yep, here it is - the special SPECIAL Edition of Episode IV as it was really meant to be.

"Well that is a swell glowing screw you got there"

Incredibles DVD which comes out in March contains two extra shorts on it. One is a short animated spoof of the old 70's superhero shows, and the other is a fully animated visit back to the feature which tells the tale of Jack Jack when he was home with the babysitter.

I also stumbled upon this link that reveals that the Easter Egg on the disc is a sock puppet animation.

As if I needed another excuse to buy this DVD.

As we come to the end of Christos' grand exhibition, I thought there was just time for one more Gates image.

Ok, another dark side, it's already got a few. The latest is 'hoax ads'. Not too long ago the fake volkswagon suicide bomber ad was making the rounds. The latest is a strange little video on a site called www.whoorderedroomservice.com

The video, which contains an amorous couple, Bryan Adams music, and a lot of vomit, made the rounds on Valentine's Day week and word got out that it was created as a viral marketing campaign to promote Bryan Adams' new album "Room Service".

It turns out Bryan Adams isn't that stupid. It's a hoax of course.

Manhattan lawyer send Bostonians running for their muskets. Here's to another 80 year drought.

Little Miss Pumpkin Eater wants to make a yummy pumpkin pie, but Oh Dear! she’Äôs all out of pumpkins! That is, until a mysterious purple squirrel pops up and tells her to just use her head.

A trippy little stop-motion film by a RISD student.

http://www.undergroundfilm.org/films/detail.tcl?wid=1015790

This is a straight lift from coolhunting.com (Guys, if you ever happen to see this, I'm a fan...not a thief.)

Their Circular Life uses time lapse photography to take viewers on a 24 hour tour of various cities. Beautiful locations and native background audio give the viewer an interesting perspective on an average day across the globe.

It's getting pretty lame out there. Check out a certain network's attempt at a viral campaign. And aren't I a schmuck for devoting space to it.

Here's what all the celebs get to take home from Sunday Night's Oscar Event (couresy of girlhacker.com)

A Krups kitchen set including a toaster, electric kettle and a year's supply of coffee and tea ($700)
A two-night stay at The Carlyle hotel in New York ($2,300)
A red leather case full of Shu Uemura cosmetics, including mink eyelashes ($600)
A DuWop cosmetic kit filled with a selection of products and a gift certificate for a session with a Cloutier makeup artist. ($740)
A year's supply of Vonage broadband phone service ($500)
A Sprint PCS Phone from Samsung
A three-night stay for two at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina ($3,600)
A two-night stay for two at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA($2,500)
A three-night stay for two at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, CA (includes personal "surf butler") ($5,900)
A dinner party at Morton's, The Steakhouse ($1,500)
Kay Unger cashmere pajama bottoms ($500) (only the bottoms??)
An assortment of Manni Oils' extra virgin olive oil ($540)
One day of services at Cornelia Day Resort in Manhattan ($3,500)
A three-night stay at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif. ($3,000)
An 18-inch baroque Tahitian pearl necklace from PearlParadise.com ($3,200)
A Dyson DC11 canister vacuum (y'know, the one that "doesn't suck")
A T3 Tourmaline Hairdryer "100% crushed tourmaline gemstones infused into patented T3 components give it more ionic power than any other dryer" ($200)
iXi collapsible bike ($1,289) (this is actually in the Donum gift bag, see this press release, but it's kinda cool so I've left it here for you bike/gadget geeks)
Two nights in a Bellagio suite and Two therapies at Spa & Salon Bellagio and Dinner for two at Sensi Restaurant and Dessert at Jean-Phillipe Patisserie and Two tickets to "O" and a $1,000 shopping spree for Jurlique products (read the press release for even more detail)
"A Catherine Original" jewelry by Cathy Jordan: sterling silver choker/bracelet/earring sets made of pearls and Bali beads ($500) (local news story)
Mr. Handyman gift certificate redeemable for one full day of Mr. Handyman service, presented in a confetti-filled paint can with an upscale black, red and gold design featuring the Mr. Handyman logo. The lid's label reads, "Your Handyman is Inside."
From Portland's Moonstruck Chocolate Co, 15 handcrafted truffles in a hand made Thai Silk Truffle Box and a certificate for a year's worth of chocolate. (local news story)
$10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, three nights at the Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, lift passes, helicopter transfers, limo transfers, numerous meals, Pilates session, spa treatments, and two OXIA oxygen personal canisters (the second time Opus has made the cut with their astonishing roundup of Canadian hospitality!)

In Fat Pig, by Neil LaBute, A man (Tom, played by Steven Pasquale) falls for an overweight woman (Helen, played Ashlie Atkinson). Drawn in by her sense of humor, self-acceptance and love of war movie, Tom starts out with with every intention to overcome his insecurities about dating an overweight woman, Things begin to unravel when his co-workers ridicule him for dating a fat woman and for dating down.

In the end, he isn't strong strong enough to stay in the relationship, rejects her, and hurts someone her truly cares for.
(Sorry, the NY run is almost over and you probably cant get tickets)

The performances were all very good, especially Ashlie Atkinson (Helen, the Fat Pig). Andrew McCarthy (of Brat Pack fame) plays the ridiculing co-worker. McCarthy was a bit over the top but I suspect that may be due ion part LaButes writing.

I waiver on wether or not I like LeBute in General (In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbors). I expected more of the trademark humiliation and found this to be a much straighter exploration of emotion and social dynamics. It balanced well a mixture of humor and sweetness against an honest look at the unflattering behavior, thoughts and strategies that we are all guilty of engaging in.

Happy Friday all you dirty bastards.

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Not to be preachy, but there really are some amazing new buildings going up in the city right now. The next time you're at 56th and Eighth Ave...look up.

So what if it's twelve degrees outside. This is New York�Ķdo something.

Check out some free art. UberOrgan by Tim Hawkinson bellows out a tune every hour on the hour at the sculpture garden at 590 Madison.

Walk through Grand Central and check out the finals of a squash tournament. It���s free and it���s on the way home, so what the heck.

Go see the hilarious off-broadway play Last Days of Judas Iscariot with Eric Bogosian and Sam Rockwell. The infamous turncoat has to defend himself in purgatory.

Have a good meal at the new Todd English restaurant English is Italian. It���s one of those prix fixe deals where they keep bringing you food until you explode. Would you like a mint? It���s waafer thin.

Have an Sunday night Oscars party

And pick up some tickets for a great show next week ��� Interpol at Radio City.

They say there are two types of people in the world - people who love TiVo, and people who have never tried it. This kind of fanatical devotion to a technology has not been seen since - well, since the Apple Mac reared it's head in 1984.

The Cult of Jobs continues to this day, the iPod winning new converts with every MP3 download. TiVo, on the other hand, continues to be a ground breaking technology in the hands of a company that really doesn't know how to fulfill it's potential, lacking the funds or resources to develop their PVR into the iPod for TV.

Which makes the swirling rumors that Apple will buy TiVo so very tantalizing. PVRBlog has an interesting commentary on exactly what a merged TiVo and Apple could unleash on the world. Surprisingly they do not mention what to me is the most obvious combination - stick TiVo functionality in a Mac Mini, and you've got yourself a compete home media system to sit under the TV.