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It's the Friday of a three-day holiday weekend, so what the heck: Maggie Simpson, the all-but mute member of the Simpson Family, bested her parents and older siblings in a just-completed online poll of stamp fans. The U.S. Postal Service issued stamps for each of the animated stars in early May after launching an online survey of to pick the favorite new stamp in early April.

Homer's youngest daughter beat him by more than 8,000 votes out of the more than 916,000 votes cast, or with 28.8 percent of the vote. Bart placed third, followed by Marge and Lisa. The 916,927 votes cast falls short of the 1.1 million votes submitted in 1992 when Americans voted for a “younger vs. older” Elvis stamp, according to the Postal Service.

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Cast members who provide voices for the characters of the long-running animated series attended an unveiling on Thursday of five Simpsons US postage stamps at the Twentieth Century Fox lot in Los Angeles.

The first-class stamps feature Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie from America's longest-running prime-time sitcom.

In April, when it was announced that the Simpsons had been chosen from about 50,000 other stamp subjects suggested by members of the public, James L. Brooks, the cartoon's producer, said: "We are emotionally moved by the Postal Service selecting us rather than making the lazy choice of someone who has benefited society."

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A man charged over cartoons showing sex acts involving children modelled on The Simpsons characters has failed to have his child pornography convictions overturned.

In the NSW Supreme Court on Monday, Justice Michael Adams ruled a fictional cartoon character was a "person" within the meaning of the relevant state and Commonwealth laws.

In February, Alan John McEwan was convicted in Parramatta Local Court of possessing child pornography and using his computer to access child pornography.

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You wouldn’t know it from watching “The Simpsons.” But Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson — or rather, the writers and executives behind the sitcom — are about to face the most important challenge they’ve seen since the show premiered nearly 20 years ago.

They’re in a race to turn one of entertainment’s most powerful money machines, and 20th Century Fox’s top revenue-generating property, into a timeless classic.

If they succeed, they could surpass pop icons including Mickey Mouse, Snoopy and Bugs Bunny in their ability to mine gold from global sales of T-shirts and licensed merchandise, as well as video games, DVDs, books, fast-food promotions and theme park rides.

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