They haven’t watched this blog on the air,

Not that anyone but me even cares…

A mix today of serious and… a supervillain with a fudgsicle.

The Agitator: House crime subcommittee hearing on pain treatment.

Beaucoup Kevin: The greatest panel in comics history. Via Journalista.

Child of Divorce/Child of God: “At Prison Fellowship, our focus on shalom was about more than theory. It was about finding better ways of administering justice that incorporated restitution and restoration of shalom into the process. You will see a powerful representation of that concept here. In the trailer for this film, you will see men building, stacking bricks, smoothing them. These men are building homes for people whose families they murdered, people who they mutilated and raped. They are doing something practical to restore the peace of the community, a peace they brutally shattered.” (more)

Comics Should Be Good: Grant Morrison’s New X-Men: That was awesome! I heartily join in the love for Beak. But CYCLOPS ISN’T BORING! I loved his storyline in NXM, but also loved previous, more Boy-Scoutish iterations of the character. HE IS AWESOME, YOU SHUT UP! >:(

…Aaaaaaanyway, here’s me bubbitzing about NXM, then Sean Collins replying, then me yapping a bit more. I note that even if I was right about the comics’ flaws, Morrison did a ton of stuff I really, really enjoyed. Would definitely recommend his NXM to anyone with even vague interest in an X-Men comic.

CSBG link via Journalista.

First Things: Powerful essay on illegal immigration and the corruption of a community. Worth reading regardless of your position on the current fracas. (Oh, and.)