Jonathan Lethem's excellent novella, This Shape We're In, is now on sale (as in, "at a discounted price") at the McSweeney's Store. Highly recommended.

Civic elections are in full swing right now, and I can't think of a more pointless exercise. I know, I know, democratic rights blah blah blah, but with so many candidates it's impossible to make an informed decision. Basically you find somebody who says something you like, and then you block vote for the rest of his or her party.