-I watched "Smoking Aces" last night. Here's another movie that runs out of steam in the last third or so, complete with a dreadful plot twist. Still, I think it's worth checking out at least one. Alicia Keyes is in it (and absoulutely smoking hot), as are the funniest pair of Neo -Nazi brothers ever, Jason Bateman (I did not need to see him in bra and panties) and a hyperactive kid on ritalin who does kung fu and pops a major boner.

-Iran hates porn apparently, and is hanging those who are pornstars. Come on, at least have respect for the Pornstars. The fact that they do what they do is an impressive mix of bravery and lack of self confidence.

I knew a guy back in High School who wanted to be a pornstar. I wonder if he ever realized that many male pornstars have to start out by doing gay porn...

-Oh, we're nearing the middle of 2007, and there's been some good, and some bad, and some so-so in the music front. Here's the general thoughts on it:

Good and great:

LCD Soundsystem-Sound of Silver

Grinderman-Grinderman

Boris & Michio Kurihara-Rainbow

!!!-Myth Takes

Jesu-Conqueror

Motor-Unhuman

Redman-Red Gone Wild: Thee Album

Merzbow-Coma Berenices

Nine Inch Nails-Year Zero (Never liked them, but this is a great album)

So-so:

Air-Pocket Symphony

Queens of the Stone Age-Era Vulgaris (great album title though)

Sister Vanilla-Little Pop Rock

Throbbing Gristle-Part Two - The Endless Not (Apparently, the first and original industrial band should have stayed away from each other. A real disappointment, though there's some good moments)

Explosions in the Sky-All the Sudden I Miss Everyone

Bjork-Volta

The Bad:

Timbaland-Timbaland Presents Shock Therapy (Worst album of 2007 so far)

The Bravery-The Sun and the Moon

Adult-Why Bother? (Why bother indeed)

Dntel-Dumb Luck

Mika-Life in Cartoon Motion

Marilyn Manson-Eat Me, Drink Me (Granted, he always sucked, but now it's just embarrising. At least it's not as bad as Golden Age of Grotesque.)

Satellite Party-Satellite Party (Perry, it's time to just stop.)

The new Chris Cornell album