A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

I FEEL SO DIRTY THAT I MUST WASH MYSELF WITH MURPHY'S OIL SOAP: According to the LA Times, the MPAA is not budging on its intent to give Team America a dreaded NC-17 rating. (I could give you the link, but it's subscription-only.) This may be the most high-profile ratings battle over simulated puppet sex in the history of the business. Says producer Scott Rudin:

There's nothing we're asking for that hasn't appeared in other R-rated movies, and our characters are made of wood and have no genitalia.

So the MPAA is going to protect children from accompanying parents and guardians (that's what "R" means, right?) to a movie involving neutered puppets clapping together with all the seductive tawdriness of percussion blocks.

In other news, a few weeks ago I drove down Sunset past (1) a billboard featuring Jenna Jameson as "The Masseuse"; (2) the Hustler Store; (3) a billboard depicting Vincent Gallo getting serviced by Chloe Sevigny; (4) a billboard with three stark naked models advertising Joe's Jeans; and (5) hookers. I'm assuming, anyway.