Let us remind you: Not even we can muster up the energy to make up new jokes about Sting. But when the New York Times runs a picture of the man wincing with a lute under the headline “Popular Demand”–despite the fact that Sting’s lute-playing is no longer popular nor in demand–we can’t help but think that Judith Miller has been snuck onto the world-music beat.
In other Sting/lute news, he’ll be appearing on Studio 60 on NBC next week, lute in hand.
I wish I was joking.