The other day we reported about the 500th Episode of The Simpsons. Today word has come out that Lady Gaga will be starring the upcoming 23rd Season Finale. The episode entitled ‘Lisa Goes Gaga’ will feature Lady Gaga visiting Springfield to cheer up Lisa. (Via Telegraph)

Make sure not to miss The Simpsons finale in the coming weeks.

Artist Mike Boon has created this cool print featuring the alphabet with characters from one of the all-time best TV shows, The Simpsons. The letters are all represented with the shows key players and more prominent re-occurring characters. We would have liked to see Disco Stu in the mix, but then again, Disco Stu doesn’t advertise. Prints of the alphabet are available here.

Peep the full alphabet after the jump.

This weekend the 500th episode of Matt Groening’s The Simpsons aired. In true Simpsons style, they had a special guest in the new episode, entitled ‘At Long Last Leave’. Julian Assange from WikiLeaks appears in the episode as the new neighborh of the Simpsons in the Outlands.

The Guardian asked its readers for the occasion of the 500th episode what their favorite all timers were. See here below what came out of the poll.

1. You Only Move Twice (Season 8 Episode 2)
2. Cape Feare (Season 5 Episode 2)
3. Last Exit to Springfield (Season 4 Episode 17)
4. Marge vs. The Monorail (Season 4 Episode 12)
5. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (Season 8 Episode 9)
6. Deep Space Homer (Season 5 Episode 15)
7. Lisa’s Substitute (Season 2 Episode 19)
8. Homer the Heretic (Season 4 Episode 3)
9. Homer Badman (Season 6 Episode 9)
10. A Streetcar named Marge (Season 4 Episode 2)

Actually the Top 10 Simpsons episodes in the list all come from the first decade of the show. Let us know if you agree with the list or think some are missing in there in the comments.

Today Obey announces that Shepard Fairey will be making a guest appearance on The Simpsons show on March 4th.

“On March 4, 2012, Shepard will guest star on the 23rd Season of the iconic television series, The Simpsons. Episode 15 – “Exit Though The Kwik-E-Mart”, In order to get back at his dad, Bart goes undercover as a graffiti street artist and plasters Homer’s unflattering image all over Springfield. But one night, Bart and Milhouse get caught in the act by established street artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal (guest voicing as themselves), and to Bart’s surprise, they invite him to exhibit his satirical artwork in his very own gallery show. Meanwhile, a hip, new health food superstore opens in Springfield that threatens to put Apu and the Kwik-E-Mart out of business.””

Mark your calendars, not to miss this one.

This past week, Jeremy Scott showcased his new Fall/Winter 2012 Collection on the runway in New York. Of course the designer did not shy away from bold graphics, that much we know by now. Next to emoticons and Internet screens, The Simpsons were a central graphic theme in the new collection. Actually Bart Simpson was… appearing as all-over patterns on lots of knitwear for men and women in the new collection.

Take a further look at this interesting, yet not totally surprising collaboration, between The Simpsons and Jeremy Scott after the jump.

Last year we published an exclusive on the release of a new line of Santa Cruz skateboards inspired by The Simpsons — complete with boards shaped as Homer Simpson and Duff Beer cans.

As the franchise approaches its monumental 500th episode, 20th Century Fox is releasing a limited-edition line of laser engraved/numbered Bart Slasher Skateboard Decks based on the original Santa Cruz Skateboards Keith Meek Slasher Pro Model.

There will be only 500 made which will be available through FoxShop.com.

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TomTom GPS systems has added a couple of more characters from The Simpsons – they already have Homer – to their special guest voices for their navigation apps. You can now cruise around while Marge and Mr. Burns assist you as you navigate through unfamiliar territory. Check out TomTom for information.

With the help of Kidrobot, the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, is seen for the first time in toy form. This 6″ tall vinyl toy release coincides with The Simpsons’ 500th episode that is set to air in February, hitting retail on February 9, 2012 for $50.00.

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The Simpsons certainly get their fare share of remixing. Today we come across the latest one – the iconic cartoon characters appear on some famous movie posters, that were remixed by designer Claudia-R. The artist shows us what popular movies such as The Matrix, A Clockwork Orange, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a whole gang of others would look like if they all starred The Simpsons. Although these are parodies and would never happen, it would still be awesome to see Nelson and Bart square off in The Bart Night.

Check out the entire series after the jump.

Complex has compiled a great list of historical art references that have appeared in The Simpsons over the years. You would be surprised how many great painters and artists have appeared in one way or another in the show.

Included are Pablo Picasso, Jaques Louis David, Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, Edward Hopper and the list just goes on.

Take a look at some of our favorite references after the jump.