This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on October 15, 2008). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between 06:39 and 15:51, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- Star Trek Images: Enterprise Crew!: The first shot of the bridge crew from the new Star Trek film: Chekov, Kirk, Scotty, McCoy, Sulu, and Uhura. On the same page, other pics: Spock and Kirk in a tussle, Nero (the villain), Kirk climbing an ice wall, Kirk and McCoy on a bridge (unclear whether it's the Enterprise's bridge). Also released to the 'net today: an FX shot of the USS Kelvin getting thrashed, and the cover of next week's Entertainment Weekly featuring Spock and Kirk.
- The Muppet Newsflash: Henson to Produce Adult Puppet Noir: …the original feature film will take place in a world where humans and puppets co-exist – although in this society puppets are viewed as a second-class citizens. When the puppet cast of "The Happytime Gang", a popular '80s children's TV show, begin to dropping like flies, a disgraced puppet LAPD detective turned private eye takes on the case. (This text is from the version of the post in my RSS reader, the version of the post being linked has slightly less detail.)
- Sacramento GOP Web site encouraged people to ‘waterboard Obama’: Taking credit for the site and its content was county party chairman Craig MacGlashan — husband of Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan. "I'm aware of the content,"he said. "Some people find it offensive, others do not. I cannot comment on how people interpret things." By Tuesday night, much of the questionable material — which ranged from depicting Obama in a turban to attacking Michelle Obama — had been removed, replaced with political cartoons attacking Obama.
- Commentary: Time for Palin to answer tough questions: While I agree with everything here, there's nothing terribly new. Mostly worthy for this soundbite: "Tina Fey has actually done more interviews about playing Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin has done about being Sarah Palin!"
- YouTube to McCain: No special treatement for DMCA takedowns: As Levine puts it, "We try to be careful not to favor one category of content on our site over others, and to treat all of our users fairly, regardless of whether they are an individual, a large corporation, or a candidate for public office."
- John Cleese on The Funniest Palin: The former Monty Python star shares his unsparing thoughts and views about vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin.