Fark readers were introduced to Varietyspeak this week, as they were pointed to a Variety article about the possible return of Futurama. Anyways, after reading all the complaints about the trade paper’s unique usage of the English language, I found a full glossary. Enjoy!

Columbia Law Library Music Plagiarism Project
is an interesting catalogue of plagiarism suits involving music, complete with audio clips so you can compare and decide. I was aware of some of these cases. But of particular note to me was the suit involving “Day by Day” from Godspell and the 1970’s “Today Show” theme (which would [...]

Dick Clark made his return to television last night, and put to bed the jokes about age and robots (with which he played along in the past). He showed us he’s a human being, and not immune to age, and I salute him for it.
Now, it’s reasonable to have a discussion, I think, about whether [...]

So when is it time to stop playing Christmas music? I may be wierd, but I’m the type that loves a big buildup TO Christmas, then wants it to end immediately afterward. Some radio stations were still playing Christmas music today, and I know some people go along with that — this week is still [...]

You’ve heard Howard Cosell announce John Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football. You may have heard the bulletin that interrupted the Tonight Show. But this page (second link from the top) reveals the emotion of a fill-in DJ as the terrible news comes crashing in.

This sounds unlikely, but Cartoon Brew reports the original Rudolph and Santa puppets have been found. Previously, it was claimed they had all pretty much disintegrated, thanks to a lacquer that was sprayed on them to reduce glare.
Oh, and hey, it’s all the songs from “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”!!!

16 unanswered questions about Rudolph.

(from MetaFilter)

Boing Boing links to an old TVParty article about “Rudolph” and the restoration work done at the time. Until I watched it last night, I didn’t know it had been remastered in HD for this year’s showing. The picture was outstanding. The sound, meh — a lot of wow was noticeable during any music. Also, [...]

USAToday presents its list of upcoming Christmas specials. By the way, am I wrong, or is this the first time in a LONG time that “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” has aired on network prime-time? It always used to be one of my favorites, along with that one about mice and clocks and George [...]