Media-Whore D'Oevres



"Spike Jonze's portrait of 1999-era Al Gore, Alexander Payne's student film, and a four-minute piece directed by Steven Soderbergh simply titled 'Building No. 7,' these are just a few of the shorts to be found on Wholphin, a DVD series created by Brent Hoff and Dave Eggers of McSweeney's. With the fifth issue scheduled to be released in January 2008, Wholphin programmers are holding the first ever Los Angeles live screening on November 27, 2007. In addition to reviving Chris Waitt's "Heavy Metal Jr." from Issue No. 4 and previewing shorts off the upcoming Issue No. 5, the event promises to be a grand celebration of the McSweeney's imprint named after the offspring of a whale and a dolphin." (Indiewire)

"Mitt Romney may have just gotten an early Thanksgiving present.
In a 4-3 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court today struck down a lower court ruling and paved the way for a GOP primary in the state on Jan. 15.'[It's] good for the state, good for the process and good for the party,' Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis said in an e-mail. 'We still hope the Democrats pass the 'fix' legislation and put all the Democrats on the ballot. State Democrats are split over whether they'll hold a convention or a primary." (pOLITICO)

"He's one of the most feared men in the world - and fiercely proud of his normally knock-out dress sense. So it would have taken a brave man to comment on macho Mike Tyson's bizarre attire yesterday. The ex-heavyweight boxing champ looked less than chuffed as he headed off to jail - in pink socks and matching pink handcuffs.It turns out grumpy Tyson, 41, was even forced to wear regulation pink prison underpants for his one day sentence behind bars.