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The family of actor David Carradine, whose bound body dead in a Bangkok hotel room last week, want the FBI to investigate the death and the Post reports, "attorney Mark Geragos suggested that Carradine may have been killed as he tried to uncover groups working in the martial-arts underworld." When the secret society angle was mentioned on Larry King Live (transcript), Geragos said, "There is a suspicion that if there was some foul play, that that may be the first area where they should look." Carradine's fourth wife Gail Jenson spoke to the Daily News, "David was pretty strange. He would tie himself up, and I would walk in and see him and say, 'Oh, my God, David, you've got to be kidding me.'" A previous wife, Marina Anderson, noted Carradine's "deviant sexual behavior" in a divorce filing, also claiming he was having an incestuous relationship with a close family member; Anderson said to the Post, "If he was involved in secret societies, it was a secret that even I didn't know about. But he did have some big secrets." Related: TMZ on why a second autopsy is important.

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This picture makes it look like Corn Mo should be singing Love Reign O'Er Me. And if you've ever seen Corn Mo, you know that he can hit those notes as well as Roger Daltrey. You also know that Corn Mo is quite the story teller, and you'll get a few tasty Mo-resels in this interview.

Wired Magazine's yearly traveling technology shindig, NextFest, plants its roots in NYC this weekend. After starting in San Francisco in 2004 the show finally makes it to NYC. Billed as a WIRED's vision of a new world's fair, here you can

MOVIES: Seriously, like there is anything else to see this weekend besides Snakes on a Plane. C'mon, you know you wanna.

In theater, as in television, summer is an opportunity for producers and creative teams to try ideas that may be a little wackier than main-season fare – off- and off-off Broadway, that’s what all the play festivals that are currently on and coming up are about. But the theater world also has its version of summer TV’s ubiquitous reruns, only there we like to think the phenomenon of show extensions and brief revivals is weighted more toward being a chance to see things you didn’t see previously, rather than being an expression of laziness or lack of better things to show.

It’s almost April, do you know where your Broadway mega-shows are? Cate Blanchett and Hedda Gabler got things off to a smash start, and the rest of the big guns are revving up: Tarzan, Lestat , Julia Roberts in Three Days of Rain, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies in Festen…and more. We’ll spare you (and ourselves) the wallet strain and the eye-rolling – there are plenty of worthy littler shows crying out to be seen.

We've really been digging YouTube for these historic videos from the NYC music scene of the 1970s and 1980s-- if you have footage, please upload it! Today's clip is Blondie, singing "Picture This", one of the greatest songs ever. The band looks amazing; check out those insane pants she's rocking! MC Hammer, eat your heart out! The uploader, zzz80, has a bunch of other historic videos-- check out Blondie's Kung Fu Girls and Will Anything Happen? from the same show.

- And Gothamist would really like some panda bears to come to a New York zoo and have panda cubs; this is a picture of the DC panda cub, who National zookeepers are in awe of (also, we watched Julie Chen interview the National Zoo's assistant curator Lisa Stevens, holding the panda in this picture, and we wondered, "Is Julie Chen doing the panda segment 'cause she's Chinese?".. and Jack Black will be doing the voice of "Kung Fu Panda," the new animated film; Black isn't Chinese, but he is tubby)

Spiderman 3 Director Sam Raimi announced that lanky 70’s Show guy has just joined Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunset in the cast of Spider-Man 3. "Topher Grace is an extraordinarily talented actor," said Raimi, "and will be perfect for the complexities of the role we are developing."

Gothamist loves movies (especially those by any "Anderson" director). That's why each Friday, we'll highlight the best and worst in both indie and blockbuster movies as well as the latest in trailers (because admit it, they're the best part of the movie-going experience). We will try our hardest to refrain from such overused phrases as "a non-stop laugh riot", "high octane fun" and "so funny I pished myself!" But no promises.

You know what we're talking about. You're having a perfectly lovely meal in a perfectly lovely restaurant and then nature calls. You walk down the steep, poorly lit staircase, hoping for the best, turn the knob on the bathroom door and...

Gothamist was excited to hit the new MoMA, but was not too thrilled about spending 20 bucks on the new admission fee. So, we took advantage of the Target Free Friday nights. Not only did we get to see some cool art for free, but we had 20 bucks left over for dinner. But where the hell could we eat in midtown for 20 bucks? Then, in a burst of genius, it hit us. Inspired by our friend, neighbor, and fellow food-lover Manhattan Transfer, we visited the Burger Joint in the Parker Meridian Hotel.

We think the best bargains in the city for physical activities are to be found at the fitness centers run by the Parks Department. The Asser Levy Recreation Center, which is located at 23rd street and FDR Drive, has weekly classes in Karate, Tai Chi, and Tai Ji/Qi. For $75 per year -that’s the MONTHLY cost for some fancy gyms- you can join the center, which also happens to have an indoor pool and a fitness room.