Cartoons Friday!

Plus music by John Fogerty, Sleater-Kinney, Wilco and Waxahatchee--and when Ali G interviewed Trump.

May 30, 2025

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Okay, keeping it simple here as weekend begins. First, John Fogerty, perhaps as an 80th birthday present to himself, has re-recorded (in a Swift move) his great Creedence tunes, this time with his two sons backing him up. This may also be a way to fully re-claim the rights to the songs, as he endured years or decades of legal battles over this. Here is one of the first released, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”

Sleater-Kinney helped close John Mulaney’s season Netflix on Wednesday night with a riotous Kim Wilde cover, “Kids in America.” Yes, that’s Fred on drums. Carrie on!

Next, as you may be sick of hearing, “California Stars” (lyrics by Woody Guthrie) is one of my favorite songs, and I have another excuse to post it here, as Wilco two weeks ago did it with fast rising Waxahatchee.

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

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Ha, I forgot Ali G (aka Sacha Baron Cohen) in his heyday got pre-President Trump to sit down with him for a bit, below. On the other hand, also chatted with “Norman” Chomsky.