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- Morning network TV shows like Today and Good Morning America make fun of Stephen Colbert for the dumb questions he asks on his show, so Colbert graciously concedes that he's got nothing on morning news.
- Now, listen, I enjoy reading Bill Simmons, though I understand not all my readers do. So if you're wondering what all this hubbub is about, I recommend reading about his decision of which English Premier League soccer team to support. It's hilarious, insightful, and like the best Bill Simmons columns, you become completely engrossed in a topic you never considered caring about fifteen minutes before.
- It's striking how many anti-war activists were completely accurate in their pre-war predictions. First read one of Tom Tomorrow's hilarious cartoons here (from April 2003), and then follow the links from one of his recent blog posts. They certainly showed us!
- Here's a pretty interesting Ask Slashdot on why movies are so bad these days. You know, honestly, there are a ton of movies I want to see, but very few that I regret missing. I mean, Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I'll wait for the sequel. On the other hand, hasn't it always been this way? I still think we're going to have day-and-date simultaneous releases of movies on all platforms (theater, DVD). TVs are getting to the point where the hassle and expense of a theater trip is no longer worth it, people will still wind up spending a fair chunk if they want to see a blockbuster its opening weekend (the rentals will probably sell out - rent out - pretty quickly), and the theaters can sell the same movie twice when they put out the special-features edition four months later.
- I think my current boss Eliot Spitzer is awesome. For a less favorable but more in-depth opinion, check out a couple reviews of his new biography here and here. The one from the member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board is ... not positive.
- I thought I was the only one whose Firefox crashed when linking to PDF files. Here's how to fix it.
Finally, to my two private bloglines subscribers: you freak me out.