Best Revenge of the Week: Rapper RiFF RaFF is set
to play a role on One Life to Live as "Jamie Franko," probably in retaliation to
James Franco playing a character based off of him in Spring Breakers. How the tables have
turned. -- Rashard Bradshaw
Best Heckler: The guy jumping up and down in front of the Mercury Lounge's stage on Saturday night, demanding that veteran Boston indie rockers Big Dipper play "new shit" from last year's comeback LP, Crashes on the Platinum Planet. -- Jonah Wolf
Most Oddly Compelling Reflection on Margaret Thatcher: Russell Brand -- that's right, the actor and ex-husband of Katy Perry -- wrote a thoughtful column for the Guardian about growing up when Thatcher was Prime Minister. -- Max Kessler
Best GIF of the Week: We just can't get enough of the RHOA antics from NeNe Leakes, who recently signed on for another season. -- R.B.
Best Use of a Sexy Sex Sex Trailer: This very NSFW teaser trailer for Filth. Is it weird that I've never been more attracted to James McAvoy? -- M.K.
Best Podcast: Three weeks in, I'm just catching up with Norm MacDonald Live. It sounds like it took the podcast a little while to find its footing, but Norm's wacky timing is hard to resist. -- J.W.Worst Cry for Attention: Though he denies the single is about his sex tape costar Kim Kardashian, Ray J's single "I Hit it First" adds new depth to the term "lowbrow." -- R.B.
Best Study of Parenting: I'm not a parent and I don't typically find articles about child-rearing interesting. But I read every word of this post about how national cultures create very distinct differences in the parenting styles of most nations (even the European ones that share borders). -- M.K.
