Lapdogs: The White House Press Corpse When the Freedom of the Press is willfully abandoned, representative democracy is fubar'd. As Colbert hands them their ass on a plate, the gross negligence of the White House reporters begins to loom ever larger. more inside

LA Meetup? Cabingirl and perhaps other monkeys will be in town next week for the nerd convention, er, I mean E3. Let's give her (and any assorted others) a proper MoFiLA welcome! more inside

The Drowsy Chaperone. Don McKellar, writer, actor, director, and guy who must never sleep, talks about the Drowsy Chaperone, a musical that went from being a one-off bit of stag party entertainment, to Fringe Festival fare, to a show on the Great Broadway itself. more inside

Curious, George: What are the economics of a Hollywood film? Steven Soderburgh spoke at a panel on Monday called "Downloading at a screen near you", in which he said that "negative cost" is up 85% and advertising up 110%. To lower the cost of making a movie, he recommends capping actor salaries, releasing movies in multiple media at the same time, and no "pre-screen" advertising. I'm intrigued, but confused. more inside

Pump it til the goo shoots out! With link to video.