When dealing with, say, a lingering party guest who puked in your toilet tank, it’s important to be forceful when expressing it’s time to leave. Unfortunately, while a drunk guy might eventually respond to your commands, a yellow-bellied marmot almost never will.

The person who filmed the death of Iranian protester Neda Soltan has become the first anonymous recipient of a Polk Award. Only the Pulitzer Prize committee can preserve the journalism priesthood now, by screwing the National Enquirer. (Via)

The National Enquirer has thrown its hat in the ring for a 2010 Pulitzer Prize, seeking official recognition from the media Brahmins for its ownership of the John Edwards sex scandal. Said Brahmins are harrumphing, and here's why they're wrong.