Spectacular profile of Lenny “Nails” Dykstra, former Phillies star, now super-rich guy, in the New Yorker

Jack McBrayer in the NY Times

The death of comedy legend Del Close

Stuff White People Like got a $300K book deal? Imagine how much they could have gotten if it was funny.

Report: Nation’s gentrified neighborhoods threatened by Aristocratization

Cool interviews lately in the AV Club:
Amy Poehler
Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Amy Heckerling

Dave Hill’s TV show got cancelled, but he will have a new TV show, so says Dave Hill.

The new UK coinage is kick ass.

Tasha Adams, wife of MaxFun pal comedian/author Nick Adams, has a new block with Curbed called Racked LA about LA shopping.

This is probably my favorite music video.