* The latest culturemonkey post is all about monkeys. More culturemonkey coming over the next few days. (See, we didn't forget about it.)

* The Rake does what the Rake does best, tearing Nick Hornby a new one over his failure to read.

* The Village Voice talks Diary of the Dead.

* Projection Booth reviews the full cut of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.

* Paul Krugman is blogging. The free world rejoices. Thesis from the inaugural post:

For now, though, the important thing is to realize that the story of modern America is, in large part, the story of the fall and rise of inequality.