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"The Last Temptation of Krust" is the 15th episode of The Simpsons' ninth season, and first aired on February 22, 1998. Bart convinces Krusty the Clown to appear at a comedy festival organized by Jay Leno, but Krusty's old material does not go over well with the audience, and he receives bad reviews. After Krusty goes on a drinking binge, Bart and Jay Leno bathe him at the Simpsons' house, and Krusty decides to announce his retirement. At Krusty's retirement press conference, the audience finds his tirade against modern comedy hysterical, and he returns to comedy with a new style where he complains about commercialism. He later agrees to a deal with marketing executives in return for a new "Canyonero" – a spoof on sport utility vehicles, and markets products during his next comedy appearance. The episode ends with an extended Canyonero sequence, with a background song sung by Hank Williams, Jr. The writing staff initially had trouble getting Krusty's offensive bad jokes through network censors, but convinced them this was simply a way to emphasize his old and dated comedic material. The episode was highlighted by USA Today in a review of the season's episodes, and received positive reviews in The Washington Times, the Evening Herald, and in books on The Simpsons. (more...) Recently featured: Kuiper belt – Draped Bust dollar – Hurricane John Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that Leonte Răutu (pictured) survived as the ideologist of Communist Romania under Stalinism, anti-revisionism and national communism, but was toppled when his own daughter emigrated to the West? ... that the 1982 television film The Scarlet Pimpernel was expanded in length to allow for a subplot detailing the rescue of the Dauphin? ... that Ryan Payton created République to prove that a "real game" can be made for mobile phones? ... that the sharp saw-like edges of the native Australian red-fruit saw-sedge can cut the hands of careless handlers? ... that Shirley Reilly, winner of the women's wheelchair race at the 2012 Boston Marathon, has Inupiat heritage? ... that for Pentecost Monday, Bach added five wind parts to the opening of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 to form the Sinfonia of Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174? ... that Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway was the first ever Indian museum to have scale models with digital control and simulated movements of trains? Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

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Love, directed by Michael Haneke (pictured), wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Kolkata Knight Riders defeating Chennai Super Kings. At least 116 civilians are killed in a massacre in Houla, Syria. In the ongoing Spanish financial crisis, Bankia requests €19 billion in funds from the Spanish government, the largest bank bailout in the nation's history. A Dragon capsule launched by SpaceX becomes the first commercial flight to reach the International Space Station. A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
May 28: Republic Day in Armenia and Azerbaijan (both 1918); Memorial Day in the United States (2012) 1644 – English Civil War: Royalist troops allegedly slaughtered up to 1,600 people during their storm and capture of the Town of Bolton. 1892 – Aided by a group of professors from the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in San Francisco. 1975 – Sixteen West African countries signed the Treaty of Lagos, establishing the Economic Community of West African States to promote economic integration. 1987 – West German aviator Mathias Rust flew his Cessna 172 through the supposedly impregnable Soviet air defense system and landed in Red Square, Moscow. 2003 – As a result of criticism of his conduct, Peter Hollingworth resigned from his post as Governor-General of Australia. 2010 – A train derailment and collision in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 141 passengers. More anniversaries: May 27 – May 28 – May 29 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now May 28, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Sixty songs have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual competition organised by member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. There have been 56 contests, with one winner each year except the tied 1969 contest, which had four. The only person to have won more than once as performer is Ireland's Johnny Logan (pictured), who performed "What's Another Year" in 1980 and "Hold Me Now" in 1987. Only five songwriters have written more than one winning entry: Logan, Willy van Hemert, Yves Dessca, Rolf Løvland and Brendan Graham. The most notable winning Eurovision artists whose career was directly launched into the spotlight following their win were the members of ABBA, who won the 1974 contest for Sweden with their song "Waterloo." The 2012 winning song is "Euphoria" by Sweden's Loreen. (more...)

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The F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. Introduced into service with the United States Air Force in 2005, production finished in 2011 after 195 were built.

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