Not to be all old and everything, but can anyone tell me why this Banksy thing is funny? I’m not sure what he’s getting at here. Is he saying The Simpsons is produced by sweatshop labor? If so, and if it’s true, shouldn’t the people who make the show do something more about it than just running a Banksy intro? 

Is he saying that all capitalistic enterprises are built on the misery of others? OK, cool, but this is hardly an original point. Nor is it funny, which everyone seems to think this thing is. 

Or is this some sort of anti-Fox protest by the Simpsons creators? Fine, but, again, I’m not sure I see how, other than the barbed wire thing. And, again: Sweatshops aren’t funny. 

Can someone help me out here?

today: CLIP OF THE DAY: Hoda loses her cool when Beyonce surprises the set to model in mom Tina Knowles’ fashion segment. She goes bonkers — you’d have thought Oprah gave her a car. Watch We’re very excited for the new ‘Faces of Hoda and Kathy Lee’ Tumblr. 

today:

CLIP OF THE DAY: Hoda loses her cool when Beyonce surprises the set to model in mom Tina Knowles’ fashion segment. She goes bonkers — you’d have thought Oprah gave her a car. Watch

We’re very excited for the new ‘Faces of Hoda and Kathy Lee’ Tumblr. 

High-res nightline: Mark Sudduth and Jesse Bass of Hurricanetrack.com set up an anemometer and other weather equipment on the Outer Banks of North Carolina Thursday. A Nightline crew is accompanying the team, which has monitored major hurricanes from the field for more than a decade, through the target zone as Hurricane Earl approaches. We’ll have some incredible shots from the front lines — watch tonight at 11:35 p.m. for the latest. And click HERE for full ABC News coverage of the storm. Today in service-y on Tumblr.

nightline:

Mark Sudduth and Jesse Bass of Hurricanetrack.com set up an anemometer and other weather equipment on the Outer Banks of North Carolina Thursday. A Nightline crew is accompanying the team, which has monitored major hurricanes from the field for more than a decade, through the target zone as Hurricane Earl approaches. We’ll have some incredible shots from the front lines — watch tonight at 11:35 p.m. for the latest. And click HERE for full ABC News coverage of the storm.

Today in service-y on Tumblr.

“It’s about getting the best motherf—king shot you can get, I don’t care where the f—k it comes from. If I shot something and it’s not good s—t, I’m trying to get the good s—t. That’s what filmmakers do.”

Spike Lee, on the value of the best shot. Lee’s second four-hour documentary about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, premiered on HBO last night. (via newsweek)

paulkatcher:

An absolutely surreal visit by the Ramones on Regis and Kathy Lee in 1988. Way to hit that target audience, on both ends. This is what six people look like when all they’re thinking about is screaming at whoever booked this gig.

Sigh. Back when Regis and Kathy Lee were still keeping it real.