feelings for her mother that she says connects deeply with fans. Like Carrie Underwood, Pickier is a former “American Idol” contestant. Also worthy of mention was Bon Jovi and LeAnn’s collabo rative song, “Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore” which won the award for Collaborative Video of the Year.
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