$75 Billion in Fat: We're not just talking about the high price of cookies or a "low carb" snack here. This number comes from a study tracking medical costs. However, you know we really have a big problem when an entire industry has sprung up to fix it.

From CNN: CDC: Medical cost of obesity $75 billion

From the Small World archives: The Fat Economy

Hip Clicks: Our fine cartoon site has been included in the latest edition of the Hip Clicks web log on USA Today. Thanks, Whitney.

From USA Today: Hip Clicks by Whitney Matheson

Political Entertainment: Was it Clinton on the Arsenio Hall show that started this trend? Whenever it first happened, it continues to get more surreal.

From Fox News: Dean Gives Top 10 List on Letterman

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.: On this day, I'd ask you to take a look at my cartoon from last year on the subject. Today, civil rights have been reduced to a politically-charged game of "gotcha". It doesn't sound like the "brotherhood" King dreamed of to me.

Hip-Hop Condoms: This isn't so bad. I'll start to worry when companies start distributing condoms with popular cartoon characters on them.

From Fox News: Company Targets Teens With Hip-Hop Condoms