* 'Obama and the myth of the 'public opinion excuse'
* Howard Kurtz on the year of the incumbents. (This was written before yesterday's events. More here.)
* Why not skip college?
* Nice.
multiplexer on why we need a clearly-labeled carbon tax.* The Explainer on the latest plan to fix the Gulf oil spill: the junk shot.
* Searching for a replacement for Hello Kitty.
* DC Comics shuts down its manga division.
* MGK comments on (and defends) Survivor.