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Australian politician plagiarises Aaron Sorkin

An Australian politician has been caught out, shamelessly stealing a speech from Aaron Sorkin's screenplay for The American President. Wonder if the local press corps had to ask each other how to spell erudite afterwards?

Genius: Aardman animates Batman, Catwoman

Via @edward_ross and @AlyMathers.

Another almost Animal from The Muppets clip

Liam Finn and Greg Saunier compete for the role of Animal the drummer in any future [non-puppet] version of The Muppets.

Dead moody: The Glove - A Blues in Drag

Robert Smith from The Cure and Steve Severin from Siouxsie and the Banshees teamed up for a side project called The Glove in the early 1980s. Among my favourite tracks on their album was this swirly, late night instrumental, A Blues in Drag. Here's a promo clip for that track which I'd never seen before today. [I heart YouTube.] Enjoy...

1978 Canadian cartoon inspires odd Bauhaus track

There's a track by Goth pioneers Bauhaus that I always loved, but which always left me scratching my head. Party of the First Part has this weird dialogue that tells a story about a singer's Faustian quest for fame. Turns out the words come from The Devil and Daniel Mouse, a Canadian animated Halloween TV special from 1978. See for yourself...

"Genius!": Every Doctor Who story. Ever. In order.

Contains spoilers. Obviously.

Star Wars Uncut: made by thousands in tiny wee bits

Love the Homer Simpson cameo just before the 12 minute mark.

Gorgeous: Yosemite time-lapse in HD

[via @jazzchantoozie a.k.a. Andrea Mann]

Raw, rough and righteous: The Jam - Beat Surrender

Probably my favourite song by The Jam [and their last single I think], Beat Surrender seems to have been ignored ever since. This is a cracking live performance from The Tube. Some rough edges, but plenty of power and passion. Love it.

Channel 4 announcers refuse to say Simpsons

US president Obama sings a few lines of Al Green

What the Republican challengers would sing? Mitt Romney - King of Bain by The Police. Newt Gingrinch - Let My Love Open [Marriage] the Door. Ron Paul - The Man Who Would Be King by the Libertines. And Papa Don't Preach for Rick Santorum.

Movie Posters From an Alternate Universe

Love these film posters re-imagining recent movies as if they'd been made at a different time, with different cast and crew - almost as if they were movie posters from a different dimension. See more of these gems by going here.

Depths that authors must plumb to pimp their work

Obama revives long-form birth certificate controversy

I heart Justified