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Bela Lugosi ain't dead yet

Seminal goth-rockers Bauhaus are back, creating a buzz at SoCal's recent Coachella music festival. Singer Peter Murphy opened the band's set by hanging upside down, bat-style, in a rendition of "Bela Lugosi's Dead."

Other acts of note included Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire and New Order. The Cocteau Twins reunion failed to materialize, however.

Personal trivia: My first date included seeing "The Hunger," with the opening scene of Bauhaus doing "Bela." I shoulda known that was gonna be a weird relationship -- beware the vampire girl!

Tom Green Comes Clean

Releasing album:

It is time for me to be honest with the public, with my friends, with my family, and most importantly, with myself. I am a rapper."

Whither Dave?

Chappelle freaking out, postponing season 3. Again.

Possible Firefox security problem

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She had him at "hello"

More weirdness from the world of celeb romance: Renee Zellweger of "Jerry Maguire" and "Bridget Jones" fame has gotten hitched to country music's Kenny Chesney.

The unlikely couple allegedly met a few months ago at a benefit for victims of the tsunami. Zellweger had previously dated Jack White of the White Stripes and rubber-faced/butt-waving comic Jim Carrey, among others.

Who Are You People?

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Morallity quiz

Here's an interesting exercise for testing your views on morality.

The Huffington Post Launches

I hope this takes off. Top anti-establishment stories, and celebrity bloggers like Mike Nichols, Ellen DeGeneres, John Cusack and David Mamet.

Rejected 'Love Is...' Comics

Not safe for work.

The Onion Interviews Ben Folds

They do good interview over at the Onion.

'Live Aid II' rumors flying

An aged Bob Geldof denies that another benefit concert is afoot, but he doesn't put the reports to rest altogether. His minions say that yes, discussions have been held on a show to raise awareness about conflicts in Africa, presumably Sudan.

Says the former Boomtown Rats frontman and unlikely star of "The Wall" movie: "It is kite flying, that's all it is. It is just talk. Why would I possibly repeat something I did 20 years ago?"

I dunno, the same reason Duran Duran is touring?

Liner notes as autobiography

The Onion AV Club strings together liner notes from re-issues of nearly 20 years of Elvis Costello records to create a musical timeline. It's an interesting look at his ups and downs.

Personal favorite: "Blood and Chocolate."

Religious Groups Oppose Cancer Vaccine

Why? Because they are pathologically obsessed with sex and the subjugation of women. A vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV, which causes cervical cancer) is about to be released, and these bastards are opposing it because HPV is sexually transmitted, and they don't want to encourage premarital sex.

Yes, these "Christians" would rather have thousands of women die of cancer just so they can influence, however minutely, the number of women who might have sex for, oh, I don't know, pleasure (never mind the women that might contract HPV through non-consensual sex as well).

Bah. I'm so angry, I've lost the ability to edit run-on sentences....