Super Saturday 2012

Former “American Chopper” star Paul Teutul Sr. returns to TV with CMT’s “Orange County Choppers,” which begins filming next week for an expected fall premiere. Not only does Teutul find himself on a new network, but, unlike his previous series, he won’t be joined by his son, Paulie

Cassette Is Not Dead refurbs cassette tapes into handsome lamps. They operate on a barter economy -- send them 40 homemade mix-tapes and they'll send you a wallet made from one tape; send them 80 pre-recorded tapes and they'll send you a box lamp. Alternatively, you can buy the lamps for cash. cassetteisnotdead.com (via Yanko Design)     

Marge, please say it ain’t “D’oh!”    

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"President Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted," writes Elizabeth Haughey in the New York Times. And this just as news breaks at CNN that US Attorney General Eric Holder was personally involved in the Justice Department's decision to seek a search warrant for Fox News reporter James Rosen's private e-mails. So, wait, why again is Holder now tasked with reviewing the DoJ's policies involving journalists?