Kristen Bell stars in Yeasayer’s new video for “Madder Red,” in which she juggles her dayjob of acting with her desire to care for her pet—which happens to be a hideous, disgusting blob of mutant. I like the video a lot, partially because it’s kind of horrific and kind of adorable, but mostly because it’s like if someone mashed up Veronica Mars and Total Recall, and those two things together are like peanut butter and chocolate. With cocaine. Onward!
With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com. More by Erik Henriksen

Is Kuato really Kuato if he isn’t attached to some asshole that gets him killed?