The staggeringly well-read Scott McLemee has reminded me (on his blog) to revisit The Dullest Blog in the World. The satire's good, as always ("I was in a room carrying out some routine activities. I began to consider playing some music on the stereo system. I looked at some compact discs for a while, but didn't put one on"), but it's the exact same joke that Onion founder Scott Dikkers used about five hundred times—to great effect—for his small but immensely negative (in many senses) comic strip, Jim's Journal. If you like anti-jokes and existential themes explored in insultingly simple line drawings, as I do, the anthology is definitely for you.

Also from Scott: a blog called Minor Tweaks, which is a perfect name and I crave it. Here's MT (a.k.a. Tom Bartlett) on how he's cheaper than Paris Hilton and some Dead Celebrity iTunes Playlists. (Speaking of Paris and her as yet unconceived children Paris and London, don't skip this totally ridiculous AP interview, which contains the now infamous exchange "What did you want to be when you were a little girl?" "A veterinarian, but then I realized I could just buy a bunch of animals." Thanks to DP for the tip!)

And I wouldn't feel right if I didn't mention this brief guide for journalists writing about the recently announced Rolling Stones world tour:

Make use of the band’s song titles to spice up that bland lead. Example: "It seems the Rolling Stones still can’t get no satisfaction." Or "Start them up! Mick and Keith are preparing to embark ..." Stay away from more obscure Stones songs. If you write "They may not be taking a silver train, but the Rolling Stones are hitting the road" most people won’t know what you’re talking about.

The members of the Rolling Stones are old. This should be mentioned often and high in the story. Consider playing with the name of the band a bit. Example: "The Rolling Stones are determined not to gather moss." Or turn it around and say: "The Rolling Stones may be gathering moss but that doesn’t mean they can’t rock."

When mentioning when the band will be in your area, don’t say "The Rolling Stones will arrive in TKTK on TKTK." Instead say "The Stones will roll into town ... " See the difference?

Follow these simple rules and you will be on your way to writing a first-rate Rolling Stones article. And remember: Sometimes you can get what you want!