Mindless Pleasures, Mindful Regrets

• Dana has drawn the curtain over #1 Hit Song. It will be missed.
• An interview with the incomparable Mr. Geography can be found here.
• The web editor in charge of the teaser quote for this story faced a difficult choice: a) "It was to honor Petrarch's whim that I chose to climb Mont Ventoux in France," or b) "I perfume my nutsack with Drakkar Noir."
• The video for "Carrot Rope" looks just like the song sounds. Look, I don't have Slow Century yet, ok?
• In a parallel universe very near ours in probability space, the Matt Houston movie has just opened to acclaim, and Ashton Kutcher is married to Shelley Long.