"The exclusion of humanity's number one product was not because people can afford any dignity when dealing with the energy crisis."

@Scopi: That was my thought, too. Maybe it got picked up by a sympathetic website, and its users flooded to NPR to comment.

The comments section below this story on the NPR website is full of people refuting the article and presenting multiple-point arguments in favor of the vaccines=autism claims. I always assumed that NPR's readers and posters were rational and well educated. Buuuut maybe not.

@Paul Dmytrewycz: I always attribute it to Twain, too. Twain fans unite!

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Even if you could outrun them, you can't outrun their weapons.

@Puns-n-Roses: She's so hideously trashy, and so brashly unapologetic. I kind of admire that — in a "Yes, I know she's destroying culture" kind of way.

@t3knomanser: I believe it premiers on Sunday.

@fluffywarthog1029: As an Illinoisan, I wholly approve of Blago-cursing. Maybe a baldness curse ...

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: I prefer the bear claw to be more localized in the mouth region, but I guess the general face area will work in a pinch.

No. 6 looks like a modernist take on the sandworms of Dune.

@Clutchman83: Plus, one high-profile story leads to similar stories. Remember the summer of the shark attacks a few years ago? There were no more than other years, but the media picked it up as a trend and ran with it. This could be happening here, too, although I have no actual data on flocks of birds dropping dead…

@Charlie Jane Anders: Excellent! My dystopian YA reading list has been too sparse of late, so I'm glad to hear your good opinion of it.

@bookling: I've just requested it from the library and am hoping it arrives quickly!

@Sci-fi-Chic: It's just that io9's reported on the "They Live" remake a few times, so I thought maybe you were joking, since the remake seems to be happening. I agree that it's unnecessary, though. It's a great movie!

I can't read this review, as I haven't read the book yet but plan to. I liked but didn't love "Incarceron," so I'm heartened that the next book elevates the series.

@art.mercenary.xiii: Ah, but in 20 years, his boy ward will be a force to be reckoned with, arising from the night to fight the forces that destroyed his family. Of course, he'll be fighting bureaucrats, but still ...

@alexdzora: So true! And really, my very favorite poli sci professor was a bow tie-wearer, and I adored that guy. I'm sure bow tie guys get stereotyped just as much as geeks, blonds and readers of sci fi/fantasy. So I really shouldn't cast the first stone.

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: Seriously, every subsequent bit of information made it worse. Writers of Tron? Indiana Jones (the last movie left a bad taste in my mouth)? McG? Yeesh.

@alexdzora: My husband learned in law school that you should never pick someone wearing a bow tie for your jury. They're squirrely, and you can't count on them to make the logical decision.

@dr_bambi: Sorry to hear about the bleakness. My family actually joked about having a Christmas do-over, maybe some time in March when life is less filled with drama. Hope everything bounces back for you soon!