"At its worst, [Y] is like Twin Peaks without the beauty. At its best, it is a wonderful, magical place, full of potential and heart."

By way of an article from Utne Reader, I recently found out about Crimewave, a locally-published 'zine that covers vital matters of public interest like ElvisFest, Daniel Pinkwater, and rural convenience-store hell. One of the two editors also has a weblog in which he discusses weird drinks, editorial policies, and the stuff he finds tossed into his backyard, just down the street from the local strip club.

Checking the catalogs of a few local libraries, I found no indication that any of them subscribe to this entertaining little journal. WorldCat indicates that it exists in the holdings of one -- count it, one -- library. In Wisconsin.

I can't help but consider that to be an indictment of the collection development policies of libraries in southeastern Michigan. Of course, it's also an indictment of my own local-area cluefulness that I had to find out about it through a nationally-published magazine.