Wow. This appears to be a fully Lucas-sanctioned event -- it's even featured on the Official Star Wars Blog -- but still no Holiday Special on DVD yet? What gives?

Still, though...just try to NOT grin when Darth Vader makes his entrance...

(Thanks, Charles!)

You might want to watch because she's a beautiful blonde, but if you take the time to listen, you'll see what journalism should be.

This has nothing to with Republican or Democrat. Red State or Blue State. Elephants or Donkeys.

Just right and wrong.

A dopey vendor was selling buttons last weekend at a convention that read, "If Obama is President ... will we still call it The White House?"

Sweet fancy Moses.

I know there is going to be some ugliness this upcoming election, but it's pretty early in the game for this kind idiocy. To the convention organizers credit, James Earl Ray was given the boot and banned from further activity at the event.

If you see someone with the badge on their lapel, please punch them in the throat. Thanks.

Dearest Hollywood,

Hey buddy. It's me, Johnny Wright. How are you? I'm good, thanks for asking.

Enough pleasantries. We need to talk. Don't freak out, there's just a few items that I feel we need to discuss. I'm writing this because I care.

The hope of this letter is that you will listen to my concerns and make some changes. If not, we may have to gather at Joel Coen's house and have a full scale Scott-Weiland-style intervention.

Your house is not in order. In fact, it's a mess. The following is a list of issues I believe you need to stand up to, take responsibility for, and make your best effort to correct. This is for all of our goods. Your as much as ours.

Trust me, this is as hard on me as it is on you.

Like the romantic comedy Shining before it, this trailer for Ferris Bueller's Day Off will make you see the film in a whole new (darker) light.

(Via Transbuddha)

You might remember the Computer Trap Shoot from a couple of years ago, when some good ole Kentucky boys destroyed my old iMac for grins. It's a Fourth of July tradition. To get you in the proper mood for the upcoming holiday, here's the 2007 version, newly edited with the proper musical accompaniment.

The Boston Celtics routed the Los Angeles Kobe's by 177 points to win the NBA Championship tonight. That is an amazing seventeen titles for the storied franchise.

Somewhere Red Auerbach is firing up a hand-rolled victory cigar.

Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce will now be mentioned in the same breath as Cousy, Havlicek, Russell, McHale, Parish and the immortal Larry Bird.

While the majority of the countries newspapers prepare a BOSTON MASSACRE headline for tomorrow's edition, here are some closing thoughts on the NBA Finals.