Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:16 PM
 Okay, a post about Burning Crusades on the release day is tricky. If you already have the World of Warcraft expanison, there's no way you're reading this because you're frantically leveling your paladin to 70, and if you don't have the game, you either don't play, or you haven't been able to get your copy. If you don't play, you probably haven't read this far. So I guess that leaves people who play World of Warcraft but haven't been able to get their copy of the expansion.
I feel sorry for you. That's all I have to say.
Newswise: It was a stunning release. Flying off shelves. Everyone's buying it. Game seems to be going okay (although the "ZOMG! It killed my PC!" messages are sure to hit boards soon.) and... yeah. Blood Elves are rad and have a rad city. The new alliance race Draenei are... um...not to my liking. But that's me.
Of particular note: Alliance will be able to have Shamans and the Horde will have Paladins. This development will destroy Blizzard's message boards entirely as there will be nothing left to whine about... except nerfing warlocks.
Speaking of the WoW forums, please enjoy these choice quotes overheard at the midnight release last night.
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Tags: Videogames
Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:13 PM
 Hip hop monthly music The Source recently sent a cease and desist notice to former co-owners David Mays and Ray "Benzino" Scott regarding their new venture, Hip Hop Weekly. The rap rag accuses the recently launched tabloid of trademark infringement and unfair competition. Mainly, they are upset that Hip Hop Weekly's cover header reads, "Brought to you by the founders of The Source."
"The concern for The Source is that the masthead of Hip Hop Weekly is a problem because it creates some confusion as to whether or not the magazine has an affiliation with The Source," the magazine's attorney says. "If you saw a restaurant and it had on the sign 'from the creators of the Big Mac, you would have every reason to think the company had an affiliation with McDonald's."
True. Though if it said, “From the creators of the Big Mac,” I would assume the food sucked regardless of whose name is on it.
Allhiphop.com:
The Source Sends Cease & Desist Letter To Hip Hop Weekly
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Tags: Music
Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:44 PM
 According to an investigation by The Humane Society of the United States, the Hunter jacket on Jay-Z’s Rocawear.com clothing site allegedly has dog fur in its collar, even though it's advertised as having fake fur.
PWNED!!!
Yup, they say the $265 item contains real fur from a raccoon dog, a dog indigenous to Asia that The Humane Society claims are skinned alive for the coats. And they ain’t happy about it.
Late last year, a similar investigation found that raccoon dog fur was being used in a coat in P. Diddy's Sean John collection.
Ironically, neither Snoop Dog nor DMX’s clothing line have been accused of using real dog fur, despite both rapper’s love for and allegiance to of canines.
TMZ.com:
Jay-Z Accused of "Faux Fur" Fraud
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Tags: Music, Style
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:21 PM
 Phoenix Wright is an aquired taste: Not everyone is into using their DS to play a text-based, multiple choice lawyer game. I think it's rad, but then, I'm a judge on the 9th circuit court of appeals, so it relates to my work.
Anyway, enough people must dig the first title to warrant a sequel, because Phoenix Wright 2: And Justice for All is available today on the Nintendo DS.
Among the game's coolest feature: Microphone support, so when things get heated in the courtroom you can yell "OBJECTION!" at the top of your lungs.
Also, feel free to yell: "I'm out of order? You're out of order. This whole damn court is out of order!" using your best Pacino voice. It's not part of the game, but it's fun.
Click the cut for all the details, straight from Capcom.
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Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:21 PM
 The Adult Entertainment Expo’s Adult Video News Awards (i.e. the porn awards) were held last Saturday night in Vegas and Wicked’s Manhunters ran away with Best Film and six other awards… but I think it’s safe to say we are all winners in this contest.
Highlights included Belladonna: No Warning winning Best All-Girl Release, Erocktavision running away with Best All-Girl Series, Bang Bus 9 scoring Best Amateur Release, and Amy Ried with Vince Vouyer earning Best An*l Sex Scene Video for Breakin' 'Em In 9.
Newcomer Hillary Scott won Best Actress Video for Corruption, while Kirsten Price was named Best Supporting Actress Film for Manhunters and Katsumi was awarded Best Supporting Actress Video for Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge.
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Tags: Girls, Movies
Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:10 PM
 Rob and Amber are back. So are Uchenna and Joyce. Charla and Mirna? Check. Even Dustin and Kandice are here. Yes, folks, after ten seasons, it's time for The Amazing Race: All-Stars, and all of the people you'd want to see are there. Well, almost all of the people. Conspicuous by their absence are Jonathan and Victoria, the dysfunctional married couple consisting of Playboy model and ridiculous, overbearing abuser, who made Amazing Race so fun to watch the season they were on.
Still, it's going to be fun to see these people interact, and watch all of the Alpha Dog teams try and outdo each other. The Amazing Race is already the best reality show on television. This just makes it a whole lot cooler.
Zap 2 It:
Rob and Amber Lead 'Amazing Race: All-Stars' Cast
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Tags: TV
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:09 PM
Are you a little kid who likes videogames? Like, are you five years old or something?*
Then you're in luck: Ubisoft is releasing kid-friendly game Cosmic Family for the Wii in mid 2007. (Wait, aren't all Wii games for little kids?)
"Cosmic Family is a great title for young Wii players and their families, with simple point-and-click controls that will be easy to learn and provide the freedom to navigate wherever players choose to go," said Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. "Families will enjoy playing this game together, as it unfolds more like an interactive adventure than a traditional video game."
*Wait, if you're five, why are your parents letting you on our website? Seriously. You're outside of our target demographic. Go do something else like. Have a juicebox or learn to read or something. We don't need you.
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:50 PM
Sure, it's fun to watch HBO all the time, but it's a whole lot more fun when The Sopranos and Entourage are on, and showing new episodes. Well, the last 9 episodes of The Sopranos ever are on the way, and Season Four of Entourage premieres on the same night. Are you ready? Set your TiVo for April 8th, for that is the night that HBO gets cool again.
What will happen when those shows return? Will Vincent Chase really look for a new agent, and leave Ari Gold in the dust? What will happen with Tony Soprano and the New York mob? Who lives and who dies? How will The Sopranos end? It all starts on April 8th.
Yahoo! News:
HBO touts "Sopranos," "Entourage" return
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:01 PM
 Friends reunion alert! No, Joey is not coming back to NBC. It's an Aniston/Cox reunion as Dirt will cast Jennifer Aniston as a rival tabloid maven, in competition with Cox's Lucy Spiller. This, of course, is provided that Dirt lasts long enough to get to March, as the show is a heaping pile of crap.
Cox is the producer of the show, along with her genius husband, David Arquette. Perhaps there will be an Arquette sighting or two during the show's (hopefully short) run. Who can ever tell?
Yahoo! News:
Aniston to rejoin friend Cox in 'Dirt'
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:12 AM
 Apparently, there is going to be a Lost Boys 2, planned to be a straight-to-video release. There's no word yet on whether or not there will be a Corey or two in it, but what is rumored to be in it is surfing vampires. Let me make sure you caught that. Surfing. Vampires. That sounds like something you'd come up with after getting really, really high.
In other news the probability of Lost Boys 2 sucking really, really bad is high. Even on straight-to-video, I'm not sure it'd be worth a watch. Also, that rice you're eating? Maggots...it's MAGGOTS!
Rotten Tomatoes.com:
Surfing Vampires in "Lost Boys 2"?
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:13 AM
 Last night, Los Angeles was home to the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. For those who might not know, the Golden Globes recognize movies and television, and is voted on by the foreign press.
The big winners last night included Dreamgirls (for Best Film - Comedy or Musical and Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson) and Ugly Betty (Best TV Series - Comedy or Musical and Best Actress - America Fererra). Kind of surprising was the fact that Babel beat out The Departed for Best Film - Drama, which is usually an indicator of what film will have the fast track at the Academy Awards in March.
Check out the full list of winners here.
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:11 AM
Internet DVD rental service Netflix announced a plan that could potentially revolutionize how you watch movies. Where other services (Unbox, Xbox Live, iTunes) are offering flicks for download to your PC, NetFlix is going to be offering movies that stream to your computer, so no waiting for downloads, no burning to DVD in order to watch, just instant movies.
Netflix has teamed with NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Lion’s Gate and New Line Cinema to bring its subscribers the streams. Best of all, existing NetFlix customers are going to be able to view 18 hours of movies a month for free.
The service is starting with only 1,000 titles. Look for the service to be rolled out over the next six months.
Variety.com:
Netflix brings service online
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Tags: Movies, Tech
Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:03 AM
 Alec Baldwin made his directorial debut five years ago with a film called The Devil and Daniel Webster, but the release of the film has been held up because some of the investors were under investigation by the I.R.S. Now, however, the film will be re-released as Shortcut To Happiness, and Baldwin will no longer be credited as director.
The film stars Baldwin and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and it kind of modernizes the original 'Devil and Daniel Webster' story by casting Baldwin as a writer who sells his soul to the devil (Hewitt), and then needs to be defended in court by Anthony Hopkins in an effort to try and get it back.
The film will be released on Starz.
Dark Horizons.com:
Baldwin's "Devil" Loves Basic Cable
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Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:50 AM
 More Grindhouse awesomeness, as if it could get more awesome. There's some news on Rob Zombie's trailer for Werewolf Women of the SS, which will run between Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. Apparently, the trailer tells "the story of Hitler's plan to create a race of superhuman werewolf women to win the war -- based on actual documents found in Hitler's bunker".
Is that not one of the funniest things you've ever heard? Oh, and it also stars Nicolas Cage as Dr. Fu Manchu. Brilliant! And that's just one of the trailers. There's still Eli Roth and Edgar Wright to deal with. I'm sort of already hoping for a Grindhouse 2.
Dark Horizons.com:
More On Grindhouse's "Werewolf Women"
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Posted by Robt. Juster - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:43 AM
 For Those About to Get Paid to Hump.... We Salute You.
Amsterdam's famed Red Light District will be receiving a bronze statue dedicated to prostitutes around the world.
The statue represents a self-assured woman, her hands on her hips, looking sideways towards the sky, and standing on a doorstep, according to the Dutch Agency ANP.
Looking up? Do they get a lot of johns parachuting in? That would be awesome.
Breitbart.com: Amsterdam to get statue to world's prostitutes
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