Despite clever ideas like the humor issue that Lindy West wrote about last week, it looks like Reader's Digest is filing for bankruptcy.

Back in November, Reader's Digest made a huge deal with religious douchebag Rick Warren to create a magazine/media empire. It was a rare acquisition at the same time that other magazines were shuttering, and some religious bloggers took it as a sign that people were hungry for religion in a recession. Oops.

If you can't get enough pontification about a magazine that has thrived for over a half-century by hacking books into accessibility, I reviewed Reader's Digest back in November in the book section.