Two Things That (I Hope) Are Completely Unrelated.

First off, there's this story. It shouldn't come as any surprise that there's another story emerging about corruption and shady dealings from the Bush Administration. But what is a surprise is that it doesn't involve power-hungry proto-fascism, but rather good ol' fashioned 19th century-style graft. There's something oddly refreshing about that.

Secondly, there's Justin Timberlake's song, "SexyBack." Um... what the hell? "I'm bringing sexy back"? Where the hell did it go? I was unaware that "sexy" was ever out of style. And as much as I appreciate Justin's efforts to bring it back, I'm not sure I'd want anything he's touched.