The Simpsons (Movie)

The publicity is ramping up...

Mickey M - Complete SICKO documentary

With Mickey M's blessing, here's the full movie "Sicko" (release date not set in UK as yet). Put aside a little time, and we'll talk about whether it's effective:

Cruise - Oh no you di'nt!

Germany's so gonna pay for this.

Politics - Interesting choice...

The conservative media is already all over this:

Politics - Zing!

Congressman Ron Paul, the Republican no-chance-in-hell Presidential Candidate and growing Internet Cult, shows a hell of alot of common sense in this drugs debate with a frat-boy audience, and lands a sweet zinger on his opponent at the end:

World news - The US Army developing a "special" spray

I probably shouldn't have had any problems coming up with various witty remarks regarding this story, but I'll leave it up to you.

Mickey M - Saviour or shrewd operator?

Oh, the ironing is delicious!

World news - This can't be good for his ego

and it sounds like a Brass Eye sketch.

Music - Insane music guy

That cannot possibly be easy to do... (thanks Jonny Radiohead for the link).

Comedy - Conchords

The Flight of the Conchords show looks funny:

Dramedy - Colbert the Murderer

Before he became Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert was a jobbing actor and, when required, a forger and murderer:

Traffic Wardens - Terrifying New Twist

"Tony", or Robot(ony)?

Comedy - "Liberals...' [shakes fist]

Some sharp satire in the Simpsons? Well good, but it's been a long time coming...

Media - Jez Paxman on Jonny Stewart

Who dares tell Jon Stewart that the Queen Mum died in 2002?

Music - Neil Deserves Your Respect

You haters got it all wrong. I've been listening to 'Victory For The Comic Muse" with fresh ears, and it's really good. If it'd been made in 1999 you'd've all been loving 'To Die A Virgin' [competition winning video below] and 'Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World'.



I might be ready to forgive him now for this whole ugly episode:

Computery Stuff - You Stanford boffins...

are alright.

My company staged a mini-technical conference last week, where lots of people gave interesting talks, including a Stanford robotics professor from the team that won the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2o04. In case you haven't heard of it, it was a competition to build a completely autonomous car robot that would drive through 160 miles of desert, without crashing or anything (much harder than it sounds).

The guy's talk was awesome (they're now building a robot car that will drive around a city, trying not to crash/kill/maim anyone), and he mentioned an hour-long PBS documentary on the race which I watched and enjoyed, so if your name is Ricky you would probably be likewise interested (and even if it isn't, I still recommend it).

Science-tology - I'll see your tantrum...

and raise you one of my own (here and here).

Fashion - Whiter than White

Anyone know how these far-right Russian sentiments got innocently spread around England's college towns? Benilov, I'm looking at you...

Computery Stuff - You MIT Boffins

are alright...

Comedy - Baked Fuzz

The Hot Fuzz boys, caned out of their mentals, decide that Nick's cake would be wasted in their bellies: