Dibbuk Box

An eBay auction leads into a supernatural mystery...LINK HERE

Bit of a wall of text on this one, but the story that unfolds has lots of creepy bits and even a "finale" of sorts. Apparently it's been optioned for a movie, too, as there's an IMDB page.

Neil Diamond gets his Jew on.

Respect the old crooner; his upcoming holiday album features a cover of Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song," which can be heard in its entirety here.

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Here's the story:

It's no secret that when holiday music hits radio, you're going to hear way more songs about Christmas than Chanukah. With Christmas, you get a bevy of classics like 'White Christmas,' 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town,' 'Jingle Bells' and on and on. With Chanukah, you're lucky if you hear more than 'The Dreidel Song.' So, when Neil Diamond -- who's been called the "Jewish Elvis" -- wanted to include a song about the festival lights on his third Christmas album, he turned to an unlikely source: Adam Sandler.

That's right -- on Diamond's upcoming 'A Cherry, Cherry Christmas,' the singer rocks a pretty hilarious and dead-on cover of Sandler's 'The Chanukah Song,' the actor-comedian's list of famous Jews that features such witticisms as "Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too/put them together, what a fine-looking Jew." Diamond even addresses the dearth of Chanukah songs at the beginning of his version, saying, "There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Chanukah songs, so I thought we'd try this one for you."

The track -- which Spinner stumbled upon here -- was produced by new Guns 'N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba and is featured alongside two new originals -- the title track and 'Christmas Dream.' Seasonal standards like 'Deck the Halls,' 'Winter Wonderland' and 'Jingle Bell Rock' also make appearances. The disc will be in stores Oct. 13, the same day as Bob Dylan's debut entry into the holiday music market, 'Christmas in the Heart'.

When we checked in with Diamond, he had this simple message for Spinner's readers: "Happy Chanukah, y'all."

Damn right.

Clown Engine, aka The Benjamins

I wanted my badass bassist to stand out more, so I thought I'd make some "boring" MiB-style band members for him. They all ended up looking vaguely like Paul Benjamin.

Man, I Hope This Isn't A Photoshop Job

Because if the protester actually *is* that stupid, this picture is that much funnier.

The Best Thing To Come Out of the Writers' Strike

OK, *maybe* Dr. Horrible is the best thing, but this is close. Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Who Made Mike Huckabee" feud comes to a boil. It's long, but if you're a fan of any of those three guys, it's worth it.

The Jewish Mob - Super Style

The Evil League of Evil (from Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) is taking applications. There are hundreds of these things on Youtube, but this one was pointed out by a blog I read, and it's pretty funny. If nothing else, jump to about 2:40 and watch his theme song.

Siskel and Ebert riff