Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But there’s no reason to let this stuff go to waste: I can still share it with you, for your amusement, and start the new week with a clean slate.
Herewith this week’s leftover links, in no particular order:
Why Is The MPAA So Concerned About Male Nudity?
No Bourne or Matt Damon in The Bourne Legacy
Television Blackouts in U.S. Reach Decade-High Over Fee Fights
“Napoleon Dynamite” Getting Cartoon Makeover for TV
Javier Bardem to star in movie about Chilean miners
Too Many Magazine Apps Are Still Walled Gardens
Jim Henson’s Son to Direct Dark, Twisted Muppet Movie for Lionsgate
Author JK Rowling voted UK’s most influential woman
Academy: Oscars date won’t be moved up
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Sequel and TV Series Flying Our Way
How the Arts Contribute to the [U.K.] Economy
British media scrambles to prevent Murdoch takeover of Sky Broadcasting
Stieg Larsson had ‘nearly finished’ fourth Millennium novel before his death
I’m Homeless and This Is Why I Have an iPad
The Crisis of the Humanities Officially Arrives
BBC bans its own ‘derogatory’ jokes
Why Mark Zuckerberg Should Like ‘The Social Network’
‘Alien’ Prequel May Star Natalie Portman and Be PG-13
BBC produces online tests to help public understand editorial changes
Zach Galifianakis Is Vanity Fair’s New Swimsuit Model
Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ going into battle against his ‘Tintin’ next December
The true colours of Orange Wednesdays [free movies via a U.K. mobile phone provider]
