If you haven't experienced the magic that is Flight of the Conchords, I suggest you utilize a search engine pronto. This New Zealand-based duo (Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement) are hilarious and catchy with their comedy/music styling, which has garnered them their own television series on HBO as well as two albums on Sub Pop Records.

While their self-titled show is about them trying to become famous, in reality they are finally becoming a hit in the States. They recently released a video for their '70s-inspired single, "Ladies of the World," which is a song dedicated to every single one of us out there, whether we are "ugly, skanky or small."

I like their advocation of soldiers putting down their weapons and instead picking up a woman, and "brunettes not fighter jets." While you probably won't want to take them up on their offer of making love to you ("it's the least we can do"), you'll appreciate that some dudes want to "show you some gratitude."

Whether you loved it and didn’t understand it, or hated it but claim to “get it” all, the film Donnie Darko is undeniably a cult classic. The 2001 indie film starring Jena Malone and both Gyllenhaals focused on the lead character’s existential crisis involving a bunny rabbit and his untimely death. It also featured cameos from Patrick Swayze and Drew Barrymore and had a rocking '80s soundtrack. Why mess with perfection? The director Richard Kelly did not want to — and still doesn’t, which is why he wants no association with the film’s upcoming sequel, S. Darko.

The new film stars Daveigh Chase (Big Love), who played Donnie’s young sister, Samatha, in the original film.

She reprises her role alongside other new cast members Ed Westwick (Chuck from Gossip Girl) and Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets). The director is Chris Fisher, whose previous work includes Nightstalker and Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (guess I missed those two at the box office.) The film follows Samantha at age 18 on a road trip to L.A. with a friend when they start to have “bizarre visions” — perhaps the ghosts of Sparkle Motion Past, Present and Future.

Filming is slated to begin May 18, and S. Darko will screen at next years’ Cannes Film Festival. The probability of this being bought is most likely very high, but the probability of it being very good? The jury’s still out — it might depend highly on a Swayze appearance. Come on — he did it for Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights!

Some people are just better listeners. Audiobooks have been giving lit fans another way of getting into an author’s work for years, but they still haven’t quite reached the popularity of an actual book. Much like the music video did for the pop song, writers and their publishing team are looking for effective ways to boost the popularity of their audio versions by adding in some bonuses, so that maybe even those who do like to read might want to buy the audiobook anyway.

As someone who certainly needs more sales promotion, out writer Augusten Burroughs (Running With Scissors) had four of his favorite musicians record tracks based on his new memoir, A Wolf at the Table.

He had rock legend Patti Smith, indie band Sea Wolf, Tegan Quin and piano pop ingénue Ingrid Michaelson record “response tracks” to the book about his father. Burroughs’ website claims the audio book itself is “a true work of art, created through inspiration, passion, and the uniting of two creative mediums.” The songs are streaming on his website, but you probably have to hear it all to get the idea.

This just in: Leisha Hailey is not "Alice." Sure, she plays the perky writer/radio host/OurChart entrepreneur on The L Word, but it's hard for some fans to separate the actor from her character.

As half of her band Uh Huh Her, Hailey started a Midwest tour in Chicago on April 29, and between songs, ladies in the sold-out crowd called out, "We love you, Alice!" Also spotted: an "Alice is my Homegirl" T-shirt and two members of the male species. (When asked, one said, "I'm here with my sister." Sure you are, guy.)

Uh Huh Her's Camila Grey (left) and Hailey

All photos by Lisa Fletcher

Obviously Hailey and band mate Camila Grey acknowledge that some of their fan base comes from Hailey's success as an actor and from her previous band the Murmurs, but they really hope people will come out to their shows to see them play.

"I think what's really important is people come out to see us for the music, come listen and hopefully enjoy it," Hailey said, sitting in the basement of the Double Door. "It's about getting to know us and the band and not coming for any other reason."

Why is everyone so ashamed of admitting they like reality television (myself included)? Honestly, I have probably seen more episodes of America's Next Top Model than I have of Law & Order: SVU, yet the latter is the only one showing up in my "favorite television shows" on MySpace or Facebook. (And if I can admit I'm on both of those, why is it so hard to profess my love for Rock of Love?)

The contestants of America's Next Top Model Cycle 10 at judging

Photo credit: Eric Liebowitz/The CW

There are some really great reality shows, such as Project Runway, Work Out, the two I mentioned above, and several others. What ruins it for us all — all of us closeted reality TV fans — are the ridiculously embarrassing shows. Not the ones that are so bad they're good (speaking of, I really can't wait for Living Lohan on E!). You know the awful ones I'm talking about — the ones that make you embarrassed of not only reality but human interaction.

I've always known about them, and even suffered through an episode or two, but it's only recently I realized how bad it has become. I realized this the week that two new shows hit my screen in previews: Farmer Wants a Wife and Groomer Has It.

Being hailed as the next Kate Moss, British model Agyness Deyn oddly looks nothing like the infamous supermodel. She has super-short blond hair, and her personal style is more leather jackets and black jeans than dresses or tights.

Even on the runway or on the cover of British Vogue, she is a mix of masculine and feminine, and her androgynous look is popping up everywhere (she's currently in ads for Burberry and Georgio Armani).

When I was a youngster who read BOP and Tiger Beat, collecting New Kids on the Block items was simple. There were mass-produced buttons, puzzles, bed sheets, sleeping bags, dolls, curtains and rain coats (yes, I had one.) But why would you want the same thing every other fan has? To really set you apart, there are smaller companies and indie crafters who are giving us more things to collect in proof of our love for the famous.

Perhaps you have a friend who would never deny her love of Hilary Duff, even if it means she loses cool points in front of a prospective date. She can send out warning signals ahead of time by wearing this shirt by Busted Tees. Some might even think she's just being ironic, which might look better for you if you're serving as her wing woman for the night.

After watching But I'm A Cheerleader for the first time, who isn't a Clea DuVall fan? San Francisco-based crafter terriclaude is so into the actress that she is selling a one-of a kind “Obsessing Over Clea DuVall Embroidery” on Etsy.com. She knows her stuff — the embroidery features Clea's two tattoos of “Lucky” and “7.” And you thought you were her biggest fan!

Surely you've noticed that straight people are just as fascinated with us as we are with them (probably more so). Some are so intrigued that they use us as fodder for song lyrics, which can be either disastrous or hilarious, depending on the context. Others walk a fine line (i.e., Kanye West rapping, “Heard they'd do anything for a Klondike/Well I'd do anything for a blond dyke” in his single, “Stronger” — funny or offensive? The jury's still out.)

Here are some of my favorite tunes about us, but not by us:

Weezer - “Pink Triangle” — Choice lyrics from this '90s hit include:

I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
We were good as married in my mind
But married in my mind's no good
Pink triangle on her sleeve.

Sorry, Rivers!