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Arcade Fire, 'We Used to Wait' [Tunes]: If you haven't watched any of Arcade Fire's show at MSG yet, then this video should be the next thing you do. YouTube been posting videos from the Terry Gilliam directed concert, all of which are entertaining. The 'Power Out/Rebellion' song transition is another must see from indie rock's biggest band.

Dodger Dog: This LA Weekly feature on Dodgers owner Frank McCourt displays his ruthless approach to business, and how he's using the same scorch the earth approach to his very public and messy divorce. Interestingly, McCourt made a boatload from the state of Massachusetts from owning land over Boston's Big Dig, resulting in the biggest eminent-domain settlement in history.

Steroids and Baseball is the new Nuts and Gum: This analysis provides a final break down on the tired, overdone steroids debate. Whether anyone will actually read this before repeating the same steroid soundbites is entirely another matter.

The Football Never Falls Far From the Tree (ESPN insider required): A great article on Jim and John Harbaugh, two brothers who followed their father's footsteps into coaching football in two very different ways. My favorite quote comes from Jim (the quarterback who starred at Michigan and then played 15 years in the NFL) of his brother John (the student who was accepted at Yale but went to Miami of Ohio to save on tuition): "I could have been a player or a coach, my brother could have been anything he wanted."

The James Franco Game: Here's an idea for a new game. Pick which of the three following things is false about James Franco: 1) James Franco does not feed himself. He has one of his assistants feed him. Otherwise, James Franco does not eat; 2) After taking English classes as a break from acting, James Franco started taking up to 62 credits a quarter, and graduated with a degree in just 2 years, 3) James Franco does not drink or do drugs, and often stays up for 36 hours straight in order to accomplish everything he set out to do on any given day. The answer? Remarkably, none.

An Expose on Hippie Crack: Apparently the untold story of the summer music festival scene is the proliferation of gas dealers selling nitrous oxide in balloons to eager concert goers. Who knew that whippits would be the hipster drug of choice? Since nitrous was also the favored pastime at Nintendo playing parties back in the day, this somehow makes sense.

The Biggest Save: Jimmy Nielsen, goalie for the Kansas City Wizard, nearly gambled it all away burning through paychecks on his way to earning the nickname, 'Casino Jimmy.' Seems to me he could release his own website on his gambling picks, calling it the 'Nielsen Ratings.' Speaking of gambling, the Economist is running its own in depth report on the subject here.

Steel Panther. This may be the best video I have ever watched. So many great one-liners. Truly epic: