Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Two stories from GalleyCat this morning:
Steampunk Sarah Palin

This weekend we uncovered that image from Steampunk Palin, a one-shot comic book from Antarctic Press with a script by Fred Perry and art by Ben Dunn. Wikipedia will teach you all about steampunk if you need a refresher course. Here's more from the good folks at Mile High Comics: "Energy catastrophe has struck worldwide! Massive oil spills, nuclear meltdowns... read more>>


6 YA Books to Read After Mockingjay

A week has passed since the midnight release of Mockingjay. Many readers have now finished Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy. With that in mind, Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations posted a list of six titles to dive into post-Mockingjay. The complete list follows below. Counting on our readers' collective knowledge of books, GalleyCat Reviews regularly features curated book lists from... read more>>

And another about Sarah Palin from The Daily Beast:

59 Percent: Palin Can't Be President


Sarah Palin may be on a hot streak with her congressional endorsements, but this ought to take some of the wind out of her sails: 59 percent of Americans think Sarah Palin is not fit to be president of the United States, according to a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. Meanwhile, 26 percent say they think she would be an effective commander-in-chief. The poll also shows Republicans splitting 47-40 on the question of whether Palin can lead the country. Those numbers should be comforting to liberals, but another question is upsetting: 76 percent of respondents said Mel Gibson's recent misogynistic and racist tirade won't affect whether or not they'll see his movies.
Read it at Vanity Fair

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