• Bad instinct: Continuing her work as a foreign policy expert, Sharon Stone asked if the Chinese earthquake is maybe just "karma" for China's treatment of the Tibetans, which she is "not happy about." Stone previously embarrassed herself on the international stage when visiting Israel in 2006 and talked about all the wonderful Jews she employs.

• Conspiracy theorist: Bill Clinton inched ever closer toward insanity in South Dakota Sunday, suggesting that Hillary is the victim of a "cover up." "She will win the general election if you nominate her," said the former pres, "They're just trying to make sure you don't."

• Photo-op: NASA's Mars Phoenix spacecraft landed successfully on an unexplored area of Mars and sent back the first-ever pictures of the region.

SURE, THERE'S MORE: The White House gets pissy, again; a new Bond; and McCain tells Obama to go to hell!

• Hard press: First the White House got pissed at NBC over the editing of an interview with the president. Then over the holiday weekend, they went after the New York Times for an editorial about Bush's opposition to a new G.I. Bill of Rights.

• So what?: New research finds that people are getting more "ruthless," "selfish," and inpatient when they go online.

• Special bond: A new James Bond novel, the first published in 40 years, comes out tomorrow and commemorates what would have been the 100th birthday of Bond creator Ian Fleming.

• Come away with me: John McCain criticizes Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006 and suggests they should take a romantic trip to the war zone together.

• Now accepting applications: Chinese officials say that parents who lost a child in the earthquake will be exempt from the one-child policy and can apply for permission to have another kid.