Category: Linklog

George Carlin, best known for his “Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV” routine, has died of heart failure aged 71. His death came only a few days after he was selected by the Kennedy Center to receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.

The US is to tighten visa restrictions to allow it to screen all short-term visitors from Japan and Western Europe. US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said visitors to the US who do not need visas will be required to register with the government online. The security regulation, set to begin next year, will require visitors to register three days before they visit.

Musician Bo Diddley has died at the age of 79. He had suffered a heart attack in August 2007, three months after suffering a stroke which affected his ability to speak.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Trailer. Serving as a prequel to the Cartoon Network show of the same name, it’s set in between Episode II and Episode III. But didn’t they already do this some 4 years ago?

Russell T Davies is to step down as executive producer of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. I’m actually glad as his work has went a little downhill recently (case in point: this years series opener “Partners In Crime”). The good news? Steven Moffat will succeed Davies as lead writer and executive producer of the fifth series of Doctor Who. Yes! He’s written some of the best episodes of the series’ (case in point: “The Girl in the Fireplace” (my personal favourite and an episode everyone should see) and “Blink”).

Turner is planning to close Super Deluxe. Sadly I heard about this from Super Deluxe employees via Twitter. So Robert and Brian, good luck with the future guys.

Microsoft says it is ending its bid for Yahoo! The breakdown occurred when Microsoft offered $33 a share, Yahoo! wanted $37 a share, this added $5 billion to the deal. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, and who for…

A condensed look at Nicholas White’s forty-one-hour elevator ordeal, as captured by the McGraw-Hill building’s security cameras. I’ve been stuck in an elevator for 30 minutes before and that was scary enough. I couldn’t imagine 41 hours in such a confined space…

An interview with Ace of Cakes’ Duff Goldman. “My dream Star Wars cake would be the scene in Empire where Han Solo opens up the belly of the tauntaun and shoves Luke in there. I think that’d be pretty cool.” WANT CAKE! [via]

Ever wanted the Bible translated into LOLCat? Wait no longer! Oh Hai! Blessinz of teh Ceiling Cat be apwn yu, srsly. [via]

Two students in Waycross, Georgia have been arrested in connection with a plot to attack their teacher. I should mention these students are in the THIRD GRADE. As many as nine students apparently planned to knock the teacher unconscious with a glass paperweight, bind her with handcuffs and duct tape and then stab her with a broken steak knife. The scheme involved a division of roles, one child’s job was to cover windows so no one could see outside, and another was supposed to clean up after the attack.

The Royal Mint is coming out with a very cool set of new coins. The Shield of the Royal Arms has been given a contemporary treatment and its whole has been cleverly split among all six denominations from the 1p to the 50p, with the £1 coin displaying the heraldic element in its entirety. This is the first time that a single design has been used across a range of United Kingdom coins. [via]

A list of April Fools hoaxes from Wikipedia. How many did you fall for?

Davidson continue a remarkable run as they beat Wisconsin in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. The Davidson campus is about 5 or so miles away from our front door, we drove around the town last night and it was full of signs of support for the team. Now they’re in the Elite Eight, it should be even better…

Muxtape, a simple way to make a mixtape. Very simple, upload 12 songs, rearrange them and your done. You can hear mine here.