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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

Clutch – Part 1

Commish — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:31:48 +0000

- Did Boston’s “Big Baby” save the Celtics post-season?

- Green Day’s new album, 21st Century Breakdown, is due to drop the end of this week. Catch a sneak listen at Rhapsody today

- Now that Star Trek is officially a successful relaunch, here’s a look at seven other franchises JJ should take a crack at (I love the Back to the Future idea…)

- Lady Liberty to open her crown again, and just eight short years since it closed (it better have been cleaned!)

Extra Slice – Video: College dude on Price is Right acts like, well, a college dude

The Brett Never Ends – Part 2

Commish — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:20:57 +0000

- A list of all the issues the new Yankee Stadium is having (isn’t it about time they went to back to their real home?)

- Say what you will, a face transplant has got to be up there as one of the most amazing things doctors have ever figured out how to do

- Michelle Obama best moment since entering the White House? Apparently it’s appearing on Sesame Street

- The coffee wars continue to heat up (no pun intended): First McD’s stepped up their advertising/marketing campaign, now Starbucks and Dunkin have lowered their prices (we all win in the end!) (thank Em for the link)

Extra Slice – Video: Fast forward to 2:15 to see a crazed fan scare the bejeezus out of Ms. Spears (nice recovery, Brit)

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)

Oy Vey – Part 2

Commish — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:10:30 +0000

- Sure, swine flu this and swine flu that. But why hate on pigs when there are ten amazing ones out there to remember and love? Wilbur… Babe… Miss Piggy…

- Coldplay is making going to their shows a little more enjoyable: Free CD’s of their live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft when you attend the show (or just go to their website) (thanks Jason for the heads up)

- Speaking of free music, Wilco is offering a free download of The Jolly Banker, a Woody Guthrie song, and asking for donations to his charity

- Since two people have sent this to me (thanks Brian and Jason), I guess it’s “blog worthy”: Texts From Last Night, a website of late night texts you probably shouldn’t have sent

Extra Slice – Video: A “Hills-esqe” preview of this week’s Family Guy, featuring the amazing talent that is Lauren Conrad (blech!)

Back from the Bayou – Part 2

Commish — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:46:41 +0000

- The Yanks cave and lower ticket prces: Guess seeing all those highlights with empty sets finally gave them the willies

- They’re back! Green Day premieres their new video for Know Your Enemy from their upcoming album 21st Century Breakdown out May 15

- The true queen of tween-dom has arrived: Long live Carly

- Facebook begins the downturn (what goes up…): Five reasons to take a Facebook break

Extra Slice – Video: Matthew Stafford continues to milk his 15 minutes of fame: Celebrates going #1 by doing the Top Ten List on Letterman last night

Busy, Busy Day – Part 2

Commish — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:23:35 +0000

- Hulu continues their quest for world dominance and where better attack next than the iPhone: Hulu shows to stream with ease through a upcoming app

- Is the end near for Stephen A. Smith? Word on the street is that he and ESPN can come to terms on a contract renewal…

- Interested in downloading songs from the recent Dave Matthews Band show you went to? Look no farther than DontBurnThePig.org

- Looking good even into her mid-40’s: Lisa Rinna’s second stint in Playboy (NWA)

Extra Slice – Video: A rare but hilarious way to remember Madden: A look at his top 5 commercials, including this one for McDonalds (using his trademark telestrator)

A Taxing Day – Part 1

Commish — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:31 +0000

- The NFL’s 2009 schedule has been announced. Highlights include: Cowboys to open new stadium in prime-time on Sept 20; They took it easy on Super Bowl teams Pitt and Arizona; the Phins have the most competitive schedule

- Wondering why Mel Gibson’s wife filed for divorce? Just ask this smoking hot 24-year-old Russian model

- The new Dave Matthews Band album doesn’t drop till June, but that hasn’t stopped the band from promoting it early: Download the first track here for free.

- When things fail, we do what we do best: Point it out and make fun of it. Enjoy

Extra Slice – Video: The Daily Show’s John Oliver recreates the heroic rescue of the American Captain from Pirates

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

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A Pup Named Bo – Part 1

Commish — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:30:11 +0000

- The Obama’s get a pup named Bo (I should copy write that line because YOU KNOW it’s going to be the name of an upcoming children’s book)

- Dolphin great Zach Thomas continues to extend his career. This year’s lucky team? The Chiefs!

- Looks like the Bengals are going to dump all of Palmer’s targets: First Housh left, now it looks like Ocho Cinco is going to be shipped off

- For any Orange fans, here’s a great profile piece on new football coach Doug Marrone and how he’s bringing back the tradition of SU football

Extra Slice – Video: As they did with R. Kelly, Tom Cruise and pretty much every celebrity you can think of, South Park rips on Kanye (Kanye responds here)