- Dammit, I want off this rock! A well-reasoned article for why we should go back to the Moon, and onto Mars:
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/powell200401150834.asp
 
- George Lucas is going to make Episode 7, 8, and 9!?! Its just rumors right now, and will probably stay that way. Here is a link at Aint-it-cool-news:
http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=16780
 
- Dennis Miller will start hosting his own CNBC talk-show on January 26th. I like Dennis, but he seems awful flaky to me. One day he sounds like George Bush's campaign director, and the next day, he proclaims his socially liberal views. Here is a link:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0104/15dennismiller.html

- My New Hampshire prediction: Kerry: 35% Edwards 20% Dean: 19% Lieberman: 12% Clark: 10% (and he drops out) Its never too early to look ahead. David Frum (former speech writer for GWB) summarizes who might run for president on the Republican side in 2008:
http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/frum-diary.asp
 
- The Oscar nods are in. Looks like the Academy gave a cold shoulder to Cold Mountain. Here is the list:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=502&u=/ap/20040127/ap_on_en_mo/oscar_nominations_list_1&printer=1

- Editorial at www.theforce.net about which EU characters had the biggest impact on the Star Wars universe:
 http://www.theforce.net/books/index.shtml#22989
 
- ESPN Sports writer gives his top 25 college football teams for 2004: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=1704237  
 
- Michael Medved, the Harvard educated, right-wing, Jewish, film-critic/radio host, explains why Hollywood should leave its politics out of its movies:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-01-12-commentary_x.htm  
 
- George Will explains why life is a heck of alot better nowadays:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4928-2004Jan9.html
 
- Return of the King was beaten at the box office this weekend by Big Fish.  RoTK currently has 314 mil in the bank.  I estimate it will finish around 380 million.  Fellowship made 314 million.  Two Towers made 340 million.  Thats a grand total of 1.034 billion.  The Phantom Menace made 431 million.  Attack of the Clones made 310 million.  That means Episode 3 must make 293 million in order for the prequels to pass The Lord of the Rings trilogy in total North American box office dollars.  Should be damn close.  Here is a link to see the numbers that I am using:
http://www.boxofficeguru.com/blockbusters.htm