Tuesday Miscellany.

* Sarah Palin's controversial proposal to create a "Department of Law" with the power to block ethics claims against the president is turning a lot of heads this morning.

* I really want to read 1Q84.

* Swine flu: now more popular than Viagra.

* Steve Zissou: scientist.

* Another That Makes Me Think Of from Ze.

* We Are Wizards, a Harry Potter fandom documentary, with appearances from Brad Neely of Wizard People Dear Reader fame. (via @austinkleon)

This is absolutely ancient, so ancient that I somehow either completely missed it the first time or else saw it but unwisely decided not to bother—but on the advice of one of summer students we watched the first Harry Potter movie with the "Wizard People, Dear Reader" parody track, and the results did not in any way disappoint.

YouTube's got it for you, all synced up and ready.