The Daily Loper – May 20, 2008

Subpoenaed in Texas, Sequestered in Memphis Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Tom Waits Plays the Devil in New Terry Gilliam Flick
  Best. Headline. Ever. Also, we can only hope that Gilliam can cast Scarlett Johansson in the movie.
• As Primaries End, Clinton Appeals Directly to Blogs
  Another prime example of why Clinton has failed. This strategy should have been at the top of her campaign’s agenda six months ago.
• Doctor Who: Steven Moffat takes charge
  If you’ve been watching the latest version of Doctor Who, and were worried about what was going to happen after Russel T. Davis left (or looking forward to it!), this should be good news. We love David Tennant as The Doctor, but if he leaves, then how about James Nesbit. Oh, and Gina Bellman as the Companion. Definitely Gina Bellman.
• AOL closes purchase of social media network Bebo
  Does this mean the Bebo will go the way of so many other AOL purchases?
• Netflix to Sell a Device for Instantly Watching Movies on TV Sets
  Roku to the rescue? Sorry, couldn’t resist.
• 6 million DRM-free MP3s now at Napster
  This is great news. At least until Napster goes under. For the time being this is the biggest collection of (legal) DRM free music available anywhere.
• Hulu now holding some episodes until 1 week after air date
  Lame. So so lame. The fact that they made this change in the middle of the season is even worse. And now that Battlestar isn’t even available on iTunes, what do they expect Hulu viewers to do? Buy the episode from the Zune Marketplace?! More like download it from Bittorrent.
• A-Rod set to rejoin Yankees Tuesday
  He’ll be wearing Jason Giambi’s gold lame thong by Wednesday.
• Jason Giambi and his magic gold thing
  More than you ever wanted to know about the Yankees. Way more.