Mustachioed aspic Tom Friedman has written a thousand words in today's New York Times about Paul Simon. The point of the column seems to be, basically, that there's a new documentary about Simon's album Graceland, and also Paul Simon is Tom Friedman's friend.

Gloriously crazy perma-naked thing-a-ma-pout Paz de la Huerta turned a lighthearted interview with the New York Times Magazine into an opportunity to accuse her sister of trying to kill her in utero, and relive the time Elvis Presley's ghost diddled her:

[Fans gathered yesterday at Graceland to mark 33 years since the "death" of Elvis Presley. Eight-year-old superfan Brandon Byrd poses here with Brazilian Elvis impersonator Mark Rio in Memphis. Image via AP]