We Get a Little Political, Again

Want to learn more about the poet inside Barack Obama? Check out The Guardian's look at his undergraduate poems. In response to the poem "Pop," poet Ian McMillan says, "There's a humanity in the poem, a sense of family values and shared cultural concerns that give us a hint of the Democrat to come."

Also, check out George Saunders on Sarah Palin in the New Yorker, wherein he contemplates moose-hunting, lipstick-wearing, and being Regular. (Thanks to the Unreliable Narrator for the heads-up!)

Last day to register to vote is October 6. That's all I'm saying.