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Kati Kim’s story of survival as well as the tragic death of husband James Kim is just heartbreaking!Kati Kim’s story of survival as well as the tragic death of husband James Kim is... more
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Breaking News Updates The disappearance of Kim family was the biggest rescue mission in Oregan's history. One family's desperate attempt to survive nine brutal winter days lost in the Oregon wilderness airs exclusively on a two-hour edition of "20/20" Friday night.Breaking News Updates The disappearance of Kim family was the biggest rescue mission... more
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Host Conor Knighton takes a look at the 20/20 special on 'The Bachelor' in his roundup of the week in media. Also includes the Coffee Party, 'Who Framed Jesus,' 'Celebrity Apprentice,' Kirstie Alley, Supernanny, and Dinoshark.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Host Conor Knighton takes a look at the 20/20 special on 'The Bachelor' in... more
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Chris Brown discusses his relationship with Rihanna, before he violently assaulted her back in February 2009.
The Chris Brown Robin Roberts interview for ABC's 20/20 is scheduled for December 11, 2009. The singer will be discussing his friendship with and then falling in love with Rihanna - and performing songs from his new album.Chris Brown discusses his relationship with Rihanna, before he violently assaulted her... more
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Wearing glasses suck. You have to squint to see someone, if you’re bald, you end up looking like an art critic from the severe Berlin coffee houses, & they are just a pain in the ass to schlep around. This is a really funny piece for all 4-eyed folks who want a laugh & can relate. Also funny for those who don’t wear glasses so they can thank-god everyday! Well-written & fun as always—this blog is great! (Fab picture too!).Wearing glasses suck. You have to squint to see someone, if you’re bald, you... more
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"The Laramie Project — one of the most-performed plays of the last decade — is based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, the young man who, in October 1998, was savagely beaten and left to die in Laramie, Wyo. Almost instantly, Shepard's name became a kind of grim rallying cry for those drawing attention to hate crimes committed against gays.
Now there's an epilogue to The Laramie Project, and tonight more than a hundred theaters around the country will perform readings of the new play. Together with the first one, it constitutes a powerful version of Matthew Shepard's story.
But it's not the only version — and that's a big part of why the epilogue exists.
Matthew Shepard's savage killing was used to strengthen the argument for hate-crimes legislation. But meanwhile, another version of his story was gathering steam.
Six years after the crime, the ABC newsmagazine 20/20 set out to debunk the idea that Shepard was murdered because he was gay. Like The Laramie Project, the one-hour episode included interviews with Shepard's friends, as well as investigators assigned to the case. ABC's Elizabeth Vargas interviewed Shepard's killers, Aaron McKinney and Russ Henderson, both serving life sentences.
Shepard, 20/20 reported, may have used methamphetamine. The report said that McKinney had been a dealer. "Meth is what made the world go around in Laramie," a friend of McKinney's and a former dealer told Vargas.
20/20 also reported that McKinney and Henderson had been on a meth binge in the days before meeting Shepard. And prosecutor Cal Rerucha told 20/20 that "the methamphetamine just fueled this point where there was no control. So, it was a horrible, horrible, horrible murder. But it was a murder that was driven by drugs."
Playwright Moises Kaufman believes the 20/20 story was "terrible journalism" that "changed the nature of the dialogue." So one of his goals with the new Laramie Project epilogue was to debunk the 20/20 story.
Kaufman and his Tectonic colleagues went back to Laramie last year, re-interviewing many of the people they'd met a decade ago — as well as talking to some new sources.
"One of the things we do in the play," says Kaufman, "is we go back and ask investigators ... and we go back over trial transcripts, and we prove that it was a hate crime."
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later includes the comments of Rob Debree from the Albany County Sheriff's Office in Laramie.
"We've proven that there were no drugs on board with McKinney and Henderson — just none," Debree declares. And what about the claim that Shepard's murder was a robbery and drug deal gone bad? "That's some kind of massive denial," one openly gay Laramie resident tells Tectonic Theater.
Laramie police commander Dave O'Malley, who also appears in the 20/20 episode, says: "It angered me more than anything the things [ABC] didn't say — the things they left out."""The Laramie Project — one of the most-performed plays of the last decade... more
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Gary Marcus writes, "Until recently, no one had ever heard of Jill Price. Her friends and family knew her memory was remarkable, but nobody in the scientific community did. Her road to stardom started in June 2000 (Monday, June 5, to be exact), when she stumbled upon a Web page for James McGaugh, a UC Irvine neuroscientist who specializes in learning and memory, and decided to send him an email describing her unusual ability to recall the past. McGaugh wrote back 90 minutes later. He tells me he was skeptical at first, but it didn't take long for him to become convinced that Price was something special; he soon introduced her to two of his collaborators, Larry Cahill and Elizabeth Parker.
The three researchers interviewed Price many times over the next five years, but they kept the story to themselves. Finally, McGaugh and company were ready to share what they had found. In February 2006, their article, "A Case of Unusual Autobiographical Remembering," appeared in the journal Neurocase. Shortly thereafter, the UC Irvine press office peddled the story to The Orange County Register—and Price's world was turned upside down.
The newspaper article, which identified her only as "AJ," appeared on March 13, 2006. Within hours, UC Irvine was besieged with inquiries. Four weeks later, the story went national: Price was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition (still under the AJ pseudonym). An editor at Free Press eventually tracked her down, and a book deal followed; Price would tell her own story, this time under her own name. The media played along, withholding further news on the woman who couldn't forget until the book's release.
Since then, Price has been on a nonstop media junket. Diane Sawyer actually had her on twice in one day (on Good Morning America and 20/20). By the time I met Price, she had been interviewed by Oprah and had been featured in every major newspaper from USA Today to The Wall Street Journal. Often the pieces focused on the pain she felt because of her inability to forget difficult moments.
As I followed Price's story, I was fascinated but doubtful. I am a cognitive psychologist, and to me something didn't smell right. Everyone seems to have an uncle or cousin with "photographic" memory, but damned if they can actually give you a phone number to reach that person. The only serious scientific paper documenting photographic memory was published nearly 40 years ago, and that study has never been replicated.
Price, however, is eminently real. I spent the better part of two days with her, meeting her friends and family and watching her at the office. At the end, I can honestly say that in my decade as a professor of psychology, I've never encountered anyone remotely like Jill Price."Gary Marcus writes, "Until recently, no one had ever heard of Jill Price. Her... more
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20/20 to conduct 3 interviews with presidential vp hopeful Sarah Palin!!!! She is flying solo finally!!!!20/20 to conduct 3 interviews with presidential vp hopeful Sarah Palin!!!! She is... more
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Here it is! A short clip of "Piece of Me", Britney Spears' new music video. The full video will air tomorrow during a segment on 20/20 about the paparazzi's obsession with her and her life in the spotlight! Here it is! A short clip of "Piece of Me", Britney Spears' new music... more
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Barbara says that she is tired of "of Britney, Paris and the tabloid trend she helped create."
Barbara is going back to more serious interviews.
So who is going to tell me about Paris? I bet Larry King will. Saweet! Barbara says that she is tired of "of Britney, Paris and the tabloid trend she... more
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