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2011’s first News Dump

– Veteran character actor Pete Postlethwaite has died. It seems like Postlethwaite was in a million films, but he’ll be most remembered for his roles as Mr. Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects and an Oscar-worthy role as Danny in Brassed Off. History nerds will also remember him as Sargent Hakeswill in the BBC’s Richard Sharpe films. Postlethwaite was only 64.

– In happier news, Mila Kunis is single. The actress, known both for her role in That 70s Show and her love of videogames, had dated fellow actor Macaulay Culkin for years. With Scarlett Johansson and Kunis single, losers everywhere are getting their expectations up!

– Ever wonder why new prescription drug names seem to be overloaded with Xs and Zz? Hit up the Freakonomics Blog to find out.

– Someone wants to sell a disused public toilet for £100,000 in the UK. It’s in Sheringham, on the Norfolk coast, and has a hell of a view. It’s estimated that a buyer would also have to pay £50,000 to convert it into a house, on top of any redecorating costs.

– Criterion is a company which lovingly restores older, artistically-relevant films to the latest format… initially laserdisc, then DVD, and now Blu-Ray.  To collectors, the “Criterion Collection” is the gold standard of home video. But what if Criterion lowered their standards? What would their packages look like if they restored crappy films like Driven and Mrs Doubtfire? Check out this site for some funny!

– Lastly, “Easter Eggs” are fun little things hidden in software, DVDs and other types of media. One usually “unlocks” them by pressing keys in a certain combination, either on a keyboard or DVD remote. But the folks over at Cracked.com have found ten really good Easter Eggs hidden in famous albums. From aliens conversations embedded in Jimi Hendrix songs, to spectrographs hidden in Apex Twin songs, to Tool’s “do-it-yourself” song, to Monty Python’s double-grooved record, to Led Zepplin’s changing artwork to Information Society embedding a text file on an album, this list has something for everybody!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-02

  • Testing – sorry! #
  • I *will* finish this Clancy book tonight! #
  • After playing with my new Droid phone for a few days, I can only conclude that it's made out of MAGIC! #
  • If I hear the music from the iPad commercial one more time… #
  • Sad news: Kodachrome is dead http://tinyurl.com/35zpn7u #
  • R.I.P. Brenda Starr http://tinyurl.com/324wltk #
  • It's official: John Fox is gone. #
  • @1outside Why, John Simm, of course! #
  • COME ON, UCF! #
  • UCF! UCF! UCF! UCF! UCF! #
  • As a reminder, since 2008 GT is 26-14 and UGA is 24-15. Plus GT has a conference championship and a BCS bowl bid. #
  • Happy New Year, everybody! #
  • So… they can play hockey in the snow, but not the rain? #
  • Anyone know where to get help with Skype + Droid? #

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Obscure?

Here’s the most obscure thing you will see (or hear) today!

Chas Jankel, born Charles Jeremy Jankel on April 16 1952 in Stanmore, England, was the keyboard player and guitarist for the 1970s British punk band Ian Dury and the Blockheads. In fact, Jankel co-wrote most of the group’s biggest hits! But Dury was always the center of attention in that group, and the band broke up after Dury (just Dury) signed a contract with Polydor in 1982.

Although the band periodically got back together until Dury’s death in 2000, Jankel also had a short solo career in the early 80s. Here’s his song “Questionnaire” from 1981:

The song’s… okay, I guess. But the main reason I posted the video was because I had such fond memories of watching it on Video Jukebox, a music video show on HBO. The show began as a series of “filler” shows of 1-3 videos that ran between films. In December 1981, however, the show got its own half-hour timeslot on the network. And whoever chose the videos seemed to love “Questionnaire”, which ran, like, a million times!

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-26

  • Desawn J of the Eagles runs a punt for a TD, runs DOWN goal line to run out clock. JB: "Smart play", Jim Nantz: "He's showboating again!" #
  • Reason #19 Your Car Smells: The lid came off Fluffy's coffin. Enter Conan's #20PinetreeAirFresheners Sweepstacular @ http://bit.ly/an50kt #
  • Ding fries are done… #
  • @alisonbrie That's odd. In my teen jobs, if something odd was to be found in a restroom, it was ALWAYS the ladies room! #
  • Thank God Jason Stoogenke is okay! #
  • @DrPizza Amen, brother. I CAN'T STAND "drum and guitar" New Order! #
  • Thanks, Panthers! 1 more win to go! 🙂 #
  • HDCP almost ruined Christmas, but came through with a REPACK of the "Rake" finale! Thanks, guys! #
  • Shawn Spencer: "What is the deal with 'One Tree Hill'? I don't… understand it. It's like a poorly executed 'Dawson's Creek'." #
  • is still singin' "Galway Bay" #

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Rawr!

Here are a couple of pics that I’ve been meaning to post for, like, two weeks now:

Here’s Alison Brie from Mad Men and Community:

Alison Brie
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Wow! It’s photoshopped to hell and back, she she looks amazing, no?

Here’s one of my all-time favorite pics of Zooey Dechanel:

Zooey Dechanel
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She’s so damn cute!