The Week contest: Silent Bob

Last week's question: Bob Dylan has so far refused to acknowledge winning the Nobel Prize in literature, leading one member of the Swedish Academy to blast the singer-songwriter as "impolite and arrogant." If Dylan were to write a song about his apparent indifference to awards and prizes, what title should he give the track?
Click here for the results of last week's contest: Vote stress
RESULTS:
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
THE WINNER: "Blowin' Off the Win"
Simeon Cohen, New York City
SECOND PLACE: "Lay-low Lady Lay-low"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
THIRD PLACE: "Lit Ain't Me, Babe"
Greg Taylor, Mobile, Ala.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Don't Think Twice, It's a Slight"
Rich Creason, New Cumberland, Pa.
"Tangled Up 'n Mute"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.
"Idiot Win"
Michael A. Hirst, Davis, Calif.
"Positively Forfeit"
Ginny King Supple, Los Angeles
"Shelter from the Norm"
Emily Aborn, Temple, N.H.
"I Want You (To Leave Me Alone)"
Penny Cummings, Marysville, Ohio
"Not Bringing It All Back Home"
Joe Valetti, San Leandro, Calif.
"Make You Feel My Snub"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"It Ain't for Me, Babe"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
"I'm Gonna Make You Lonesome When I Don't Show"
Gino Massafra, Atlanta
"I Don't Want You"
Doug Johnston, Eerie, Pa.
"Deprecation Row"
Kevin Spinner, Mill Valley, Calif.
-
Stereophonic: an 'extraordinary, electrifying odyssey'
The Week Recommends David Adjmi's Broadway hit about a 1970s rock band struggling to record their second album comes to the West End
-
Shifty: a 'kaleidoscopic' portrait of late 20th-century Britain
The Week Recommends Adam Curtis' 'wickedly funny' documentary charts the country's decline using archive footage
-
June 19 editorial cartoons
Thursday’s political cartoons include a robot therapist and ICE-cold assault
-
What happens if tensions between India and Pakistan boil over?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As the two nuclear-armed neighbors rattle their sabers in the wake of a terrorist attack on the contested Kashmir region, experts worry that the worst might be yet to come
-
Why Russia removed the Taliban's terrorist designation
The Explainer Russia had designated the Taliban as a terrorist group over 20 years ago
-
Inside the Israel-Turkey geopolitical dance across Syria
THE EXPLAINER As Syria struggles in the wake of the Assad regime's collapse, its neighbors are carefully coordinating to avoid potential military confrontations
-
'Like a sound from hell': Serbia and sonic weapons
The Explainer Half a million people sign petition alleging Serbian police used an illegal 'sound cannon' to disrupt anti-government protests
-
The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarray
In the Spotlight Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC earlier this month
-
Ukrainian election: who could replace Zelenskyy?
The Explainer Donald Trump's 'dictator' jibe raises pressure on Ukraine to the polls while the country is under martial law
-
Why Serbian protesters set off smoke bombs in parliament
THE EXPLAINER Ongoing anti-corruption protests erupted into full view this week as Serbian protesters threw the country's legislature into chaos
-
Who is the Hat Man? 'Shadow people' and sleep paralysis
In Depth 'Sleep demons' have plagued our dreams throughout the centuries, but the explanation could be medical