We don't imagine that you haven't figured out by now how we would like our American readers to vote in today's election, but we're not going to make an issue of it—all we care about is that, whatever your political beliefs may be, you take the time (if you haven't already) to give voice to those beliefs by casting a vote.

Not least of all because a special hell awaits those who don't, in which being told you don't get to complain about the results is the least of your worries.

You may experience sporadic GalleyCat posting today, depending on how long the lines are at our polling stations. In the meantime, we encourage you to read some essays Granta commissioned on this election, from authors like Ruth Franklin, Hanan al-Shaykh, and Dinaw Mengetsu. Read them, that is, if you haven't already voted... or if you brought your BlackBerry with you while you're standing in line.

(LOLcat via John Scalzi)