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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Genre
Game show, Panel game, Comedy
Running time
ca. 50 min.
Country of origin
United States
Language(s)
English
Home station
WBEZ in Chicago, IL
Syndicates
NPR, WBEZ
Hosted by
Peter Sagal
Announcer
Carl Kasell (1998–2014)
Bill Kurtis (2014–present)
Created by
Doug Berman
Produced by
Miles Doornbos
Ian Chillag
Executive producer(s)
Mike Danforth
Recording studio
Chicago, Illinois
Original release
January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03) – present
Audio format
Stereophonic
Opening theme
B.J. Leiderman[1] (composer)
Website
Website
Podcast
Podcast
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly radio news panel game show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR). It is distributed by NPR in the United States, internationally on NPR Worldwide and on the Internet via podcast, and typically broadcast on weekends by member stations. The show averages about 6 million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.[2]
Contents
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1 Format
2 Panelists
3 On-air games
3.1 Who's Bill This Time?
3.2 This Week's News
3.3 Bluff the Listener
3.4 Not My Job
3.5 Listener Limerick Challenge
3.6 Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank
3.7 Panelists' Predictions
4 Television
5 Live cinema
6 Parodies
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links
Format[edit]
Taping of the July 24, 2010 episode at the Chase Auditorium, with panelists Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts and Keegan-Michael Key
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is recorded in front of a live audience in Chicago at the Chase Auditorium beneath the Chase Tower on Thursday nights.[3] Until May 2005, the show was recorded in one of Chicago Public Radio's studios, with no audience and often with one or more panelists calling in from other locations. The show also often travels to various cities in the United States and produces a road show in front of a live audience for promotional and station-related purposes.
The show is hosted by playwright and actor Peter Sagal. When the program had its debut in January 1998, Dan Coffey of Ask Dr. Science was the original host, but a revamping of the show led to his replacement in May of that year. The show has also been guest-hosted by Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Mike Pesca, Richard Sher, Bill Radke, Susan Stamberg, Robert Siegel, Brian Unger, Drew Carey, Tom Hanks, and Jessi Klein when Peter Sagal was on vacation.[4][5][6][7][8]
Carl Kasell, who also served as the newsreader on Morning Edition, was the show's official judge and scorekeeper until his retirement on May 17, 2014, after which the role was taken over permanently by journalist Bill Kurtis. In addition to Kurtis, Korva Coleman, Corey Flintoff, and Jean Cochran, among others, have also served this role in the past.
Wait Wait... listeners also participate by telephoning or sending emails to nominate themselves as contestants. The producers select several listeners for each show and call them to appear on the program, playing various games featuring questions based on the week's news. Prior to October 21, 2017, the usual prize for winning any game was to have Kasell (named "Scorekeeper Emeritus" following his retirement) record a greeting on the contestant's home answering machine or voice mail system.[9] The current prize is to have any one show panelist or staff member of the contestant's choice record the greeting, including Sagal, Kurtis, and Kasell.
Several shows a year, usually coinciding with holidays or local NPR member station pledge drives, are compiled from segments from past episodes, or feature holiday-related theme programming (such as for the 4th of July, an entire program based on questions from American history adapted to fit the current events format), and are either recorded in front of an audience for later broadcast, or at WBEZ's studio facilities without an audience.
Panelists[edit]
Regular[10]
Roy Blount, Jr.
Tom Bodett
Amy Dickinson
Adam Felber
P.J. O'Rourke
Charlie Pierce
Paula Poundstone
Roxanne Roberts
Mo Rocca
Faith Salie
Infrequent[11]
Brian Babylon
Alonzo Bodden
Luke Burbank
Bobcat Goldthwait
Peter Grosz
Helen Hong
Maz Jobrani
Jessi Klein
Kyrie O'Connor
Greg Proops
Past panelists[11]
Firoozeh Dumas (2012–13)
Sue Ellicott (1998–2007)
Aamer Haleem (2005–06)
Angela Nissel (2006–07)
Paul Provenza (2006–10)
Richard Roeper (2004–06)
Alison Stewart (2008–09)
Julia Sweeney (2009–10)
Guest panelists[11]
Simon Amstell (2012)
Mike Birbiglia (2014)
Hannibal Buress (2014)
Drew Carey (2008)
Neko Case (2013)
Nick Hancock (2011)
Ken Jennings (2013)
Keegan-Michael Key (2010)
Paula Pell (2012)
Adam Burke (2016)
Regular Wait Wait... panelists (l–r) Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson, and Mo Rocca sign autographs following a March 2010 taping in New Orleans
On-air games[edit]
Most episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! feature the following games, occasionally introducing variations and one-time games:
Who's Bill This Time?[edit]
Formerly "Who's Carl This Time?" until Kasell's retirement, the contestant must identify the speaker or explain the context of three quotations from that week's major news stories as read by Bill Kurtis. Each answer is followed by a humorous discussion of the story by Sagal and the panelists. Two correct answers constitute a win.
This Week's News[edit]
Peter Sagal asks the panelists questions regarding less serious stories in the week's news, awarding them one point for each correct answer. The questions are phrased similarly to those featured on The Match Game or Hollywood Squares to allow the panelists to offer a comedic answer in addition to their real guess as well as a hint from Sagal if needed. The answer is often followed by a discussion of the story.
Bluff the Listener[edit]
In "Bluff the Listener," a contestant hears three unusual stories based on a common theme, with each panelist reading one story. Two of the stories are fictitious, while the third describes a genuine news story. The listener must determine which story is true and not a product of the panelists' imaginations, and earns the prize if they guess correctly. The panelist who read the story the listener picks as true is awarded a point, regardless of whether their story is true or not. A sound bite from the true story (either from the newsmaker himself or herself, or a reporter or expert familiar with the story) is played to reveal the answer.
Not My Job[edit]
External audio
Jimmy Wales plays "Not my job", 10:19, NPR, November 4, 2006[12]
For a full list of "Not My Job" participants, see List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guests
In the "Not My Job" segment, a celebrity guest calls in (or occasionally appears on stage) to be interviewed by Sagal and the panelists as well as take a three-question multiple-choice quiz. In Wait Wait's early years, "Not My Job" guests were mainly culled from NPR's roster of personalities and reporters; the pool of guests later expanded to include guests of greater celebrity. As the segment's title suggests, the guests are quizzed on topics that are not normally associated with their field of work. For example, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was asked questions on the history of Hugh Hefner and Playboy magazine,[13] while author Salman Rushdie was asked about the history of Pez candy.[14][15] Often, the subject matter of the quizzes serve as an oblique yet comic juxtaposition to the guests' fields of work, such as when Mad Men creator/producer Matthew Weiner was quizzed on ways people try to cheer others up ("Glad Men") in a March 2015 appearance.[16] Two correct answers from the guest constitute a win, with the prize going to a randomly selected listener who contacted the show but was not chosen as an on-air contestant (their identity and locale are disclosed by Bill Kurtis before the quiz begins).
Listener Limerick Challenge[edit]
In the "Listener Limerick Challenge," the contestant must "listen for the rhyme" by identifying the last word or phrase in three news-related limericks written by Philipp Goedicke and read by Bill Kurtis. Peter Sagal follows with a humorous summary of the news item. Two correct answers constitutes a win.
Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank[edit]
In the final round, each panelist is given a series of eight fill-in-the-blank questions about news stories, and must answer as many as he or she can in one minute, scoring two points for each correct answer. The order of panelists is determined by how many points they accumulated during the show; the lowest-ranked panelist goes first, with an off-air coin flip or random draw used if panelists are tied. For each panelist, the stories become more frivolous and humorous as the quiz progresses, with Peter Sagal offering a summary of the story behind the last question. After the quiz, the panelist with the highest score is declared the week's champion (in the event of a tie for first place, the tying contestants are declared co-champions). Panelists do not receive prizes for winning.
Panelists' Predictions[edit]
Following the credits at the end of the show, the three panelists are asked to offer a comic "prediction" about an ongoing news story, often one discussed earlier in the program.
Television[edit]
In 2008, National Public Radio reached an agreement with CBS Entertainment to create a television pilot of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me![17] Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell would be in the pilot, and Doug Berman would be the executive producer.[18] The pilot was not picked up for regular production.
On November 16, 2011, BBC America announced that the show would make its television debut with a "2011 Year in Review" special airing on December 23, to be retransmitted by NPR stations on the 24th and 25th. The taping included two American panelists—"Wait Wait" regulars Paula Poundstone and Alonzo Bodden—and British newcomer Nick Hancock.[19]
Live cinema[edit]
On 2 May 2013, an episode was performed at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and was streamed live via satellite to hundreds of cinema theaters throughout the United States and Canada.[20] The show included host Peter Sagal, announcer Carl Kasell, and panelists Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone, and Tom Bodett. Celebrity guest Steve Martin won in the Not My Job segment.[21]
Parodies[edit]
Al Franken's former talk radio show, The Al Franken Show, contained a segment called "Wait Wait... Don't Lie to Me!", where contestants had to determine if a soundbite played was truth, lie, or "weasel" (technically true, but designed to deceive).
The podcast Welcome to Night Vale's fictional community radio station alludes to a show following Cecil's news broadcast titled "Wait, Wait, Don't! No, Don't! Please, Don't!"
Awards[edit]
Peter Sagal and the crew of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards
In April 2008, Wait Wait won a Peabody Award.[22] The program website was nominated for a Webby Award for Humor in 2008.[23]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "BJ Leiderman, NPR Biography". NPR. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
Jump up ^ Johnson, Steve (December 19, 2016). "NPR's 'Wait Wait' is even more fun live". Chicago Tribune.
Jump up ^ "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me Ticketing". WBEZ Chicago.
Jump up ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!- August 12, 2006". npr.org. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Jump up ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!- August 27, 2005". www.npr.org. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Jump up ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!- August 14, 2004". www.npr.org. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Jump up ^ Roti, Jessi. "Tom Hanks to guest host 'Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me' in Chicago". chicagotribune.com.
Jump up ^ 'Wait Wait' For March 11, 2017: Guest Host Jessi Klein with Not My Job Guest Neal Brennan
Jump up ^ Adams, Erik (March 4, 2014). "Carl Kasell steps down from Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
Jump up ^ ""Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me" website". NPR. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c Pham, Linh. "NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: Stats and Show Details". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
Jump up ^ "Not My Job: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales". Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. NPR. November 4, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Madeleine Albright (6 December 2003). "Not My Job!". Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (Interview: Audio). Interview with Peter Sagal. NPR/WGBH. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
Jump up ^ Salman Rushdie (9 September 2001). "Not My Job!". Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (Interview: Audio). Interview with Peter Sagal. NPR/WGBH. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
Jump up ^ Brenna, Susan (4 June 2006). "NPR's 'Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!' You Can't Make This Stuff Up. Or Can You?". [New York Times]. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Not My Job: 'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner Gets Quizzed On Glad Men," from NPR.org (3/28/2015)
Jump up ^ 'Wait' may soon get answer on TV vision, Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2008
Jump up ^ "Wait, Wait" To Become TV Show? - mediabistro.com
Jump up ^ "BBC America And NPR To Bring "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!" To TV In December". Retrieved 2011-11-16.
Jump up ^ "Fathom Events - Wait Wait..Don't Tell Me!". Retrieved 2013-05-03.
Jump up ^ "See the Show". npr.org. National Public Radio. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
Jump up ^ 67th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2008.
Jump up ^ "Webby Nominees". Webby Awards. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
External links[edit]
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! website
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Twitter site
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! BBC America site
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Produced by
Bertil Ohlsson
David Matalon
Meir Teper
Screenplay by
Peter Hedges
Based on
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
by Peter Hedges
Starring
Johnny Depp
Juliette Lewis
Leonardo DiCaprio
Mary Steenburgen
John C. Reilly
Music by
Alan Parker
Björn Isfält
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Edited by
Andrew Mondshein
Production
company
Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time
118 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$11 million[1]
Box office
$10 million[2]
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. The film was well-received; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
5 Critical reception
5.1 Accolades
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring for Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his brother with a developmental disability, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during an annual Airstreamer's Club gathering at a nearby recreational area. His mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), gave up on life after her husband hanged himself in the basement 7 years[3] earlier. She spends almost all of her time on the couch watching TV and eating. With Bonnie unable to care for her children on her own due to her morbid obesity, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower, while his sisters Amy (Laura Harrington) and Ellen (Mary Kate Schellhardt) do the rest. The relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection, as Gilbert continually enforces the "nobody touches Arnie" policy. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen).
The family is looking forward to Arnie's 18th birthday. A young woman named Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother are stuck in town when the International Harvester Travelall pulling their trailer breaks down. Gilbert's unusual life circumstances threaten to get in the way of their budding romance. In order to spend time with Becky to watch the sunset, Gilbert leaves Arnie alone in the bath. He returns home late and finds that Arnie is still in the bath the following morning, shivering in the (now cold) water; his guilt is compounded by his family's anger. His affair with Betty ends when she leaves town in search of a new life following her husband's death—he drowned in the family's wading pool after suffering a heart attack. Becky becomes close to both Gilbert and Arnie. While they are distracted during one of their talks, Arnie returns to the water tower he is forever trying to climb. Arnie is arrested after being rescued from the top of the tower, causing his mother—who has not left the house in seven years—to become the object of pointing, laughing and gawking from the townspeople as she goes to the police station, forcing Arnie's release.
Soon after, Arnie tries to run away yet again from his bath and in his frustration, Gilbert finally snaps, hitting Arnie several times. Guilty and appalled at himself, Gilbert runs out and drives away in his truck without another word. Arnie also runs out and goes to Becky's, who takes care of him for the evening until he is picked up by his sisters. After some soul searching aided by Becky, Gilbert returns home during the birthday party to make amends to his family for running out and to be forgiven by Arnie which, with only the slightest hesitation, he is. He apologizes to his mother for his behavior and promises that he is not ashamed of her and that he will not let her be hurt any more. She admits to Gilbert her knowledge of what a burden she has become to the family, and he forgives her. He introduces her to Becky—something he had been reluctant to do earlier.
Following Arnie's 18th birthday party, Bonnie climbs the stairs to her bedroom for the first time since her husband's suicide. Arnie later tries to wake her but discovers she has died. The children, not willing to let their mother become the joke of the town by having her corpse lifted from the house by crane, empty their family home of possessions and set it on fire. A year later, Gilbert describes what happened to his family after his mother's death, as Gilbert and his brother Arnie wait by the side of a road for Becky, who arrives with her grandmother, and picks them up.
Cast[edit]
Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
Juliette Lewis as Becky
Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape
Mary Steenburgen as Betty Carver
Darlene Cates as Bonnie Grape
Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe as Ken Carver
John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover as Bobby McBurney
Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
Libby Villari as the Waitress
Production[edit]
What's Eating Gilbert Grape was shot in Texas, in various towns and cities; Austin and Pflugerville were primary locations, as well as Manor, where the water tower featured in the film was located.[4]
Release[edit]
The film had a limited release on December 17, 1993 and wide release on March 4, 1994.[5] The wide release garnered $2,104,938 on its first weekend. Total domestic gross for the film was $10,032,765.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given an 89% "Certified Fresh" rating.[7] The New York Times film critic Janet Maslin praised DiCaprio's performance, writing "the film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch… The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."[8] Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times described it as "… one of the most enchanting films of the year" and said that DiCaprio deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for which he was nominated.[9] Todd McCarthy of Variety found the film a "bemused view on life" and remarked that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization."[10] The Washington Post's Desson Howe thought the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort.[11] Film Review praised Leonardo DiCaprio as the mentally handicapped brother, calling it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity", bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part".[12] Film Review quoted the actor:
I had to really research and get into the mind of somebody with a disability like that. So I spent a few days at a home for mentally retarded teens. We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but it's not so. It's refreshing to see them because everything's so new to them.[12]
The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.
Accolades[edit]
Awards
Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Result
66th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
51st Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
65th National Board of Review Awards Best Supporting Actor Award Leonardo DiCaprio Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993 Best Emerging Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Won
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
Jump up ^ What's Eating Gilbert Grape (film). 1993. p. 1 hour 11 minutes.
Jump up ^ Clinchy, Don (December 13, 2011). "Lone Star Cinema: What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Slackerwood. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (1993-12-17). "Movie Review: What's Eating Gilbert Grape". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (1994-03-04). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ McCarthy, Todd (1993-12-06). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Howe, Desson (1994-03-04). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
^ Jump up to: a b Cameron-Wilson, James; Speed, F. Maurice (1994). Film Review 1994-5. Great Britain: Virgin Books. p. 148. ISBN 0-86369-842-5.
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Haviland Morris
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Haviland Morris
Born
(1959-09-14) September 14, 1959 (age 58)
New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality
American
Occupation
Actress; real estate agent
Years active
1984–present
Spouse(s)
Robert Score
Children
2
Haviland Morris (born September 14, 1959) is an American film, television, and Broadway actress, who currently works in real estate.
Contents
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1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Morris was born in New Jersey and spent much of her childhood in Hong Kong. Her father worked in the electronics industry. Morris graduated from Purchase College, where she was a classmate of Stanley Tucci.
Career[edit]
Haviland Morris is most famous for her role as Caroline Mulford in Sixteen Candles. She was also in Madonna's Who's That Girl (1987) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
Morris went on a hiatus in 1991 but returned in 1994. She played Karen Pruitt in Home Alone 3 in 1997 and Dr. Claire Baxter on One Life to Live from 2001–2003. She provided the voice for Michelle Payne in the popular video game Max Payne. She has appeared in three Law & Order series (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent), as well as Sex and the City and other shows. Her most recent movie role was in the film Rick, which starred Bill Pullman. In 2007, she appeared in the independent film Cherry Crush. In 2008, she made several appearances on One Tree Hill as a counselor.
Personal life[edit]
She is married and has a daughter. She currently works as a licensed real estate salesperson.[1][2]
She won the "Rookie of the Year" for her outstanding customer service with Halstead Property.
Filmography[edit]
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1984 Reckless Mary Pat Sykes
1984 Sixteen Candles Caroline Mulford
1987 Who's That Girl Wendy Worthington
1990 Love or Money Jennifer Reed
1990 A Shock to the System Tara Liston
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Marla Bloodstone
1997 The Fifth Element Korben Dallas's mother[citation needed] Voice
1997 Home Alone 3 Karen Pruitt
2003 Rick Jane
2005 The Baxter Kate Lewis
2007 Joshua Monique Abernathy
2007 Cherry Crush Julia Wells
2009 Adam Lyra
2010 Fighting Fish Lucy
2011 Burning Blue Grace Lynch
2011 Oka! Lydia Blake
2012 Jack & Diane Jack's Mom
2012 Nous York Mrs. Johns
2012 Nor'easter Ellen Green
2013 Burning Blue Grace Lynch
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1985 Royal Match Susan Television film
1986 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation Henrietta Liston Television film
1986 Family Ties Sharon McElroy Episode – "Starting Over"
1988 Tales from the Darkside Sarah McBride Episode – "The Apprentice"
1989 Men Patti Episode – "The Trouble with Harvey"
1989–1990 American Playhouse Dodie Griffin
Amy-Joy
Cal's Sister Episode – "Love and Other Sorrows"
Episode – "Life Under Water"
Episode – "Andre's Mother"
1990 Law & Order Polly Norris Episode – "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Shanda Episode – "Shanda's Song"
1995 New York News Mae Martin Episode – "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1996 Dead Man's Walk Lady Lucinda Carey Television miniseries
Episode 3
1996 Aliens in the Family Holly Turner Wattman Episode – "Dissected and Neglected"
1998 Cosby Jeannie Episode – "Brazil"
1998 Law & Order Molly Kilpatrick Episode – "Divorce"
1998 Sex and the City Brooke Episode – "The Turtle and the Hare"
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Elanor Burke Episode – "Self Defense"
2000 Madigan Men Mary McManus Episode – "Like Father, Like Son"
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Karen Cove Episode – "The Extra Man"
2001–2003 One Life to Live Claire Baxter 75 episodes
2002–2003 Third Watch Barbara Kenney
Mrs. Kenny Episode – "The Greater Good"
Episode – "Fury"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dawn Trent Episode – "Desperate"
2008 Canterbury's Law Anne Matthews Episode – "Sweet Sixteen"
2008 One Tree Hill Olivia Episode – "Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace"
Episode – "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Episode – "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie in It"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mrs. Wellsley Episode – "Salome in Manhattan"
2009 Army Wives Dr. Melinda Jernigan Episode – "First Response"
2010 As the World Turns Bridget Lawson 3 episodes
2012 The Good Wife Jody Vaughn Episode – "Here Comes the Judge"
2014 Blue Bloods Linda Tomlin Episode – "Above and Beyond"
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Notes
1993 The Last Supper Shell Short film
1996 Dear Diary Christie Short film
2001 Max Payne Michelle Payne Voice
Video Game
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Halstead Property agent listing
Jump up ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (9 April 2012). "Once a Rapper, a Ballerina or a Model, Now in Real Estate Sales". New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
External links[edit]
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Haviland Morris at the Internet Broadway Database
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Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge
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Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge
Genre
Competition, Reality television
Created by
Steve Austin
Directed by
Adam Vetri
Presented by
Steve Austin
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
48
Production
Executive producer(s)
Christian Sarabia
Rabih Gholam
Steve Austin
Jack Heller
Vince Cariati
Steve Kaufman (co-exec)
Location(s)
Agua Dulce, California, United States
Running time
41–43 minutes
Production company(s)
51 Minds Entertainment
Endemol
Release
Original network
CMT
Original release
July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows
Redneck Island
External links
Website
www.cmt.com/shows/steve-austins-broken-skull-challenge/
Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge is an American reality television competition show that premiered on July 6, 2014 on CMT.[1][2] It is created and hosted by former professional wrestler Steve Austin. It is scheduled to begin its fifth season which was announced by CMT on August 9, 2017, and will premiere September 26.[3] New episodes will air every Tuesday at 10 pm EST.
Contents
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2 Elimination challenges
3 The Pit
4 Skullbuster
5 Awards and honors
6 Production notes
7 References
8 External links
Series overview[edit]
Each episode of Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge brings a group of eight contestants, either all men or all women, to the "Broken Skull Ranch" to compete in a series of physical challenges. In an interview with KMTV-TV, Austin revealed that the actual location was not the real Broken Skull Ranch, which is owned and operated by Austin near Tilden, Texas, but an area just outside of Los Angeles designed to represent his ranch.[4] The Santa Clarita Valley's website confirmed the location to be a private property represented by Agua Dulce Movie Ranch in Agua Dulce, California.[5] The contestants are selected from athletic backgrounds, including CrossFit, Spartan Racers, Tough Mudder, mixed martial arts (MMA), and pro wrestling.[6] The contestants are eliminated in a series of competitions with the last one standing facing a tough obstacle course known as the Skullbuster.[7][8]
The first contestant in the series to successfully complete all elements of the Skullbuster wins $10,000, is declared champion, and sets the time to beat for subsequent contestants. Men and women have separate champions. If a contestant completes the course in a shorter time, he/she becomes the new champion and receives $10,000, and that time becomes the new benchmark. However, every time a contestant either fails to beat the champion's time or does not complete the course at all, the current champion wins an additional $10,000. During the first season, no prize money was awarded until the first successful completion of the Skullbuster. The course has been modified at the start of each new season, and the previous season's champion is given the first opportunity to run it and set the time to beat.
Elimination challenges[edit]
In each episode, the eight contestants face off in head-to-head competitions in a single-elimination bracket format. The first round bracket match-ups are chosen at random. The challenges vary in their format, but are generally very physically demanding and often involve physical contact between the two contestants. In addition, all competitions take place outdoors in hot, desert-like conditions, so the contestants are also battling the elements of the weather. Austin first explains the challenge to the contestants and to the viewers, then provides verbal encouragement to the contestants and somewhat of a play-by-play analysis of the competition while it is ongoing.
The Pit[edit]
The final two contestants face off in a two-part challenge. The first part is not an elimination challenge; it is designed to wear down the contestants. Once the first part is completed, both contestants proceed immediately into the Pit to determine a winner. The Pit is always featured as the final individual challenge to determine the episode's overall winner, with no rest period except for the player who completed the previous challenge first. Beginning in the second season, a rule was instituted that the second contestant must enter the Pit within one minute of the first contestant or he/she is disqualified. The Pit is a circular dirt ring resembling an amateur wrestling circle or a sumo wrestling ring, measuring 15 feet wide. Once both players have entered the Pit, a signal is given, and the two contestants wrestle each other. The first person able to force their opponent out of the ring is declared the winner. Takedowns may occur but they do not apply toward the final outcome. The style of the Pit is very similar to the Conquer portion of the Breakthrough & Conquer event of American Gladiators.
Skullbuster[edit]
After a day's rest, the winner of the elimination challenges moves on to face the Skullbuster, a 1/2-mile-long obstacle course with ten obstacles. Some of the obstacles are identified as "restart elements"; if the contestant fails to complete one of these satisfactorily, he/she must return to its beginning for another attempt. If at any time the contestant decides not to continue, the current champion wins by default. The Skullbuster has been modified at the beginning of each season after the first, and the previous season's champion is given the first opportunity to run it and set the time for future contestants to beat.
Awards and honors[edit]
Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Episode
Result
2014 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs Adam Vetri "Welcome to the Gun Show" Nominated
2015 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs Adam Vetri "Gods of War" Won
Production notes[edit]
Plans for the show's third season were briefly called into question when the show's crew walked off the job on July 22, 2015, halting production.[9] The crew struck seeking union representation with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.[10] The strike was successfully resolved on August 2, 2015 and production resumed the next day.[11]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Genzlinger, Neil (July 4, 2014). "In Battle of Muscle Shows, Only One Is Having Fun". New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Oates, Barb (July 3, 2014). "Meet the Skullbuster: Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge on CMT". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "CMT renews and sets premiere date for "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge"". CMTPress.com. August 9, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
Jump up ^ ""Stone Cold" Steve Austin". YouTube. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge' (CMT 2014-2015), Shot in Agua Dulce". SCVHistory.com. December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
Jump up ^ Fishman, Scott (June 30, 2014). "Update: Stone Cold Steve Austin talks Broken Skull, CMT, WWE". Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014.
Jump up ^ Snierson, Dan (July 2, 2014). "Can you handle 'Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge' trailer?". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ "WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin hosts his 'Broken Skull Challenge' on CMT". Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company. June 16, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic (July 22, 2015). "‘Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge’ Hit With Crew Strike". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
Jump up ^ Sapp, Sean Ross (July 22, 2015). "Steve Austin's Television Show Halts Production Due To Strikes". Wrestling, Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic (August 3, 2015). "Strike Over! IATSE Wins ‘Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge’ Contract". Deadline.com.
External links[edit]
CMT.com - Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge
Steve Austin, Broken Skull Ranch
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge on Facebook
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Yahoo! Answers
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Yahoo! Answers
A screenshot of a Yahoo! Answers question.
Type of site
Collaboration
Available in
Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
Website
answers.yahoo.com
Commercial
No
Launched
June 28, 2005; 12 years ago (2005-06-28)
Current status
Active
Yahoo! Answers is a community-driven question-and-answer (Q&A) website or a knowledge market from Yahoo!, that allows users to both submit questions to be answered and answer questions asked by other users.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
2 Site operation
3 Level table
4 Badges
4.1 Top Contributor
4.2 Staff
4.3 Official
4.4 Knowledge Partners
5 Academic studies
6 Quality of answers
7 Promotions and events
7.1 Yamster
7.2 Special guests
8 Site statistics
9 In popular media
10 See also
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
History[edit]
The website Yahoo! was officially incorporated on March 2, 1995, and was created by Jerry Yang and David Filo. The website began as a search directory for various websites, and soon grew into an established Internet resource that features the "Yahoo! Answers" platform.[1] Yahoo! Answers was launched on June 28, 2005, while in internal alpha testing by Director of Engineering, Ofer Shaked.[2][3][4] Yahoo! Answers was launched to the general public while in beta testing on December 8, 2005,[5][6] which lasted until May 14, 2006. Yahoo! Answers was finally incorporated for general availability on May 15, 2006.[7]
Yahoo! Answers was created to replace Ask Yahoo!, Yahoo!'s former Q&A platform which was discontinued in March 2006.[8] The site gives members the chance to earn points as a way to encourage participation and is based on Naver's Knowledge iN. Yahoo! Answers is available in 12 languages, but several Asian sites operate a different platform which allows for non-Latin characters. The platform is known as Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Yahoo!知恵袋) in Japan[9] and as Yahoo! Knowledge in Korea, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong.[citation needed] An Arabic language Q&A platform called Seen Jeem is available through the Yahoo! subsidiary Maktoob.
On December 8, 2016, Yahoo! released an app for the platform called Yahoo! Answers Now (formally known as Yahoo! Hive) for iOS and Android.[10][11][12][13][14]
The number of poorly formed questions and inaccurate answers has made the site a target of ridicule.[15][16]
Site operation[edit]
Yahoo! Answers allows any questions that do not violate Yahoo! Answers community guidelines.[17] To encourage good answers, helpful participants are occasionally featured on the Yahoo! Answers Blog. Though the service itself is free, the contents of the answers are owned by the respective users – while Yahoo! maintains a non-exclusive royalty-free worldwide right to publish the information.[18] Chat is explicitly forbidden in the Community Guidelines, although categories like Politics and Religion & Spirituality are mostly opinion.[19] Users may also choose to reveal their Yahoo! Messenger ID on their Answers profile page.
Misuse of Yahoo! Answers is handled by a user moderation system, where users report posts that are in breach of guidelines or the Terms of Service. Posts are removed if they receive sufficient weight of trusted reports (reports from users with a reliable reporting history). Deletion may be appealed: an unsuccessful appeal receives a 10-point penalty; a successful one reinstates the post and reduces the 'trust rating' (reporting power) of the reporter. If a user receives a large number of violations in a relatively short amount of time or a very serious violation, it can cause the abuser's account to be suspended. In extreme, but rare cases (for a Terms of Service violation), the abuser's entire Yahoo! ID will be suddenly deactivated without warning.
To open an account, a user needs a Yahoo! ID but can use any name as identification on Yahoo! Answers. A user can be represented by a picture from various internet avatar sites or a user-made graphic uploaded to replace their default Yahoo graphic. Yahoo! Avatars was discontinued in 2012. When answering a question, a user can search Yahoo! or Wikipedia, or any source of information that the user wishes, as long as they mention their source.
Questions are initially open to answers for four days. However, the asker can choose to pick a best answer for the question after a minimum of one hour. However, comments and answers can still be posted after this time.[20] To ask a question, one has to have a Yahoo! account with a positive score balance of five points or more.
The points system is weighted to encourage users to answer questions and to limit spam questions. There are also levels (with point thresholds), which give more site access.[21] Points and levels have no real world value, cannot be traded, and serve only to indicate how active a user has been on the site. A notable downside to the points/level system is that it encourages people to answer questions even when they do not have a suitable answer to give to gain points. Users also receive ten points for contributing the "Best Answer" which is selected by the question's asker. The voting function, which allowed users to vote for the answer they considered best, was discontinued in April 2014.
In addition to points awarded for activity,[21] Yahoo! Answers staff may also award extra points if they are impressed with a user's contributions.[22] The Yahoo! Answers community manager has stated that "power users" who defend the company should be thanked and rewarded.[23]
Level table[edit]
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Points 1–249 250–999 1,000–2,499 2,500–4,999 5,000–9,999 10,000–24,999 25,000+
Questions 5 10 15 20 20 20 20
Answers 20 80 120 160 160 160 160
Commentaries 10 20 30 40 40 40 40
Stars 10 100 100 100 100 100 100
Evaluation permission No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Note: All limitations are per day.
Users begin on level 1 and receive 100 free points. Prior to this, they began on level 0, could only answer one question, and then were promoted to level 1.
Before April 20, 2012, users levels 5 and above could give an unlimited amount of questions, answers, and comments. Yahoo! Answers established an upper limit to curb spam and unproductive answers.[24] Before April 2014 users were also able to vote for a best answer if the asker did not choose one, but this was discontinued.
Badges[edit]
Top Contributor[edit]
The point system ostensibly encourages users to answer as many questions as they possibly can, up to their daily limit. Once a user achieves and maintains a certain minimum number of such contributions (See Note*, further...), they may receive an orange "badge" under the name of their avatar, naming the user a Top Contributor (TC). Users can lose this badge if they do not maintain their level of participation.[25] Once a user becomes a "Top Contributor" in any category, the badge appears in all answers, questions, and comments by the user, regardless of category. A user can be a Top Contributor in a maximum of 3 categories.[25] The list of Top contributors is updated every Monday.[25] Although Yahoo! Answers staff has kept secret the conditions of becoming a TC, many theories exist among users, for example:
Maintaining a weekly (mystery) "quota" of answers in the category.
User wanting to become a TC must have more than or equal to 12% Best answers.
User should be at least on level 2, although there have been claims[citation needed] that first-level users with TC Badge have been seen.
User should concentrate only on one particular category to become a Top Contributor for that category.
Out of these, none have an official status. This feature began March 8, 2007.
Staff[edit]
Badge is seen under the name staff members of Yahoo! Answers.[26]
Official[edit]
This type of badge is found on the name of celebrities (like mentioned above) and government departments like the health department.[26]
Knowledge Partners[edit]
These badges are found under the name of the companies or organizations who share their personal knowledge and experience with the members of Yahoo! Answers.[26]
Academic studies[edit]
A number of studies have looked at the structure of the community and the interaction between askers and responders. Studies of user typology on the site have revealed that some users answer from personal knowledge – "specialists" – while others use external sources to construct answers – "synthesists", with synthesists tending to accumulate more reward points.[27] Adamic et al. looked at the ego networks of users and showed that it is possible to distinguish "answer people" from "discussion people" with the former found in specialist categories for factual information, such as mathematics and the latter more common in general interest categories, such as marriage and wrestling. They also show that answer length is a good predictor of "best answer" choice.[28] Kim and Oh looked at the comments given by users on choosing best answers and showed that content completeness, solution feasibility and personal agreement/confirmation were the most significant criteria.[29]
Quality of answers[edit]
Researchers found that questions seeking factual information received few answers and that the knowledge on Yahoo! Answers is not very deep.[19]
Despite the presence of experts, academics and other researchers, Yahoo! Answers' base consists of a much more general group; hence, it has been criticized for the large number of dubious questions, such as "how is babby formed how girl get pragnent" [sic], which sparked an Internet meme.
This "Internet language" of incorrect spelling and improper grammar also contributes to Yahoo! Answers' reputation of being a source of entertainment rather than a fact based question and answer platform,[30][31] and for the reliability, validity, and relevance of its answers. A 2008 study found that Yahoo! Answers is suboptimal for questions requiring factual answers and that the quality decreases as the number of users increases.[32] One journalist observed that the structure Yahoo! Answers provides, particularly the persistence of inaccuracies, the inability to correct them, and a point structure that rewards participation more readily than accuracy, all indicate that the site is oriented towards encouraging use of the site, not offering accurate answers to questions.[33] The number of poorly formed questions and inaccurate answers has made the site a target of ridicule.[15][16] Likewise, posts on many Internet forums and Yahoo! Answers itself indicate that Yahoo! Answers attracts a large number of trolls.
The site does not have a system that filters the correct answers from the incorrect answers.[34] At one time, the community could vote for the best answer among the posted answers; but that option was disabled in March 2014.[35] For most of the life of Yahoo! Answers, once the "best answer" was chosen, there was no way to add more answers nor to improve or challenge the best answer chosen by the question asker; there is a display of thumbs down or thumbs up for each answer, but viewers cannot vote. In April 2014, this was changed to allow for additional answers after a best answer is chosen, but the best answer can never be changed. Also, while "best answers" can be briefly commented upon, the comment is not visible by default and is hence hardly read.[citation needed] (Even the user who posts the question isn't notified, before or after the best answer is picked, about a comment on the question or on the best answer.) If the best answer chosen is wrong or contains problematic information, the only chance to give a better (or correct) answer will be the next time the same question is asked. The older answer will likely get higher priority in search engines. Any new answer will most probably not be seen by any original questioner.[original research?]
Promotions and events[edit]
Yamster[edit]
The Yahoo! Answers green smiley.
The official Yahoo! Answers mascot is a cartoon hamster called Yamster. Yamster is a combination, or portmanteau, of the words "Yahoo" and "hamster". The mascot is also used as an avatar for Yahoo! Answers staff.[36]
During beta testing of Yahoo! Answers in 2005, the Director of Product Management would use a Gemmy Kung Fu Hamster to summon employees to meetings. The toy was a battery-operated, dancing, musical plush hamster clothed in a karate uniform. A Yahoo! Answers employee selected a photo of the toy as the staff avatar.[37] A user then questioned the potential trademark/copyright infringement of using such an avatar. At that time, the photo was replaced with the Yahoo! Answers green smiley face. At the beginning of 2006, the green smiley face was replaced by the cartoon Yamster clad in a karate uniform.[38] As of November 2009[update], the history of Yamster, complete with photos of the toy, was available on the Yahoo! Answers Team Vietnam blog.[39]
Special guests[edit]
Several celebrities and notables have appeared on Yahoo! Answers to ask questions. These users have an "official" badge below their avatar and on their profile page. During the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney posted questions on Yahoo! Answers, in addition to YouTube.[40] In an awareness campaign, "UNICEF Up Close 2007", nine UNICEF ambassadors asked questions.[41][42] The launch of Answers on Yahoo! India included a question from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India at that time.[43] Other guests have included international leaders (Queen Rania of Jordan,[44] candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor[45]), Nobel Peace Prize laureates (Al Gore,[46][47] Muhammad Yunus[48]) and other international activists (Bono,[46] Jean-Michel Cousteau[49]), intellectuals (Stephen Hawking,[46] Marilyn vos Savant[47]), and numerous other celebrities.
Site statistics[edit]
Yahoo! used comScore statistics in December 2006 to proclaim Yahoo! Answers "the leading Q&A site on the web".[50] Currently Yahoo! Answers is ranked as the second most popular Q&A site on the web by comScore.[51][52] The slogan "The world's leading Q&A site" has since been adopted by Answers.com.
In 2009, Yahoo! Answers staff claimed 200 million users worldwide[53] and 15 million users visiting daily.[54] Google Trends has reported around 4 million unique visitors (Global) daily.[55] In January 2010, the web analytics website Quantcast reported 24 million active users (US) per month; in November 2015, that had fallen by 77% to 5.6 million.[56] Quantcast traffic statistics for Yahoo! Answers, January 2010:
24,201,619 people per month (US)
62,171,200 visits per month (US)
For January 1–30, 2015:
11,273,839 people per month (US)
For October 31 – November 29, 2015:
5,555,080 people per month (US)
For December 1 – December 30, 2015:
4,546,016 people per month (US)
Google Ad Planner traffic statistics for Yahoo! Answers, December 2009:[57]
26,000,000 unique visitors (users) (US)
110,000,000 total visits (US)
Compete Site Analytics traffic statistics for Yahoo! Answers, December 2009:[58]
33,090,163 unique visitors (US)
64,928,634 visits (US)
Yahoo! Answers represents between 1.03%[59] to 1.7%[60] of Yahoo! traffic.
In popular media[edit]
The comedy/advice podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me features a reoccurring segment in which co-host Griffin McElroy selects and reads a particularly humorous or outrageous question from Yahoo! Answers. The hosts then discuss and attempt to answer the question, to comedic effect.[61] [62]
The Internet troll Ken M is a regular user on Yahoo! Answers, posting comments that confound and annoy other users. There are several communities on social media sites such as Reddit and Facebook dedicated to observing his antics, especially on Yahoo! Answers.[63][64] Ken was named as one of Time's most influential people online in 2016.[65]
See also[edit]
List of question-and-answer websites
Answerbag
Ask MetaFilter
Askalo
Askville
Blurtit
GirlsAskGuys
Google Answers
Q&A software
Hunch
Knowledge Search
LinkedIn Answers
Quora
Stack Exchange
Wiki Answers
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Further reading[edit]
Gomes, Lee (August 23, 2006). "Portals: Success, greed in the new economy of web point payouts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008.
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