So not only have Radiohead dropped the surprise announcement that their new album In Rainbows is set for release October 10 (aka next Wednesday), but they've also gone ahead and dropped the need for a record label with whom to release it. Odder still, the full-album download is Pay What You Want (and they really mean it too), and strictly available here. So long record industry?

Soon to be published in book form (a grand gift for those of us who haven't caught every column), Maira Kalman's The Principles of Uncertainty both moves and inspires through its minimalist strokes and text. There's no uncertainty of Kalman's quiet strength.

After all of the attacks on haute couture as of late, Guy Trebay's Admit It. You Love It. It Matters. makes a grand case for just why we're still - not to mention should be - so rivited by high fashion.

While Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan biography I'm Not There is still several weeks away from release (and even then, in all of four theatres through an understated strategy outlined in yesterday's New York Times), the trailer, and poster show off Haynes' glorious form and style in full effect. Doubtlessly one of the film experiences of the year.

Premiering tonight on BBCFour for our British friends, The Secret Life of the Motorway is a three-part documentary exploring the role of the motorway on English society. An integral part of the visual landscape deserving of such fascinating analysis.

While the film world mourns the loss of one of its greatest talents, one of Ingmar Bergman's most dedicated disciples pays tribute. While many have copied, few have ever quite matched.

The Flickr group Disappearing Scotland has an easy, albeit a dash tragic, aim: documenting the distinctly Scottish sites from the country's urban and rural areas before they're gone forever. It's amazing the impact something as simple as a bit of pub signage can have on the area around it - even once it's plastered over.

It feels a bit "no contest" to me, but this online poll pits Warhol up against recently un-masked UK graffiti artist Banksy in a battle of 'who's the bigger icon?' (Those in London can check out the Warhol vs. Banksy exhibition in person at The Hospital Gallery, on exhibition this autumn).

Rome's oldest bridge, the Ponte Milvio, has taken on an all-new tradition some Romans are considering the most romantic routine since coin-tossing at the Trevi Fountain, while others are calling it vandalism. Hundreds of padlocks locked to the bridge - the keys tossed into the Tiber symbolizing everlasting love - have brought about a debate between the power of Italian-style romance and the protection of its historical sites. It's an argument that could only happen in Italy, but one that fires up the imagination in more ways than one. (You can add your own "cyber lock" and avoid the controversy altogether here.)

The current Haute Couture season in Paris is losing its power of blowing up everyone's skirts, says today's National Post article by Nathalie Atkinson. An intriguing look at tradition and definition - and the occasional battle between the two.