Could NBC Be Any Stupider?!

While every single major network went live to either New York or Washington to cover the moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11, NBC's The Today Show decided that in interview with Kim Kardashian's mother was more important. WTF!?

The Today Show is largely fluff anyway; but considering it was on - live - when 9/11 actually happened, you would think that if they felt a moment of silence was too dull for their action-packed show, they could have at least shown that "classic" footage. But Kim Kardashian's mother?! Come on. That's just stupid. Even Fox News paused its Obama bashing for a minute to show it.

Those Darlins Tonight @ Slowdown

The fine looking ladies of Those Darlins return to Omaha tonight to kick ass and break hearts! The band is opening for classic alt-country band, The Old 97's. I will be in the front row crushing hard to Jessi Darlin. See you there!

Awesome

Lana Del Ray Abandons Being Taken Seriously...Poses Nude

As if saying, "Hey, my record did okay, but I won't be famous unless I go the full monty," pop tart Lana Del Ray has posed pretty much naked for GQ's UK edition. Not complaining. Just sayin'.

The rest of the pics can be found here.

Quote of the Day

"I have no idea. I haven't been paying attention" - Gov. Nikki Haley (R) of South Carolina, when asked if the Republican Party platform called for an outlaw of abortion without an exception for rape or incest. Haley was a prominent speaker at the Republican National Convention.

DVR Alert!!! Marc Maron on "Ferguson" Tonight

I will be on The Late Late Show w/ @craigyferg tnite. Help him break in the new studio.
— marc maron (@marcmaron) August 30, 2012

Unintentional Truth

Did the folks at the RNC not realize that they just gave away the whole store with this picture? The national debt...they did actually build that!

Bach's Greatest Role

Sebastian Bach and The Trailer Park Boys

Never was much of a Skid Row fan, but there is no way I will ever make fun of its former lead singer, Sebastian Bach. Not after his star turn in the final season of The Trailer Park Boys. And he continues to reunite with his cigarette smuggling comrades to this day. Love the photo!

SLAYER!!!

Re-Cap of Alex Wagner on "Real Time"

Alex Wagner tries to restrain herself from strangling this guy

My lady, Alex Wagner, shined last Friday night on the season premier of Real Time with Bill Maher. Unlike her last appearance, where she was consistently shouted over by teabagging Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Alex stayed engaged with the panel throughout. Conservative columnist Reihan Salam did his able best to bogart the conversation - no matter the topic - but Alex gave as good as she got. Salam remained a robotic talking point reciter as he listed off the so-called failures of the Obama Administration, while refusing to acknowledge the Republican's sabotage of the president's jobs and economic plans, and the sometimes racist motives behind the right's actions.

The always confusing mega-billionaire Mark Cuban was the third person on the panel. He appears to be liberal in nearly all instances, except when the topic is unions. Like most wealthy people, he sees no need. 

Oh, and Chelsea Handler was on, too. She didn't contribute much to the discussion, even though I basically agreed with her on most of her points.

Too Much Sexiness For One Photograph

Katy Perry and Rashida Jones

Whitesnake Sued Over Fan Puke

A Whitesnake fan is demanding £10,000 in compensation after she slipped in vomit during a concert and suffered injuries to her knees, neck and back.

Yeah, and I want  £10,000 for being subjected to "Here I Go Again" at least 5,000 times throughout my life. I'll never get that time back.

Of all the things to sue over.

Ouch!

Republican VP candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), has told friends and the media that his favorite rock band is Rage Against the Machine. The band was well known for its intense, funk inspired grooves, and radical left-wing political lyrics. RATM's guitarist, Tom Morello, was asked to comment on the band's famous fan.

"[Ryan is] the embodiment of the machine our music rages against. A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment."

Casual Thursday

Alex Wagner Rejoins the Real Time Panel

My lady, Alex Wager, announced today on her show that she is returning to the panel of Real Time with Bill Maher on this Friday's season premiere. Last time she was on, Rep. Darrell Issa bogarted the discussion. This time around, Alex will be appearing along with Peter Byck, Mark Cuban, Reihan Salam, and Chelsea Handler. Should be great.

And praise Jeebus that Bill Maher is back!

The Shocking Night Life of Cats?

A study by the University of Georgia has brought to light the "shocking" truth about what your little, fuzzy buddy does at night when you are asleep. Maybe it's not shocking, per se, since every cat owner knows, on some level, that their pet has the killer instinct inside of him or her. Few have actually witnessed it, however.

The University attached tiny cameras to the collars of 60 or so pet cats, and their owners would download the footage each day and send it to the folks doing the study.

Money quote from one of the owners:

"You could see her whiskers and you could see her staring at the sky, looking at the trees…and in this particular instance…it was clear that she was under the deck of my house and had a bird. And she hadn’t ripped the bird apart yet, but it was clear that the bird was in great distress and it was very upsetting. I stopped watching because I knew what the end point was, that the bird wasn’t going to live. I was very upset with my cat."

Great On So Many Levels

Starbucks at Starbucks

Babes In Toyland - "Sweet '69"

Been Caught Yawnin'

Neko shows her disinterest in letting me blog

I've Seen Katy Perry's Butt (and other riveting tales)

Is it weird that just seeing Katy Perry's bare ass is enough to keep me going for days? See the uncensored ones here (NSFW).