• We’re prejudiced, now what?: Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn’t mean we have to behave like Bill O’Reilly. [more at Salon]
• Alanis Morissette tunes in to “Radio”: Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick’s semiautobiographical feature adaptation “Radio Free Albemuth.” [more at Reuters]
• Rosie ambushed by O’Reilly’s crew at signing: Rosie O’Donnell is certainly no stranger to controversy, but who knew she’d find her fair share during a quiet Saturday afternoon book signing? [more at MSNBC]
• Robert Goulet, 73; star of ‘Camelot’ matched idol looks with rich baritone: Robert Goulet, the strikingly handsome singer with the rich baritone who soared to stardom on the Broadway stage in 1960 playing Lancelot in the original production of “Camelot,” died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A native of Lawrence, Mass., he was 73. [more at Boston Globe]
• Google pitches Gphones to Verizon: Google is pitching its vaunted Gphone to Verizon Wireless, but the odds are still against the search giant striking a major deal with the second largest phone company in the U.S. [more at CNET]

These are my links for 25 May:

• Did Alanis Morissette Get Irony Right?

Never before has a documentary elicited so much fucking commentary on a single word. It’s a fucking brilliant piece, with appearances by George Carlin, Drew Carey, Alanis Morissette, Kevin Smith, Ice-T, and archival footage of Lenny Bruce.

(image via IMDb)

Alanis Morissette offers her video rendition of the Black Eyed Peas ditty “My Humps.”

I absolutely hated the song when it first came out a few years ago. I now have a higher appreciation for it.

(video via Excalibear)

I finally made it to the E portion of my Music from A-Z Project last night. I’ll be in the Es for about 200 songs; the Fs are an additional 300. My friend Paul recently reached the Gs on his playlist.

Currently, I’m in the middle of what I call the “Eight Easy Steps” suite, which includes the album version, several remixes, and a live version.

Earlier this morning, I heard the Violent Femmes’ cover of “Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah,” featured on the album Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits. This is easily one of my favorite covers of all time; the song was originally from the Jetsons’ episode “A Date With Jet Screamer.”