WHY?

Time again for a visit to the land of WHY? Standard disclaimer applies: I may know an answer to some of these questions, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be asking, anyway.

ITEM: Marilyn Manson titled a song on his new album "Pretty as a Swastika."
WHY?

ITEM: Chris Elliott's classic nineties sitcom "Get a Life" was reportedly prepped for a DVD release with extras several years ago, but it remains on the shelf--er, a virtual shelf, not a retail one.
WHY?

ITEM: The new Transformers movie runs 2 1/2 hours, the upcoming Adam Sandler movie "Funny People" is 136 minutes, and the new Harry Potter movie will of course be over 2 1/2 hours.
WHY?

ITEM: There is a remake in the works of "Red Dawn," a flick many consider a quintessential 1980s movie.
WHY?

ITEM: Despite the modern classic status of the film adaptation, Cameron Crowe's book "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" has been out of print for years and is impossible to find.
WHY? (Seriously, I don't think I ever saw a straight answer for this. Legal issues?)

ITEM: Brett Ratner is going to direct "Beverly Hills Cop IV."
WHY? (Well, I see why he's doing it, but why do it at all?)

ITEM: The local True Oldies affiliate, 105.9, is forced by its corporate overlords to carry the low-rated Imus show in the critical morning drive period.
WHY?

ITEM: Speaking of radio, if I'm not listening to a CD on the way into work, I generally flip between several radio stations--most often an oldies station, two classic rocks, and a JACK format (hits from all over the place). On any given day, I'm almost certain to hear a song by ELO on at least one of those outlets.
WHY?

ITEM: Enough people have bought Lauren Conrad's novel to place it on the "New York Times" bestseller list.
WHY?

ITEM: They're making a movie--an actual movie, in theaters and everything--based on the "Saturday Night Live" Magruber sketches.
WHY?