The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived...

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From a practical standpoint, by my estimation Mickey Mouse and The Marlboro Man are the top earners on this list, yet one of them is #1 and the other is ranked #18. Also, no real surprise who the top ranked 80's superhero personality is (#48). My dark horses on the list: HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and J.R. from Dallas.


Hopefully Nessie disciples won't take this whole thing too personally.

Check out the full list at 101influential.com.

Los Campesinos replace keyboardist/vixen...

Aleks

"You look less like a Venus de Milo/ And more like your mother in a straight jacket."

Earlier this Summer, Aleks from Los Campesinos! announced she was leaving the band. Now, the band has found her replacement redheaded keyboard child in Kim, the sister of lead singer Gareth.

The band announced their new member with a faux futbol signing video on their website. I'm not going to post that cheekiness. But I am happy that LC! will retain their seven-piece make-up, and hopefully the bombast that comes with it. Here's an acoustic performance featuring some of the band, including Aleks on keys and sultry vocalization (good luck with your future endeavors, musically and otherwise)...

(Los Campesinos! Recruit New Member - Pitchfork)