November 2008
14 posts
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The history of a popular holiday song | Music News... →
About the history of and differences between Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra’s versions of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.
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YouTube - Shatner comments on the new Star Trek XI... →
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JeffBridges.com - Ironman book →
Photos taken by Jeff Bridges on the set of Iron Man.
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If You Liked This, You’re Sure to Love That →
Great New York Times article about the million dollar Netflix recommendations prize. Cult movies seem to cause a big roadblock with predictions. Some people love them for no apparent reason, some people hate them when you think they wouldn’t.
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Six Apart has finally released good OpenID support for TypePad. This means that if you’d like to comment here, you can sign in using any other account you’d like rather than having to create and remember a password with TypePad. When commenting, choose “Sign in with…” and select “OpenID”. Then, just enter in most any other blog or account you have, like...
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$3.99
Marvel’s February solicitations are out. While the content of the book is still “classified” until after Secret Invasion 8, you’ll notice that Brian Michael Bendis’s new series Dark Avengers is priced at $3.99 for a 32 page comic. The first issue will also cost $3.99, but I was hoping that the price bump was due to the first issue being over-sized or something. Nope....
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The Best Christmas songs ever!! [Archive] -... →
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Top 10 Christmas Songs That Aren’t "Fairy Tale Of... →
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Saved by Zero Backlash →
I hate that ad so much. That terrible song sticks in my head very easily.
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Muppets at FAO Schwarz →
Make your own Muppet. Delicious.
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Charlie Brooker responds to Simon Pegg's... →
“Face facts. It’s time to embrace diversity, Simon. Make room in your heart for all breeds of zombie.” (Scroll down a little, or read the part about President-elect Obama.)
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'Renegade' joins 'Twinkle,' 'Rawhide,' 'Lancer' on... →
I like that they’re alliterative.
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Election maps →
As in 2004, a look at the map distorted to represent the Electoral Collage and shaded in purples to show how close the vote was in various places.
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Simon Pegg on why the undead should never be... →