SNL

1st new post-strike episode on the 23rd to be hosted by TINA FEY.

kick assedness.

March 1st- Ellen Page.
this is your test little lady.

the strike is over.

thank God.

i was getting used to shows like My Millionaire Dad Can Beat Up Your Midget Fiance taking over the telly.

USA Today Article

a little more to the west guys.

Radiohead Confirms First Slew Of US Dates

After much speculation over when and where Radiohead would land in the US, the band has confirmed a number of North American dates on the tour section of their website. In support of their heavily publicized seventh album, In Rainbows (ATO), Radiohead will visit the west coast and south starting May 5. Not included are any east coast dates, although more are expected to be announced before the band heads back to Europe for the rest of the summer. All currently scheduled shows will go on sale this Thursday, February 14.
Tour Dates For Radiohead:
05/05 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
05/06 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre0
5/08 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
05/09 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre0
5/11 Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
05/14 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
05/17 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05/18 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
http://www.radiohead.com/

and there's this:

Thom Yorke Turns NPR DJ on Valentine's Day

HERE it is!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18960914&ps=bb2

thanks McSweeney's

All 4 of the Wholphin DVDs are for sale at the McSweeney's store.

You can get the whole set of 4 for $50 and that's a good deal because induvidually they are $20.

Everyone wins!

with Wholphin you can see:

*Spike Jonze's little seen doc on Al Gore.

*Miranda July & Miguel Arteta's short film Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?

what a cute title. and as it turns out i am not.

*Oscar nominated animated shorts

*appearances by Andy Richter, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard & more!

No one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike

remember how it's the 25th anniversary of 'Thriller'? (you should remember because i talked about it in December.)

well, the LA Times printed some fun facts about the album. get educated.

some hightlights:

The song "Thriller" was originally titled "Starlight."

Real gang members were brought it to be extras in the "Beat It" video.

Jackie Moon for Old Spice.

Will Ferrell's character from Semi Pro is doing commercials for Old Spice. If this was anyone else I'd hate it.

Old Spice web-site

things i love right now

~ paramount vantage is on board with the milkshake thing! they are sending actual milkshakes to press and studio people. i want one!

~Marion Cotillard and DDL won best actor & actress at the BAFTAs last night. As it should be. I hope his Oscar speech is as good as that one was. And love his new haircut.

~also in BAFTA news: Diablo Cody won (yay!) and her date for the night? Edgar Wright! Love it.

~surprise, my new favorite book is called "Fuck this book". Not sure how I haven't seen this before since it came out in '05, but better now than never.

~and finally, this is kind of old news but Vanity Fair did some cool shit for their annual Hollywood issue. new timey actors in scenes from old timey Hitchcock films.

not surprisingly, this one is my favorite: