The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Hey, Howard sacked Amanda Vandstone. I hope she's absolutely devastated and falls into a deep depression.

I finished reading Dave Eggers' new novel last night, What is the What. Oh lordy. What a great writer, he's doing good things with his life. In my infinite self-obsession I spent half an hour after I finished reading lamenting my own wasted life, but then, as a testament to Dave E's talent as a story-teller I felt positive and ready for action. The book tells the real-life story of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee. Warning: it's about Africa (read: it's totally beautiful, devastating and heartbreaking). Buy it, read it.
That's enough proselytising.