Too busy to pontificate -- lots of work, last week of the quarter, etc. You don't want to see me pout. (Nudge to Kelly.)

I do want to say that I've been listening to the new Beastie Boys album all day today, and it's not their best album (they still haven't topped "Paul's Boutique" for me), but it is their best hip-hop album. You may think that sounds strange, but "To the 5 Boroughs" fits in the genre better than anything else they've done, and it kicks ass. "Paul's Boutique" is a completely different animal, as it's the most, well, Beastie.

It's not even close, though, to my new favorite hip-hop album of all time. Stigmutha just doesn't understand.