McCain Palin 2008

If this doesn't scare the hell out of you there is something terribly wrong. Just watch the interview with Katie Couric and listen to Sarah Palin's answers. I've never seen such a display of ignorance by a vice presidential candidate. She may be trying to appeal to the average American with her folksy attitude, winning smile, and down home humor. I don't buy it for one second. IF they win the election, this woman would take over the office of President of the United States should something happen to McCain. That's a very scary thought for me. God help us all if that happens. Do your own research on Palin. You'll be surprised at what all you will find. A good place to start is here. Of course, there's always the Alaska News, chock full of articles about Sarah Palin. Time is running out. The election is less than a month away. I urge everyone to read all that you can in order to make an informed decision.

Rosie O'Donnell Interview with Howard Stern

Known as the 'Shock Jock' of talk radio, Howard Stern lived up to his moniker on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 when he interviewed Rosie O'Donnell. Never one to sugar coat words, he asked the questions that many would have loved to ask. It could have been called..."Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Rosie....But Were Too Polite To Ask." Rosie didn't falter with her answers. She delivered! The entire interview is in five parts, each one about 10 minutes long, and can be heard here.
UPDATE: The 'Day After' Comments on Rosie Odonnell / Howard Stern Interview can be heard here.

Raising Malawi Fund Raiser and Unicef

When Madonna throws a party....all the stars shine. And so it was with her New York bash for her Raising Malawi Foundation, United Nations children’s organization UNICEF and to celebrate the opening of a new Gucci store.

A host a A-list stars attended...including her long time pal, Rosie O'Donnell. "It's a very worthy cause, and Madonna is a very good friend. We're supportive of each other's life endeavors. It's something that means a lot to her and to me," said Rosie O'Donnell, who added that Madonna called and invited her. "We're friends and friends call each other."

No...She wasn't wearing Gucci. "I believe it's an Eileen Fisher. I don't believe Gucci makes a size 18," said O'Donnell. "I don't shop there. It's very expensive."

Celebrities paid $2,500 to $10,000 each to dine on grappa-cured salmon, wild striped bass, tart of goat cheese, foraged mushrooms, truffled mashed potatoes and sticky toffee pudding with creme fraiche. Madonna played videos of Malawi and introduced children from the southern African country. Rihanna, Timbaland and Alicia Keys played music afterward.

Organizers stated that all proceeds from the event would be collected by the Gucci Foundation, a registered charity, and split among Raising Malawi, an advocacy group that operates under The Kabbalah Centre International, and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, which supports the United Nations Children's Fund.

The star-studded event raised $5.5 million to help poor and sick children around the world.

Rosie O'Donnell and Sharon Gless

Rosie O'Donnell and Sharon Gless have both made guest appearances on Nip/Tuck. Yesterday, Rosie posted the first of a new series of video blogs titled 'Famous Friend Friday' and the special guest was Sharon Gless. The video was taped by Rosie during the family's Christmas/New Year holiday in Miami, Florida. Rosie has a home on Star Island....Sharon's home is on Fisher Island. You can see the video here. Pictured is a portrait I made of the two as their characters on Nip/Tuck. Rosie portrays lottery winner Dawn Budge.....Sharon portrays Colleen Rose, a talent agent who wants to represent Sean. But, we soon realize she really isn't the power agent she was claiming to be, that she's an unknown low-life crazy stalker pretending to be a Hollywood power player.
Rosie, we look forward to many more Famous Friend Friday videos.

Animator vs. Animation

This is the neatest thing I have seen in a long time. An animator faces his own animation in deadly combat. The battlefield? The Flash interface itself.
A stick figure is created by an animator with the intent to torture. The stick figure drawn by the animator will be using everything he can find - the brush tool, the eraser tool - to get back at his tormentor. It's resourcefulness versus power. Who will win? You can find out yourself.
Check out the animation here.
Alan Becker, the creator, spent three months perfecting this.