Web Finds:

• Free Katie! — On online campaign to rescue Katie Holmes from the clutches of psycho Scientologist Tom Cruise. The Defamer has a collection of recent Cruise news, each more uncomfortable than the next.

• Video: Dane Cook Does 'The Cruise' on Kimmell — One of my favorite comedians imitates Tom's train-wreck appearance on Oprah and knocks it out of the park. I give it my highest PK.com Guaranteed Laugh rating.

• I Love Foxes — These little boogers are so cute. Kids will love this.

• eBay: My Wife's '80s Prom Dress — Some dude poses in his wife's prom dress to raise money for his kids' swing set. It's like new, but with a few marks on the back of the dress. Not exactly the nicest thing to say about your wife, but who am I to judge? (Thanks, Cass)

• Drinking With Bob Rant: Russell Crowe — My favorite angry New Yorker goes to town on the motorcade supplied to Russell Crowe to see the judge after being arrested for tossing a phone at a hotel worker. How many potential computers for public school kids did we blow on that shit? Fucking insane.

• Play 20 Questions With Darth Vader — He got "baseball" in 17 questions, so give this guy credit. Next I'm gonna try "Yoda's shriveled penis." Remember when AFI ranked him No. 3 on a list of all-time movie villains? I wrote "No Way Hannibal Lecter Kicks Darth Vader's Ass."

• 'Add to the Picture' Joke — Students get called to the chalkboard to add something to a picture to make it a new picture. Till Little Johnny puts a mischievous end to that game. (Thanks, Shumpy)

• 141 Words for 'Drunk' — This is overseas slang, so forgive me if I never plan to say I'm "with the fairies."

Sports:

• Stepping Up to the (Softball) Plate — Writer Gene Wojciechowski does what a lot of major-leaguers have failed to do: get a hit off of Olympian Jennie Finch, who won 60 consecutive games at Arizona and went 15-0 for Team USA.

• Catch Aaron? Time Not Necessarily on A-Rod's Side — Jayson Stark argues that A-Rod reaching 755 isn't a foregone conclusion, which is fair enough. But he mentions that "Mickey Mantle started sliding precipitously at age 36." Yeah, and the guy DIED at 63. The sauce doesn't exactly keep you in for the long-haul, ya know?

• The Dark Ages of Pitching — Tom Verducci notices a 14-year gap, between 1948 and '61, when no Hall of Fame pitchers were born. Bert Blyleven (1951) and Jack Morris (1955) were the best of that bunch.

• Randy Moss Leads in Jersey Sales — Peyton Manning doesn't even rank in the top 25. First I thought whoever wants one already has one, but Tom Brady and Donovan McNabb were Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, and they've been with their teams for years, too. Odd, considering Manning does get a lot of press, even being based in Indy, and I think fans generally enjoy watching him play.

• 103-Year-Old Averages 129 in Bowling Tourney — When I'm 103, I just hope the worms taste good.

New York:

• Third Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party — Madison Ave. between 23 and 26 Streets this weekend. I'll be going Sunday, so holla if you wanna meet up. The New York Times has a piece on the state of BBQ in NYC.

• A Literally Map of Manhattan — A New York Times interactive feature on "where imaginary New Yorkers lived, worked, played, drank, walked and looked at ducks."

• Individual Co-Ed Softball Games — My friend Christan has a bunch of weekend field permits in Central Park and allows people to sign up individually for $20 a game, with some of the cost going to beer and wings afterward. The level of play ranges from very good to mildly atrocious, so no worries if you're not a superstar.

• New York Architecture: The Dakota — An interesting profile — including tons of pics — of the Upper West Side's most famous residence. Have you ever seen this 1890 "Skaing in Central Park" picture that features a stand-alone Dakota in the background? What a cool shot.

• New York City Photobloggers — A website dedicated to supporting the New York photoblogger and amateur photographer community. Links to online galleries, but also photo tips and events.

• AdoramaPix.com's Print Shop — A place to upload digital photos and order prints to be picked up on W. 18 Street. 8x10s are only $1.99 and I bet those 4x12 panoramas for 79 cents are quite cool. I gotta get the tripod out and work on a few of those.

• RockShow — The official promo: "A rock concert wrapped up in a play, RockShow explores a night in the life of New York rock band, Group Therapy. The band's relationship gets pushed to the limits as they teeter on the brink of success. In the vein of Hedwig and the Angry Inch & The Who's Tommy, RockShow is a shot of pure rock theater with an adrenaline chaser."