Wes Phillips

Texas' political scene is clearly crazy—which is just one more reason why Kinky Friedman might make the perfect Texas governor. The state has clearly elected clowns before, why not try a pro?

Sting's recording of Dowland lute songs has certainly generated a lot of hooey—ranging from accusations of Sting making commercial move (yeah, recording a disc of lute songs is sooo calculated to run up the charts) to complaints about Sting's "inauthentic" performance.

My gosh, Björk's new video is just lovely. How many levels of recursion can you spot?

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According to Sam Anderson, "To the millions of us flitting around the edges of hipness, he is our Geek Bard, our Troubadork."

Bagheera throws her hands in the air like she just don't care.

Perhaps not brilliant in content, but certainly dazzling in its execution.

I like "Existential Threat," which strikes me as almost as funny as my favorite real existential road sign, which I spotted in an arroyo on I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe: "Gusty Winds may exist."