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Cooter Ain't Crazy . . .

. . . he just forgot that Hollywood doesn't know anything else: > If television's "Crazy Cooter" has his way, fans of the "Dukes of Hazzard" may be speeding away from a new movie version of the cornpone classic faster than the Duke boys running

Leno on the Gambling Craze

> Here's a very odd story... A new class of drugs designed to help people with Parkinson's Disease actually turned some of them into compulsive gamblers. These drugs are now being sold over the counter at Caesar's, Harrah's and the MGM Grand.

Inviolable Media

Interesting post at the National Review Corner this morning, which we reproduce in full (we'll take the copyright heat): > D.C. police have arrested a man who they believe is a prolific vandal (I mean, a "grafitti artist") who has defaced buildings, bridges, and street

Media Revolution Continues

CBS will launch a 24-hour on-line news network, complete with a blog. The whole shift in the dissemination of news and analysis is fascinating. CBS no doubt sees the changing landscape and will be one of the first of the big trees to get planted in it. > In a

Looking for an Aggressive Lawyer

Can we get a restraining order on this? > Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone will direct superstar Nicholas Cage in the first major Hollywood movie about the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, producers announced. > The as-yet untitled film, which will be made for Paramount Pictures, will tell the true

The Craze Gets Crazier

> The person lucky enough to win the 36th annual [World Series of Poker] tournament will earn an astonishing seven-and-a-half (m) million dollars. Last year's prize was a mere five (m) million, doubling what accountant Chris Moneymaker made in 2003. > The person knocked out first in the

During Sweeps, Every Three Minutes

More annoyance driven by advertising. Then again, these people have volunteered to be annoyed and, quite frankly, we, too, would have a hard time turning down the opportunity to get our vote to count in the ratings: > Nielsen will now be interrupting Nielsen people meter users every 42 minutes,

Spooky Art

If you, like us, have a moderate taste for the macabre, you may enjoy this site. Link [http://www.hauntedstudio.com/]. It's full of original spooky paintings, like this one:

King Kong

LOTR's Peter King has re-made King Kong. It comes out in December 2005. The trailer looks good. Link [http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/large.html]. We hear a lot of complaining, but we like the re-makes. Some are horrible (we're not sure we

Blogging with Our Noses Held

We hate to mention Paris Hilton on this blog. It's kinda like talking about dirty underwear or body functions. The mere mention would seem to pull down a site's urbanity by at least 10%. Nonetheless, we found the following story disgusting and humorous: > The self-described