Linkage

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Amusingly cantankerous interview with the guys from Steely Dan. The older I get, the more I like Steely Dan. Why is that? (H/T Sax von Stroheim)
Smart and hilarious deconstruction of the ethnic subtext of “The Graduate” by Steve Sailer.
It often seems to me as though Lincoln is the principle religious figure of the post-Christian America. Provided I’m onto something there, is this the equivalent of seeing Jesus on a Tostito?
I can’t decide if this is the future of movies or the end of movies. (H/T Blowhard, Esq.)
Do Americans have an unhealthy Putin fetish? Personally, I love him almost as much as Berlusconi. But, then, I regard politics as an adjunct of pro wrestling: I’m only in it for the wild characters.