For your musical and political entertainment:
And, for you scientific types, traditionalists, and fans of Yuggoth-on-the-Rim, here is another:
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.