A Couple Solid Links

The situation with Roman Polanski's (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist) arrest by the Swiss and potential extradition to the United States once again turns a spotlight on a particularly troubling bit of Hollywood history. While personally I'm interested in the arguments for and against dropping the charges and letting the old statutory rapist get on with the few years he's got left, slate has this excellent article detailing the legalities of the case.

And, for the Radiohead and/or Peppers fans out there, it appears that Thom Yorke is joining forces with Flea and some other big shots to form yet another supergroup. More information here.And here is the rest of it.