The double standard against sex and for violence in the United States, as if you needed any further confirmation, is alive and well.

Or, as they put it in the South Park movie, graphic deplorable violence is okay as long as nobody says any bad words.

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Remember how Brütal Legend doesn’t have a publisher after Activision dropped a whole bunch of titles? Variety claims to have spoken to sources that say the publisher is still jerking Double Fine around, even though they won’t publish the game.

I spoke to some sources on the Double Fine side and they said the problem isn’t that other publishers aren’t interested. They say it’s that Activision Blizzard has been “an impediment” and that they’re “blocking the process.”

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NFC EAST (Preseason pick)

Midway pick- With its injuries, it doesn’t seem like Dallas is going to be the force it ought to have been. Washington has a good team, as does Philadelphia, but New York will stay on top throughout the season. Their defense MAY be better than last year’s. I’ll take the Giants.

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Whatever happened to Madonna and Guy Ritchie? It seems like only yesterday he was casting her in his BMW short film as an unbearably stuck-up diva. (Hmmm…) But, as you’ve heard, the couple is getting a divorce. Why, oh why, couldn’t they keep the fire alive?

Well, there are a lot of reasons why. As with any relationship, there were a lot of complicated nuances – like the fact that Madonna drew up a “marriage contract” based on the principles of Kabbalah, which, and I am honestly not trying to be judgmental here, is one of those nutty celebrity religions. According to The Sun: Read more

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AFC EAST (Preseason pick)

Midway pick-   I’ll go with Buffalo. The Bills have beaten several decent teams (San Diego, Jacksonville, St. Louis) but have loss to several decent teams (Arizona and Miami). If they can win two of three against NYJ, Buffalo and Cleveland, they’ll be in good shape with two free squares on their bingo chart against against KC and SF.

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