Journalist Nir Rosen has spent years in Iraq reporting the war, lending him a reputation that warranted an invitation to speak to the Senate about his experiences. When Joe Biden asked Rosen for advice about the United State’s next moves in Iraq, Rosen responded, “As a journalist, I’m uncomfortable advising an imperialist power about how […]

Charleton Heston, 84, has died.
Charlton Heston, 84; actor played epic figures [LATimes.com]

Sometimes, after being swamped with movies like I Am Legend (which was so far off from the book as to be telling a different story) and whatever that Cloverfield thing was, it becomes easy to forget how awesome the art of movie-making can be. Then a friend IMs and tells you to turn on […]

Seems Belstaff, an Italian clothes-maker, decided to name a line after Steve McQueen and use his image to promote it. Perhaps asking the family would have been a good idea.
Stealing from the King of Cool: not cool.
Chadwick McQueen and The Terry McQueen Testamentary Trust say in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan […]

Wikipedia Entry
Mambo pioneer Israel “Cachao” Lopez dies [Reuters]

From the Hollywood Reporter:
The “Mr. Show” duo of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are returning to HBO with “David’s Situation,” a new comedy pilot starring Cross.
Odenkirk and Cross co-wrote the project, which will star Cross as himself. He leaves Hollywood to move into a suburban, gated community where he has two roommates, a right-wing conservative […]

You knew it was coming… enjoy your colored eggs and chocolate bunnies.

Wow. I loved this ‘commercial.’ I used to sit in my office, back during the first DotCom boom, play this and laugh my ass off. I’m pretty sure the first time this was shared with me it was in the nearly lost .AU format. Almost as rare as leaded gas?

It has been so long since I’ve visited my friends the RadiSkull and his pal Devil Doll. This stuff was so funny, I remember watching it over and over and over.
RadiSkulls no non-sense attitude. Devil Doll’s yearning to be loved. Joe Sparks delivered it all. Who can forget Devil Doll’s classic lyrics:
listen up y’all, I’m […]

Anyone know the story behind this one?

**THANKS to Jesse, Berylium and Daves561 for the link to the RV Salesman, Jack Rebney’s Wikipedia entry.

It began with an interview about whistle-tips. He became one of the very first INTERNET SUPER-STARS. Before Mike Arrington, before Robert Scoble — there was: BUBB RUBB!
He installed a noise-maker on his car, blew through a stop sign and the rest… Internet History.

Thanks Andre for reminding me about all these Great Men.