Study: UK Children Read Web More Than They Read Comic Books

“Children are now far more likely to read emails and websites than comics, according to a survey of more than 18,000 eight to 17-year-olds. The research also found that while one in 10 children claimed to have read 10 books in the last month, 13% had not read any at all. And boys were nearly twice as likely to say they never read than girls. Some 29% of all children read every day.”

Why Isn’t Canada Worth Destroying?

“For some reason, Godzilla has yet to make a detour to Halifax and Roland Emmerich has yet to drop an aircraft carrier on Medicine Hat. And when Canadian landmarks are destroyed on film, like Vancouver’s Lion’s Gate Bridge in the centerpiece action sequence of the upcoming Final Destination 5 or Toronto City Hall in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, they’re meant to be located either in the U.S. or in a fictional metropolis.”