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by Aaron Colter

Did you miss me last week? No? Didn’t notice at all, huh. Well, fuck you. I’m back.

This shit on this list has been deemed cool by a panel of Internets.

1. Making Fun of President Barack Obama

I found about these comics on What Things Do from someone on Facebook who was talking to Tom Neely, who’s excellent The Wolf is now available and worth your money. Anyway, sorry guy-who’s-name-I-can’t-remember, you should get credit for finding these gems. The overall premise of making President Barack Obama wondering-mind leader like George W. Bush is strong, but I found only a few of the comics to be hilarious. Here they are:

• The President is a strong swimmer.
• What?
• The Jonas Brothers are not that important.
• That’s a good magazine.

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by Lily Suicide

On May 5, 1993, three young boys, Chris Byers, Michael Moore and Stevie Branch, were brutally murdered in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Grieving and looking for answers, the town allegedly bypassed evidence pointing at probable suspects. Instead, they prosecuted three teenage boys who were unconventional for the town of West Memphis. The boys, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Miskelly, wore black and listened to heavy metal music. They would later come to be known as the West Memphis Three.

There was what many critics call a coerced confession from Jessie Misskelly, who had a below average IQ. Jessie Miskelly recanted his statement the next day, stating that he had been put under extreme pressure and psychological warfare by the West Memphis police, but by then it was too late and the fate of three young men rested uneasily in the hands of the judicial system. They were convicted of murder in early ’’94. Jessie Miskelly got life plus 40, Jason Baldwin received life without parole and Damien Echols – at only 18 years of age – was sentenced to death by lethal injection.

Luckily, there were cameras in the courtroom, and they were used for the making of the HBO documentary Paradise Lost. Burk Sauls first saw Paradise Lost in August of ’96. He watched it and watched it again. At the end he was always left with the same feeling that many other people were left with: “with a lot of empty spaces, unanswered questions and doubts.” Many people became angry after watching Paradise Lost. Burk Sauls, Kathy Bakken, and Grove Pashley decided to do something about it. They launched the WM3.org website and the West Memphis Three support group, as well as eventually appearing in the sequel to the first HBO documentary, Paradise Lost 2.

I caught up with Burk to talk about the case, as well as Damien Echols’ memoir Almost Home, written on death row.

Read our exclusive interview with Burk Sauls Of The West Memphis Three Support Group on SuicideGirls.com.

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This week on the SG Twitter feed, we asked our followers one of the most essential, most crucial, most contentious questions on Earth: kittens versus puppies…who wins? Many would say that the answer to this question defines a person: kitten lovers would say that their choice implies independence, quirkiness, and a certain level of internet savviness (think Nyan and LOLcats), while puppy fans would point to their nobility, loyalty, and high snuggle-factor. It was quite a battle, with points moving fast in either direction over the first 30 minutes we were monitoring the stand-off. Puppies started out in the lead, then kittens inched ahead. In the end, it was close: 33 to 31 in favor of puppies.

In honor of the victors, we put together a small, free, safe-for-work gallery of some of our favorite photos of SuicideGirls with puppies. Check out SG Puppy Love here.

As for the kitten lovers, better luck next time. Maybe if you had stepped up, we would have posted some really nice pussies.

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by Aaron Colter

Hang on, before getting bent out of shape over the title, let me first explain that I’m not condoning or approving the haphazard looting of small businesses in England. The reason I like the London Riots this week, however, is two fold.

For starters, seeing pictures of people with their brooms held highly in the air is about as British as I can imagine as an American. Shit, it’s damn near Mary fucking Poppins. It’s also inspiring.

The fact that people will come together to clean up their community following the events earlier this week is a positive thing, despite the circumstances that lead to the effort. I sincerely hope people get to know one another better, speak with local shop owners, and don’t forget how important working together as a neighborhood can be, even when there’s not a disaster to overcome.

Second, I hope the riots in England teach us all something – society has to change or it will destroy itself.

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