Actor Joe Mantegna Wins Super Sage Award; Edges Other Celebs’ Predictions in SHNS’ Annual Super Bowl Poll

The New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, nearly by the exact score predicted by Joe Mantegna.
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New Miss Manners Book Shows How to Have a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding

In Miss Manners' ® Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding [W. W. Norton & Company], Miss Manners, aka Judith Martin, and her newlywed daughter and co-author, Jacobina Martin, take on today's culture of monster weddings and commercialized love.
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Rob Rogers' New Book, No Cartoon Left Behind!, Offers a Look at Post-Cold War History via Political Cartoons

In No Cartoon Left Behind!, published by Carnegie Mellon University Press, United Feature Syndicate and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers presents his best work over the past 25 years.
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Robert Ariail Wins Prestigious U.N. Political Cartoon Award

NEA editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail has won this year’s Ranan Lurie United Nations Political Cartoon Award. Ariail becomes the first American cartoonist to win first prize in the award's 10-year history.
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Grab Your Battle Gear … It’s Time to Get Fuzzy

Bucky B. Katt, Satchel Pooch, and Rob Wilco are back for more crazy antics and ridiculous escapades in Darby Conley’s Dumbheart: A Get Fuzzy Collection, published by Andrews McMeel.
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Big Nate Has a New Island on Poptropica, The Fastest Growing Virtual World for Kids

Two top publishers – one print and one digital – have joined forces to create Big Nate Island, a new online quest that will excite kids all over the world. Family Education Network and United Media recently launched the island on the Web’s fastest growing virtual world dedicated solely to publishing for kids.
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NEW! Prickly City by Scott Stantis
Prickly City, a daily and Sunday comic strip by Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis, centers around the friendship between a coyote pup named Winslow and a young girl named Carmen. In the ongoing storyline, the strip offers a conservative — and humorous — perspective on political and social events that is especially topical at a time when Democrats control Washington. Though Carmen and Winslow see the world differently — she’s a conservative, he’s a liberal — they are friends to the end. Read More about Prickly City
Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson
Rip Haywire is a soldier of fortune, a contemporary adventure hero in the classic mold: a brave, square-jawed man of honor who lives for danger. He’s also a bit of a lug. Accompanied on random adventures by his cowardly dog TNT and his venomous ex-girlfriend Cobra, Rip tracks down lost treasure, takes down madmen and takes on any job that promises heart-pounding action, peril and intrigue! Read More about Rip Haywire