Village Cop

The cop from the Village People has been arrested. Oh, irony. Insert random internal affairs joke here.

Final Zero

There was a time when I was excited about this year's NCAA tournament. Now that none of my teams made the Final Four, I'm depressed about it. My only consolation is that there are likely many people in the same boat, since not a single number 1 seed made it. It's like bizarro world.

Web-only Office

One of my favorite shows, The Office, will be putting out 10 special episodes on the internet this summer. Apparently they will feature some of the cast that doesn't get as much airtime. I think this is a great idea.

On a related note, I'm pretty sure I heard John Krasinski (Jim Halpert) on a voiceover for ask.com. I think doing voiceovers would be my ideal job.

New Ben Harper

I've been listening to the new Ben Harper album, Both Sides of the Gun, all weekend. It comes out tomorrow and I suggest that you check it out if you're a fan of good music. I've been anxious to hear it since Diamonds on the Inside was so good. This one is very different but lives up to expectations. There are two discs. One is slower mellow stuff and the other is faster and funkier. Both are great.

Gangsta Name Generator

I recently stumbled upon the gangsta name generator, where you type in your name and it tells you what your name would be if you were a gangsta. No telling what it would be if you were a full-on gangster. The 'r' changes everything. There are also pirate, mafia, and taxi driver name generators.

Gangsta: Da Slim Jimma
Pirate: Swabbin' Jack Hawkins
Mafia: Valentino the Con
Taxi Driver: Møstramös O'Connor

Madness

Today marks the start of the NCAA tourney (as if you didn't know), and my office is all about it. Maybe it's the fact that the YMCA invented basketball, but it could just be an excuse to do something other than work. I did pretty well in our association wide pool last year, so I'm hoping that my picks pan out again. I picked Wisconsin-Milwaukee, so I'm happy so far.

RIP Tomarken

Peter Tomarken, host of the classic TV game show Press Your Luck, was killed in a plane crash yesterday. To me he was the quintessential game show host and I hope that he has nothing but big bucks and no wammies in the great beyond.

As a tribute here's a link to a clip from the greatest episode ever, where Michael Larson memorized the squares and took PYL for all it was worth.

Walocaust

Some people really hate Wal-mart. Not surprisingly, Wal-mart really hates these people.

Viva La Stewart

Get your very own Jon Stewart t-shirt. Unless you only found out about him from the Oscars, in which case you suck and shouldn't be allowed to buy one.

Reservoir Dogs Pop Art

Check out this cool art from Reservoir Dogs created using every single word from the script.

So Long Top Gun

The Tomcat is done. No, I'm not speaking of the relationship between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (though I think everyone wishes that was over), but of the plane Tom flew in his best movie, Top Gun. This was of course of the F-14 Tomcat. This week marks the end for the notorious fighter planes. They're being replaced with F-18 Hornets, which are probably awesome but will never replace the F-14 in the hearts of the many young men who watched Maverick and Goose over and over again throughout their adolescence. Here's to you, Tomcat. You won't be forgotten.

Real Life Simpsons

Any fan of The Simpsons will appreciate this real life reenactment of the opening title theme.

Peeps is 27

This is just a shoutout to my man Joey, whose birthday is tomorrow. Have a good one echoba!

3D Sidewalk Drawings

Recently my mind was blown by these amazing 3D drawings by Julian Beever. Perhaps they will blow yours too.

One Crazy Year

Tomorrow marks one year on the internet for stevepoland dot net. Thanks to both of my fans for still reading.

This was the only picture I could find on google images for 1st birthday that wasn't lame.