meowstrong...

Since yellow bracelets are so last season, I thought I'd make the following suggestion.






Use number 104 for your old LiveStrong bracelet.





Cats dig 'em.

the other jared diet...

Ever since the marathon I've been gaining weight.

Maybe it's my inner sloth, but summer of 06 is looking like the polar opposite of the summer of 05.

Kind of like how Jared Leto's weight gain being the opposite of Subway Jared.

did my cat just flip me off?

v for ventriloquist?


Last night I saw the first half-way decent movie of 2006 -
V for Vendetta.


And let me just tell you...


• I'm SO totally V for Halloween this year.

• I had a hard time not thinking about Puppet Master every time V was on screen.

• My British accent is WAY better than Natalie Portman's.

• Knives are, like, really cool when thrown in slow motion.

• The future's gonna suck, but the phones are cooler.

i'll have what she's having...

Anyone who has ever been on the Todd Tour of New York City knows that I'm a wealth of knowledge when it comes to where movies were shot or took place. Click Harry and Sally for a fun quiz on where people ate in various movies.

it's official...

RIP 1924 - 2006

why? because we hate you...

The Neo-Nazis are coming to downtown Orlando today to rally in support of their favorite color white.

Orlando Police strongly advise staying clear of Church Street Station at least until 5pm (not to mention the beer is cheaper then).


Police also advise staying away from the afternoon plans of the movement, which include:

• Tribute to Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain for embracing the racist ideals of the South.

• Slight updates to EPCOT's Germany exhibit

• Minor alterations on It's a Small World

oh toh toh toh...

We've secretly replaced today's You Tube Friday with this amazing instructional video about the proper way pour someone else's beer, open a cloth door with just one hand, and order the properly fatty fish in Japan. Maa maa maa maa. Oh toh toh toh toh.

Thanks to Scott from GROUNDCONTROL for the following bonus video...



By the way, this was created by the Japanese comedy group Rahmens.

the new t-shirts are here!
the new t-shirts are here!


More exciting than the new phone books are Danielle's fun new
t-shirts at Modern Planet.

Get them now before everyone else is wearing them.


the strange case of dennis crouch...

News stories just don't get any better, or weirder, than this tale of one man's god-given right to plunge a knife into his chest in peace.

say cheese...

Every once and a while I will stumble upon an absolutely amazing website by accident. Here's one I have to share with the world...


Photography by Karen Rice from the Capture the Memory studio.





Forget Ansel Adams.
Fuck Mapplethorpe.
Damn Muybridge to Hell.




Karen Rice was the 2003 Red Ribbon winner at the Kentucky Professional Photographer's Association for her works "Bridled Love" and "God Bless Grandpa."




She reminds us that since life is "so fleeting, it is only through our photographs that we freeze a moment of time and 'capture the memory' forever!"






Also, she's having a special this month on Senior portraits.

i wish i could renew you...




How much do we love The New Yorker?


So brilliant.

the anniversarycast...


BEWARE OF THE BABYLON celebrates one year of podcasting with this ambitious ANNIVERSARY PODCAST featuring our greatest moments.


If you have never listened to one of our podcasts before, this is where to begin.

It's a self-congratulatory greatest hits bonanza you don't wanna miss.

As always, this, and EVERY, BEWARE OF THE BABYLON podcast can be automatically downloaded to your computer and transferred to your iPod through iTunes.



you tube friday...

Alfonso and Michael Jackson teach us to feel good in a Pepsi way...


Oingo Boingo pushes Bud...


Tori Amos before she was a Cornflake Girl...

you can fly, you can fly, uh scratch that...

Some jackass fell off of the walkway on Peter Pan's Flight at Walt Disney World today and found himself pinned under the ship at the right here that carries you through the ride.

This has to be the most asinine accident since, well, the Vice President shot his friend.

As a former Mouseketeer myself, I can tell you that it's probably the most harmless ride in the Magic Kingdom, with a top speed at about -5 miles per hour.

I will share with you the worst thing to happen on this ride before today's incident. Once a fellow Mouseketeer (who shall remain unnamed) threw a pack of condoms on Wendy's bed at the start of the ride. Gave new insight into Peter Pan flying out the window.

a friendly valentine reminder...

PLEASE NOTE: Even in relatively small amounts chocolate is poison to cats and dogs. Chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine, two different types of stimulants that affect the central nervous system and the heart muscle, as well as increasing the frequency of urination.

On a more upbeat note, this is the most romantic song ever written...


Something Changed by PULP

on the legal front...

Is it just me or does Saddam look more and more like Dr. Hans Reinhart from The Black Hole each day?

do i look fat in this pepsi?

Target is now selling 8oz. cans of soda, right next to the skinny plastic bottles. On the cans boasted in big yellow copy is 100 CALORIES.

Although I'm appalled by the corporation's reaction to fat America by shrinking the cans and slimming the bottles, I gotta say they are pretty darn cute.

I am of the opinion, however, that the 8 oz. Mountain Dews are just plain wrong.

gay or european?


On the way home from dinner last night Craig was afraid we were going to miss the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.


Rushing home we turn on the tube to experience the athletes running on the field to Just Can't Get Enough. I point out that this would normally be a crime against music, but it's Europe.


As the ceremonies turned to the absolutely fucking surreal, we witness a strange cross between Cirque Du Soleil, Muppets on Ice, and last week's Superbowl Halftime.

Craig turns to me and utters the quote of the week:

"This is gayer than when they had gay orgies at the Olympics."

you tube friday...

Further supporting the theory that YOU TUBE is the new Flicker, today's find completes my too long search for the SAFETY DANCE music video.

Generally I am terrified of midgets, but this is the one exception. Everyone's so happy in this video, how could I be afraid?

You can click if you want to...

this monkey's gone to heaven...

With the opening of Curious George in theatres today, I thought I'd just point out that despite the brutal murder of his co-writer, there is still no such thing as bad publicity.

now i've seen everything...

Just in case you missed it, click below to see the amazing opening of the Grammys with Gorillaz.

the Ballcast...


Rachel and Todd get older and wiser at Chumleys and ask important questions like:

• Where did Han Solo's mojo go?

• What is Gwyneth's favorite word in the English language?

• Who is this guy, and how do I know him?

• Why does Todd feel so old?

• Does Cruisin' count as Cruising?

As always, this, and EVERY, BEWARE OF THE BABYLON podcast can be automatically downloaded to your computer and transferred to your iPod through iTunes.



jimmy!



They better dust off next year's Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor: Jimmy Bennett, from the astonishingly bad Firewall.

From Dakota Fanning's 8-going-on-28 bravado to fatter-by-the-season Angus Jones, good child actors working in Hollywood seem to be an endangered species.




Jimmy's performance in Firewall is so laugh inducing, it's worth the $10.50 just to see him (although Harrison Ford's I'm going to find my dog! line is worth at least $20).

Can one child ruin an entire film? The answer would be yes.

i couldn't resist...

One weekend in DC seems to bring out the devil in me.

But wouldn't you do the same thing with these magnets if you came across them?
The strange part is that I arranged this Washington Monument/Bubba magnet moment at least seven hours before taking the photo.

a forbidden love...
captured on film...


the cats are back.


(click above and please be patient with the download)