Portishead’s Dummy was a great record. Then they put out another record that sort of sounded the same, then everyone moved onto Massive Attack and/or Wu Tang Clan instrumentals.
I have no idea what happened after that, but via Merry Swankster, an impeccably-written music blog, I’m hearing buzz that a new record is on its way, [...]

This is slow to get going, but so worth it. By the end, it reminds me of that scene in The Untouchables when Connery and, er, that other old guy in The Untouchables kick the Christ out of each other in the alleyway.

Good god this is brilliant:
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

Check it.
Hat-tip to Nerfgun.