Info Meme

Warner Bros. has announced they intend to go back to the footage for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 and convert them to 3-D, so we can have the best viewing experience. And so that they can charge higher ticket prices.

Speaking of 3-D, for reasons unknown at Sundance Film Festival they screened a documentary called Cane Toads: The Conquest in 3-D. I can toad-ally see a nature documentary about cheetahs and tigers in 3-D but cane toads just seem unnecessary.

Accomplice is an experience that mixes elements of a tour, a play and a game. It was born in New York City, and so amazed Neil Patrick Harris when he experienced it, he begged creator Tom Salamon to create a version for Los Angeles. He finally got Tom to agree, and NPH is producing Accomplice: Hollywood. Tickets are sold in blocks of ten and are selling fast.

io9.com has some concept art for Green Lantern. Sadly it’s not for a spray-on costume for Ryan Reynolds, but it is for the other Lanterns. It doesn’t look cheap or childish, it actually looks pretty cool. 

In a past life, I designed high-end man caves, refuges for men from their jobs, chores, kids and spouses. They tended to not be very cave-like in Southern California or South Florida, but they did have cool toys in them. BroBible.com has a list of 25 Man-Datory Items for Your Man Cave, and they’re of varying levels of expense and class. Be sure to get to the home theater at the end – I designed some Man Caves that fancy on style, size and equipment, but that setting is unique.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to link to this unique photo spread from Vice and I did it, but you might not want to read it. Everyone in the photos is completely clothed and most are wearing at least a three piece suit, but the magazine chose to make it appear that all of the models are, umm, excited. They called it “Work Hard Play Hard.”

The CW has picked up two pilots for development including a McG produced remake of Le Femme Nikita. Fox ordered, I kid you not, a single camera comedy set at the I.R.S., thereby proving they truly are bipolar enough to own both Fox News and the Fox Network.

The fancy lawyer hired for murder music king Buju Banton says that not only is it a gay conspiracy to arrest his client, the feds set him up and they would use entrapment as a defense.

We are so ridiculously scared of our lives that the two hosts of Britain’s ITV children’s show Toonattik were filming an action sequence on location in London when they were detained under the Terrorism Act. Police said they were running around wearing flak jackets, utility belts and using spangle blue hair dryers as guns. Adding insult to injury, the name of the segment was “Dork Hunters.” 

Jennifer Lopez isn’t only planning on invading Glee as a cafeteria lady, she’s also appearing as a guest star on an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother as a woman determined to break Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) of his ways. I think she’s determined to try and get someone to buy that awful album of hers.

Over at Rod 2.0, he’s got an embed of Mo’Nique from her recent show with R&B singer Miki Howard, and early in the interview the concept of being gay and in the black church came up. Both women were highly supportive, but Mo’Nique’s words were perfect, “If you’re in the church and you’re gay, God is not judging you. God loves you.” It’s not surprising from Mo’Nique but to hear it said so simply and beautifully in that venue was Important. It’s important with the capital “I”.

GLAAD finally got around to commenting on the CBS/Focus on the Family Tebow ad. Nice of them to join the conversation, but it seems they took so long drafting their response it doesn’t apply to the situation anymore since CBS says that issue ads are fine from now on.

Since we’re getting closer to meat grown in a vat, the folks over at io9.com decided to ask a Rabbi if pork grown in a vat would be O.K. for Jewish folks to eat, since it wouldn’t have hooves and wouldn’t be slaughtered. While quizzing one Rabbi doesn’t make a policy, he thinks his religion can adapt to science. I'm going to have some bacon to celebrate as soon as I recover from fainting.

I couldn't get you to pay attention to The Secret Life of the American Teenager with shirtless pictures of Brando Eaton. Therefore I doubt the pictures of Ricky (Daren Kagasoff) over at JustJared.com modeling Calvin Klein underwear will interest you either. He's lean but has one of the best treasure trails I've seen in a long time.

Wilco has joined the Haiti movement and will allow a free download of one of their concerts for a minimum $15 donation to relief efforts through their website. One of the available concerts is a show from Brooklyn's Keyspan Park featuring Grizzly Bear with out front man Ed Droste.

Later this week, we'll be talking about photographer Jeff Sheng's thought-provoking new book Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but starting now, you can enter to win one of five free copies from our friends over at The Bilerico Project. 

Photo Meme

Later today, I'll show some new footage of Alice In Wonderland, but I was going through some press photos, and realized I hadn't shared this picture of the out Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. I really can't wait for this film, but I feel like I might need some of those funky mushrooms to get the full effect.

Are they small, or the fungii large?

Some of you like optical illusions. Some of you don't. Frankly this one makes me a bit seasick. Your mileage may vary, but consider yourself warned.

It nearly made a splash that looked like that on my keyboard.

I can't call this an optical illusion, but I can stare at it and see if I can divine a meaning from it. God, I hope not because what I want from him is meaningless - but fun!

Dance for me, dance!

Anderson Cooper bought an old firestation in the West Village for a few million dollars more than I have to my name. He's planning on remodeling it into a new home, since it's four times larger than his penthouse. As a firehouse, it's authentic with a bust of Mercury over the door and brass firepoles inside. How cool is that? I wouldn't mind going to work each day if I got to slide down a pole on my way out the door.

I'd feel 9years-old living in this - in a good way.

This is the Punch'n'Cuddle, which is what happens when you cross a punching bag with a bean bag, and add a face. I think this could be classified as a therapy tool, and I want one desperately.

I wonder if this is how Britney got well?

Apple released something yesterday. Yes, you want one. I want one. Let's face it, we wanted one before we knew what it was. The odd thing is, it may be more useful than I expected, but it's also less sexy. Aren't the proportions off somehow?

The number of iPad parodies already online is staggering.

I'm not a PETA fan, sorry to say as I think many animals are quite tasty. I don't have a need for fur though and frankly find it a bit creepy. This older PETA ad against fur rolled across my desk today, and I felt it was worth reliving.

Not quite Jamie Bamber naked, but the implications are great.

HolyTaco.com has the Ultimate Snack Food Stadium ever built. Here's a picture, but you need to head over there and see what's involved.

This may be for Super Bowl parties at homes who watch the game, not just the commercials.

Armani Exchange believe in marketing equally to all orientations in order to sell their overpriced merchandise. Still, it's nice of them to acknowledge our love of overpriced t-shirts and underwear.

I need to lose 10 lbs. to shop there.

If I was walking across the Golden Gate Bridge and saw this combination of signs, I fear that I might take it as a sign to jump, even if that wasn't why I was on the bridge. You would have to consider that the universe was just done with you.

Not quite It's A Wonderful Life