Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim food costs May 29, 2008
What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in a can), is now back on the table as people turn to the once-snubbed meat as costs rise, analysts say. Food prices are increasing faster than they've risen since 1990, at 4 percent in the U.S. last year, according to the Agriculture Department. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Glittering expansion from Bulgari May 29, 2008
For example, the new fall/winter 2008 accessories collection will reflect unusual chromatic contrasts and absolutely unconventional treatment of exotic skins such as python, crocodile and lizard. There are many jewellery labels that have opened in Malaysia recently such as Boucheron, Van Cleef s and Chaumet, how does Bulgari plan to tackle the market with these new players in town. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Great artists and comedians at library May 24, 2008
Reservations will be taken for the following times: 10, 10:35, 11:10 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. Animals may include a rabbit, chinchilla, tree frog, leopard gecko, alligator snapping turtle, millipede, guinea pig, scorpion, bearded dragon, royal python and snapping turtle. Sponsored by the Family Foundations Network, a program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (D.E.E.C.) and managed by Community Teamwork, Inc.. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Python invasion spreading across Florida May 16, 2008
This 2005 photo shows the carcass of an alligator (R) as it protudes fom the curved body of a dead Burmese python at Everglades National Park ... Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a new study reveals ... "Pythons are likely to colonise anywhere alligators live, including north Florida, Georgia and Louisiana," said Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida Institute of Food... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Your Turn: Landing a job making games May 15, 2008
C/C++, C#, Java, Flash, Python, and everything else under the sun. Is the language important, or is it the underlying skills. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Hot time with all that jazz May 14, 2008
The third annual Perkasie Olde Towne Association Hot Ribs Cool Jazz, running 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 17, has popular names on stage, more children's activities, animals such as alligators and python snakes that are not normally seen on Perkasie streets, and, of course, a chance to sample from 15 contestants vying to be chosen as top ribs griller. "I think that this year can be one of the biggest events we've had if the weather will cooperate," said Hope Fisher, Olde Towne's president. (Springfield Sun, PA)
News in Brief Apr 11, 2008
The Three Broomsticks, which is Penn State's Harry Potter club, the Monty Python Society and the Penn State Belly Dance Club will host this year's Red Nose Day at 1 p.m. Sunday in 102 Forum. Sunday marks the clubs' third Red Nose Day, which is a fundraiser open to all students. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Help showcase Valley foods Apr 9, 2008
Live animals will be on display, including an albino Burmese python and Chinese water dragon. A cheetah will make a limited appearance on one of the two days (it runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday). (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Britishness is not something you're born with Mar 15, 2008
Alex Salmond said it was a "Monty Python view of citizenship", but he added that what really freaked him was the bit about swearing allegiance to the United Kingdom as well. "I'm a Scottish Nationalist!" he cried into blank silence. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Sassy or not -- 'Runway' kid a winner Mar 8, 2008
Guest judge Victoria Beckham was pleased -- she'd noted earlier that Christian's dramatic, voluminous creations, which sometimes threatened to swallow the heads of his models like some froufrou wicked python, had made her smile from her front-row seat. Yet don't expect to see that sign of good humor in a photograph any time soon. (Los Angeles Times)
Catwalk's in the bag for this breed Feb 24, 2008
Having already collected a Brit, the Elle Woman of the Year award and the G'Day USA gong, she can now add the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Worst-Dressed Celebrity of 2008 title after being photographed with a python-skin handbag. During the award presentation PETA hissed: "What does Kylie Minogue have in common with her python purse? They are both cold-blooded." Meanwhile Kylie was too busy swallowing her $75,000 cocktail at London's Movida nightclub on Thursday to have noticed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Laughter on the bus Feb 22, 2008
Axis' brand of farcical, physical humor is described as somewhere between Monty Python and Cirque de Soleil (in fact, the troupe was nominated alongside Cirque for 1998's New York Drama Desk award for "Unique Theatrical Experience"). Recently, Specht and the other originators of the production reconvened to create what he terms the "definitive" version of the show, taking sketches from all the cast combinations through the years and paring them down to "the best of the best.". (Daily Iowan, IA)
Spambalaya? Spam thermadore? (322) Feb 19, 2008
nylodian wrote on Feb 18, 2008 1:20 PM:" Anyone else thinking of Monty Python right now? "Spam spam spam spam. " ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
BBC revives 1960s satirical show Feb 18, 2008
The programme was the successor to the ground-breaking That Was The Week That Was, and its performers went on to create shows such as Monty Python. It was in rehearsals for The Frost Report that Corbett and the late Ronnie Barker were first referred to as "the two Ronnies". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tiny films, big talents and some luck Jan 24, 2008
Then he met young Toronto filmmaker Josh Raskin, whose ideas are heavily influenced by a Beatlesque Monty Python aesthetic. For Levitan, it was almost as fortuitous as meeting Lennon. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Looking for a new home Jan 17, 2008
Tuesday night was the first rehearsal for its production, "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood." Lane said the production is similar to Monte Python stories, and quite funny. Throughout the years, the company has averaged about two to four productions a year, but Lane said the quality has improved. (The Examiner)
Walking With Snake Lands Man In Jail Jan 16, 2008
Police Arrest Man For Walking On Highway With 14-Foot Python Wrapped Around His Body ... (AP) A man was arrested Tuesday for walking on a highway with a 14-foot python wrapped around his body, police said ... The officer called police because the python is considered a danger to the public. (CBS News)
Virtual bodies aid surgery skills Jan 3, 2008
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Infotainment Dec 30, 2007
Animal loveHamburg: An albino tiger python wraps itself around an employee during the yearly inventory at Hamburgs Hagenbeck Tierpark (animal park). afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Law Firms Face Gray Area as Boomers Age Dec 8, 2007
As the bar continues to gray and the generational pig keeps moving through the python, the conventional wisdom boils down to three points. Keep those you want for as long as you can. (Law.com)
SELinux in RHEL 5: More enhanced, more security Dec 7, 2007
Written in Python, setroubleshoot is a tool that watches the audit log files for access vector cache (AVC) messages and sends reports when things go bump in the night. The daemon continuously watches audit logs for errors and then translates them into laymen's terms for you. (Search Enterprise Linux)
Close Shave As Barber Finds Bank Vault Plans A hairdresser in Berlin has found top-secret plans for a bank safety vault in a backyard bin. More... Dec 7, 2007
In this week's episode - we meet the Cambodian boy whose best friend is a python, it's the fifth annual Santa Games and monkeys in Thailand get a feast fit for a king. Plus the Faberge egg that's sold for a record price. (Sky News)
They're wild at heart and selling accent pieces with an outlaw look Dec 6, 2007
Bertinetto, who wears knee-high python boots, got a bachelor's degree in financial regulation and economic policies in Rome, but after that spent a few years traveling, restoring frescoes on ceilings and walls, and painting murals in villas throughout Europe, and then worked in banking. They met on a plane in 2000, where Bertinetto was reading Charles Bukowski, a really bad boy, and they married in 2004, in a four-day celebration in the Canary Islands. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Spamalot resurrects laughs in jokes of yore Dec 3, 2007
It is hard to imagine how fresh, how utterly seditious the Monty Python television shows must have been when they first went to air in the late 1960s. But familiarity breeds contempt and few things are as familiar as the Dead Parrot sketch, the Python routine adopted as a drunken call-to-arms by several generations of half-cut engineering undergraduates ... The 1975 movie, Monty Python And The Holy Grail, has suffered a similar fate: death by endless repetition. (Sydney Morning Herald)
My wild life Nov 21, 2007
She tells Emine Saner about her rough-and-ready life in the Australian outback, the python behind her piano and how a car crash changed her life for the better ... But can she deal with Dudley, a 7ft python that has moved into the shack while she and her husband are here ... "I'll get my fix of bright lights, traffic, galleries, bars, cinemas ..." Then it's back home, to deal with a 7ft python. (Guardian Unlimited)
A valley girl seduces London Nov 16, 2007
" The shack has only basic electricity - they can't use the kettle and the toaster at the same time and they don't have a TV - and they only recently installed running water. There is no heating - in winter, she goes to bed wearing five layers of clothing. Then there are the creatures. The shack is a delicate ecosystem, she says - get rid of the mice, which live in her piano, and the cockroaches start taking over. Dudley, a two-metre python, has also moved in. "His head is the size of my hand;... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The man who could do everything Nov 16, 2007
In their studio in Islington on Wednesday morning, the formidable legacy they have to live up to was on display: a rack of Ossie Clark originals, including python hotpants, a cropped leather jacket with rivets unevenly inserted by a member of Pink Floyd, and those landmark long, romantic dresses. Why are you doing it, I asked Marc Worth. (Guardian Unlimited)
Mowgli turns 40 Nov 3, 2007
While Kha, the python, has the ability to be hypnotic and mysterious with a knowledge of tantra and several humorous references to the Great Indian Rope Trick, Sher Khan, the tiger, is another Indian clich replete with dark powers that originate from the Orient, a symbol of preternatural potency and power. Art critic John Berger, in his critique on Disney, points out that the late animations icon plays up the spectacle of zoos and by attributing human qualities to them, Disney actually moves... (Kolkata Newsline)
PSHS grad hits it big with new Cartoon Network series Oct 31, 2007
He said his inspiration is drawn from several different influences by watching everything he could from Monty Python to Tom and Jerry. Cartoon Network s target age is from six to 11 but Greenblatt said his goal is to keep children entertained while also giving their parents a chuckle. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
A world without end – of stories Oct 22, 2007
Sure, Monty Python had done it, but there was all that untapped dramatic potential behind "bring out your dead!". "I had the idea of doing the Black Death and making it the central theme," Follett says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The Louvre takes its shows on the road Oct 20, 2007
Other highlights include a calyx krater, a Greek wine vessel, dating from 360-350 B.C., by the artist Python - considered one of the most important of its kind in the Louvre - and a set of nine frescoes depicting Apollo and the muses that was excavated from the Villa Julia at Pompeii. A further series of Louvre-related exhibitions is being planned by the High in 2008 as the culmination of the three-year, nine-exhibition partnership known as "Louvre Atlanta," which was designed to explore the... (International Herald Tribune)
Client-Side Java Gets A Boost Oct 19, 2007
JavaFX Script will be a scripting language like PHO or Python, but focusing on rich user interactions. One concern has been that building JavaFX Script applications will require a developer environment, and Sun isn't exactly known as an IDE company. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Ratchet & Clank Oct 16, 2007
For the uninitiated, think Star Trek meets Monty Python and you've got the basic idea of what you've got handy. That said, the folks behind the upcoming title for the PlayStation 3 asked us to check out some of the weapons lined up for the game. (IGN PS2)
Fall Family Festival Oct 11, 2007
A Canadian lynx, giant anaconda, albino Burmese python, and a 6-foot monitor lizard are some of the critters you'll meet. The festival is a good excuse to visit the 45-acre garden, where thousands of plants are showing their autumn colors. (Boston Globe)
Paris fashion fiesta Oct 2, 2007
For a sleeker, more androgynous look she showed a pared down chalk white leather catsuit and bolero jacket and jeans in matt black python. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
The animals need you Sep 30, 2007
I would converse in polar bear and python, And I would curse in fluent kangaroo, If people ask me "can you speak rhinoceros?" I'd say "of courserous! Can't you?". If I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal, Think of the amazing repartee If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals, And they could talk to me. (Pensacola News Journal)
Circus Vargas comes to town Sep 18, 2007
In addition to the clowns, trapeze acts and the like, Circus Vargas has some new acts and performances -- such as "Snake Whisperer" Ted McRae and his Burmese albino python, trained dogs and cats and gyrating trampoline jumpers, Circus Vargas spokeswoman Joan Hart said. "We are aiming to be the best traditional circus under the big top in America today," Hart added. (North County Times)
Michael Jackson sued by ex-wife Sep 16, 2007
Surgery for blanket-eating python ... HK woman grapples pet from python. (Yahoo News -- Michael Jackson)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Sep 16, 2007
HK woman grapples pet from python. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Freud portrait breaks art record Sep 16, 2007
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Where's the sizzle? Britney fizzles on Video Music Awards Sep 10, 2007
Last night was an important but anticlimactic return to the VMA stage, where Spears has given three memorable performances: stripping down to a flesh-colored body suit in 2000; dancing with a python in 2001; and locking lips with Madonna in 2003. The performances cemented her superstar status. (SunSpot.net)
Britney to Open VMAs Sep 8, 2007
Spears is a VMAs veteran: She covered the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" in 2000, stripping down to a nude-colored bikini top and matching pants; a year later, she performed "I'm A Slave 4 U" with a 7-foot albino python around her neck. In 2003, she and Madonna had the watercooler moment of the year with an open-mouth kiss in the opening act. (Fox News)
Bindi Irwin struts on the 'crocwalk' Aug 28, 2007
Carrying a python, Bindi appeared at the world's largest fashion trade show wearing clothes from her Bindi International fashion line. The nine-year-old wildlife warrior was joined on the runway by other young models. (NEWS.com.au)
Shriver says British television is guilty of 'patronising' viewers Aug 27, 2007
" She compared the situation to the real Big Brother which, in the novel 1984, broadcast fraudulent news that you could not turn off. Growing up in the US, Ms Shriver admired classic British programmes on Public Service Broadcasting including The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Monty Python, Yes Minister and Blackadder. But in the past 10 years, she believes British television has become more similar to US TV. She warned: "Do not underestimate your audience. " She said that they deserve better than How... (Independent)
MAGnify: Planting seeds for smart conversation Aug 26, 2007
That would be Seed magazine, which in its latest issue tackles a subject that everyone from Aristotle to Monty Python has taken on: "The Meaning of Life." They talk to scientists who determine that the definition of "definition" is inadequate to define life. "It is maybe not so useful to focus on a definition of life as to focus on milestones," one scientist concludes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
If Wuthering Heights is a love story, Hamlet is a sitcom Aug 11, 2007
And then there is Kate Bush, and the Monty Python semaphore version. But the two most influential culprits of the modern era are Hollywood and the Bronte industry, which in their separate but related ways have conspired to belittle Wuthering Heights and to reduce Emily Bronte to someone barely connected to the real world. (Guardian Unlimited)
It's snake business for C. Java villager Aug 10, 2007
A collection of meter-long python skins made the exterior's special atmosphere. To show their full beauty, they were spread out and nailed to planks to dry in the sun. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
'Stardust' needs to go to rehab Aug 10, 2007
References to the work of Terry Gilliam and the Monty Python only highlight how wan "Stardust" is. Instead of floating delicately the movie clomps along like a peasant after a hard day in the fields. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Letters to the Editor Aug 9, 2007
This is a set-up for a Monty Python skit, but it's not funny. DON STEVENS. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Shabby chic sneakers step into fashion scene Aug 7, 2007
Old, worn looks attract new fans willing to spend big bucks. By Ellen Warren Chicago Tribune. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Autodesk Launches Autodesk Toxik 2008 Software for Feature Film Visual Effects Aug 2, 2007
"Toxik's Python scripting and Wiretap interface enabled the two products to work seamlessly together, greatly increasing the efficiency of our compositing pipeline." ... Python is a registered trademark of Python Software Foundation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vaughan's strange field-placings give Indians the edge Jul 29, 2007
And when Monty appears at short midwicket, it's more Python than Panesar. . (Guardian Unlimited)
Reptiles visit reading program Jul 27, 2007
"With live animals, the kids don't realize they're learning stuff. It's teaching them about respecting animals. It's about replacing fallacy with fact -- getting rid of the fear."Sam Glover, 9, was a bit nervous as he and several other youngsters held the largest guest of the day, a 9-foot-long albino Burmese python with pink eyes named Thor. The python, which is 7 years old, may measure 20 feet long or more when full-grown. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Life destroyed, mum in tears, job well done Jul 19, 2007
Is the London-born Landy one of the most thought-provoking artists of his generation, or just what Monty Python would call "a very naughty boy". Landy, 44, is in Sydney this week for the opening of his latest show at the Sherman Galleries in Paddington. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
14-Foot Python Slithers Through Suburban Neighborhood Jul 18, 2007
-- A 14-foot python was discovered in a neighborhood near Orlando, Fla ... The python was taken to a rehabilitation center. (WNBC.com, NY)
Bovine intervention Jul 7, 2007
But it's the very boring-ness of the bovine, the dullness of the dairy denizen, that inspired Los Angeles photographer Glen Wexler to create "The Secret Life of Cows" a book of surreal images created with digital imaging technology, with a foreword by "Monty Python" member Eric Idle, and an exhibition that opens today at Bergamot Station's Track 16 Gallery ... Another photograph for the book was inspired by Idle and his creative relationship with cows that began with the 1975 movie "Monty Python... (Los Angeles Times)
See 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' Jun 16, 2007
The straight action scenes also give off what Monty Python called "that mysterious feeling of deja vu ... deja vu ... deja vu." The spectacle of the Human Torch and the Silver Surfer soaring through the skyscraper canyons of New York isn't all that different from Spider-Man slinging webs as the New Green Goblin zips around on his board. Luckily, in the slaphappy Fantastic Four films, one member can ignite and save the day, or at least a good half of the movie. (SunSpot.net)
A bit more Mann and a little less boy, please May 29, 2007
Only he could transform an opera about which Verdi cared so deeply into a Monty Python parody devoid of tension, pathos or any sense of tragedy. Maybe it's the Shakespearean in me as much as the Verdian, but I don't think either wrote his Macbeth for laughs. (The Observer)
Revival time with the village atheist (Wesley Pruden) May 26, 2007
But there will be a screening of "The Life of Brian," the Monty Python tale that has become "The Passion of the Christ" for hip heathen; caricature artists "captur[ing] convention moments of your choice" (at $15 per moment), workshops on "secular parenting," and sessions on "how to organize, develop and maintain an Atheist Meet-up," which is presumably where skeptical singles meet, greet and gaze dreamily into each other's not-so-heavenly eyes. Merely driving by a church to shake a fist at the... (Washington Times, DC)
Squatter becomes instant millionaire May 25, 2007
Hallowes, who does odd jobs for local people including former Monty Python star turned firm director Terry Gilliam, laughed that he might now build himself a bigger residence. "Maybe I'll build myself a house - everyone else around here seems to love building houses," he said. (The Age, Australia)
Also in the news May 24, 2007
Python bites off more than it can chew in swamp battle. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. (BBC News -- Science)
Ben & Jerry sued over Chunky Monkey May 18, 2007
Aside from Chunky Monkey, the company's flavors include Vermonty Python, Chubby Hubby and Cherry Garcia, its most popular. Unilever, based in Rotterdam, the maker of more than 400 brands including food and household products, acquired Ben & Jerry's in 2000. (AZCentral -- Business)
The NPR News Blog May 9, 2007
Giuliani's Elephant in the Corner. It's the elephant in the corner of Rudy Giuliani's GOP presidential nomination bid. (NPR)
Ancient Wars: Sparta Review May 5, 2007
When Persians sound straight out of Monty Python, you should know you've done something wrong. Why not hire some people with the correct accents to do your voice work at least. (IGN PC Games)
Quick Guide and Transcript Apr 25, 2007
Thousands of Monty Python fans, some clearly more hardcore than others, gathering at London's Trafalgar Square, bent on setting a world record for the number of people clapping empty coconuts halves together, as if to form a musical orchestra. SUE DULGARN, MONTY PYTHON FAN: I wasn't really sure ... VAN MARSH: Loads who have seen "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," where comedians playing King Author and his knights are supposed to be on horseback. (CNN -- Education)
