MISFITS Movie Night is moving to the Oak Street Cinema for The Dark Crystal on January 18-19, 2002.

Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | "Lord of the Rings" vs. "Star Wars"
Really good article comparing the two; it used to be common to compare the LotR book to the original Star Wars, and now it's inevitable to compare the movies...

(and while I really, really love Fellowship -- it's not better than either A New Hope or The Empire Strikes Back.)

I think we've got to be on the far side of the recession if Dilbert is unempployed...

Salon.com Technology | The geeks who saved Usenet
How Google got the cool Usenet archive back to near the dawn of time...

Awww... The Tick is cancelled.

(Not really a surprise though)

CNN.com - Earth escapes brush with killer asteroid - January 7, 2002
One way to brighten your day....