"Shirley" you will be missed (Leslie Nielsen R.I.P.)

San Francisco Giants World Series Champions!!!

After 53 years, the San Francisco Giants have won their first World Series championship since moving the team from New York.

John Lennon turns 70

Gay

Robokon

It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you (Harvey Pekar R.I.P)

Harvey Pekar, alternative comics' beloved every man, died today after bouts with prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression. Pekar is best known for his journal style comic, "American Splendor", which took the writings of his everyday, mundane life and combined them with art by various comic book artists such as Robert Crumb, David Collier, Jim Woodring, Chester Brown, and Joe Sacco. He also appeared as a reoccurring guest on the David Letterman show. Pekar did not gain world wide attention until Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's film adaptation of "American Splendor" was released in 2003 capturing first honors at the Sundance Film Festival.

Kaiju Party

Don't toast to my health, toast to my fuck! (Dennis Hopper R.I.P.)

LIVE EVIL (Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.)

Ronnie James Dio, front man of metal band DIO, died today of stomach cancer. During his time in Black Sabbath, replacing original singer Ozzy Osbourne, Dio popularized the "devil's horns" hand gesture which has since become the universal symbol of rock.

PRISON FOR BITCHES: a lady gaga fan-zine

Prison for Bitches, the :Lady Gaga fan-zine will be released at TCAF (Toronto Comic Art Festival) in Toronto, CA tomorrow. It features 36 contributors, including myself.

Talk-To-Me Player

When I was a kid, I used to own a Fisher-Price Talk-To-Me Player. I could never remember what it was called until recently. How it works is that there are Talk-To-Me books with thick cardboard pages. Inset within each page is a record. You place the Talk-To-Me Player against the record and press the play button.

Scott Pilgrim vs the World Trailer

I'm not one for Michael Cera but this may be amazingly awesome.

Mario and Princess La Pieta in styrofoam

by Kordiana Lewandowski

Czechoslovakia I Heart You

This movie is about ready to blow my mind... and after the last two svankmajer films, I think I deserve it. Thank you Czech republic.

The King of Ska

Desmond Dekker began his career as a welder, singing for his fellow workers. He auditioned for Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid (Treasure Isle), but neither was impressed by his talents. With the help of Derrick Morgan, Dekker found his place on Leslie Kong's Beverley's record label, but wasn't recorded until 2 years later in 1963. "Honour Your Mother and Father", Dekker's first recorded song became a hit and was soon followed by "Sinners Come Home" and "Labour for Learning". Backed by the Maytals, Dekker's "King of Ska" made way for his recruiting of a back up band dubbed the Aces. Dekker propagated the budding ska and rude boy culture with the now classic "007 Shanty Town" and "Israelites", becoming one of the most internationally acclaimed artists to come out of Jamaica (other than Bob Marley) and influencing bands like the Clash, Operation Ivy, Rancid and hundreds of other ska, punk and reggae bands.

I'm in love with that song (Alex Chilton R.I.P.)

Sadly, Alex Chilton passed away this Wednesday evening due to an apparent heart attack at the age of 59. The front man for the 60's band, the Box Tops, Chilton wasn't even old enough to obtain a driver's license when he recorded the vocals for their first hit single "the Letter". After the Box Tops, Chilton moved on to Big Star, which, although not commercially successful, gained a huge cult following in the 80's. His withdrawal from the limelight only added to the mythos of Big Star as Chilton exiled himself to New Orleans, hung up his guitar, and washed dishes for a living. Alex Chilton has earned his place as one of the greatest guitar-pop artists of the 20th century, influencing bands such as Teenage Fanclub and the Replacements.

Wolverine playing poker

Not as big as his dad in France

Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Gary Lewis, the son of famed comedian Jerry Lewis, formed Gary Lewis & The Playboys who played their first gigs to a sold out crowd in Disneyland. Their single "This Diamond Ring" hit #1 in the charts in '65, though Lewis claimed that producer Snuff Garrett did not let them play their own instruments save for backup tracks on the recording  in order to maximize the success of the album. This created a problem when Gary & the Playboys were asked to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show as musical guest were expected to preform live. Since the song was so over produced, the show was forced to let them play with a pre-recorded backup track. Regardless, Gary went on to win Crash Box's Male Vocalist of the Year award, beating out Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.