12.21.09 LINKS: GOD MADE TWO OF ‘EM!
D’Angelo Barksdale is REAL! Here’s something for fans of “The Wire”: a high school quarterback who committed to San Diego University is named D’Angelo Barksdale. Stay outta prison, D. [Slanch Report]
GRRRRRRRRR. ABC continues its relentless path to get rid of “Better Off Ted,” even though the show could easily find success in the 8:00 Wednesday slot vacated by “Hank.” [Seattle P-I]
Wait, the drum-playing gorilla was an ad? The ten best ads of the decade, according to Ad Age. [Wallet Pop]
Alyssa Milano as a Guidette. In this video, Milano goes from no makeup (yikes) to made up as a “Jersey Shore” girl (double yikes). [Funny or Die]
British court: Stormtroopers are public domain. Because I love examples of nominative determinism, I have to point out that the judge in this case is named Justice Mann. EDIT: Awww man, Justice is the title, not the name. Whatever, I’m still naming my kid Justice. I want him to grow up to be a superhero. [Gamma Squad]
Jack Bauer, the 21st Century’s Superman. As part of the blog’s cultural fin-de-décennie series, Charge Shot pays homage to the man who fights America’s fears. [Charge Shot]
David Simon interview! Get a crappy haircut, put on your skinny jeans, and read this interview from Vice Magazine. There are some pretty metal quotes from Simon. [VICE]

