Wes Phillips

The Times has a nice splash on Buckley, upon the UK release of the film Thank You For Smoking.

They're selling cellphone frequencies to teens that confound adult teachers? Well, what frequency can you hear?

I do believe in copyright and I do believe that creators deserve to benefit from their creations. However, very few works of literature remain popular even 20 years after their creation–and the current standard, recently extended by another 20 years, merely prevents legitimate uses, such as this case, where James Joyce's grandson is being pompous little pimple about who is "worthy" to write about his uncle.

I remember linking to a similar site, but these are different, although equally fabulous, portraits. I find it easy to recognize these guys as members of the family.

Maybe even a little more.

Belt buckle? Jimminy Christmas, Sweet Couture is selling cassette tape belt buckles. It's $10 for a "We pick," $15 for your favorite brand. They don't offer my fave, the TDK-MAXG, however—which is a shame, because $15 wouldn't be an unreasonable price for one of those bad boys.

It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And we would like to wish him all the very best
It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And it's so nice to have you back to be our guest.
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass