The 138th Carnival of the Vanities has been posted at a delightful blog (which I'm honored to add to the blogroll) called Cynical Nation.

Host Barry N. Johnson describes himself as "a southern, small-l libertarian still trying to adjust to life in the New York City area." Just thinking about such a plight is enough to make anyone cynical, and supplies reason enough to go read the Carnival immediately as a strong protest against regional bigotry in the blogosphere.

But in addition to that, it's one of the better Carnivals. Barry's accurate post reviews flow quickly and effortlessly.

It takes a cynic to do that. And a good writer.