Well, Hello Dolly: Check out the new trailer for Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse below. The show, starring the lovely Eliza Dushku, has been retooled a bit and moved from the Fall schedule to February 2009, but it looks very promising. Come on, it’s from the geek god who brought you Buffy, Angel, Firefly and most recently Dr. Horrible. You know it’s going to be solid. Synopsis:

“In Dollhouse, Dushku plays a young woman named Echo, a member of a group of people known as “Actives” or “Dolls.” The Dolls have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas, including memory, muscle memory, skills, and language, for different assignments. They’re then hired out for particular jobs, crimes, fantasies, and occasional good deeds.”

Staying on Top of Things: In case you need a little pick me up, these election result reminders should do the trick: www.isobamapresident.com and www.ismccainpresident.com.  [via Phil]  Want more (real) news about the Team Obama? Check this new site: change.gov.

Impressive Shots: The next President of the United States.

This Phone Rules! The Pomegranate destroys your silly, dated iPhone… and makes you want to head up north.

We Named the Little Guy “Clifford Peache”: “Keepers at Jiaozuo City Zoo have given an orphan monkey its own guard dog, because the other primates in the cage were bullying it.” More>

Beer Goggling: Phoenixville PA’s Iron Hill Brewery has a  Limited Release Triple Bock Bottle with 3-D Label for the Holidays!

Sad News for Fans of the Greatest Punk Band Ever… In Memoriam: Frank Navetta of the Descendents. Frank was an original member and guitarist for 6 years. He played on the “Ride the Wild/It’s a Hectic World” single and then recorded the Fat EP in 1981 and the classic Milo Goes to College in 1982. No cause of death mentioned. While happily delving back into all things Descendents this past week, I kept going back to their best record, 1985′s I Don’t Want to Grow Up. “Silly Girl,” “Can’t Go Back,” and “My World” are still just as killer today as they were many many moons ago.

In honor of Frank, here’s two of his best from the “College” record.

Download:

• Hope [MP3]
• Myage [MP3]

I went to a sporting goods store today during lunch to buy some Phillies gear and chatted with the cashier about the festive atmosphere. She asked what I did [for a living] and before I could respond, she said, “You look like you do computers.” Thanks, dear. That’s the exact opposite of saying, “You look like you teach rock climbing.” Sigh.

Brobee… He’s The Little Green One! USA Today declares: ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’ is monstrous fun for kids, adults. Very true. I love it and so does my oldest wee one. DJ Lance and the colorful crew of happy monsters and a robot keep it odd and interesting: teaching kids dancey dances, playing fun music and schooling the scamps on safe and proper behavior. I heard stoners also like the show, but don’t let those dirty, lazy hippies ruin it for you, give it a whirl.

The show was created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz from America’s #1 not-so-buff, superhero band: The Aquabats. The ‘Bats rule, take a listen  to “Look at Me I’m a Winner” to behold their awesomeness (played on UsedWigs Radio way back when).  Fun Fact: Crash survivor/drummer Travis Barker was an Aquabat back in late 90s and performed under the name The Baron Von Tito!

More Kidding: I also recommend two other kiddie shows: WordGirl (clever and very funny) and Little Bill (sweet and pleasantly low-key), both are excellent. What’s not excellent? Calliou. Unless you actually enjoy watching a whiny litte bald Canadian and his bland, lumpy parents lump around all day.

WTF Inquirer?! Way to Endorse Obama… and also McCain? What the… No wonder the paper is going — okay, has officially gone — into the shitter. The paper is run by GOP flunky Brian Tierney, who once said he wouldn’t let his politics interfere with the paper. Um yeah… Tierney did indeed demand they publish their dissenting endorsement of McCain.

Big-time pussy move there pal, have the balls to just endorse McCain like you were directed encouraged to by the cabal of Monty Burns-like party superiors you meet with regularly in a secret lair below a 50,000-seat megachurch. Listen, Philadelphians don’t care who the hell The Inky endorses (The Metro has more pull), but this colossally weak hedge makes the paper look sillier and more confused than usual. Egad.

Man Behind “Hope” and “Change”: Interesting video about Shepard Fairey, the graphic artist who created the ubiquitous and iconic Obama images and posters. I thought he’d be a bit more humble, but what the heck, he’s raised over $630,000 for the Obama campaign.

Human Giant News: Aziz Ansari is very funny and also glows in the dark. He’s going on tour to prove it. (A Philly date would be cool, cross your fingers.)

Sports News! Tony Womo Out Three To Four Weeks With Bwoken Widdle Fingey

Only 3 New Songs? The new, long-awaited Jealous Sound EP, Got Friends, is very good, but painfully short.

Retro Geek Seating: Unintentional Pac-Man Furniture.

Oopsie: While paging through Brooklyn Vegan, I misread the name of the “The Phenomenal Handclap Band” as “The Phenomenal Handicap Band,” and I immediately clicked on the link hoping to see photos of the inspirational band playing their instruments in a challenging manner. Alas, all limbs were in tact, playing some indie gimmick music. Boo.

Obama in PA! Our next President visited the lovely town of Abington, PA today. His inspiring speech got rid of that gross Palin taste that has been swirling about your mouth all morning long.  Photo by Michele Melcher. Check out Michele’s “Carnival of Amazing Marvels” tonight at PRIMER Microstudio.

Have a Giant, Climate-Controlled Warehouse You’re Not Using? And $3 Mil burning a hole in your pocket? Then snatch up “The World’s Greatest Music Collection”: 3 million records, 300,000 compact discs
and more than 6 million song titles! Watch video.  [via neatorama]

People Like Shows About Dead Bodies and Dumb Teens: Biggest fall TV gainers (and droppers) so far.

Word Nerds: Which geeked-out continuity editor has the better job Cheryl Klein or Leland Chee? If knowing which Jedi were still alive during the Clone Wars and the best directions to Dagobah, then you’ll probably want Chee’s sweet gig. If you are incensed that Marcus Flint, who is the Slytherin Quidditch captain in books one and two, appears again in book three even though he should have graduated, then Klein is your gal.

Speaking of Potter, here are some new “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Photos.

Get Drunk Quicker: Save Time De-corking Your Wine with the Slide Technique

Bird Poop + Human Mouth = Always Funny: Reporter Fail

Looks Promising: Wow, I actually like every single person in this film: Role Models. It’s also nice to see a new comedy that doesn’t have “Judd Apatow” as a writer, director, producer, actor or key grip for once (we all need a break, you too Seth Rogen).  Role Models is the work of Paul Rudd and David Wain and as expected, it’s full of some of our favorite “Wet Hot American Summer” campers plus the future star, Bobb’e J. Thompson. View Trailer:

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Enjoy this gem from the dearly departed The Promise Ring.

Download MP3: Is This Thing On?

Based on the media’s love of tangential relationships, I think we’ll be seeing George Thorogood getting the old band back together.

Do you have a better Delaware song? Please Comment.

Hope… You Have a Lot of Cash if you’d like to bid on this extra-large piece of handsome Obama art. Created by agitprop artist Shepard Fairey, this impressive mixed media stencil collage on cotton rag paper is 4 foot x 6 foot in size. Good gravy, that’s some big art! Perfect size for covering up all those nail holes and chipped drywall on that rec room wall of yours.

The piece, only 1 of 3 in existence, will be part of The Art For Life auction, an annual event which benefits Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Current Bid: $65,000.00. Like most Fairey art, look for it on eBay after the auction for twice the price.

You Down with GOP? These peeps are voting Republican. How ’bout you?

London Calling… Teens Who Party: Tired of asking your friend’s creepy 28-year-old, Camaro-driving, mulleted brother to get you party supplies? Just move across the pond, kids: 15 year old uses his brand new debit card to order cigarettes, alcohol, pornography and Viagra over the internet.

Office Webisodes! Lovable lump Kevin has money trouble.

Need Another Reason to Love WFMU? Awesome new music geek site (in beta) will offer: “an online digital library of music that will allow music fans, webcasters and podcasters to listen, download, and stream for free, with no restrictions, registration or fees. And it will all be legal.” {via Metafilter}

Slice Me Off a Hairy Pec Please! Artist Alicia Policia baked a Tom Selleck cake for her friend. So many jokes, so little time… {via Geekadelphia}

Quick Movie Review: Be Kind Rewind was absurdly delightful! Netflix it now. Mos Def rules (and yes, I’m white.)

Brett Favre is a Dick (and yes, I’m a Bears fan.)

Free MP3: Enjoy a big scoop of indie pop with just a dollop of math rock for a little kick. Download: “Traditions” by The Hush Now.

Suitable for Framing: Missed out on grabbing the Shepard Fairey Obama Hope and Progress posters (or don’t want to spend $$$ on eBay for them)? Don’t fret, you can still help out the cause by printing out your own Obama posters.

Coolest Lost Theory? I’m on board with this reasonable and nifty explanation, even though I’m not a fan of time travel as a plot device.

Jenna Fischer in Playboy! Office fans should enjoy reading this Interview with Pammy and slobbering over this sexy photo. Sorry, no nudity, but one or two bad, post-Office career moves and you never know! {link via Pop Candy}

SXSW Train Wreck: Never thought you’d feel sorry for the founder of Facebook, huh? What this disaster of an interview with dopey Sarah Lacy of BusinessWeek. The audience turns on her, its pretty entertaining. Funny blow by blow account here. And like, here’s like, her rebuttal. Sarah got what she wanted: attention and, as she will tell you, her Amazon ranking is rising!

Tens of People Saddened! After “two names, four time slots and multiple formats,” Tucker Carlson’s show was just canceled. Ha ha, no ones cares.

New Sigur Rós Video: 90 minutes of otherworldly Icelandic music, images and one killer falsetto is now on youtube and below. {thanks Brian}

More good news, artist Dan Stiles has just issued a second printing of his exquisite Sigur Rós concert poster (Benaroya Hall, Seattle WA May 3, 2006).  Get one now, I just did, these will go fast.

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