Whedon's Astonishg X-Men Finale
May 30th, 2008


It’s out. I won’t say anything more, except grumble, grumble, grumble.

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Laker Watch
May 30th, 2008


Can you have insider trading in sports?

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Sony Watch
May 30th, 2008


Evidently the PS3 was “on life support.”

Does that mean it’s been updated to stable condition now?

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May 29th, 2008



In this New York Times photo from the 1970s, Senator John Glenn, Captain John McCain, and Senator Barry Goldwater are honored to be joined by Richard Cohen, fresh from his appearance on Love: American Style.

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First, They Have to Meet Cute . . .
May 29th, 2008


Fed-Ex sends Jane Espenson Ringo’s clothes.

So awesome, on so many levels.

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The Most Perfectly Obvious Headline Ever
May 29th, 2008


“Brett Ratner to direct Beverly Hills Cop 4”

I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me to write that four years ago. It’s like money in the bank.

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Batman Drinks Milk?
May 29th, 2008


I don’t think so. And neither does WimB:

Batman doesn’t drink fucking milk. That’s bullshit. Milk is for emo douchebag ponces, like Spiderman. Batman drinks the blood of criminals. And then he washes it down with bourbon.

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French Open Notes: Ashley Harkleroad
May 29th, 2008



After being bounced from the tournament, the lovely Miss Harkleroad announced that she will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy. Lots to discuss here, namely (1) How far down is Harkleroad on the list of WTA players you’d like to see in a gentleman’s magazine? (I’d argue: not far.) (2) How many athletes have appeared in Playboy before? (Answer: Fewer than you might think.) and (3) How awesome is Harkleroad’s motivation? While recovering from surgery, she said, “I was just laying there for three weeks, and, you know, an offer came to me. I thought, well, I’m not really doing anything right now . . .” An American hero.

In other notes, a commentator said today that Serena Williams is the only former champion in the women’s draw. If true, that strikes me as a pretty rare sort of occurrence. Kind of interesting.

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