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Here's a man who understands storytelling. Damon Lindelof on whether there will ever be definitive meaning behind "the numbers" of LOST:

''There will be more ON the Numbers, yes. But explaining WHY and HOW they are magic is like trying to explain why some magic kids are born to two muggles. The Valenzetti Equation USES those numbers, but trust me, they were around LONG before the early '60s. But for fans waiting for an advanced dissertation on the mythic significance of the numbers, I direct them to Qui-Gon Jinn's speech to Shmi Skywalker regarding midichlorians and pose the following question: Happy now?''

Felt Skin and Googley Eyes

Jason Segal (Nick from the classic "Freaks and Geeks" and Marshall from the amusing-but-not-as-amusing-as-it-thinks-it-is "How I Met Your Mother) is writing the next . . . Muppet movie? Apparently so. It should be interesting to see what someone around my age will do with something like the Muppets, which have had such a tremendous influence on our generation. I just hope Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem get to play a number.

Judd Apatow is producing Jason Segal's first movie entitled "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Early screenings have been positive. You can see the trailer here.

By Jack Ohman.

Gotta Keep The Devil Way Down In The Hole

David Simon and crew rewarded long time fans of THE WIRE with a finale that neatly wrapped the entire series together. If you're looking for some smarty-pants recap look no further than here, here and here. Also, the New York Times has been running an online series entitled, "What Do Real Thugs Think of The Wire?" You can read that here.

Also, New York magazine did a shot-by-shot (!) commentary of the finale's montage. Read that here.

Kosher Cheeseburger?

The Jewish community is torn over whether a kosher cheeseburger being served at a NYC restaurant should be considered sacrilegious.

This is like a vegetarian being philosophically torn a veggie burger.

There May Be A Donkey Kong Kill Screen Coming Up!

The King of Kong was the most absurdly fun documentary of 2007. For those who haven't seen it, the film follows two very different stalwarts of competitive gaming as they attempt to break the high score record for Donkey Kong. There is something bizarrely compelling about people who dedicate themselves to esoteric triumphs. Words cannot do the doc justice.

If you've seen the movie, there's recent news regarding perpetual underdog Steve Wiebe. Check it out here.

If you haven't' seen it, enjoy the trailer here.

Or if you just want to hear Howard Stern discuss the movie, listen here.

Go Already!

Since it is abundantly clear that Hillary Clinton cannot catch Barack Obama in pledged delegates, the prolonging of the Democratic primary is not going to endure Obama to the voters of swing states:

Not only is the opportunity cost--to wrap up the nomination, and spend John McCain into the ground for four months--uniquely high, but the venue could not be less convenient. Pennsylvania is a swing state that Democrats will almost certainly need to win in November, and Clinton will spend seven weeks and millions of dollars there making the case that Obama is unfit to set foot in the White House. You couldn't create a more damaging scenario if you tried.

More on that logic here.

The Wire's War on the Drug War

By Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon.

The writers of The Wire - the "HBO drama that tried to portray all sides of inner-city collapse" weigh in on so-called War on Drugs.

Summing It Up

In campaign news, Hillary Clinton released today this fear-inducing ad currently playing in Texas and Ohio. You can read Obama's response here.

Reminds one of this Bill Clinton quote from 2004, campaigning for John Kerry:

Now one of Clinton’s laws of politics is this: If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.

Well said.

"Garfield" Minus Garfield

Thank you to Josh M. for sending this site my way:

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against lonliness in a quiet American suburb.

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