- Interview with Oliver Wang in the LA Times about the nostalgic leanings of Rock the Bells.
- The Boston Globe disputes Simon Pegg’s etymology for the word “nerd” while quoting his most recent appearance on TSOYA
- Yesterday was the birthday of the late great Michael Jackson. In celebration, you should listen to this awesome compilation of all the tracks that feature Jackson collaborating with rappers.
- Did Kanye and Jay-Z illegally sample Syl Johnson on “Watch The Throne”? (You can listen to the Syl Johnson track in question, “Different Strokes”, below)
- An interesting reflection on how The Help plays into some of our society’s stranger (and possibly more insidious) assumptions about racism.
- And, of course, don’t miss this odd piece from Collectors Weekly titled simply “The Inside Scoop on the Fake Bark Industry”. (Full disclosure: just looking at the photo that accompanies the article made me a tad nauseous)