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The Springfield doughnut is toast.

On Friday morning, the doughnut's future as a tourist attraction hung in the balance. It was the subject of a resource consent hearing.

On Friday night, it was the target of an arson attack.

Like the Eiffel Tower, the structure was originally meant to be temporary.

It was unveiled in July 2007, and given a six-week resource consent to promote the premiere of The Simpsons Movie.

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Later this month, "The Simpsons" will jump into its 21st season with yet another entry in the fantastic "Treehouse of Horror" franchise. To celebrate the upcoming milestone and to pay respects to some great hip-hop icons, Format and Moxy Creative have teamed up to produce a series of limited-edition posters that depict 10 famous rappers "Simpsonized." The results are pretty great.

As you can see in the posse shot above, some real heavy hitters are represented: Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Flavor Flav, Andre 3000, Eminem, Eazy-E and Fat Joe have all been converted into cartoon versions of their former selves.

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An upcoming episode of the hit animated series "The Simpsons" will be set in Israel, where the family will be guided by a bitter, angry Israeli tour guide voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen.

Several episodes of the show, now entering its 21st season, have dealt with Jewish issues, and even the Middle East conflict over the years.

In the episode, tentatively set to air in the U.S. on March 28, 2010, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson find themselves in Israel, and Homer develops Jerusalem Syndrome and becomes convinced he is the messiah.

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In an awesome alternative universe, gamers are enjoying a Simpson's game patterned after The Sims at this very moment.

John Bridge, level designer of Dead Rising 2, has dropped a bunch of details on the long-dead project on his blog.

He posts:

Another game that went through lots of hoops before finally tanking was a Sims inspired version of the Simpsons that focused on Homer.  You played the role of Jeebus, getting him to do your bidding.

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