Few artists embody the entertainer role quite like Tom Waits. And whether he's doing his entertaining with his songs, his all-too-infrequent live performances, or his wacky press dispatches, the man sure as hell knows how to get our attention and keep it. - Source

Actress Scarlett Johansson unveils her anti-vanity vanity project, a record of Tom Waits covers (with one original) that belongs as much to its producer, TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, as it does to the Lost in Translation star. If this isn't weird enough already, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner and David Bowie are among the guests. - Source