Nicolas Cage Goes Nuts, and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: John Cusack is Edgar Allen Poe... Awards-season scientists link cunnilingus to Oscar consideration... Philadelphia gets the reality check it deserves... and more...

· File under "Bound to Happen Eventually": Nicolas Cage was recorded going crazy on the Bucharest set of Ghost Rider: Paycheck of Fire. The sound and image quality are not what you'd call optimal, and there remains the very distinct possibility that this is just a viral-friendly riff on that other Nic-Cage-is-bonkers video that recently made the rounds, but hey. "I will die in the name of honor" is a Cage line worthy of posterity regardless of its provenance. [via LAT]

· Here's your first official look at John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe in The Raven. First impression: Needs more puke stains and dandruff flecks. Maybe some early-stage rosacea? [/Film]

· "Oral Sex Scenes: The Key to Winning Awards?" The Hollywood Reporter, everybody! [THR]

· When planning your next family vacation, why not consider the exotic, rural, irradiated climes of Chernobyl? Unofficial motto: "More to know, more to glow." [CNN]

· Dear Philadelphia Phillies fans: Signing Cliff Lee does not ensure advancement to and/or triumph in the 2011 World Series. It does, however, guarantee a starting rotation comprising all four hotshot pitchers the Giants defeated in their own recent championship run. It's really quite the accomplishment. See you next October, suckers! [MLB.com]

· Today in Famous Last Words: ""You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan." To the extent you believe this, it's pretty devastating stuff. Washington Post]

· What's shakin' in North Korea? Oh, not a whole lot, just updating the YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, and other fabulously tacky attempts at Stalinism in the social-media age. [Wired]