BLASPHEMY!

Hillary? Tell a fib? O, that would never happen.

Observation: Alvin the Vacant doesn't appear to dig Portal. (An aside to kaliflower: if you haven't heard this band, you need to investigate, and pronto.)

Is everyone in the Clinton campaign smoking crack?

Liar liar, pants on fire!

An unappetizing skeleton emerges from Hillary's closet.

The politics of taking umbrage.

More politicians living in Fantasyland.

Some musicians will do anything for attention. [NWS]

EXTRA SPECIAL MONDO BONUS TIDBIT: Gallhammer interview!!!

Charles Willeford.

Natsuo Kirino.

I'll have more to say on both subjects tomorrow. Next up in the book queue: The A. M. Homes book THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Well, this is a bummer. The magazine of which he speaks, WRITERS DIGEST, used to be the ultimate source of high-quality information on writing for publication, and you could even have it delivered to your doorstep, no less. (In fact, I have two heavy-ass boxes full of back issues spanning about fifteen years, and I still refer to them from time to time... although I really wish I had it all on CD-ROM so I could access the information a lot faster and toss the magazines in the recycle bin before the next move.) The magazine's quality level started to drop in the early 90s, though, and with the exception of one year about a decade ago when I subscribed again to see if the magazine had improved (it hadn't; in fact, it had gotten even worse), I haven't read it in ages. Boo hoo, I am a sad cheese now....

"Weston was known for the firm but genital hold he had on his men."

Yog-Sothoth needs cheezburger! (props to geektron)

How not to approach a publisher.

Props to oletheros for this one.