Hysterical: An artist’s sculpture has been rejected by the Royal Academy of Arts which has instead opted to display the wooden support it was put on. David Hensel, 64, from East Grinstead, West Sussex, was told the laughing head would be part of the summer exhibition. But at a preview he found that just a piece of wood intended to support the head was on display on the plinth. The

First, from Hot Air, an email encouraging supporters of “Hadji Girl” songster Cpl Belile to resist the PC sensibilities that have turned an ironic, fictional narrative set to music into the newest incarnation of the Danish Mohammed cartoon gambit—a way to delegitimize criticism of “Islamic culture” by claiming “offense” and decrying the “insensitivity” of the offender: I just got off the phone with [a source in the Pentagon]. The Cpl.

Via email, Dario R. writes: Your Rovegate title is accurate on more than one level.  Even after the announcement Leopold was claiming his sources were correct and that Rove would be indicted.  As you read the interview you can actually see Jason Leopold formulating his Rather excuse and that is that Rove really was indicted four weeks ago, just something changed between then and now.  So he was indicted before

*must credit protein wisdom* Jason Leopold is reporting that Rove also had an Iced Caramel Macchiato (venti), and that the bagel he was eating (poppy) was smothered in lox, capers, raw onion, and pig’s blood—but even TruthOut is approaching that last bit with caution.  Developing…