We've got more KG news, the first church of Tiger Woods, a Bruce Wayne sighting, rock, paper, scissors champs and bacon, bacon, bacon.

It's time for the Weekly Scanner.

I wanted to save this one for The Scanner, but it was too bizarre to pass up.

How bad is the economy? How about "so bad it's strange."

In the world of journalism you could argue it's getting worse. Take the example of Brayden Simms of the Miami Herald.

He got laid off ... and then the paper said, "Not so fast, my friend!"

I've found myself pondering lots of new media questions recently, especially after the bloggers vs. AP affair from last week.

Though that battle was over rights, preconditions, money and fear, one of the bigger questions that emerged was where bloggers get their content and how they (and the AP for that matter) fit into the "Age of New Media."

This week another dispatch has me wondering what's the end game for bloggers and what they write.

Hold off on heading to the video store or your Netflix queue just yet, people. It's new DVD day, and that means it's time to break down the best and worst with Videoport Jones.

The re-return of Futurama, the antro-blunders of 10,000 B.C., an animated drama and a few thoughts on George Carlin.

We've been down this road many times, it seems. Every time it looks like we're clear, we end up overrun, outmanned and arguing.

And that, my friends, is no way to beat the zombies.

With the Celt's grand scale thumping of the Lakers and the return of a championship to Boston (oh wait ... didn't Boston just win one last fall? Oh, it's been 17 years since an NBA title? I see...) it seemed fitting to use Kevin Garnett's* now infamous words along with today's Scanner.

Because it's true, on the Internet "anything is possible."

(* I'll spare you the long tortured Timberwolves fan talk about seeing KG win a title for another time...or if you run into me at a bar.)

There is probably only a short list of things more devastating than losing everything in a fire. That initial shock and fear from surviving a fire quickly fade into another awful reality - assessing what, if anything, you still have left.

In the case of Ryan Bubier and Kirsten Maki, the answer to that was not much.

This, of course, is where friends come in.

Like a lot of bloggers I've been monitoring the recent spat between the Associated Press and bloggers over quoting AP news stories.

Bloggers quickly went into combat mode, claiming the AP had crossed the line in an age when so much content is free. The AP on the other hand says they have a right to protect their property and get paid.

Is it possible they're both right?

One half of Tenacious D and one half of Blackstar? The return of David Duchovny. Matthew McConaghey and Kate Hudson, blond and as tanned as ever, ride again. A live-action "American Tail?"

It's time for this week's new releases on DVD, and Videoport Jones is here to give us the hits and misses.

They live among us.
They may even look like us.
But when no one is looking, they gather together in the dark corners and subject each other to unspeakable horrors.

They are the tattooed.

Sorry for the lateness, boys and girls. It's been a busy day on the NXT Desk. We're also feeling a little sadness over the news that Tim Russert died. Also, R. Kelly was acquitted on his *ahem* charges.

To quote a friend: "I feel weird."

But fear not, we soldier on for you, dear reader. This weekend's got a bounty of fun, and did we mention some words of wisdom from Michael Cera?

Time for a quick field trip across the interwebs. Seems this week there has been plenty of news about old 80s and 90s staples creeping back into the social fabric of today.

The Scanner: Where no one's childhood loves are safe.

How many times do you remember hearing your parents, or someone else's parents say this phrase when you were younger:

"I wish I knew what was going on in that head of yours."

Or something like that.

It's possible the Telling Room and its growing army of young writers has an idea.

Let us not mince words. The economy is making buying just about everything extremely painful. The prices of a gallon of gas and gallon of milk are frighteningly close.

If you've been checking out the series we're running this week you know Mainers are looking everywhere they can to cut corners.

But of all the places we've had to be vigilant against signs of the "Econolypse" - the pump, the grocery store - now we've got to add the bar to that list?

Time for our weekly dose of film talk, minus the inflated egos and Hollywood puffery. (At least until we get E! knocking on our door.)

Videoport Jones stops by to talk about this week's new releases on DVD.

The Bucket List, Larry the Cable Guy and a brewer patriot? Yeah, that sounds about right.

One of the more inescapable news stories today is Apple CEO Steve Jobs' speech at Apple's Word Wide Developers Conference today.

Apparently it's a widely held rumor that Jobs plans to announce a next generation iPhone today.

But what if he doesn't?

We've reached the end of the line for yet another work week, and for that you should all be proud. Next week I swear things will get back to a normal pace here on the NXT Desk.

We just need to figure out what normal means.

In the meantime, let's run down this weekend's options and take a trip to the links!

Any observer of this blog knows that from time to time we'll take a few diversions into sports, because, well, just because we can.

In this case with the Celtics about to square off against the Lakers in the NBA Finals for the first time in over 20 years (I was seven the last time they clashed) it seemed fitting to offer up some video love.

Here's Celtics legend and championship architect Red Auerbach taking on one of the biggest threats to the NBA: Flopping. That's right, even back in the 1970s flopping began to rear its ugly head, even before European players came to the shores of the U.S. in large numbers.

Not only is this educational, but if the classic NBA unis (when men wore short shorts with pride) aren't worth a little entertainment, then you have no soul.

Red breaks down just what is a foul, and what's not, and has a few words for all you would be floppers out there. You know who you are.

Hat tip: AOL Fan House

Hey everybody! The bloggins have been a little light this week since the NXT Desk is working on some projects and other top-secret unlisted projects. Fear not, things will be back on course soon enough.

But for now take comfort in The Scanner: All the unfiltered goodness the Interwebs provides.

We've got a pretty full plate today of new DVD releases, including the latest from Will "Papa Burgundy" Ferrell, yet another Japanese horror remake, and the newest documentary that tries to make you think.

It wouldn't be Tuesday without a visit from resident filmologist Videoport Jones.