Pop song correspondence

I first heard the name John Moe on KUOW, the local NPR affiliate, on "Weekend America." He's a humorist, author, and commentator. What I didn't know is that he regularly produces pieces for McSweeney's. The Pop Song Correspondenses are absolutely brilliant. Go pick any one of them to read, but especially if one of them involves a song you know well. You'll have a blast. Trust me.

Blowin' in the Wind

Mary Travers, 72, of Peter, Paul and Mary, has passed on. Thanks for the music.

And Henry Gibson died today as well. My first acquaintance with him as an actor was on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In." From then on, any time I saw him on TV, it was always a delight. Gentle and loopy all at once, he was one of the friendliest presences I can remember on TV during my childhood.

Heckuva week.