looking forward to this album...

He's the Tennents Super-drinking geezer who's been compared to Dostoevsky and Pepys. The cutting edge hip-hop artist who wowed Radio 2 audiences. Now Mike Skinner, also known as the Streets, is back and he is as honest and controversial as ever.

The Streets' next album will address celebrity, but Skinner's celebrity life involves losing hundreds of thousands of pounds spread betting, getting punched by his manager and taking crack cocaine with a woman pop singer the night before she appeared on Saturday morning show CD-UK.

also, here's the video for his new single

forbes' 10 best movies about money...

of course wall street wins, but i'd vote for trading places since it was hilarious and since jamie lee curtis rocked my world. seems like 100 years ago.

sort of a stretch...

Michael Jackson's trial has some significant parallels with that of Oscar Wilde in April and May 1895. Wilde too was a celebrity, as a writer and as a performer. His play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," had opened in the West End to rave reviews, and he had made a much-publicized lecture tour in the United States as an effeminate aesthete and an attention-seeking dandy.

Like Jackson, Wilde was seemingly brought down by self-destructive acts. When the eccentric Marquis of Queensbury (known as the "mad Marquis"), outraged by Wilde's romantic attentions and lavish gifts to his son, Bosie, accused Wilde of homosexual behavior, Wilde recklessly sued him for libel, swearing to his attorney that the accusations were "absolutely false and groundless." Queensbury's lawyers brought forth as witnesses young working-class men with whom Wilde had had sexual relations, and Wilde's attorney persuaded him to drop the libel charge. Wilde immediately became subject to arrest and was charged with violating a British law criminalizing male homosexuality.

sorry a-game...

but whitney looks terrible and bobby looks worse

i hope this is true...

and if a blog named "better than fudge" says it's so, than i guess it's so. also, i can't look at this photo and not sing the final countdown.

it's o.k. randy, most of n.y. still hates johnny damon...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Johnny Damon needed only three pitches before being reminded how intimidating Randy Johnson can be.

Damon was grazed on the forearm by Johnson's pitch Thursday during the first day of batting practice against pitchers.

"I think the guys were pretty much teasing him saying he should have did that last year," said Damon, who played center field for the Boston Red Sox before signing a $52 million, four-year contract with the Yankees. "He's the best. I thought he threw the ball well. It was good to see the best right out the chute. I know exactly what I need to work on. Get my timing down. It was a good day."

the bada bing on the back of the 07 chevy monte carlo...

NASCAR history includes a tradition of great racing families; names like Earnhardt, Petty, Waltrip and Labonte have dominated the sport for decades. On March 12th, a new family will be added to that list: Soprano. That's right -- America's favorite mob family will join the NASCAR ranks by sponsoring Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) No. 07 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and driver Clint Bowyer in the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The one-race sponsorship is part of HBO's marketing campaign to promote the hit drama's season premiere, which will air Sunday, March 12 at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Sopranos logo will be showcased on the hood and on the quarter panels of Bowyer's No. 07. Some of the show's other businesses are also getting into the act, as the Bada Bing logo will be on the car's rear quarter panel. The 07 team's crew uniforms will also include a patch advertising Satriale's Pork Store.

for reggie...

the s.f.c. is being powered by poo?



SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- City officials are hoping to harness the power of dog waste in this dog-friendly city where animal feces make up nearly 4 percent of residential waste.

San Franciscans already recycle more than 60 percent of their garbage, but officials hope to turn into energy the 6,500 tons (5,897 metric tons) of dog waste a year -- nearly as much as disposable diapers, according to the city.

Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco's trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.

fredeeky has moved into king street...

pretty much loving it. elevator lifestyle is a real improvement and i likes having lots of space. going to have some people over once a-game moves her stuff in. in the meantime anyone who wants to come for a visit and maybe a sando is more than welcome. also the place has two ceiling fans which makes me very happy.

perfect for k-dog...

this is very bad news...

"this is a great country"...

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 22 — Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant stepped forward Wednesday to claim the largest lottery jackpot in American history, $365 million.

The workers, seven men and a woman, bought the winning Powerball ticket at a convenience store near the ConAgra ham processing plant where they worked. At least three of the winners are immigrants, two from Vietnam and one from Congo.

"This is great country!" said one winner, Quang Dao, 56, who came to the United States in 1988. Mr. Dao still has family in Vietnam and said he planned to help them financially with his winnings.

POKANE, Wash. -- The state's tough new anti-smoking law has an unlikely opponent: a retired doctor who argues the ban is forcing elderly smokers in nursing homes to take unnecessary risks.

Dr. Robert Guild, 71, says the law is forcing him and other smokers at the Maplewood Gardens Retirement Apartments -- some in wheelchairs and walkers -- to brave an ice- and snow-covered lawn to get to a structure that is far enough away from the retirement facility to meet the ban's requirements.

for all the duke haters out there...

there's a great photo shopping contest on fark.com

only awesome...

although i think that these guys get way to many attempts, nate robinson dunking over spud webb was certainly a highlight. also not sure what i think of the stevie franchise trade, but i like it from a star-power perspective.

sorry barry...

but at least the czechs are still alive no?

great photos of pool hustlers...

just so you all know, reggie is a little bit of a pool hustler himself. just so you know.

for malcolm x...

fredeeky's moving...

good by to macdougoo, hello to the king

f the olympics (except for hockey and curling)...

i miss dwight

1977 victoria's secret catalog not that hot...

spotsylvania county is hard core...

Spotsylvania County's practice of allowing detectives to receive sexual services in prostitution cases has exploded across the nation, fueled by snickering bloggers and talk radio shows, and the county's top official has asked the sheriff to stop using the investigative technique.

Chairman Henry "Hap" Connors Jr. said the seven-member Board of Supervisors is "very disturbed" that investigators had sexual contact with employees of massage parlors suspected of being fronts for prostitution. Connors said he has asked Sheriff Howard D. Smith to cease the practice.

nice find by jimmy page...

Rolls Royce, Estate Car,1976 (£69,500)

this car is only incredible. it's like soccer mom meets bishop don.

hilarious...

NEW YORK - The award-winning whippet who escaped from her travel cage at Kennedy Airport bolted across the tarmac at 25 mph as workers chased her on foot and in three cars, her breeder said Friday.

One officer was within feet of her when she nosed into a marsh area and disappeared.

The 3-year-old whippet, known as Champion Bohem C’est La Vie or Vivi, took off as she was about to be loaded onto a plane for the flight home to California on Wednesday. She had been in New York for the Westminster Kennel Club show, where she won an award of merit.

gotta like vijay...

Vijay Singh didn’t like the length of Phil Mickelson’s spikes at the Masters. And after playing with him the first two rounds of the FBR Open, he had questions about Lefty’s driver.

Not only did Mickelson beat him by two shots each day, he routinely hit his tee shots beyond Singh. On average, he was 6.1 yards longer than Singh in the first round, and 15.4 yards longer than Singh on Friday.

When Mickelson showed up Saturday morning, the PGA Tour asked to test his Callaway FT3 driver to make sure it was under the limit for springlike effect. The driver passed the test.

A person involved with the tour said Singh asked for the driver to be tested. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the test is supposed to be confidential.

also

There is something amusing about a guy who has his caddy wear a "Tiger Who?" hat causing the greatest golfer in history to turn into a seething schoolgirl. Of course, Tiger wouldn't acknowledge he was peeved. He just hinted around at it and let others do the talking for him. He handled it sort of like Paris Hilton would.

time for choices...

or

a new famous fred?

sublime bowling as rahul dravid's tourists dominate pakistan...

India produced a sublime bowling and fielding performance to set up a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international.

The victory in Multan allowed Rahul Dravid's tourists to clinch the series with one match to play.

Pakistan were bundled out for just 161, with Rudra Pratap Singh taking 4-40.

Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hit 49 but the other batsmen were poor and India reached their target in the 33rd over despite a mid-innings collapse.