The waistline may be a little higher and the chinos a little roomier but it’s still Indiana Jones! Right? We’re still looking forward to this, right? Now what the hell is up with that yoda craw holding the flashlight?

• Unrelated: Bob Dylan’s Mr. Jones dies. (via thighswideshut)

There’s an interesting comment thread going, a few days old now, at Jeffrey Wells’ site, with one truly wacky -but fascinating none the less- analysis of the final scenes of the Coen brothers’ masterful rendering of Cormac McCarthy’s blunt instrumental No Country For Old Men. It’s at the bottom, and it begins THE ENDING IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK. NEITHER IS THE MOVIE. We saw No Country twice over Thanksgiving and loved every second-viewing second as much as, if not more than, the first.

ANDERSON: I think it is funny. There’s a lot of humor in the story; I hope there is, anyway. It makes me laugh.

• That’s fine and all, but what does Judd Apatow think?

Whatever. Madonna is a cold cruel bitch. to her husband, to her children and to Santa Claus. Seriously, what the fuck is up with her whole, “We have everything, so you will have nothing,” bullshit? It’s unbelievable. What a fucking hypocrite. We’re so sorry, Lourdes. But remember, she’s bigger than you, faster than you, and she will always beat you.

[ED. Note: And just be glad you don’t look like Rumor Willis.]

• Another link to something on YouTube!!!

• Dear Richard LaGravenese, You wrote one of our favorite movies of all time, so thank you very much for that. Sorry we haven’t written sooner. Love, goldenfiddle… P.S. We don’t love you, anymore.

• Fred Armisen had a bumpy patch with that whole weekly “Prince Show” abortion, but he’s back on track now.

• Unlike most of his paintings, hot stuff Chinese artist Yue Minjun will not smile for the camera.

• Ian Astbury let’s the cock out of the bag; The Cult is opening for Led Zeppelin on their ‘08 tour. You supply the grey-hair metal joke.

• God bless the big blonde absurdity that is Victoria Silvstedt.

• Whatevs hacked by commie Turkish/Russian commies!

• Worker #3116 attempts to purchase a pre-mid-life crisis swiss army leatherman, fails magnificently.

• Have we mentioned that skeetonmischa recently made the jump to Tumblr? Shut the fuck up, that shit was rhetorical.

• Merry Christmas, love The Mountain Goats.

• And the BoingBoing Takedown of 2007 begins.

• Where does a nerd work? In a nerd cave, duh! Which brings us to our new word: Knerd Knack, any plastic toy that sits on or around your computer that you got: in a Happy Meal, on ebay, when you were 8, at the Irony Store. (via thetreehouseandthecave)

• Question: Why is there not sports talk radio, except for food?

• Mitch Hedberg MP3 Archive!!! (via chunklet)

• Does Neil LaBute hate women? Yes.

• LOL

(click on pic, nsfw) For the record, Anthony & Co, Californication is not the signature CD, video, dick-sock, retarded Jimmy Hendrix tattoo or song of your band’s career. Somewhat ironically, “Give It Away” is.

The first couple pics of The White Stripes (Welcome back, Meg!) on the set of “Conquest.” The video, which was directed by Diane Martel, will premiere on MTV (why?) on November 26th and iTunes the next day. Let’s hope Jack doesn’t end up across the horns, like Pablo’s Toreador.

• The White Stripes :: “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman,” Live at Maida Vale, 7.25.01, (mp3)

IONCINEMA: (Noah) Baumbach said he drew a lot of the character Margot from himself; did you draw anything from your own life?

KIDMAN: I don?t want to do things that I know, I’m interested in the psychology that I don?t know, I’m interested in learning and exploring the maze of the human mind and looking into other people?s natures and the way that plays out in life.

• (Read the rest at ioncinema)