I just found out that both John Ritter and Johnny Cash died today.
My weekend has officially been ruined.
If anyone needs me I'll be in my room listening to Johnny Cash albums.

For those of you who enjoy sharing files, but have no desire to be sued by the incorporated asses collectively known as the RIAA.
Or if you just like the idea of people not being able to find out who you are, here's another even.
And yet another.

Pic of the day.

The news has already started spreading like the proverbial wildfire, but in case you haven't heard, Christian Bale has officially been signed to play Batman in the Christopher Nolan helmed, Batman: Year One.
If you recall, I made mention of him being one of the front-runners for the role last week.
I think we can all breathe a little easier now.

Opus returns!

Miramax has released the first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Go watch it already.

There's a new Simpsons game coming out the day before my birthday... here are some lovely pictures from it.

I think every single one of you needs to watch this.
Then share it with someone else.
My thanks go to Sam for hipping me to this particular link.

Sometimes Bryan Hitch shows off.

Check out the first story here.

Start pouring tea down your throat as fast as humanly possible. Go read.

I don't know if boycotts help, but they certainly couldn't hurt.

For those of you who are stuck at work and can't go buy it yet, Andrew WK's new album The Wolf is available for listening, downloading, and purchasing on Rhapsody.

This is the kind of girl I hope to marry.

I like Family Guy.
Chances are, you like it as well.
This news should make you happy.

I'm learning that this guy is a genius.

I don't know how many of you are actually comic fans, but I'm told this particular comic is going to be part one of some kind of "big deal" story.
See what you think.

Dennis Miller talks about our neighbors.

Picture of the day... and here's another along the same lines.

If anyone is looking for something to get me for my birthday, I'd like this very much, and this website seems to be the only place you can purchase it.

Rhino Entertainment is giving you and I the chance to help decide what their next classic animation releases will be.
Go take the survey.
As far as I could tell, you can choose more than one if you like.

Some good news for the Gamecube?

All I can say is I'd love to buy this shirt.

I'm sure you all have questions for him, so go ahead, Ask Dolphin Boy.

Oh, and apparently clouds weigh more than elephants... a lot of elephants.

Music news I'm certainly glad to hear, Triumph, the insult comic dog, will be releasing his first CD on October 7th. The first run of the album will also include a bonus DVD. Look for guest appearances on the album and DVD from Adam Sandler, Conan O'Brien, Jack Black, and others.

SPAAAAAAAAAACE VIIRUSSSESSSSSS!

If you don't know who Mike Nelson is, you probably aren't one of my friends, but if you do, then I'm 100% certain you will be absolutely delighted to watch this.
As a matter of fact, even if you don't know who he is, you should watch and enjoy it.

A link just for Party Sam.

And now, a little something for Jason.

For those of you that give a damn, Buffy is set to return in a guest appearance(s) on that Angel show.

I didn't even know they were working on Predator 3, but sure enough a script is being written as we speak. This film would (as you might expect) feature at least one Predator, but will also be centered around the character of "Dutch" originally played by Arnold Schwarznegger in the first film.
However, with Arnold now running for governor he won't be working on the film.
So who's up to replace him? None other than The Rock.
This is the second Arnold property that The Rock's been associated with, as Arnold was quoted as saying he'd want The Rock to play his son in the in development "King Conan/Conan: Crown of Iron" flick.

While I'm on the subject of franchises, the next Batman flick is scheduled to begin filming in February with Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia) directing. Apparently, Nolan is going to be holding a huge casting call for all of the young Hollywood types over the next few days to decide who the next Batman will be.
Since this film is set to be a "Year One" story detailing how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman, expect a much younger actor than previous Bat-films.
Jake Gyllenhall, Christian Bale, Joshua Jackson, Cillian Murphy are among those on Nolan's list of candidates. Bale seems like perfect casting to me, but I'm not in charge of these things. I'm the guy who was all for Jude Law playing Superman in the Batman vs Superman flick.

You can check out Andrew WK's new video for "Never Let Down" here.
It's fairly absurd, but I don't think any of us would really expect any less from AWK.
You can also vote for MTV to play the video during the fifteen minutes a week that they play videos.
Don't forget that The Slammer's new album "The Wolf" hits stores next Tuesday.

I forgot to mention this last week when it happened, but Angry Edward has finally updated his site.
You should go check it out.

Pic of the Day.

Japan is crazy.
Need proof?
The trailer for Battlefield Stadium.

Also, on a completely unrelated note, Pirates! Gold.

It's nice to finally hear some news from the Weezer camp. This also appears to be good to very good news.

There's a game coming out in Japan called Monster Hunter.
As you can imagine, I'm hoping this game makes it to America.

This movie is either going to be incredibly funny, or frightfully stupid: The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra!

Picture of the Day.

For those of you that are Disney fans, the company has just announced that 2004 will see the release of special collector's edition versions of Pocahontas, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, and Lilo and Stitch.
It's not huge news, but you know, I bet there are a few of you who are excited to hear it.. so there you go.

Picture of the Day.

Some news Edward may enjoy hearing.

Production on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie began on June 4th!

The finished product with full on colors by Steve-O..

Rumor has it that Nintendo is planning on packaging Mario Kart: Double Dash with an extra disc containing a Gamecube version of Mario Kart 64!
Either way, I think Double Dash looks pretty terrific. It's scheduled to start hitting stores on November 18.

Japan gets all kinds of neat crap we'll never see here, but I may have to endeavor to import this gizmo.

Speaking of Japan, it looks as though scientists there are imploring the government to fund a project that would make Astro Boy (aka Tetsuwan Atom) a reality!
I swear I'm not making this up!

A little trivia..
The Misfits records are the most often bootlegged punk records.
That's what Rhapsody told me anyway.

The man makes a good point.

Scientists speculate that if the Romans had not destroyed the great libraries of ancient Egypt when they conquered the area, that civilization would have advanced to the point of the Industrial Revolution 2,500 years sooner!
Did you know that?
That means we'd be living like the Jetsons by now!
Stupid Romans!

A Fancy Froglin music video.

A music video/trailer for the upcoming G.I. Joe Spytroops movie... I think I've already seen it four or five years ago... when it was called Small Soldiers.

Picture of the Day.

Perhaps haircuts are good things to have.

"The new comic strip concerns the N-Gage Special Forces, a crack group of liars and miscreants whose job it is to spread lies about the N-Gage. When I say lies, I mean things like telling people that it is good or that someone should buy one with money. I wince when I look at it. When it comes time to account for why it is such a monumental f***-up, in my mind I see a group of men all around a long conference table. They all shrug in unison." - Tycho on Nokia's N-Gage

Picture of the Day.

Andrew W.K.'s new album, The Wolf, is almost upon us (September 9) and checking out his site now would be a good idea... but then you should also go back and check it out on Tuesday as there will be a surprise of some sort awaiting you.

In case you haven't heard yet, and you very well may not have, The Collapse (soon to have a new name) will be returning to live rocking, complete with our new drummer, on OCTOBER 2 at The Caravan.
OCTOBER 2 @ The Caravan (1337 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN)
We will be playing with three touring bands..
The AKAs: listen here
Bear vs Shark: listen here
Unsung Zeros: listen here
Please begin making plans to be there!

This is a sketch I did of me noticing I was a shaggy-headed mess and pondering over whether or not I should get it cut.