Friday Links

This week needs to be fired. Like now. Yesterday was a day of Same Shit, Different Fan. *grumble*

Stuff worth reading:

1. Peter Watts defends Scientology. Kind of.

2. Rihanna is releasing a line of umbrellas. What a shock.

3. The cops in Denmark are not too bright when it comes to computers.

4. Amy Winehouse will perform the next Bond Theme Song if and only if she remains sober through April.

4.5 In related news, Amy WInehouse will not perform the next Bond Theme Song.

4.75 The best thing about the new teaser poster for the James Bond flick is that it doesn't contain the faux-Diablo title anywhere on it.

5. Randy Quaid has been banned for life from Actor's Equity. That's impressive, in a bad sort of way.

6. Impressive, in a "ded from teh cute" sort of way, is this ridiculously cute wee baby cat video (ganked from robyn_ma).

7. Evanier on the Great Comedians Streke of 1979.

8. Namco is blaming the Wii for the declining arcade business. Yeah, because arcades have only sucked in the last few years, and the entire scene hasn't been dominated by ludicrously overprices racing, fighting, and light gun games for a decade or anything.

9. I am shocked to hear that Duke Nukem Forever still doesn't have a release date.

10. Godiva has created a chocolate room. You can win a chance to spend a night there if you buy the right box of chocolates, or if you're Homer Simpson.

11. Finally, don't forget to visit Yendiopolis, where some of the hotels might have chocolate rooms, for all I know.

The strangest musical game ever

Yes, another rhythm game. This time for the Wii.

Band Mashups features each song in five different formats, including rock, funk, country, latin, and marching band.

Marching band.

And, you need to keep pace while throwing projectiles at (and dodging/blocking ones from) your opponent.

And the musical selections include "Insane in the Brain," "Master Exploder," "Photograph," "One Thing Leads to Another," "Bliztkrieg Bop," "Man of Constant Sorrow," and "Whoomp! There It Is."

I'm so there.

Friday Amazon DVD Deals

Amazon's got a bunch of sales that have hit this week:

The Crime and Gangster sale includes Boondock Saints, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing, The French Connection, and 31 others at 45-55% off.

The Oscar Winners and Nominees Sale includes 45-50% off on Fargo, Annie Hall, A Fish Called Wanda, The Graduate, Walk the Line, Moulin Rouge, and 55 others.

The Popular Documentaries Sale includes Marlene Dietrich - Her Own Song, The Thin Blue Line, Season 1 of 30 Days, What the Bleep Do We Know, and others at up to 50% off.

The Westerns Sale includes 40-50% off a ton of stuff, including The Magnificent Seven (the series), the Tyrone Power Jesse James, Django, Cat Ballou, lots of Eastwood, and tons of others.

All three seasons of House are on sale for $31.49 (47% off) each.

There's a sale of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto sets with many of them at 50% off.

Finally, the two-disc director's cut of Zodiac is on sale for $19.99 (50% off).