Strike Stuff (Mark Evanier)
Another great WGA strike update from Mark Evanier, this time answering some viewer mail (like, should I buy DVD sets now, or wait until a new deal struck... answer: it likely won't matter), and including this nugget about the Tonight Show:

In case you haven't noticed, they're running old Jay Leno shows from when Branford Marsalis was his bandleader, Helen Kushnick was the producer and Jay's hair was mostly one color. ... Makes you think someone at the network was thinking, "Hey, maybe we can embarrass Leno into coming back and doing new shows."

Best of the West (Japanmanship)
An interesting look at the short list of non-Japan games that have sold well in Japan.

Dr. Seuss Gets 'Tude. Big Budgets for Small Budget Thinking (John K.)
John K. skewers the modern CG movie. Again! Then he softens a tad on the new Horton Hears A Who trailer.

Pokemon Snap Coming to VC (Kotaku)
Only announced for Japan, but seems like a lock for every Pokemon-loving region. Rumors suggest you'll be able to send your snaps to friends, making this the first retro game to score a major enhancement for Wii! Very, very excited about this.