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View From The Porch » In case you were wondering...
Posted 16 minutes ago
...about the definition of "non sequitur", I can offer this music video as explanation. If anything that occurs in it makes sense to you, seek help.(Hopefully it will make up for me linking "Tarzan Boy" last night, too...) [Link]

Lew's Blues » We Miss Ya, Glenn
Posted 17 minutes ago
I'll never forget, when Fat Moe's first opened in Paducah, someone said something to me about playing there. I went to "check it out" and thought it was such a cool place! I loved the old record album covers and instruments around the walls. The stage was SO small. I didn't think I could fit the band on there.....but we ... [Link]

Reality Me » Prop 8 - The Musical
Posted 54 minutes ago
See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die [Link]

Lia Ballentine { c r e a t i v e } » The Girl Effect
Posted 59 minutes ago
    Please watch. Then read this. [Link]

Book bandit on the run » Layoffs at Random House, Simon & Schuster
Posted 80 minutes ago
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK -- The economy has crashed down on an industry once believed immune from the worst -- book publishing -- with consolidation at Random House Inc., and layoffs at Simon & Schuster and Thomas Nelson Publishers. "Yes, Virginia, book publishing is NOT recession proof," said Patricia Schroeder, president and chief executive officer of ... [Link]

Book bandit on the run » Obama campaign manager to write book
Posted 81 minutes ago
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK -- Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, is writing a book about the historic election victory and has retained Washington attorney Robert Barnett, Obama's literary representative, to shop the proposal to publishers. The book has been tentatively titled, "The Audacity To Win," a reference to Obama's million-selling "The Audacity of Hope." Having ... [Link]

Book bandit on the run » NY Public Library displays rare Rowling book
Posted 88 minutes ago
Associated Press NEW YORK -- A rare original edition of J.K. Rowling's latest book is going on display at the New York Public Library, just as the work is being published around the world. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is a collection of five stories that's mentioned in the last book in Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. It's being published ... [Link]

Dr Jim West » Sad News: The Death of David Dungan
Posted 108 minutes ago
Mark Goodacre informs us of the sad news that David Dungan has passed away. May he rest in peace. Should an obituary be published and I hear of it I’ll certainly make mention of it here. Posted in people [Link]

The Screening Log » Trailer radar: 'Little Ashes'
Posted 111 minutes ago
Can't get enough of "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson? If that's a no, make sure to check out the trailer for Paul Morrison's "Little Ashes" right after the jump. Written by Philippa Goslett, the film focuses on the decadent lifestyle of the young trio of Salvador Dali, Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel. Pattinson is on board as Dali, while Javier ... [Link]

Lailnet.com » Documenting the Iraq War
Posted 120 minutes ago
I haven't run any of Air Fore Senior Airman Bradley A. Lail's photos lately. So here's one and a link to more. Staff Sgt. Peter Casola tells Senior Airman Michael Williams "all clear" after conducting a search for unknown objects around their post before starting their shift March 2 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Both members are tower sentry guards ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » The latest on Tom's gig in Mankato
Posted 2 hours ago
Minnisota State University - Mankato campus auditorium will have an event sponsored by the local farming community on 1/16/09 at 4pm. For more details please contact: Adam Knewtson President, Advantage Seed Inc adv@myclearwave.net [Link]

SouthEastern Sports Blog » Let the Bodies Hit the Floor: Tommy Tuberville Resigns at Auburn
Posted 2 hours ago
If this hasn't been the most volatile college football season I've ever seen, I'm sure all the coaches who are somehow still employed don't want to imagine it. Here's the story at ESPN.com.Here's a resignation that, in many ways and in my humble estimation, makes even less sense than Fulmer's. If you didn't believe the Vols and Auburn were really ... [Link]

Rocky Top Talk » TYLER SMITH NETS A TRIPLE-DOUBLE: First in Tennessee History
Posted 2 hours ago
With just under 8 minutes left against UNC-Asheville, Tyler Smith earned the first-ever triple-double in Tennessee men's basketball history with an assist to Scotty Hopson for 3. Congrats to Tyler Smith, and many thanks for sticking around for one more year! Photo from 3rdSaturdayinBlogtober I'll update his final line here once the game is over. But again, congrats, and a ... [Link]

The Screening Log » 'Watchmen' running time shrinking
Posted 2 hours ago
Director Zack Snyder and his wife Deborah told Sci Fi Wire that the running time of "Watchmen" has not yet been officially approved. Whatever happens, it will probably run a bit shorter. According to Deborah Snyder, who's producing the flick, they're at two hours and 35 minutes right now. And here's what Zack Snyder had to say: "The director's cut ... [Link]

The Screening Log » Sundance announces '09 lineup
Posted 2 hours ago
The Sundance Institute today announced the official lineup for the 25th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which will run Jan. 15 - 25, 2009. According to a press release published on the official Sundance Web site, 118 films will be screened during the festival, including 87 world premieres, 19 North American premieres, and 4 U.S. premieres representing a total ... [Link]

fortsanders.net » Tattoos are
Posted 2 hours ago
* Dumb * Awesome * Both dumb and awesome [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » UAW prez today on CNN
Posted 2 hours ago
Says automakers in America are suffering "a race to the bottom" globally. Partially true. But larger reality is that it's a race to the bottom of the pyramid market in terms of an emerging global middle--big theme of economic realignment in Great Powers. Saying Detroit understands only half of the problem is the core of its problem. [Link]

KnoxViews » The Return of Martin Guerre
Posted 3 hours ago
Ashe gets his walking papers. Did he fall on a plate of sausages like a ravenous Ostrogoth in a Warsaw train station while the gleeful press snapped pictures? Yes. Did he represent the US in Poland while it teetered on the brink of a return to authoritarian rule? Yes. Did he have much to say about it? No. Why? Well, ... [Link]

fortsanders.net » Lots of Bad Tattoos
Posted 3 hours ago
Lots more here (some NSFW) [Link]

Reality Me » Of Grasshoppers
Posted 3 hours ago
Student: I think I’ve entered that part of my life when you quit thinking about living and start thinking about dying.Master: It’s just downhill from here. [Link]