Pirate Saga Continues! <a href=”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/10/pirates-captain-richard-phillips-escape-attempt”>Brave captain leaps from lifeboat to sea, recaptured, more pirates and American forces rush to the scene. Meanwhile, the US military clarifies pirates are not terrorists, so we can continue glorifying them with sexy Halloween costumes.

Terrorists: Not Pirates. A suicide attack in Northern Iraq kills 5 GIS and 2 Iraqis, the deadliest attack against American soldiers in 13 months.

CIA: Sort of like pirates but with SUVs instead of boats? The CIA director promises to finally shut down the agency’s secret prisons and torture sites.

No Place Like (Someone’s Foreclosed) Home: Homeless groups nationwide are helping families move off the streets and squat in empty homes.

Jew Crew: Obama hosts the first White House Seder attended by a president, but some Jewish leaders are miffed they were left off the invite list.

Sprawl for All: In Portland and other cities, jobs are still leaking away from downtown.

History Fight!: Architects push to Save Memorial Coliseum after Mayor Adams announced its imminent doom earlier this week.

And now, a collection of Jesus re-enactors from passion plays around the world!

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Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

7 replies on “Good Morning News!”

  1. Save Memorial Coliseum!? I’m not too stoked about another stadium over there, but that building is ugly as fuck! Just a big box. Trust me, I’ve been to enough disappointing comic conventions in it’s basement to know! (Wait! Where are we going to have our comic conventions now?)

  2. smirk, I think you should be a sexy terrorist for Halloween this year. That would be ironic and funny.
    You could prove to all the kids that made fun of you in high school that you’re part of the “in-crowd” now.

  3. I knew it! I knew it! The sparks are flying! Get a room you two. Graham, you just described Scene 3 of my romantic comedy “A Troll in Love.” You and Sarah attend a Halloween party both dressed in costumes. You flirt by the punch bowl, dance, and then she finds out you’re the troll who’s been making her life a living hell. Hilarity and adorable misunderstandings ensue. Pay me!

  5. Gorilla – you have to work Kiala into the story for some steamy love triangle action ala “Dangerous Liasons”
    Menage’ a Twitter???

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