Forced birth

South Dakota kill-for-lifers want to legalize terrorism inside and outside the home.

Thanx to Pandagon.

High concept

Is the Conservative Political Action Conference ready to embrace a celebrity outsider like Donald Trump? And can the country expect "The Vice-President" to be his next reality show so he can choose a running mate?

--Brenda Daverin

Bad timing

Bookslut is, as so many others have done, beating on The New Yorker as a Horrible Example of the Lit Establishment (in this case, specifically male) that no one reads or cares about. The current issue has three fascinating articles: the Scientology exposé and two that don't appear to be online: Malcolm Gladwell on the college rating shuck and Rebecca Mead on why Middlemarch is one of the greatest novels ever.

Everybody's a critic

Royal Wedding sick bags

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