Auto-Tune the News!

Ever wonder what current events wouls sound like if reported by r&b singers? Probably something like this:




(For those not up on the latest advances in mainstream hip-hop, Auto-Tune is a pitch-perfecting program that also happens to make you sound like a robot. Some singers, like T-Pain, (over)use it as a special effect. Some wannabe singers, like Kanye West, use it in a futile attempt to mask the fact that they can't sing. Most of the people in this clip sound more melodic than Kanye, and they're not even singing.

Also, Gail Collins' column this week is on Wisconsin. Go read it.