Gotta love Dan Aykroyd. The man has taken a classic "Saturday Night Live" skit and turned it into a hotel and entertainment empire; he's the voice of Yogi Bear in the upcoming movie; and he's still married to Donna Dixon. Aykroyd also has an intense interest in the supernatural, which he used tapped extensively to set up an eight-minute infomercial last year to promote his Crystal Head Vodka, which is yet another example of the liquor industry's ability to polish a turd*. We posted the video last year last year and are doing so below to remind you of just how insane this infomercial is. It wound up being about damn near anything but the vodka. more ›

This one slipped through the cracks yesterday, but Division Street calls our attention to Sandi Jackson's latest crusade: that $15 fee American is charging on checked baggage. It's discriminatory, she says. more ›

Over the weekend, as DNC Chairman Howard Dean worked to reach a compromise on the contested Michigan and Florida delegates, we were stunned by this video of Clinton-supporter Harriet Christian. Later, Christian appeared on Fox News, being interviewed by Neil Cavuto, where she dropped this line regarding Obama and the black vote: "Ninety-nine percent of the blacks don't even know why they're voting for [Obama]." Is Christian just one upset Clinton supporter or is her attitude indicative of a larger rift in the party? more ›