Links of Interest 2/24

On the one hand, this is cool, because I like Ian McShane. On the other hand, it's terrible, because there's no need for a new Pirates movie.

Want a visual guide to help you better understand the sport of curling? Ask and you shall receive.

I'm not sure chatroulette can ever be addictive, but this article makes a case for it. Don't know what chatroulette is? You're better off.

Here's a look at what ABC has cooking in the way of sit coms for the upcoming 2010 season.

A list of the 50 greatest working directors. Kinda of a copout, simply because I bet there are few people out there that can even name 20 current working directors.

Talking with Bob Newhart.

The Bloom Box. Real or a Stephen King plot device? (via kottke)

The Post Office is dead; long live the Post Office.

Another essay on the awesomeness of The Big Lebowski.

Some Facebook groups are mildly clever. Some are simply annoying. And then there are these.