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I've never heard of Pinkberry before today. (I'm more geek-trendy these days than pop culture trendy.) But apparently, this is the latest legal drug of choice. Let's face it, they only sell 2 flavors ('regular' and 'green tea') and are what sounds like stupid expensive ($9 for a large with toppings… that's nearly twice what Coldstone Creamery charges for ICE CREAM, and this stuff isn't even frozen yogurt). Suddenly you've got people lining up dozens deep to buy this stuff? This is one serious meme . Unless, of course, the secret ingredient (and maybe the reason the FDA won't let them call their product frozen yogurt) is some heretofore undiscovered incredibly addictive element that they've innocuously slipped into the recipe. Judging from the number of people calling in to KROQ this morning to say they couldn't understand it, but after one trip to Pinkberry's they just couldn't get enough of it, I'm kinda tending toward t...

White House Declares Office Off-Limits Anyone surprised by this move has NOT been paying attention to the Bush White House.

…You'll see Mr. Bean's (wait for it…) Silly Dance! ?!? The scariest thing is that I've seen the trailer for Mr. Bean's Holiday . And the quote above (from their oh-so-cutesy radio campaign) is the height of sophistication compared to what I saw in the trailer. I swear, it almost makes me long for the days of Benny Hill !  

I don't usually post links like this… MoveOn.org Political Action: Help get the word out about Dick Cheney's Quagmire I may be a political loudmouth, but I tend to limit this stuff to email, where I can quietly spam my friends, rather than posting it here. But when you hear what Cheney said in '94, you've gotta wonder what the hell happened to his grasp on world politics between then and 2001. And no, I don't think you can blame it all on 9/11. Have I mentioned, recently, how much I hate these pricks? Oh yeah, I guess I have .

Can I just say, good GODDAMN riddance: Rove to leave the White House, return to Texas The only disappointing thing here is he's going home, instead of to a prison where he frankly belongs for what his machinations have done to this country. Good riddance, Karl. Rot in hell.  

First off, I want to say that I enjoyed The Bourne Ultimatum immensely. I liked where this story went (and frankly dismiss the few complaints I've seen about "thin story" or nonsense plot) and found the ultimate resolution to the series quite satisfying. I really appreciated the "echoes" of moments from the previous films, especially the one in the final moments of this film. (Talk about bringing things full circle.) Somewhat similar to my reaction to seeing the latest Harry Potter, this one made me want to go back and watch the first two films to see those original moments, and maybe find others that I'd forgotten. I'd also like to see if there's anything in those first two films that foreshadows (oh so very subtly) the relationship they tease for the briefest moment in this one. (God, I'm being so circumspect here about not giving anything away. I must really want people to be able to experience this one on their own.) One other thing that I ...