YLNT VSOP, Part II! The drugs* have kicked in, and we have reached cruising altitude. Stay tuned for the final, gripping conclusion to the VSOP series next week. Or so.

A partial list of works referenced in this episode, and their creators:

• “Colonel Heimlich Grows a Beard” (Graham Greene)
• Mall, Mini-Mall, Strip Mall (M.C. Escher)
• Shut Up, Hick! (George Carlin)
• LEGO Group v. Linden (U.S. Supreme Court)
• Carnival Displacement (Damien Hirst)
• Dream of an Undiscovered Room (René Magritte)
• Resuscitation Situation (Jamiroquai)

* Imodium, Dermarest

Photo by frozenmeat (detail)

Special Guests: John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton.