· Never read a book, okay? Never. Instead, help yourself to the I Am Charlotte Simmons cheatsheet. [GalleyCat]

· Daily Show producer and former Onion editor Ben Karlin reflects on his career path: "As a white male from a middle class suburb, my career options were very limited. What else could I do besides anything I wanted?" [Zulkey]

· C'mon, you KNOW you want to bid on a Gucci giftcard, if only to see the saleswench sneer at you when you whip it out to pay for your new loafers. [eBay]

· Presidential showdown, Arkansas library-style! [Wonkette]

· Random thought on incompetency: why does the new Rolling Stone Album Guide mention Everclear but not Metallica?

· Ask A Black Girl what she thinks of the brouhaha at the Vibe Awards and she'll tell you, "yall be the ones ruinin shit by callin the police and tellin like a beeitch." [WOW Report]