On the heels of last week's story on a Vietnamese-language newspaper that has been become the target of an "anti-communist witch-hunt," staff writer Nick Schou's mug appeared "in a none-too-flattering cartoon" on Take2Tango.com, OC Weekly reports. "It's unclear just yet in what way Nick is supposed to be controlling Viet Weekly publisher Le Vu -- our translation of the accompanying Vietnamese text is still pending -- and I must say, that really doesn't look like Nick at all," writes editor Ted Kissell. "Except for the fountain pen for a hand. Totally accurate. I've been meaning to get one of those for myself."

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In an interview with the Courier Post, the longtime singer and leader of the Asbury Jukes recalls his band's performance in Joan Micklin Silver's 1977 movie about a fledgling alternative weekly in Boston. According to Johnny, Jeff Goldblum, Bruno Kirby and the other then-unknown actors watched the Jukes' performance and said, "'Wow, I wish I was in a rock 'n' roll band.' And we're sittin' there watchin' them thinkin', 'Wow, we wish we were big star actors.'"

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