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The creators of The Wire contribute an editorial piece to Time about the drug war in America.
Steve Wiebe has again missed out on beating Billy Mitchell to be the King of Kong.
The AV Club has a primer for newcomers to the work of Alan Moore. My tip: don’t read Watchmen first. Everything else pales.
Pitchfork has a new MP3 from The Breeders.
I never do links on Liev Schreiber, even though he is a chameleon. Here he is training for Wolverine.
Slate reviews 10,000 B.C.
The above also provides nine ways to truly achieve fakery in literature.
Sebastian Tellier is to represent France at Eurovision.
I also never blog about Andrew WK. So here you go.
Paranoid Park has finally reached the US and the NY Times gives its opinion here.
Larry David discusses the Hillary scare-ad on The Huffington Post.
California Link
The SXSW line up is now available for perusal.
A video game version of Juno? That is going to have some uncomfortable scenes although I’m sure the ladies will love have interaction with the Cera in his short-shorts.
Red-headed indie queen Jenny Lewis is working on a new record.
The National’s Matt Berninger talks to the Brooklyn Paper.
Scott Weiland, erstwhile frontman of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, is back in rehab.
Martin Scorsese is continuing his music doc director sideline and will make a film about Bob Marley.
The hated but legendary Billy Mitchell, a Donkey Kong champion and subject of King of Kong, talks to The AV Club.
PopMatters undertakes a critique of Pink Floyd’s career.
Deadwood’s Kim Dickens talks to Suicide Girls.
The Guardian hails this week’s cinema release schedule with Juno, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and There Will Be Blood all opening.
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