In Rememberance

Washington Post columnist on losing his son in Iraq.

Charles Nelson Reilly is no longer with us

The "Match Game" superstar is dead at age 76. In his later years, Reilly showed his versatility with a guest spot on "The X-Files."

Happy birthday, "Star Wars"

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of the original "Star Wars." I still remember standing in line at Fashion Square theaters to see it.

Watch the trailer to recapture those bygone times. Read about what happened to the cast. And continue efforts to pretend the prequels never happened.

From the WTF files

• Iraqi kindergartners want to blow you up. It's all about hearts and minds....


• The 2008 election may already be stolen.

Precious Photos

• Pulp Fiction -- Insanely cool book art; use the arrows around the "view" tag to scroll through.


• Deep sea photography -- some vicious fishes.


• Proof of alien life forms -- Scott & Mona get a ... dog?

"Lost" recap

The season finale has come and gone, with a flash-forward replacing the flashback. Here's a quick, fragmentary review of key moments:

• Bakunin as Rasputin.
• Jack and Juliet.
• Kate: "Kiss me — not her!"
• Blast 'em, Bernard!
• Got Oxy?
  
• Desmond: diver down.
• Bloody, bloody Ben.
• Hurley's heroics.
• Sayid's scissor-kick stranglehold.
  
• Rousseau's reunion: "Help me tie him up."
• Sawyer's spite: "''That's for taking the kid off the raft."
• El loco Locke.
• Driveshaft is dead.

DULLARD RATING: Rocked!

Trent Reznor hating on the record industry

Gotta love Trent Reznor. Not too into the music, but he's a great interview.

POP QUIZ: Live albums

Match the live album* with the venue. Answers are in the comments area.

1. "Live at Leeds" — The Who
2. "Stop Making Sense" — Talking Heads
3. "Frampton Comes Alive!" — Peter Frampton
4. "Secret World Live" — Peter Gabriel
5. "The Song Remains the Same" — Led Zeppelin
6. "Alchemy" — Dire Straits


a. Palasport Nuovo, Modena, Italy
b. Madison Square Garden, New York
c. Pantages Theater, Los Angeles
d. Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco
e. Hammersmith Odeon, London
f. University of Leeds, Leeds England

* "Live" is a relative term. The liner notes for the Dire Straits album claim "no re-recordings or overdubs of any kind." Peter Gabriel, on the other hand, admits to plenty of post-show tinkering.

Happy birthday, Moz!

Former Smiths singer Morrissey turns 48 today. An object of derision in some quarters, he's a hero to the lonely and lovelorn — and to the Latinos, if Chuck Klosterman is to be believed. (The link is to comments; to read the full article, you have to read "Chuck Klosterman IV.")

Morrissey's career in three acts:

• "This Charming Man"
• "Suedehead"
• "Irish Blood, English Heart"

Gin Tasting

I love this article, probably a little more than is good for me.

Kucinich has game

His wife? A 6-foot tall, 29-year old redhead with a tongue stud.

I can't wait until she's the First Lady.

Sign up for victory

Make your own presidential sign here.

Ah, crap.

Bo Diddley hospitalized after stroke.

A Wii bit of fun

The very clever Nintendo Wii allows you to create characters (or avatars, if you prefer) that you can use from game to game. Nintendo calls them Miis.

We've made the celebrity Miis seen here: Jacko (the latter-day Michael Jackson) and B-Fed (a bald Britney Spears). It turns out we are not alone, based on this Mii collection inspired by the great and near great of popular culture. This site has more examples and gives you tips on making your own celeb Miis.