I have surrendered to the awesome power of "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness. The video is the funniest thing since, well, "Hey Ya," which is pretty recent, but you get the point. The song is ridiculously catchy and I can't help but sing along. Genia, a closet fan of Poison and GNR, still hasn't admitted her love for the song, but she will.

Tim at Instant Sunshine has a great post about one of U2's best and most underrated singles, "Discotheque." BOOM-CHA! Tim and I are apparently quite alike in our fandom of U2, but does he recognize Bono as the Pope?

I haven't yet seen The Passion of the Christ. so I can't comment directly on the film. There are some excellent reviews out there, including one by Ebert which is surprising in its understanding of the Gospel. One thing I would say, though, that nothing in recent memory has prompted this much discussion of Jesus in the society at large. People aren't just discussing this movie, they are discussing Jesus. I've been watching the news a lot lately, and I've seen countless people proclaiming the gospel on national television because of this film. It may be a pragmatic point of view, but I can't help but think this is a good thing.