"the chin show" tops headlines

If you know my friend Jared, watch this video. If you don't, well, I'm not sure what to say.

I had been somewhat excited for the new Willy Wonka remake, because of the involvement of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter. Then I saw the recently released trailer, and now I'm not as excited. Terrible music, boring visuals, and Johnny Depp doing a creepy job of trying to look excited. Oh well, maybe they'll fix it up before its release next summer.

And now, three headlines:

• Viktor Yushchenko, one of the two Viktors trying to be the Ukrainian Prime Minister for the next while, was officially poisoned. Doctors announced they'd found high concentrations of dioxin, which was probably put in his soup. No-one has any idea who could have done this, but Yuschenko's current political archenemy and the guy who rigged the election last month, Viktor Yanukovich, thinks it was probably "teenagers". (Link to CBC article)
• Bernard "Rambo" Kerik, who had been picked to be the new U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, has declined the offer, because of some problem with his housekeeper's immigration status. Another disturbing fact is that aside from being the Head of Puttin' People in Jail for a number of years, this guy also sat on the Board of Taser International, which sells stun guns to the U.S. government. (Link to Reuters article)
• Also over in those wacky United States, someone's suing Wal-Mart for selling an obscenity-laden Evanescence album without a warning label. The album lyrics contain the following words: raping, bottom, and God. The lawsuit would force Wal-Mart to censor the music or stop selling it, and asks for $74 500 for everyone who bought the CD from Maryland Wal-Marts. Makes sense to me. (Link to BBC article)