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Photograph of the Trump Soho by Riccardo Sinti

French MP goes on hunger strike. "Like a sad clown," he says, "I'm not asking to win. I'm asking for good sense to triumph." Reason for the dramatics? He didn't want a paint factory in his district to close. When they say "Long Live the Queen" they're not kidding. Today Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday with a small get-together. MySpace has been quite the forum for do-no-gooders lately. Some kids were planning...

[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors]

The grammar is atrocious. The plot is absurd. The chronology is jumpy and confusing. The logic has holes big enough to steer an aircraft carrier through. By all rights, we should have flung Christopher Moore’s latest novel across the room and written a scathing review.