Raising sand The new album from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Yes I said Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. You think it wouldn't work but it really, really does. Enjoy!

You have to admire his dedication, although I might be more impressed if he was trying to stop a war or something. (Thanks, Rob)

South Park is in the middle of a hilarious 3 part episode surrounding Imaginationland. Last night we were introduced to the Council of 9. Which are "Some of the most highly regarded characters in imagination land."

The 9 are Aslan, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Popeye, Gandalf, Morpheus, Glenda the Good Witch and of course, Jesus. Bravo Matt and Trey. Missed it? Watch it at AllAboutSP.

Last round before the semis...today, we have YesBut of Omaha's Wild Halloween Kingdom, with a turkey, a bee and a...um...dog and pony show.

UPDATE: Just goes to show ya, you can't beat a good dog and pony show. Our dog/pony combo's 110 votes beat turkey dog at 86 and doggie bee at 34. Bring on the semis!

It's not Halloween without a party. Here's some great places to get your drink on, your snack on and your costume on.

NYC - Don't miss the big Greenwich Village Parade. Then head to Webster Hall.

LA - There's a ton of parties. Hopefully the fires are out by then.

Vegas - The truly deviant will love the Fetish and Fantasy Ball.

Miami - Get your groove on at The Holiday House party.

London - There's loads to do in spooky ol England.

Memphis - Scare yourself silly and get toasted at Nightshade Manor.

Sydney - If you're single Down Under, you want to be at Witches & Warlocks.

Boston - Catch the Best Halloween Party ever. How many people will dress as Josh Beckett?

Dan in Real Life *** (out of four): Sweet family comedy trifle starring Steve Carell as the titular neurotic advice columnist suffering through an impossibly quaint family vacation. Manages to be cute without being cutesy.

There's a physical law that says objects in motion will stay in motion. The same could be said of the characters in "Dan in Real Life" - the family comedy trifle from the director Peter Hedges (2003’s “Pieces of April”). The majority of "Dan" takes place during an unfathomably quaint family vacation in a Rhode Island cabin, during which the characters engage in almost every possible clichéd family activity - charades, crosswords, football, even (oh, come on!) a talent show. Does anyone actually do all this? With so little downtime, it's amazing they have time for dysfunction. But boy do they. The script, by Mr. Hedges and Pierce Gardner, is packed to the brim with the kind of familial drama that can either be painfully trite or painfully real. Since Mr. Hedges is also the man behind “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” as well as the writer of “About a Boy”, "Dan" exists on the latter side - keeping the proceedings cute without being self-consciously cutesy.

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Why wait 'til April 1st to have some harmless fun with friends and coworkers. I can think of about a dozen people that need some serious pranking right now. So we bring you Pranktober...a collection of fun ways to screw with your loved ones. Enjoy.

A new townhouse development in Toronto put up a billboard showing what kind of community they expect to attract. Someone who goes by the name Defy added cartoon balloons to each, voicing what the neighbors were thinking already. The street art has already been removed, but the pictures are on the net forever. You can see the whole thing in detail at Dead Robot.

Jellio's post about bad tattoo's made me think about this guy, who was featured in a story recently. After 26 years, he finally found out that the Chinese characters on his chest didn't actually spell out his name the way he thought they did. I'm interested to see if we have any readers who can actually tell us what the letters say :)

I had put it to bed, made my piece with it, and moved on. I didn't even really question it from the beginning. Sure, the blackout took me by surprise. But I, like millions of other viewers who saw Bobby Baccala state in the first episode of the last season that "you probably don't ever hear when it happens" knew that Tony went down, and we were all fine with it,

Now, either simply to sell books, or because he can't take the hardcores who are probably still dogging him on a daily basis, David Chase comes out to say no, there was no hidden meaning (you fools), no clues, no "Davinci Code". What??? Where the hell did that come from. No one was asking. Couldn't you just sit in your house counting your A&E royalty checks and leave us the hell alone. I'M PISSED!!!

Now, in fairness, every article I've read (and if you haven't heard about this, click here, here, here or here) says Chase "strongly suggests", so I guess he never actually says in his new book that "Tony didn't die". And as for the hidden clues thing, the Bobby line isn't actually hidden, so maybe he's not referring to that. But even he if he did, I would have to look him square in the face and say, sorry Mr. writer and executive producer, you're actually wrong, Tony did die...Not that I needed him to die, but the way you ended it...yup, he got whacked...sorry.

So what does everone here think? It's a simple question...was Tony whacked? You know where I stand. (And if you need more proof, an article I linked to a few months back should answer all questions)

Sexy, scary, or funny, movie or TV, human, animal, or animated, there are quite a few to choose from.

- Time to feel good about yourself. Check out some REALLY bad tattoos.
- A post we should have done. Who, besides Dumbledore, is in the closet?
- Behold, the vending machine dress. I like the Japanese, they're nutty.
- Any guesses how much the sock Britney ran over went for for on eBay?
- And George Carlin discusses phones that make pancakes on Countdown.