Plus she lives in Virginia, which will not bode well for the Vice President’s grandchild. EvangelicalRight has the story.

This is hilarious: The 8bits of Christmas:

This very special holiday release from 8bitpeoples features an allstar cross-platform lineup that is sure to make yours a truly chippy christmas indeed. Brought together from all corners of the globe, these 8 amazing tunes were composed by 8 dedicated chiptune maniacs on 8 different videogame consoles and homecomputers! Featuring the sounds of Yerzmyey on the Spectrum, Nullsleep on the NES, Vim on the VIC20, Paul Slocum on the Atari 2600, Bit Shifter on the GameBoy, Goto80 on the C64, Dma-Sc on the Atari ST, and Hally on the X68000, there is only one way to celebrate the holidays right this year, and this is it.

Download it here [hat tip BrooklynVegan]

In cased you missed it. Hat Tip BrooklynVegan

There is a God.

by Dave Thomas

Soderbergh’s The Good German
You know, I just don’t think they’re releasing enough movies this month.
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December 1 Releases
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THE NATIVITY STORY
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Seriously?
WILL IT SUCK?
This comes from Thirteen director Catherine Hardwicke, so of course I’m waiting for the scene where Mary and Elizabeth slap the shit out of each other while high on nitrous. More problematic is the writer, who runs the gamut from The Rookie to Radio. Adding to the indie cred is Keisha Castle Hughes as Mary, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elizabeth and Alexander “Best Thing About Syriana” Siddig as the angel Gabriel. And after years of white guys in Biblical epics that take place in, you know, not Europe, you have to appreciate the attempt to make even the angels’ ethnicity match the geography.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
After One Night With the King and Facing the Giants scored mad box office with little or no advertising, it’s difficult to overestimate the appeal of Christian fare. $66mil.
WILL ANYBODY REMEMBER IT AT OSCAR TIME?
You’ve got two previous nominees (Hughes and Aghdashloo) on the roster.
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NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER: THE RISE OF TAJ
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Taj’s European Vacation
WILL IT SUCK?
If the director of Boat Trip can’t create a compelling sequel to Van Wilder, I don’t know who can.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
A little bit of competition from the second frame of Pick of Destiny and a tad from Turistas, but DVD is the ultimate prize for this one, anyway. $16mil.
WILL ANYBODY REMEMBER IT AT OSCAR TIME?
Why do you think they released this in December? I mean, no.
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TURISTAS
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Brazillian Hostel
WILL IT SUCK?
This comes from the director of Crazy/Beautiful and Blue Crush, so he’s sure to capture the quirky-yet-romantic female empowerment aspect of a teen torture flick.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
I think this subgenre may finally be played out. $17mil.
WILL ANYBODY REMEMBER IT AT OSCAR TIME?
No, but I was always thought Josh Duhamel (who stars) should get some sort of award for looking really, really like Timothy Olyphant.
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10 ITEMS OR LESS
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Morgan Freeman researches a role with a checkout clerk.
WILL IT SUCK?
Early buzz is quite meh, though it’s interesting to see director Brad Siberling (the underrated Lemony Snickets) go the indie route.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Morgan Freeman is a draw, but the fact that nobody knows about this and those who do probably know it will be available on Clickstar.com only two weeks later probably isn’t doing it any favors. $2mil.

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We’re not generally impressed enough with the cult of celebrity to blog about Paris or TomKat (ok we do love Star magazine) but his letter by Lohan is to bizarre to keep to ourselves. From The Independent

“I am lucky enough to of been able to work with Robert Altman amongst the other greats on a film that I can genuinely say created a turning point in my career,” she began, less than certainly. “He was the closest thing to my father and grandfather that I really do believe I’ve had in several years… He left us with a legend that all of us have the ability to do.” A little lower down, she fell into improv philosophy, apparently riffing on the notion that life is too short to waste: “Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourselves’ (12st book) – everytime there’s a triumph in the world a million souls hafta be trampled on. – altman Its true. But treasure each triumph as they come.” And she signed off, “Be adequite. Lindsay Lohan.”