War Pigs Playing Guitar Hero II prompted me to research Black Sabbath, which then led me to accidentally discover the greatest Wikipedia entry ever.

Flash Gordon: Savior of the Universe Three facts about the 1980 movie Flash Gordon:

Underappreciated Star Wars Writers: Paul Sudlow Like Michael Allen Horne, Paul Sudlow wrote extensively for West End Games while that company held the Star Wars RPG license. But he's responsible for two of the cooler developments in non-fiction SW writing:

Me Am Bizarro Amusing sequence from Action Comics #855 (art by Eric Powell):

"Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?" Free download of Jonathan Coulton's "Skullcrusher Mountain" (right click and save as).

Underappreciated Star Wars Writers: Michael Allen Horne It's not a name that would ring a bell with the average Star Wars fan, but for my money Michael Allen Horne is one of the best writers of the SW Expanded Universe.

Best. Deconstruction of Excessively Fannish Criticism. Ever. Do you love G1 Transformers but hate Michael Bay? Did George Lucas r*** your childhood? Convinced the Speed Racer movie will suck, that the Narnia movie had no heart, and that Peter Jackson spit on KING KONG?

It's Away! First Draft of the Star Wars Atlas Submitted The first draft of STAR WARS: THE ESSENTIAL ATLAS (working title? I'm still not sure) has been submitted to Del Rey.

"There is a mountain of snow, up past the big glen; we have a castle enclosed, there is a fountain..." Free download of Dan Deacon's Wham City (warning: earworm)

Video Game Music Doesn't Suck Gushing about Katamari Fortissimo Damacy.