"I don't like death either." -- Appalling interview of President One-Note by an actual journalist, not one of the trained seals in the White House Press Corps. Carole Coleman of Radio & Television Ireland tried to, well, interview the (shudder) Leader of the Free World rather than lob softballs for him to tap with his usual canned tidbits about how much he loves freedom. It goes something like this: "The Irish people are angry about Iraq." "Saddam was a bad man." "You never found the WMD's." "Saddam was a bad man." "Insurgents are killing scores a day in Iraq." "Sept. 11th was a bad day." And so forth. Ughh.

In other celebrity news, Nat and I saw the excellent Aimee Mann and her band last night in a fine-tuned, rockin' performance at Avalon. She was funny, self-deprecating, sang several of our favorite songs, and was dressed Bowie-esque in a skinny white blazer, striped shirt, and lovely baby blue necktie. And she's got more than just fashion sense: check out this blurb in the NYPost's gossip column:

WORST EVER

Don't play "Ebony and Ivory" around singer/songwriter Aimee Mann and her band. They dubbed the Paul McCartney-Stevie Wonder tune the worst song ever. The Post's Kenneth Lovett reports Mann, who once fronted the '80s band 'Til Tuesday, told a Northampton, Mass., audience over the weekend that the title narrowly beat out prom standard "Lady in Red" by Chris DeBurgh during intense discussions on the tour van. "Those two should have known better," Mann said in citing the insipid lyrics of "Ebony and Ivory."

What Would [Celebrity of Your Choice] Do? -- Excerpts from a forthcoming book, edited by skeptical son Ron Reagan Jr., on what celebs would say to Prez Bush if they had five minutes with him...running from the patriotic to the New Age to the probing and hostile, yeah! I think Ashley Judd is on the right track...

Care for some glogg? An ammonia Coke? Or some seagull wine? -- Another weird destination via Bifurcated Rivets. I'm a little afraid to click on the other parts of this site, like "Bugs" and "Other"...but feel free.

Welcome to EuroBad -- a collection of awful 1970's furniture and home decor. Ah, it's nice to know I was born in an age of blinding greens, humble browns, and those furry round-the-toilet rugs...

For aesthetically pleasing retro fun, visit the Secret Fun Spot, a very cool gallery of toys, games, signs, decals, doodads, and other midcentury Americana. Keen!