They’re talking about genes and how it’s not a choice to be gay, or an asshole who anonymously comments on blogs at their parents house, projecting whatever sad depressed self-loathing that gets bottled up from not feeling like a fulfilled, well-rounded human being, and I think that’s correct. Speaking of genes, I think I was born with a “fake philanthropy” gene somewhere buried in there. MORE»

While flying over the Pacific Ocean four years ago, I got an idea for a song for the next album with my then-band the Unicorns: an all-star jamboree entitled “Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?”, a riff on Bob Geldof’s empty-gesture coke-guilty quick fix “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” as performed by his curatorial creation, the aptly named Band-Aid. MORE»

David Cross’ cousin Aviva did a Guide To Getting A Tattoo for The Onion’s AV Club. MORE»