Is the FCC insane?

To paraphrase the work of swearmasters Park and Stone, the FCC has finally, it seems, gone nanners.

In its eternal quest to rid the airwaves of any whiff of profanity, the Federal Communication Commission has apparently requested numerous tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from coaches, athletes and spectators at live sporting events.

According to the always reliable Hollywood Reporter, "tapes requested by the commission include live broadcasts of football games and NASCAR races where the participants or the crowds let loose with an expletive."

All I can really think is don't they have anything better to do? That, and who the hell has to do such an awful job?

Can you imagine some pure sap sitting there, slowing the frame down to a crawl in search of that elusive expletive? Ludacris is the cleanest word I can come up with.

Imagine trying to do this with the World Cup, where, I can assure you I let loose with more than a few choice profanities watching the U.S. melt down in the second half vs. Ghana. Will they have an international contingent, young interns from around the globe scouring footage for every last swear word most Americans don't even understand?

If this is really what our federal government was intended to do, can they at least use their energy to find out what that dirty Italian Materazzi said to make Zizou go off his head in the Cup final? Sheesh.

In much better news for profanity fans everywhere, Comedy Central has apparently relented and will air the banned "South Park" episode about Scientology, "Trapped in the Closet," next Wednesday, July 19. Huzzah.

"Night at the Museum"

OK, anyone who had to sit through that rant deserves a reward.

The best I can come up with today is the trailer for this fun flick, which I believe is scheduled to come out in December. In it, as you'll see in the trailer, Ben Stiller plays a guard at a museum where the exhibits come to life after closing time. It also apparently stars la bella Carla Gugino, giving me reason enough to rather shamelessly post a picture of her.

It's a concept that has always intrigued me. Every time I walk in to the lobby of the National Museum of National History in D.C. I expect to see that giant elephant break free and trample everyone in sight. And I love that early episode of "Buffy" where Zander finally gets a date but its with a mummified Incan princess who has come back to life.

Anyways, it all looks like a big ball of "Jumanji"-style fun. Click here to see for yourself.