In the New York Times: Ted Leo, Titus Andronicus, and New Jersey rock

Speaking of T.A., Pitchfork basically echo my statement made a few weeks back, about the bands newest album, The Monitor, being one of the best albums of the year.

• Levi Asher plays analyst on Dr. Seuss.

• The enduring political wisdom of Mark Twain.

• Portnoy’s Complaint is 40.

• “Can you turn a J.D. Salinger into a Mark Cuban?”  Huh?

• Indie rock and classical composers: the list.

• L Magazine on Gone With the Wind and feminism.

• The death of a New Yorker cartoonist/ukulele player.