Weekend Bites: Cusack on Hot Tub, Alex Ross Out of His Comfort Zone, Death of Journalism (School), NY Tyrant Does Franco, Will Self Debating, and More

Richard Metzger and John Cusack talk Hot Tub Time Machine:

“I’ll quote David Letterman here: “I haven’t seen ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ but I know genius when I hear it, and ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ is genius.” I really prefer to think I’m committing new cinematic sins. With all of the rampantly heroic stupidity that can be mustered within the normal time constraints and the Hollywood studio system.”

• And you thought Alex Ross was all Bartók and Mahler…

• Is J school going to die?

• Glenn Beck and the art of haiku.

• New York Tyrant takes some time out of his busy day to edit James Franco.

• Jeremy Krinsley of Impose writes a great piece on Todd P’s MtyMx fest.

• Dude in Boston talking about a book on Chicago.

• Steve Almond gives us some more bad poetry.

• Will Self debating a physicist