The New Music Market: I was surprised to see there was a Billboard chart for cel phone ring tones. I'm happy to see the Super Mario Brothers theme (sound link) is up there. Now in Britian, a ring tone is beating out a single on the charts. At least they're getting people to pay for downloading music.

A cell-phone ring tone appeared set to top the British singles chart Sunday, outselling the new single by the band Coldplay by nearly four to one, a music retailer said.

From Yahoo News/AP: Phone
Ring Tone Set to Top U.K. Charts

Cat People are Crazy People: More evidence has just come in. :)

Via Yahoo News: 200 Cat Carcasses Found Outside N.J. Home

Cartoonists Can't Resist the Dark Side: From insulting Star Wars fans to stretching their political metaphors, editorial cartoonists around the world took their one golden opportunity to draw Darth Vader without getting their biscuits sued off by George Lucas.

From Cagle.com: Star Wars

Here's a tip for my comrades in the big papers: If you must put labels on Darth Vader, his lightsaber and whoever he's about to knock off, you're trying too hard.

Star Wars: Episode III: It's good.

Say "Hello" to the Empire? Here's the latest from Europe:

"Lucas' themes of democracy on the skids and a ruler preaching war to preserve the peace predate 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' by almost 30 years. Yet viewers Sunday - and Lucas himself - noted similarities between the final chapter of his sci-fi saga and our own troubled times."

From the AP: 'Wars' Raises Questions on U.S. Policy

So I can't help but wonder, do they think our President is Darth Vader or Jar Jar Binks?

How Not To Mix Faith and Politics: Democrat church members are kicked out of their congregation by a Republican pastor. Ugh. This is a serious case of extreme ego, not the side effect of faith. Nevertheless, expect the broad brushes to start swinging.

From the Associated Press: Ousted Church Dems Weigh Options

So you want to be a cartoonist? Here are my thoughts on the subject. Unfair and imbalanced. The quality of cartooning advice provided is not necessarily greater than the quality of cartooning advice provided by other cartoonists.

From the cartoonist himself:
How to Be a Cartoonist When You Grow Up