Uptight, EveryLink Is Alright!

 

I’m afraid it’s a short link-post today as another theatre trip, this time to see the spectacular Wicked in the West End distracted us… It was lovely!

Cat Power has made some alterations to her new covers set, Jukebox. Pitchfork reports and provides a free-as-you-like MP3.

Facebook and Google. Are they becoming former pod dwelling peas? Slate investigates.

Bookslut reviews the new Best American Short Stories volume.

Sasha Frere-Jones takes on the music of Japanese noisecore champions Melt Banana.

Comic book writer and filmmaker Kaare Andrews is ready to pitch He-Man and here’s the video presentation he made to prove it.

And, to finish – Joss Whedon is blogging about the writers strike.