Some premiers, none of note except for American Masters‘ Jeff Bridges, part of a marathon with The Doors.

I never got to say goodbye to my father. There’s questions I would’ve asked him. I would’ve asked him how he felt about what his company did, if he was conflicted, if he ever had doubts. Or maybe he was every inch of man we remember from the newsreels. I saw young Americans killed by the very weapons I created to defend them and protect them. And I saw that I had become part of a system that is comfortable with zero-accountability.

• AMC– Swordfish, The Specialist
• Bravo– Top Chef marathon (with premier)
• Disney– The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Phineas and Ferb
• Discovery– Howe & Howe, Mythbusters (premiers)
• ESPN– College Hoopies, Pittsburgh @ Georgetown, Duke @ Florida State
• ESPN2– College Hoopies, Louisville @ Villanova, Kansas @ Iowa State
• Food– Worst, Dinner Impossible
• FX– Iron Man
• History– Doooooooooooooooomed! I tells ya.
• Turner Classic– The Good Earth
• Travel– Man v. Food marathon (thank goodness, with premier)
• USA– NCIS marathon
• Vs.– NBA D League Hoopies, Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Erie BayHawks

Later-

• ESPN2– College Hoopies, Nevada @ Idaho
• FX– Spiderman 3
• Sci Fi– The Cape (Series Premier repeat)
• Turner Classic– The Great Ziegfeld
• Travel– More Man v. Food (thank goodness, with premier)
• USA– Dukes of Hazzard x 2

Dave hosts Kevin James, Olivia Munn, and The Low Anthem.  Jon has Tim Pawlenty (yuck), Stephen Bernard-Henri Levy.  Conan hosts Denis Leary, Tim Minchin, and Ice Cube.

Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. My friend Harry taught me that. He chose to be the best of himself. It’s the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what’s right.

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Evening Edition is an Open Thread

1 South Sudan rulers hail ‘valid’ independence vote

by Peter Martell, AFP

1 hr 47 mins ago

In all the Throwball excitement I feel I may have passed too quickly over the reputed demise of Sarah Palin’s Alaska.  Unlike some I didn’t think it totally unwatchable from a reality TV standpoint.  Better than Dog The Bounty Hunter, not quite so good as Billy The Exterminator.  I’ll be sad to see it leave

V premier.  NCIS x 2 premiers.  Nova Earthquakes; Frontline, Independent Lens Haiti.

We’re gonna bring this party up to a nice respectable level. Don’t worry, we’re not gonna hurt anyone. We’re not even gonna touch ’em. We’re just gonna make ’em cry a little, just by lookin’ at ’em.

• ABC Family– Remember the Titans
• AMC– Once Upon a Time in Mexico x 2
• Disney– Phineas and Ferb
• Discovery– Dirty Jobs (last week’s and new), Auction Kings (premier)
• ESPN– College Hoopies, Wisconsin @ Michigan State, Florida @ Tennessee
• ESPN2– College Hoopies, Texas @ Texas Tech
• Food– Cupcake Wars, Chopped (premiers)
• FX– Iron Man, Lights Out (Seriers Premier)
• Oxygen– The Queens of Comedy, Something New
• Sci Fi– More Green Hornet!
• Speed– Monster Jam
• TBS– Family Guy marathon, Glory Daze (premier)
• Turner Classic– Laurel & Hardy marathon
• TLC– What Not to Wear (premier)
• Toon– Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
• TV Guide– Some Kind of Wonderful (if it wasn’t good, I wouldn’t mention it)
• Vs.– Flyers @ Sabres

Later-

• AMC– The Quick and the Dead
• Comedy– The Onion Sports Desk (premier)
• USA– Next Friday, Burn Notice

Dave hosts Vince Vaughn, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, and Cage the Elephant.  Jon has Colin Firth, Stephen Chris Hughes.  Conan hosts Javier Bardem, Rashida Jones, and Steel Train.

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Now with 50 Top Stories.

1 Biden says US may stay in Afghanistan after 2014

by Katherine Haddon, AFP

2 hrs 9 mins ago

PBS has a biography of U.S. Grant.  Other premiers.  College Throwball Championship.

Oh, fascinating. Twenty particles of space dust per cubic meter, 52 ultraviolet radiation spikes, and a class-2 comet. Well, this is certainly worthy of our attention.

• ABC Family– Pretty Little Liars, Greek (premiers)
• AMC– Exit Wounds x 2
• Bravo– Inside The Actors Studio: Jim Carrey (premier)
• Comedy– Balls of Fury, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (new to Comedy)
• Disney– Ratatouille, Phineas and Ferb
• Discovery– Sr. v. Jr.
• ESPN– Tostitos BCS National Championship: Auburn vs. Oregon
• ESPN2– Notre Dame @ Marquette
• Food– Triple D (premier)
• FX– X-Men: The Last Stand
• History– Pawn Stars and Pickers
• Lifetime– Dan in Real Life
• Sci Fi– Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: First Contact
• TBS– Family Guy marathon
• Turner Classic– The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
• TLC– Cake Boss (last week’s and new)
• TNT– Men of a Certain Age
• Toon– Regular Show, MAD, Robotomy (premiers)
• Vs.– Bruins @ Penguins

Later-

• AMC– Bowfinger
• FX– Coach Carter
• Turner Classic– Patterns, The Rabbit Trap
• Travel– Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Dave hosts Bill Cosby and the Black Keys.  Jon has Denis Leary (those interviews always suck), Stephen Fen Montaigne.  Alton does Meringue and Banana Pudding.  Conan hosts Donald Glover and Guster.

I suppose I’ll be watching the BCS game so there might be periodic updates below.

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1 Huge turnout again on 2nd day of south Sudan vote

by Steve Kirby, AFP

1 hr 48 mins ago

Monday Business Edition

One of the things we know about Loughner is that he’s a Gold Bug.  This is the derisive term given to people who think that ‘money’ has some unique and special snowflake identification with a particular commodity.

Money is a medium of exchange and a store of value.

Let’s examine that ‘store of value’ part.  What Gold Bugs are arguing for is an arbitrary limit on the supply of the primary medium of exchange.

Leverage says that financial institutions can create unlimited amounts of fictional exchanges of perceived value.

So that horse hasn’t only left the barn, but the barn has burned down so there isn’t even a door to close.

Any commodity’s price is fundamentally related to it’s economic utility unless speculation, sentiment, and marketing distort the market.  Diamonds should be dirt cheap because they’re actually a very common gem stone.

On the other hand you have pork bellies, cotton, and oil,

William Jennings Bryan had at least to his credit that he didn’t want to crucify the economy on a cross of gold.  Limiting your medium of exchange wastes resources that could otherwise be put to productive use.

‘Money’ is electrons in a database and photons on a screen.  It’s worth what you can get for it.

Sad to say Gold Bugginess is not limited to fringe lunatic assassins.  Perfectly respectable Republican lawmakers in Georgia and Virginia think this is a good idea too.

Business News below.

Some premiers.  New Simpsons, Cleveland, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers Series Premier.  Nature has a Born Free follow up, Masterpiece Theater an Edwardian costume piece.

Duty. A starship captain’s life is filled with solemn duty. I have commanded men in battle. I have negotiated peace treaties between implacable enemies. I have represented the Federation in first contact with twenty-seven alien species. But none of this compares with my solemn duty today… as best man. Now, I know, on an occasion such as this, it is expected that I be gracious and fulsome in my praise on the wonders of this blessed union, but have the two of you considered what you were doing to me? Of course you’re happy, but what about *my* needs? This is all a damned inconvenience. While you’re happily settling in on the Titan, I will be training my new first officer. You all know him. He’s a tyrannical martinet who will never, *ever*, allow me to go on away missions.

• ABC Family– A Bug’s Life, Liar Liar
• AMC– Exit Wounds x 2
• Bravo– Real Housewives marathon (with premier)
• Disney– Hannah Montana, Shake It Up (premiers)
• Discovery– Auction Kings marathon
• ESPN– College Throwball, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Boston College v. Nevada
• Food– Challenge, Worst, Iron Chef America (premiers)
• FX– Hellboy II: The Golden Army x 2
• History– Ax Men (last week’s and new), Top Gear (premier)
• Lifetime– The Craigslist Killer
• Nick– News special on Haiti
• Sci Fi– Star Trek Generations, Star Trek Nemesis
• Style– The Dish (premier)
• TBS– Just Married x 2
• Turner Classic– This Is the Night, The Match King
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska x 2 (premier, Season, and perhaps Series, Finale)
• TNT– Hitch x 2
• Toon– Young Justice League, Clone Wars (this week’s)
• USA– The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• Vs.– Tin Cup x 2

The Venture Brothers– Home Insecurity, The Incredible Mr. Brisby

Later-

• AMC– Money Train
• Sci Fi– Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Runners
• TBS– Mean Girls
• Turner Classic– Friends and Lovers, Umarete Wa Mita Keredo (shhhh)
• TNT– Why Did I Get Married?
• Toon– Robot Chicken (Season Premier)
• USA– The Golden Compass

I take it the odds are against us in a situation this grim.

You could say that.

You know, if Spock were here, he’d say that I was an irrational, illogical human being by taking on a mission like that. Sounds like fun!

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1 Joyful south Sudanese vote en masse in referendum

by Peter Martell, AFP

1 hr 1 min ago