Well, it's actually Wednesday, but I couldn't resist posting this super funny video of Bill Clinton falling asleep at a Martin Luther King Day ceremony/service this past Monday. I suppose that talking trash out on the campaign trail really takes it out of you. Just kidding, you know I love ya Bill. Take a nap - and I'll see you at the primaries! Vote Hillary!

FreakingNews.com has a cool gallery of celebrity money morphs. Above is Lindsay Lohan and Queen Elizabeth. Brad Pitt, Kenny Rogers, Jack Nicholson and Mike Myers as Dr. Evil all get in on the act. Lots and lots of fun morphs - way more fun than watching Katie Holmes and Diane Keaton screech in their new Mad Money movie.  Head on over to the site to see the entire gallery. Enjoy.

I love fashion season! The mannequins come out in droves to support their favorite designers - and the holy trinity of robotic fashionistas  posed together at this week's Roland Mouret's Couture Paris show. The big glasses, high heels and perfect poses of Dita Von Teese, Claudia Schiffer and Victoria Beckham look like a "live" window display. I use the word "live" loosely for sure. I love that Dita looks like she's dressing from the 50's, Claudia from the 60's and Posh from the 80's. I love it!

If you didn't see the promotional video for the Scientology center that Tom Cruise made - you're a little slow on the trigger. It was leaked last week on to the world wide interweb, and quickly yanked by Xenu everywhere it was posted. Tom Cruise came off looking more than a little nutso in his ranting about how Scientologists are the only good people - and the only people that are equipped to do anything right. He was very sincere (as usual) and slightly maniacal (that laugh!) and overall quite creepy in his arrogance about it all. He threw around tons of terminology and Scientology-speak just like a devoted disciple. Ick.

Well... over at FunnyorDie, Jerry O'Connell, Cruise's co-star in Jerry Maguire, has done a great parody video aping the actor's every crazy video moment. I'm pretty sure Jerry should be sleeping with tin foil on his head for a while before the aliens come to get him. I wish I understood the whole Scientology thing... there are a lot of celebs that believe it. Click here for a comprehensive list of other Celebrity Scientologists. Then clear out your internet history so "they" don't come and get ya!

 UPDATE: Craig Ferguson from the Late, Late Show has done his own spoof - albeit slightly more nonsensical and maniacal - it captures the spirit of the original quite well. Quite mad - but quite well.

If you've been under a rock for the last 24 hours, you may not have heard that Heath Ledger died in his New York apartment yesterday at the age of 28. The details of his death are still sketchy although there were sleeping pills found near him where he was found. The NY Times reports:

At 3:31 p.m., according to the police, a masseuse arrived at the fourth-floor apartment of the building, at 421 Broome Street, between Crosby and Lafayette Streets in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of the bedroom Mr. Ledger was in. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger naked and unconscious on a bed, with sleeping pills — both prescription medication and nonprescription — on a night table. They attempted to revive him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. As the news reports spread quickly, throngs of people gathered in the neighborhood.

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger was born on April 4, 1979, to Sally Ledger, a French teacher, and Kim Ledger, an engineer. Named for a character in Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” he and his older sister, Katherine, grew up in Perth, Australia; his parents were divorced when he was about 10. As a student, he joined a local theater company and appeared in a production of “Peter Pan,” which led to his being cast in children’s television programs.

Mr. Ledger’s first Hollywood film was the teenage romantic comedy “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999). He later appeared in romantic-hero roles in films like “A Knight’s Tale” (2001) and “Casanova” (2005).

But the role for which Mr. Ledger was probably best known by American audiences was in “Brokeback Mountain” (2005). The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.” Mr. Ledger was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in January 2006. (His death came on the same day that the 2007 Oscar nominations were announced.)

Mr. Ledger met the actress Michelle Williams while filming ‘’Brokeback Mountain.” They became romantically involved and moved to Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, where their comings and goings were widely noted by the celebrity press. They had a daughter, Matilda Rose, who was born on Oct. 28, 2005. The couple separated last year.

Heath was currently filming a new movie in London and has Batman: The Dark Knight wrapped and opening this July. This is quite a shock and Heath will be sorely missed in Hollywood. I wish his family and friends all my condolences. Rest in peace. 

Well, well, well. My life might be over. The baby bug has hit my favorite man Matthew McConaughey as he announces on his blog that he & his girlfriend Camila are expecting a bouncing baby McConaughey. One thing's for sure... that baby won't be ugly - it'll be tan and toned and totally awesome! He sounds super excited and thrilled and stoked and ready to be a dad. This news explains the rumors that he's been hunting (and possibly bought) new property  - the kind that can't be rolled away like his Airstream.

My congrats go to the happy couple... I would love to have Matt as a dad. He seems like he'd be loads of fun and not much of a disciplinarian. Of course, they all seem that way until push comes to shove, eh?

Guess I'm out to find a new boytoy obsession... now that Matt's becoming an honest adult. Sigh. 

I love these cool pics of people taking pictures with the images on album covers. Old school album covers not the "artwork" that they download with itunes. Some are really clever... See the whole gallery here - I dare you to not take a mental inventory of your albums and come up with your own. I keep thinking about the cover of the Cars self-titled album (at right). I think I'll have to go out to the car and give it a try. 

It's been quite a while since we've checked in with my main man Matthew McConaughey, I suppose he's been laying low with his latest galpal waiting for his new movie to come out (Feb 8), Fools Gold. Well, the waiting's almost over and the press push has begun. Matt and co-star Kate Hudson team up for an interview in Glamour mag and it goes a little something like this....

MM: I think it's fun [for audiences] to see us [on the big screen]. They want us to hook up, but they don't want us to hook up...

KH: We've never had any kind of relationship romantically and there's an element you can feel when we're working together.

MM: We're always courting. It's a constant flirting co

urtship, which keeps it really alive. We never dated. But we can still be attracted.

KH: I've seen you brush your teeth in the morning. I know what your body odor smells like. I can smell you from five blocks away. I know all your different style kisses. And I know all your different style hugs. If I were walking down a street and some guy came up and slapped my ass, if it were you, I would know it was you.

MM: Well you know what? If I were blindfolded and told to walk over and slap 10 asses, I would know which one was your ass.

I wonder what Matt smells like... Evidently whatever it is - it's really something. And I'll give him permission to slap my ass anytime. Meanwhile.... 

When he's not busy looking hot and having his picture taken, evidently Matt has been hangin' with Mr. Microsoft, Bill Gates, looking hot and workin it out. At the CES Convention in Vegas, Bill gave the crowd a glimpse into his retirement plans and he plans on workin out that pasty programmer body with the most famous workout dude since Jack Lallane. Watch Bill's funny send-off video - it's really cute!

Source 

Penn Jillette is at it again - and I love it. I'm a big fan of Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t show on Showtime and love how then break down topics we so easily believe in as a society (bottled water anyone?).  Crackle.com has a new site dedicated to the off the cuff, unscripted ramblings and rantings of the magician/personality. Normally, I would never promote anyone who bought into the stupidity that is "magic", but P&T don't try to pretend it's real, so I can get over my issue in this case.

Anyways, Penn posts videos - and you can post video responses - and everyone can watch the show. So far, he's covered Dr. Phil, Hillary Clinton, the Pope and gangs. What's next.... who knows? 

I'm a sucker for anything you can achieve artistically with an Exact-o knife and paper. Miami paper artist Jen Stark has created a kaleidescope world of layers of paper eruptions, black holes and interesting sculpture. Her work is really amazing! I wish I had the patience to create something on this scale much less intracacy. She uses regular craft paper and construction paper to spectacular effect.

Pingmag has an interview with the artist along with more examples of her work. Some of her art is featured in the new book Tactile by DGV. 

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Skidoo (1968) directed by Otto Preminger, but if you haven't, you should immediately. I caught it last weekend on Turner Classic Movies underground series and it's a faboo combination of old people doing drugs and kooky kitsch. Jackie Gleason drops acid, Carol Channing strips to her undies and Groucho Marx plays God. What else could you want in a movie???? I mean seriously! It's hard to say this movie is good... but it still seems like something everyone with a sense of irony and retro cool should put on their watch list. For goodness sakes, they even SING THE ENTIRE CREDITS!!

Watch the whole thing below. This one isn't available on DVD - so if you want to download it for yourself, click here. I can't say it's good quality - but you'll get the idea.

Finally... no more dead arm when sleeping with your honey! This award-winning mattress concept gives way where your arms lay when you're huggin' up to your sleep buddy. I think this is pretty ingenious. There's nothing worse than waking up with dead arm in the middle of the night. Once I freaked out because i rolled over and touched my "dead arm" with my "awake arm" and didn't realize it was me in the bed. I jumped up and flipped on the light just as my shoulder started to tingle. Thought my dreams materialized for a second. :) Let's hope they start making this soon. I wonder if they could make this mattress sound-absorbent for the snorers out there.

The Love Mattress offers partners a simple yet effective position for embracing. This mattress allows you to hug your loved one intimately without any wrist or arm weakness. The assembled mattress has the same dimensions as other mattresses, with the added advantage that you can make a gap between joined parts. Your arm and shoulder can occupy the gaps when you are lying on your side. In other lying styles, you can easily find your most comfortable position. For example, if you are lying on your tummy, your foot can project comfortably into the mattress. Anatomical research supports the claim that The Love Mattress provides greater comfort than existing mattresses.

Read all about it here. I do have one question though.... what about sheets? How does that work? 

Four hundred years after Leonardo DaVinci poised pigment to palette and painted our lady of perpetual art, the Mona Lisa, his creation still inspires generation after generation to create their own masterpieces in it's image. I ran across a gallery of Japanese artist Naoto Hattori with several of his own interpretations. I love that each one is just different enough to be both an homage and a parody - setting the lovely Lisa in several facets of his imagination. I think the one to the right is my favorite - reminds me of those pics you take in Apple's Photo Booth application. ha!

See all of Hattori's work at his website - including more Mona Lisas -  www.wwwcomcom.com. Lots and lots of nice and diverse work.

It's not at all unusual for folks in this town to meet at least one of the presidential candidates. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Chris Dodd et al. have campaigned amid Clinton's 27,000 residents in recent months. What's unusual -- okay, a little odd -- is for someone to have met almost all the candidates and taken photos of each one smiling with his Mr. Potato Head. That's right. Mr. Potato Head. "The candidates have been in Iowa forever. Why not have fun with the whole process?" says Andy Green, a gimlet-eyed 20-year-old with a wide face and a perpetual smile, like he's been hiding a big joke he's just dying to tell.

 

1. Hillary Clinton:

   

2. Chris Dodd:

   

3. John Edwards:

   

4. Rudy Giuliani:

   

5. Mike Huckabee:

   

6. John McCain:

   

7. Barack Obama:

   

8. Bill Richardson:

   

9. Fred Thompson:

   

Last week I got a last minute invitation to go to a "classic" Christmas concert after my dad backed out because of work (smart fellow) to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I wasn't particulary looking forward to it as I'm not much of the orchestra type or the heavy metal type. However, at the promise of attending with my high school best friend and our moms (they bought the tickets?), I agreed to the very unusual night out. I was familiar with the popular Christmas song that's in heavy rotation every December... but other than that I wasn't sure what to expect.

So.... who likes the Trans-Siberian Orchestra anyways? The place was sold out (2 shows!) and the show was unbelievably awful! It was performed more than adequately, but the premise, the sound, the choreography, the light show, etc. was perhaps the worst I've ever seen. I've never witnessed so much head-banging, long stringy hair, ZZ top guitar arm swings, power slides across the stage and overall cheesiness in any other three hour period during my entire life. It was like every heavy metal cliché since 1980 got together (laser light show and fireworks included) and decided to go on tour. I hate to admit it... but I caught myself laughing out loud more than once at what I was seeing. 

Not only was the concert insanely long, it featured a monotonous if not relentless seizure-inducing light show that gave me a migraine in the first 5 minutes. Every picture I snuck with my cell phone looked like a terrorist explosion. The concert itself was way more Siberia and not nearly enough orchestra. The power sliding violinist was right out of Tenacious D's Pick of Destiny... only without the irony. The evening was truly one of the most bizarre ones I've ever spent at a concert. I think I was most befuddled by the fact that everyone seemed to be enjoying the show.... like really enjoying it! I just don't get it. NOT AT ALL. I was completely disoriented the entire night - partially due to the giggle fit I endured for a good 90 minutes of the show and it's requisite giggle-hangover - and partially due to the mind-numbing "entertainment" a la 1986.

Here's a little clip of one of their shows. See for yourself. I have to say that any video could not possibly demonstrate what my eyes and ears were assaulted with for three loooooooong hours.  So... are you in the TSO camp or not? Feel free to leave a comment... I'm sure I'm not alone on this one... but I have a feeling that TSO fans are rabid TSO fans? Let me know....