Lucky Star (Anime News Network)

Life continues as normal for geek girl Konata Izumi, although with her, one can never be too sure about the meaning of "normal." End-of-term exams bring about the eternal struggle between procrastination and studying, but also a celebratory post-finals trip to a cake shop that goes awry.

Only total energy renewal can save us (Mail and Guardian)

George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges, he is determined that there will be nothing worth owning by the time the bastards kick him out.

Coming season of hope makes one sanguine on leaders’ readiness to tackle budget woes (Las Vegas Sun)

Sun, Nov 23, 2008 (2 a.m.) The holiday season is upon us, thus the time is right for passing out presents. So today, I give the gift of optimism, one delivered without sarcasm or irony, one delivered in the spirit of the season.

Keeping up with the program, once you have started (The Buffalo News)

We always hear about what actors use for motivation -- how they prepare themselves for roles -- but what about exercisers? What motivates them?

Author encounters, exposes dangers of acedia (Rapid City Journal)

South Dakota’s most famous Benedictine oblate has written a new book about spiritual sloth, which, she says, took her years to complete.