philippos42 | In which I laugh repeatedly (Idris!Heimdall, Weird Al v. Gaga)

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/film_salon/2011/04/20/thor_casting_viking_movies_open2011/index.html

The writer points out that the new Thor movie owes a fair bit to Jewish WWII vet Jack Kirby, who also created an African superhero named the Black Panther, & a group called the Forever People, who had a token dark-skinned member named... Vykin the Black.

hee!

Yeah, you Mighty Whiteys can stay home & stew, I guess.
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http://alyankovic.wordpress.com/the-gaga-saga/

My parodies have always fallen under what the courts call “fair use,” and this one was no different, legally allowing me to record and release it without permission. But it has always been my personal policy to get the consent of the original artist before including my parodies on any album, so of course I will respect Gaga’s wishes. However, given the circumstances, I have no problem with allowing people to hear it online, because I also have a personal policy not to completely waste my stinking time.

Oh, and I heard that Gaga was cool with it before I heard she turned it down. Breaking news and all. So I was confused.
http://alyankovic.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/gaga-update/
Unsurprisingly, Gaga's manager was the one being rude to Al.