“Fargo” Goes East!

News Item: Police identify NJ man who died in wood chipper

Bye Bye, Steven

News Item: Frontman Steven Page leaving Barenaked Ladies
BNL might be the most underrated band of the last 15 years- call them the Tesla of their day. They’ve continued, Pearl Jam-like, to put out excellent albums despite falling out of the zeitgeist. Can they keep it up with Page leaving? Ed Robertson is sort of a co-frontman, so he can still sing, but… I don’t know.

All Nude, Tastefully Done, Together Again At Last

News Item: Marbury bought out by Knicks, will sign with Celtics
I wish I was in a profession where I could not work for a year while negotiating with my bosses whether I’d get $20 million to not work, or slightly less than that to not work, plus a new contract with my new employer and no professional repercussions at all. Anyway, there will be no more truck parties in New York.

Kevin Garnett and Nudity, Part II

News Item: Kevin Garnett tells reporter to strip down and burn that suit immediately

It’s On!

News Item: Michael Cera agrees to appear in “Arrested Development” movie
Cera’s on a John Cazale-like streak now- “Superbad,” “Juno,” and “Nick and Norah” were all instant classics- and I’ve got a feeling the AD movie won’t be much worse.

But Will Triumph Make the Move Too?

News Item: Andy Richter to join “Tonight Show” as announcer
He and Conan were always great together, and his acting career wasn’t really going anywhere, so this is a good move. Can’t wait for June 1.

You’ve Got Mail, HA HA HA

Yes, supervillains have e-mail inboxes too, Cracked tells us.

Following the Angry Right

I look at Alexandra Pelosi’s 2008 election documentary, “Right America Feeling Wronged,” in this week’s North Star column.

What We Missed At the Oscars

From the Independent Spirit Awards, much, much better than Sean Penn’s smug-a-thon at the Oscars:

McNabb’s Gambit

Big news in the Eagles/McNabb soap opera, via ESPN’s Mike Smith:

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and Eagles brass held a lengthy meeting last week, where last season’s Week 12 benching and the subject of a contract extension were discussed, a source told ESPN.
Independent of the meeting, the source said that McNabb may hold off on further extension talks until he sees how the Eagles improve themselves in the offseason via free agency and/or trades.

It’ll be interesting to see how the WIP/crazy fan conventional wisdom comes down on this. On the one hand, it’s McNabb talking, and we all know whenever he says or does anything it’s always bad. But on the other hand, he’s calling for additional offensive weapons, on which he’s the same side as every angry talk show caller.
I mean, come on Eagles fans, who would you rather have going into the year- McNabb, or a Tarvaris Jackson/Sage Rosenfels platoon?