It's very rare I mention the place I used to work, but when I see an advertisement with an old friend as the star I just have to give a shout out. Well done Elliot! You are a fancy lady.

Check out this acetaminophen encrusted skull. No headaches for this guy. Coming to you via BoingBoing

Want to download the newest Nine Inch Nails album? ... for free. Yes free. And legally too. Here's what it says on the site:

as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.

the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.

for those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon.

Cool. I guess the tour will be where the real money comes from. Thanks Trent Reznor. You rock, and sometimes even roll.

Download nine inch nails - The Slip

Larry Lessig, the Net’s most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture. [source TEDtalks]

In the spirit of "Hearts of Darkness" the gritty documentary film about the making of Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" comes Rain of Madness, a mockumentary look at the making of the epic war comedy Tropic Thunder starring Jack Black and Ben Stiller. I'm not sure if we'll ever see the whole thing, but the trailer looks fun:

NSFW (but f*cking funny) language ahead:


Yay, Escapist.

This one's for Carol:


"There will be milkshakes for old men"

Take this one for example:


Doogie!

Perhaps that would have been a better film. Saw "The Happening". That movie was not happening at all.

Thanks to a tweet from Jeffery Zeldman this morning I got to see this:

Weezer played a cover of Radiohead's Creep live at their Portland Hootenanny

Thanks Jeffery. Haunting.

I love Spaced, the TV show starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost prior to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Here's one of the greatest scenes ever:


Yes, I am one who likes the UK Office more. Thanks to Patrick for this.

Spaced is out on DVD now and the stars are hitting various cities in the US to support the release. For more check out spacedinvasion.com.

Here's the trailer for Hamlet 2 (beware of NSFW language):


I dunno. Could be fun. People getting hit in the head with flying garbage cans always makes me giggle. Ah, Schadenfreude.