Just to get the negative/anger post off the top of this blog, I'm going to quickly post some awesome things.

First, for any fans of Goodfellas, you'll love this. The Simpsons' re-edit of one of the best scenes in all mafia related movies or shows:



Next up, if you want to see a columnist that never fails, check out Frank Rich astutely articulating what needs to happen with this election, and needs to happen fast. His column "Wall-e for President" is right on the money.

Simply Awesome

Back on June 24th of this year, BET held their largely inconsequential award show. Shockingly, Aaron McGruder was not nominated for any awards.

However, one musical highlight did emerge, and that was a tribute to Al Green. And the best part of that tribute was the (surprising) performance of Maxwell, who has largely hid out of sight in recent years. But he tore up an amazing version of Al Green's "Simply Beautiful." BET, because they're part of the morons at Viacom, have taken down any YouTube clips that go directly to Maxwell's performance. Instead if you want to see it, you'll have to watch through Jill Scott and Anthony Hamilton before you get to Maxwell.

Skip ahead to 3:11 left in the video to watch it.

Or just go ahead and download the mp3 I made for all of you so you can listen whenever you want:

Maxwell - Simply Beautiful (Live at the 2008 BET Awards)