Odds and Sods: Been a while since I did a link round-up, so here we go.

• I was delighted to see that the best police drama ever produced, The Wire, has been renewed for another season to air next year.


• World's greatest critic, Terry Teachout, provides some quick commentary of the state of the arts, with attention to the novel, that is dead on.


• My kind of travel books. I'm looking forward to versions covering U.S. cities.


• The best eats in NY. Which reminds me that Iron Chef Mario Batali was recently crowned Outstanding Chef of the Year. I'm going to have to sample at least one of his restaurants next time I am in NYC. I wonder why he hasn't opened a place in Vegas yet.


• How well do you know Caddyshack? I got 12 out of 20. Pathetic for an aficionado like me.
• Long gone is the time when the average person could achieve athletic records. The future belongs to genetic freaks.


• Nobody cares that you're a DJ. (Naughty language warning.)


• In the category of sentences I never thought I would read: "There have also been minor terrorist attacks by extremist wine producers recently."