Today was a slow news day. Trust me.

Life in the Self-Proclaimed Center of the Universe must be down to a crawl, as the Boston Herald looks beyond Beantown for the Burning Issues of Our Time:

Yes, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has a lot on her plate: a pregnant teen daughter, a son on his way to Iraq, an infant with Down syndrome and a looming national election.

But must her hair suffer? With her long, straight, often pinned-up locks, Palin looks one humid day away from fronting a Kiss cover band.

“It’s about 20 years out of date,” said Boston stylist Mario Russo of the Alaska governor’s ’do. “Which goes to show how off she might be on current events.”

So... does this mean they'll stop picking on her kids?
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