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Big Fish Returns – Part 1

Commish — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:30 +0000

- Jason Taylor returns to his rightful home – Miami and my Dolphins (WOO-HOO! now bring back ZACH!) (thanks Michael for the heads up)

- The 2009 Maxim Top 100 are in (yes, that is Michelle Obama at #93). Your top five are: #1. Olivia Wilde #2. Megan Fox #3. Bar Refaeli #4. Malin Akerman and #5. Mila Kunis

- First Look: Check out Conan’s new Tonight Show set (reminds me a little of the set from The Larry Sanders Show)

- NYC’ers rejoice: Baja Fresh is coming to town, starting on the east side Memorial Day weekend and midtown in the fall! (thanks Em for the link)

Extra Slice – Video: Gotta love French pop stars. They just love to be naked in the streets (yes, yes, it’s WA)

Clutch – Part 2

Commish — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:12:41 +0000

- Windows V.7 is on the horizon: My guess is they’ll stay away from calling it Vista 2.0

- With just four months to opening night, Peter King takes a look at Post-Free-Agency, Post-Draft NFL Power Rankings

- “Jose Canseco decided to hold a press conference… [which was] only attended by a reporter from the Associated Press, a photographer, four camera crews and his lawyer…”

- Photos of Rhianna naked leaked out over the weekend. The question is: Are they really her? (and if so, does she really have her nips pierced???) (NWA)

Extra Slice – Video: I haven’t had time to watch it yet, but apparently Wanda Sykes brought the laughs this weekend at the White House Correspondent’s dinner

The Brett Never Ends – Part 1

Commish — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:40:40 +0000

- And the Farve drama continues: Minnesota’s Childress to talk to Brett this week

- Forget the sci-fi and big action movies. Check out these advance photos from the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie featuring Robert Downey Jr.

- Does your life revolve around TV like mine does? If so, check out these recipes for meals themed to your favorite show (i.e. Mad Men’s classic cocktails and retro recipes)

- Wrong on so many levels: The midget A-Team

Extra Slice – Video: And people say Jews don’t play sports. Not that it’s not accurate, but here’s proof we do (or have) (thanks Dad for the link)

Cinco De Rein – Part 1

Commish — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:47:56 +0000

- So much for more X-Men Origins films… looks like it’s going to be more Wolverine films…

- Ha, ha, suck it Disney: “Jonas is Disney Channel’s lowest-rated live-action series premiere… since 2005’s Life with Derek”

- After all that hype, the new 49er’s uniforms are merely more of a throwback look for the team. I guess that’s not so bad – those old teams did win championships after all…

- Paula Abdul – the singer – is back with another attempt at a number one hit. I’m going to guess this one’s going to fall flat like that “new one” from ’07

Extra Slice – Video: NBC announced their 2009/2010 show pickups yesterday and the most promising seems to be Community, starring Joel McHale (from E!’s The Soup) and Chevy Chase)

Movie Date – Part 2

Commish — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:56:16 +0000

- Big shock – The end of a Boston icon: Boston’s premiere newspaper, The Boston Globe to shutter

- Conan’s back… ish. The (new) Tonight Show online site launched today with a special message from Conan himself

- Hef wants Holly back? After spending five season begging Hef to marry (and impregnate) her, I’m guessing she’ll go back to him

- What the f*ck happened to Torry Holt’s finger? Holy shit that’s hard to look at…

Extra Slice – Podcast: And now, the exciting conclusion of Brock and Cantor’s break down of this summer’s upcoming movie releases (Part One can be found here)

Oy Vey – Part 1

Commish — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:22:49 +0000

- How great was that Celtics\Bulls game last night? Three overtimes?! Four overtime games in the series thus far?! Who isn’t excited for game 7 Saturday night?!?!

- With less than six weeks to the release of the film, Paramount finally releases the trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

- How’s your NFL team going to do this year? Apparently this website thinks my Dolphins will win less than 8!

- I’m not sure what free pizza has to do with Snapple, but free is free. New Yorkers, enjoy some pie next week (thanks Jason for the link)

Extra Slice – Video: Speaking of Pizza – Meet the Green Box, what every Pizza should come in

Chicken Choker – Part 1

Commish — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:15:15 +0000

- Chrysler is the first to tumble, filing for bankruptcy protection and partnering with Fiat

- Ugh, do I really need to hear about this for the next four months? Farve is still retired “at this time” means he might be going to the Vikings?!?!?!

- Mexico pays the ultimate price for the swine flu: Star Trek’s release to be delayed south of the border

- It’s now official: The History Channel has run out of things to discuss. Need proof? How about these images of a post-apocalyptic Wrigley Field

Extra Slice – Games: Bored at work today? See if you can match these images with the sexual terms they identify. Let’s start you off with an easy one…

Back from the Bayou – Part 1

Commish — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:36:56 +0000

- Yesterday Pontiac – once the maker of some of the coolest cars on the market – was told it has less than a year to live

- During this critical sweeps period, Fox has decided to become the only network NOT to broadcast President Obama’s press conference tomorrow night thereby avoiding any possibly that the American Idol results show will be effected (sigh…)

- After the release of his documentary last week, Mike Tyson looks to complete his comeback to the D-list by joining Dancing with the Stars

- Looks like ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is going to get a lot of early scoops on the Titans this year: Son Alex joins Tennessee

Extra Slice – Video: Wow, that flyover over Manhattan yesterday really did scare people (full MSNBC story here)

Isn’t Earth Day Everyday? – Part 2

Commish — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:38:04 +0000

- The Fridge has been hospitalized for a chronic inflammation disorder. Hoping you get better #72…

- Why didn’t I think of that: A Home Depot sponsorship of the weekend weather makes absolute perfect sense

- It’s so sad that we have forgotten the days when Mike Tyson could kick some serious butt. No one even asks the Ali\Tyson questions anymore…

- The best part of the Price is Right? The idiots that either have no idea how to play, insult the host or are just plain everyday mornons

Extra Slice – Video: Check out WyClef Jean and Colby Caillat rocking out at Nickelodeon’s Annual Upfront presentation this past March (and check out this video from Wyclef’s video blog with a behind the scenes look – performance begins at 2:47).

I’m off to New Orleans for Jazz Fest this weekend (woo-hoo!). Back with posts on Tuesday, April 28.

Isn’t Earth Day Everyday? – Part 1

Commish — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:07:21 +0000

- The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled their new look yesterday and… um, wait, they, like, totally look the same?!

- On the same day her husband joined SpongeBob to power down the Empire State Building in honor or Earth Day, Mariah was named the “Least Green Celebrity”

- After a poor showing as animation on the big screen, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are returning to their “live” selves

- Speaking of the TMNT, Tribeca Film Festival is celebrating their 25th anniversary tonight with a huge pizza party, a screening of the original film, glow-in-the-dark manhole covers and karate demos!

Extra Slice – Video: What if life was more like Facebook? POKE! (Thanks Emily for the link)