Okay, he may not have the pop cultural clout of MTV or, um, Paris Hilton, but the President Of The United States actually has a fairly weighty impact on national culture – when he cares to, anyway. “There are certain colorful aspects of the [current] president’s life that have not been much explored, understandably overshadowed by war and a hard-fought election. That he listens to Creedence Clearwater Revival on his iPod, for instance. That he loves biographies and has recently dipped into Tom Wolfe’s latest take on American culture. That he and his wife are enthusiastic art collectors. That he has no idea what’s happening on Wisteria Lane.”