I’ve been playing a lot of Tales of Monkey Island on the Wii lately. It’s been a blast. If you haven’t played any of the Monkey Island games you should totally check them out (assuming you enjoy pirate themed point-and-click adventure games as much as I do). If you don’t feel like playing it, you can watch this animated recap of the first game The Secret of Monkey Island.

After 26 years, Reading Rainbow will be ending. It’s a little sad. I remember watching this show when I was little.

I read the book a few years ago. I liked it for the most part. However, from what I remember, the movie feels different than the tone of the book.

Plus I dislike Peter Jackson.

A songs inspired by Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events.

Wes Anderson, the director of Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, is a director that people love, yet I have no idea why. His movies are quirky but not “good” in my opinion. On the bright side, Anderson’s continual casting of Bill Murray makes up for his continual casting of Owen Wilson.

This fall Anderson will be releasing The Fantastic Mr. Fox in theaters starring all the people from his previous films plus George Clooney. It’s stop motion and reminds me of The Mouse and the Motorcycle.

From Weird Al’s 1989 cult film UHF.

I mentioned previously that I saw Steve Almond (author of Candyfreak and Not That You Asked) at Tin House’s 10th Anniversary celebration right? He’s a hoot and a half and now I have proof. Firstly,

Now you can also listen to Steve Almond’s analyze Toto’s Africa.

Steve Almond Analyzes Toto’s Africa

Audio was provided by Tin House and their new blog.

There is this Japanese game show where a group of six contestants walk in to a library and must perform these random tasks that normally involve pain. The catch is that, like most libraries, they can not make a sound.