The youth wing of the Catalan Socialist Party has a vivid take on the pleasures of voting: Via Salon's Tracy Clark-Flory, who reports that other Spanish political parties were not amused, calling the get-out-the-vote spot "crude," "misleading," "filth," and "as attack on the dignity of women."...

… FUSIONHalifax, a "networking group for young Halifax residents who are inspired to make their city a better place to live, work, and play," has produced a nifty video prodding Haligonians to get off their duffs and vote. Nice! (And never mind those pesky economists who keep reminding us that voting is an irrational act, at least in terms of affecting the outcome.)...