Buzz

I saw this on Buzzmachine and it is awesome: an online slideshow of Fred's last day on terrestrial radio with Howard and all the attendent mass hysteria. Like Stern's show itself it's unexpurated (including out of focus shots and shots of man-ass), hilarious, and oddly touching.

Buzzmachine is a good blog, and not just because Jeff Jarvis is a total Stern fan; his is a keen wit with a long view on many important and unimportant subjects.

FIFA 2006 is a damn fine videogame: the gameplay is totally immersive and the surround sound totally places you on the pitch of those crazy, majestic soccer stadiums all over the world except here. And it's football people, not soccer, football. We play American rules football, They play football (except for Australia, where they also play Australian Rules Football), and that's just the way it is. Anyhoo, the commentating is by two genuine British football gurus for the authentic Sky Sports experience, and the truly global nature of the game is on full display as the choices of teams is mindboggling and fun to dig into. Also, the music used throughout is great: some Brit rock (Oasis, Bloc Party, The Doves), some weird world music, and some sexy French music that's jim dandy.