OJ Simpson will not be remembered as a great football player.
Phil Spector will not be remembered as an amazing music producer.
Michael Jackson *will* be remembered as an amazing musician.
Now, sure, Spector was convicted, and even though Simpson was acquitted of the murder charge, he will always be guilty in the court of public opinion. [...]

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So I was looking through my high school yearbook last night, and I noticed a few things. One, I was damn handsome (OK fine, that picture is probably the least nerdy one of me taken in that era.) But the second was how much of my “interests” have remained the same. Behold, [...]

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So the wife and I finally got through season two of Dexter – it pretty much had to wait until the TV season was over, and I can safely report that it was a solid season. Yeah, Season One was amazing, but I didn’t think that Two was a real drop-off – there was [...]

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Weird Al has released another song from his upcoming album,and this time you can either buy the mp3 or watch the video online. Behold “Craigslist”:

It’s not a direct parody, but it’s in the style of The Doors (with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek playing on the track) and it obviously spoofs the infamous site craigslist. [...]

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For sale:
One homemade (mostly) bar and 55 gallon aquarium. This bar has been the centerpiece of my living room for six years and across two boroughs, and has been home to many exotic (not really) and beautiful fish. Currently it is home to a kissing gourami named Mary-Kate (Ashley died a few years [...]

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Fine, I admit it, I was scooped by jamesbrief.com, but screw it:
Futurama has been given an order for 26 new episodes!
I have made my lack-of-love for the 4 DVD movies known, but I’m still really excited about this news, because in spite of the movies, Futurama is still one of my all time favorite shows, [...]

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I thoroughly enjoyed the brief first season of Eastbound & Down, and even though the star, Danny McBride, had help from great cameos, he really carried the show. I’m not particularly dying to see Land of the Lost, but McBride did an interview in Maxim this month to promote the movie in their “24 [...]

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OK, having a blog means you get hit with spam, same as having an email address, or getting junk mail at home, or having telemarketers call you on any number you have. It’s just the way it is. I get that. Hell, the first time this site ever got hit with a [...]

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OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! Yesterday at the Nintendo E3 press conference, where big games are usually announced, the greatest video game company in the universe didn’t just announce one new Super Mario game – but TWO!
One is New Super Mario Bros. for Wii – if you played the DS game, which was awesome, you [...]

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