NBC commentator Tim Russert died this afternoon after “being stricken” at his Washington DC office:

Russert, 58, collapsed while recording voiceovers for his Sunday morning interview program, NBC reported. He was initially reported to have suffered a heart attack while working in his office on Washington’s Nebraska Avenue, but the network said later only that he was “stricken at the bureau” and subsequently died. Further details were not immediately available.
Russert served as NBC’s Washington bureau chief and the host of “Meet the Press,” the top-rated Sunday talk show, which had an enormous influence on politics and was marked by his aggressive style of interrogation. As a frequent commentator on the “Today” show, “NBC Nightly News” and other shows, Russert wielded such clout that when he declared that Sen. Barack Obama had wrapped up the Democratic nomination last month, his pronouncement was treated as a news event in itself.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw gave MSNBC viewers the news of Russert’s death at 3:40 p.m.

That shit is FUCKED. Meet the Press was seriously the highlight of my Sunday.

In honor of Friday the 13th, I decided to bring back the dead and write a lil bloggity blog on Cyndi Lauper. She was scheduled to perform on the CBS Early Show this morning, but decided to storm of in TRUE DIVA form, when technical difficulties arose. Instead of waiting, she just left, without even performing. Her career is so over you think that she would have been grateful for even having the opportunity for a SOUND CHECK on the Early Show! GEEESH…how rude!

In honor of the smoke-filled skies around our office building and the soon to be damaged goods for sale in Paradise, CA, we present to you David Cross, as Tobias Funke, in Arrested Development.

Best show EVER canceled by Fox.

Rodney King will appear in the next season of the VH1 reality show, “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew.” The show highlights washed out celebrities dealing with drug and alcohol abuse. They are put in the care of famous addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky.

King’s beating by the Los Angeles police in 1991 lead to deadly rioting and his famous plea for peace. King will appear on the show with Jeff Conaway, Tawny Kitaen, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler and Rod Stewart’s son Sean. The new season will premiere in October cause doesn’t everyone want to watch wacked out stars with really bad withdrawl symptoms? Not so much.

Today we got hit up about a new show airing on [adult swim] called Fat Guy Stuck In Internet. Not “The Internet,” or “teh Internet,” just “Internet.” From the following description it sounds JUST like Tron. Only no sweet neon Frisbees or speeder bikes.

When hot-shot programmer Ken Gemberling is accidentally sucked into the Internet, he finds himself on a quest of epic proportions. With the evil bounty hunter, Chains, hot on his heels, Gemberling must struggle to unravel the mysteries of this strange, new land and, indeed, his own destiny. Is he the new messiah or just another fat guy stuck in Internet?

Peek your curiosity a bit? Nah, me either. But maybe this clip will:

The show premiers this Sunday, June 15th at 12:15 AM (so Saturday night for you people who live their lives in real, actual time).

John McCain says that he would “veto every beer” on accident in this clip. It’s funny and everything, but if that crusty old fuck touches my beer I will kick his shriveled little dick in the dirt.