Great (but old) article in Salon about Chris Morris and his (in)famous BrassEye satirical special on pedophilia. BrassEye, by the way, is the funniest TV show with which I am familiar.
Who wants to subsidize a billionaire? The Hardball Times takes on the BS of demanding pro ballplayers give “hometown discounts.”
In other baseball news: baseballanalysts.com lists some of the coolest non-roster invitees this spring. Tim Raines Jr.!
RIP to Dame Edna’s legendary “bridesmaid” “Madge Alsop,” actress Emily Perry. Died at the ripe old age of 100.
Ira Glass talks about translating TAL to TV on the Borders Show (or something like that… it’s giving me flashbacks to my summer at Borders in DC) Host does a nice job.
Best Spring Training picture ever. Jim Bowden? More like GOB Bowden.
Fred Willard profile in the NY Times
“If two couch potatoes mate, does that make their offspring hashbrowns?” – Jean Tisdale tries standup.
SF Standup interviews wonderful standup comic and MaxFun pal Al Madrigal, who’s got a new sitcom on CBS
You may have caught Elephant Larry on The Sound this past weekend; one of the group’s members, MFer Alex Zalben, has just started contributing to a nerve.com blog called The Modern Materialist. He’s a smart, funny guy, so I bet it’ll be great. And that site has SUPER CLASSY porn.
Ever wondered what the relationship is between the Onion and The Onion AV Club?