Just a quick weird note.

Over the weekend I noticed that ersatz punk mall-store chain Hot Topic had a selection of Free Pussy Riot shirts for sale, and tweeted about it. A few folks tweeted back to wonder whether PR was seeing any of the proceeds, so I wrote to HT to ask. And this morning I got an email back:

“Yes, we purchased the shirts through the band management’s merchandising company.”

So there you go. The shirts are legit, and Pussy Riot is getting their cut. Good to know.