"Just get to the point when you talk to me. / And if a favor gets involved just rub my feet."

• Start the week out right: another new, leaked Elliott Smith track. (Via Sixeyes.) Oh and check out Sam Phillips covering John Lennon over m'ya.
  
  
• Will Ferrel: how Woody got his groove back.
  
  
• Josh tenderly appraises the work of conservative wunderkind Kyle Williams. While we're on the topic, let me throw out one of Mr. Williams' insightful observations: "Liberalism is a mixture of all-out greed, irresponsibility, ignorance and irrational programs and decisions. Those warped foundations have made their way to government and created a government that is a monster. That monster has all but replaced the role the American people should fill with charity, kindness, hard work and sacrifice." Shouldn't this kid be sneaking alcohol from his parents' liquor cabinet and wanking it to Brit Brit? Instead he's Sean Hannity's mini-me. Hoorah for the future!
  
  
• Martin Short is David Lynch?
  
  
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  No tracklisting yet, but it drops October 12.
  
  
• Slate's got the scoop (with documents to boot!) on how Ali G. tricks people into coming on his show.
  
  
• And she raps too! Read a transcription of Britney's, er, hott skillz. (See also: the title of this entry.)