Johnny Damon really does look like Neanderthal man now.

ESPN.com - Gammons: Spring notes

Newsday.com: "Fans of Italian-American night at Shea Stadium will be disappointed to learn that it has been dropped from the Mets' International Week promotion and replaced by Pakistani-American night Aug. 23. 'We generally do rotate it on occasion, trying to get as much coverage among various ethnic groups,' said Dave Howard, the Mets' executive vice president for business operations. 'The Pakistani community has come out heavily in support of the Mets.'"

POE News: Rumsfeld Fighting Technique

MSNBC - Transcript for Feb. 22th: "MR. RUSSERT: In your book, "Education of a Body Builder," you said something that caught my attention. "I was always honest about my weak points. ...I think it's the key to success in everything: be honest, know where you're weak, admit it." After 100 days as governor, what do you think your weakest point is in trying to be governor?
GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, first of all, I'm very happy that you studied so thoroughly my body-building books, and I can tell on your body that this is a whole different ball game now, Tim. I mean, look at your deltoids and your six-pack. It's amazing, so congratulations on that."

"And so this is why it is very important for people to vote yes on Prop. 57 and 58, and that's why you see me campaigning up and down the state and doing as many interviews as possible, including sitting here today with you, although I love you, Tim. But, I mean, you know, we are out there, you know, promoting and campaigning this because it's very serious."

"When I am through with my term as governor, I will be known not only as the Terminator but as the Collectinator,' Schwarzenegger said during"--the campaign."

Korean-Canadian DJ to appear in sexually explict fim.
Page Six: "SOOK-Yin Lee, the Canadian veejay in town filming that sexually explicit John Cameron Mitchell movie 'Short Bus,' being interviewed by a tall blond woman at Red Lion"

Page Six: "Mitchell directs and stars in 'Short Bus,' which follows a group of pansexual downtown Manhattan hipsters and their libidinous adventures. It will feature Lee and other characters actually doing the deed, he said."

The Globe and Mail: "Radio host Sook-Yin Lee was given the thumbs-up yesterday from her bosses at the CBC to strip and star in what is destined to be a steamy, controversial film by U.S. director John Cameron Mitchell.
After several weeks of fence-sitting, the public broadcaster finally gave Ms. Lee the nod to appear in Short Bus, an independent movie that Mr. Mitchell promised yesterday from New York will raise the bar for explicit sex in film."

I can't believe I didn't think of this first.

U.S. topless coffee shop gets green light: "Facing stiff competition from nationwide coffee shop chains, one Maine businessman wants to offer more than just a regular cup of cappuccino to perk up his customers -- so he's hiring topless waitresses."

Death of the Q Diamond Party: "Gothamist was there for the Death of the Q Diamond Party, celebrating the elimination of the Q Diamond from the NYC subway map."
"Everyone was smoking weed or drinking 40s or painting on the back the of the subway posters. One guy was peeing between the train cars."

Look what happens when you ask Korean kids to draw a white guy.
Korea Life Blog - Is it Me?Korea:

Harry and the Hoes.
Harry's kiss with Cassie, girl on website for escorts: "PLAYBOY Prince Harry was plunged into a sex scandal yesterday after a model he kissed and cuddled at a nightclub was pictured on an escort agency website."

British Royals Defend 'Horrible' Prince Harry: "Britain's royal family rounded on a columnist on Friday who had branded Prince Harry 'a national disgrace,' lazing his way through a year off in Australia and Africa and touching up girls in nightclubs."

How to never lose Pepsi's iTunes giveaway

Not nice.
New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "THE man responsible for the full-length 'director's cut' of the Paris Hilton/Rick Salomon sex video that went on sale in cyberspace last week is none other than Salomon himself - and he's not ashamed.
'I'm going to make some money and go surfing for a year, and everything's gonna be cool,' Salomon tells PAGE SIX's Ian Spiegelman."

Have you seen anything more disgusting? Courtesy of the AP.

Gross.
eBay item 2594748875 (Ends 18-Feb-04 12:52:04 GMT ) - Christina Aguilera`s Thong and pool water: "Christina Aguilera`s Thong and pool water": "you are buying miss Aguilera`s thong and pool water from photo shoot with maxim uk."

What a great golfer.
Birthday praise for N. Korea's Kim: "North Korean publications describe Kim Jong Il as a renaissance man who has flown fighter aircraft, written operas and shot 11 holes-in-one in his first try at golf."

Eddie Kim is a 6'4" 260 lbs. Korean-American from Virginia playing A ball in the Oakland A's farm system. He had pretty good stats last year.

Is it just me or is Isiah trying to purge the Knicks of white guys. First, it was Lampe and Vujanic. Now Van Horn and Doleac. He just has Houston left and he'll be done. Maybe those Boston folk know what they're talking about.

New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "JUST when everyone's favorite airy heiress Paris Hilton thought that little sex video scandal was behind her, it's come back with a vengeance. While the world saw only a grainy four-minute clip of the raunchy romp between Hilton and Rick Solomon a few months back, the sexstravaganza hit the Internet yesterday in its full-length glory. The 37-minute video - downloadable for $50 - features not only the shadowy green night-vision performance that's become so infamous, but also well-lighted, full-color scenes that prove Hilton is the hardest working woman in show business. Our favorite bit is a bathroom conversation as Paris - in bra, panties, and thigh-high, stiletto-heeled boots - is preparing for an evening on the town. 'Are you gonna make me go to some stupid club?' asks Solomon. 'Yes,' Paris giggles. 'It's Wednesday - it's the Standard.' Her frustrated boy-toy replies, 'We can't just stay in and you [bleep] my [bleep]?' Paris yelps 'Eww!' and warns Solomon, 'Don't talk to me like an animal!' Her protest doesn't last long."

NewYorkish: How to Create a NY Post Headline

I think EK would get too excited if he saw the hypothetical situation described below.
Native Americans Rap OutKast: "You know when OutKast's Andre 3000 hopped around onstage at the Grammys in front of a bright-green tepee--his backup dancers (barely) clothed in feathered headbands and matching fringed hot pants--and you thought to yourself, "Ooh, somebody is not going to like this"?"

"Brother Elk cited the use of feathers, sacred symbols of Native Americans, as a particular abuse. He said he understood if a majority of Grammy viewers missed the distinction.
'If people were wearing yarmulkes and the Hasidic dress and bumping and grinding, we would see that as ridiculous, but for some reason we don't see what OutKast did as ridiculous,' Brother Elk said."

Today's word of the day is chinaman.
Landslide Kerry - The mystifying appeal of the Massachusetts senator: "At that Friday event in Manchester, Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., introduced Kerry with a long, rambling speech that included the word 'Chinaman.' As Hollings was explaining that '50 percent of the furniture in this country comes from China,' a shockingly loud pop crackled through the speakers and startled most people in the room. 'Some Chinaman got mad at that,' Hollings said to laughter. (Later, when more noises popped through the speakers, Kerry politically corrected the joke to, 'This Chinese guy is still around.')"

Steve Kerr's Chinaman Flap:"TNT NBA analyst Steve Kerr recently landed in PC police detention for calling Yao Ming a “7-6 Chinaman.” Kerr said he had no idea that term was offensive, wondering why it was any different from calling someone a Dutchman, Frenchman, Irishman, or Englishman."

Harvard sex magazine approved for publication

When COPS meets Sportscenter.... Badjocks.com

Press Your Luck Scandal: "Back on May 19, 1984, history was made at CBS by a man who showed how successful you can be if you just pay attention.
Having watched Press Your Luck since it premiered, Michael Larson, then an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, came to the conclusion that the swift, seemingly random flashing lights that bounced around the Press Your Luck board were hardly random at all. By taping the show religiously and pausing the tapes, Larson discovered that there were just six light patterns on the board. "
"Michael became the champ and won $110,237, over $100,000 of that in cash. "

Can't hold 'em down on farm: "Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will soon be on the road to terrorize you.
Rather than plop the Prada-loving duo down on a farm for 'The Simple Life 2,' producers will send them on a road trip in the South and Southwest to live with several families - while also staying in a camper."

Chink's Cheesesteaks. Nice.
Gothamist: How Much Is Too PC?:
"Opened in 1949 by the late Samuel "Chink" Sherman, the steak shop has become a neighborhood legend."
"Sherman got the nickname when he was 6, said widow Mildred Sherman.
"He had slanty eyes...and the kids started calling him 'chink,' " Mildred Sherman said. Many people didn't learn of his real name until they attended his funeral in 1997. Sherman said the nickname is etched on her husband's gravestone.
Sherman called the controversy "ridiculous. We are Jewish. We're far from racist. We have Chinese customers," Sherman said. "My husband was well-loved by everybody.""

Asian-Americans Take Offense at a Law Firm Memo: "It began, like so many office controversies, with an e-mail message.
Responding to a note seeking someone to adopt a puppy, a partner in the London office of the law firm of Dewey Ballantine wrote, 'Don't let them go to a Chinese restaurant.'"

law.com - Article: "Last March, the firm issued an apology after the Law Journal reported that at a Jan. 31, 2003, annual dinner, the firm had parodied the closing of its Hong Kong office with a version of 'Hello Dolly' retitled 'The Dirge of Long Duck Dong,' an apparent reference to the stereotyped Chinese exchange student in the movie 'Sixteen Candles.'
The song said the seven-lawyer office, which closed at the end of March 2003, was 'chow mein' and was getting 'the gong.'
'You were the firm's folly,' the song continued, 'and now we so solly to be cutting off your source of livelihood.' "

Re: Racist Law Partners

Another one of my ideas that I let get away. Back in 1999, I was talking about hip-hop business casual.
In a Suit, Hip-Hop Grows Up and Buttons Down

Justin flip-flops just like MTV:
"Justin Timberlake is singing a new tune about his bodice-ripping stunt that exposed Janet Jackson's pierced nipple to millions of Super Bowl viewers on Sunday. Initially, he'd told ''Access Hollywood'''s Pat O'Brien: ''Hey man, we love giving you all something to talk about.'' On Wednesday, however, in an interview with Los Angeles' KCBS-TV, he said he was ''completely embarrassed'' by what happened and said he was ''frustrated'' that he was being blamed for the debacle."

"Timberlake, who groped Kylie Minogue's rear during a performance on a televised awards show in England last year, insisted that the Super Bowl stunt was ''not my style.''"

I can't believe I forgot about this! I love this photo.

Click for photo.
Yahoo! News - Entertainment Photos - Reuters: "Actor/comedian Rob Schneider exposes jewelry on his nipple in a joke reference to Janet Jackson's breast exposure at the Super Bowl."

Yahoo! News - "Real World" Off to Philly: "The City of Brotherly Love will soon be hosting seven strangers, picked by MTV to live together and have their lives taped, to find out what really happensblah, blah, blah--you know the drill."

MTV's website before and after: "compare MTV's initial giddy hype on its website ('a kinky finale that rocked the Super Bowl to its core!') with its sober post-FCC threat wrapup ('disappointed... [an] unfortunate incident')"

I'm trying to make up for not posting much about Paris recently:
- Paris loves animals: "'I went to this pet store and bought a baby goat, a ferret and this one animal that was like half monkey, half raccoon. I tried to take them on the plane, and the flight attendants thought I was insane. They were like, 'This isn't a traveling circus. You're not bringing a goat on the plane.' So I ended up having to drive back to L.A. in a limo all by myself for six hours with the animals.'"
- Paris to wed Nick Carter in Las Vegas
- Paris boycotts Canada
- Backstreet Boyz back in the studio!: "Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter poses with his girlfriend, Paris Hilton, after she presented him with a birthday cake with her picture on it, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, at the group's recording studio in Los Angeles."

I hope it will be Justin Trousersnake.
New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "CHRIS Rock isn't in favor of Janet Jackson's breast-baring Super Bowl antics.
'They got to put a stop to it. They got to put a stop to it,' the comic told Monday night's crowd at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, 'because somebody's going to whip out their [penis] next.'"

What is Ja Rule doing at Lizzie Grubman's birthday party?
New York Daily News - Home - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Paris' Alaskan brain freeze: "Peace in our time: Ja Rule says his longtime feud with rival rapper 50 Cent is over. 'The feud is squashed,' the happy-go-lucky 28-year-old told Lowdown during Lizzie Grubman's 33rd-birthday party at Marquee."