INDEED, SHAWN CARTER MAY BE HAVING THE BEST WEEK EVER: The $150M deal with Live Nation was just the appetizer; now Jay-Z's married to longtime girlfriend Beyoncé Knowles. Just two crazy kids in love.

"I'M A REAL GOOD SEX PERSON. I DO IT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS": 30 Rock returns to new episodes this week, and as a harbinger the NYT profiles Jack McBrayer, the Second City veteran behind Kenneth the Page. And yes, I do own the bobblehead. And yes, I will let you watch him get all freaky with Mariah Carey.

WE PRAY FOR ONE LAST LANDING / ON THE GLOBE THAT GAVE US BIRTH / LET US REST OUR EYES ON THE FRIENDLY SKIES / AND THE COOL, GREEN HILLS OF EARTH: I nearly wet myself twice watching the season premier of BSG. I do so love this show.

This thread is open to spoilers. Consider yourself warned.

COMBINING FRIDAY'S DUAL THEMES OF CHEAP GAGS AND BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Because you can find everything on the web, here's the classic Mad Magazine treatment of the original Battlestar Galactica. Of all the many, many things I read in Mad Magazine, the ones I remember most vividly are the not-appropriate-for-children parody of The Eyes of Laura Mars (The Eyes of Lurid Mess, and holy crap, Tommy Lee Jones, Doc Cochran, and Clayton Endicott the Third were in that?); two vignettes in "The Lighter Side Of ..." (one where a guy gets mugged for his expensive $50 designer running shoes and another where a guy tells his girlfriend he has a surprise for her and she comes out of the bedroom naked to see him with his parents), the dopey parody of Heaven Can Wait, a Don Martin Rime of the Ancient Mariner (I think) spoof with a cursed skateboarder who searches for the perfect half-pipe to skate, and this Battlestar Galactica piece.

NO REASON TO GET EXCITED, THE THIEF, HE KINDLY SPOKE: Season 4 of Battlestar Galatica starts tonight. I only just caught up with the tail end of Season 3 this past weekend and -- Thank the Gods -- I had actually managed to get this far along without learning who the last four Cylons were. Wow.

Consider this an open thread for comment and speculation.

N.B.: Please don't discuss tonight's premier in this thread. I'll put a new one up tomorrow which will be open to spoilers.

For 50 Years This Has Been the Symbol Of Peace. Far Out. - washingtonpost.com

NOW I'VE BEEN HAPPY LATELY, THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS TO COME: Unveiled at a British ban-the-bomb rally on April 4, 1958, the peace sign turns 50 years old today.

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BECAUSE SOME DAY HE'LL BE ALL ALONE: Today's entries got me thinking -- could I do a single post combining a performer who truly enjoyed his craft with nostalgia for a simple time and even the prospect of mild offense done for a good cause? Could I add in kick-ass puppetry too? The answer lies in three simple words that readers who enjoyed their fair share of sporting events or variety shows during the 1980s should remember fondly: The Amazing Christopher.