Sort of like the best of the Matrix retrospectives, it’s at times just valuable for the inherent ideas contained within, because you can’t always believe that this interpretation is the right one. But, we revere these structures without proven foundation in literary analysis — why not film? (And this, by the way is one of the ways that “borrowing” media, which the author’s final two paragraphs pillory, can become a dependent but distinct work of value to society.)

(Via a “see also” on DF)

• LEVEL ONE FAST: McDonalds, BK, Bell, KFC… the standbys. Cheap. Greasy. Traditional.
• LEVEL TWO FAST: Counter-service “meal replacement” trend. Boston Market, Chipotle and ilk, Punch’s, probably that Potbelly place, Baja Sol. The ingredient quality is a notch above Level One, as are the prices.
• LEVEL TWO POINT FIVE FAST: Counter Service ordering and paying, but they bring the food to you. Wild Noodles, Noodles & Company.
• LEVEL ONE SLOW: Applebees, TGI Fridays, Ruby Tuesdays
• LEVEL TWO SLOW: Expensive chains (PF Changs, Cheesecake Fucking Factory)
• LEVEL THREE SLOW: Real restaurant.
• LEVEL FOUR SLOW: Real restaurant where you drop a wad.

Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers -?? by disguising herself as a vending machine. [From Fearing Crime, Japanese Wear the Hiding Place - New York Times]

Oh, dear LORD I love Japan.

Britney Spears’ New Product Stealing from mondonation and Charities (via: Young Go Getter)

Killer of Sheep, a 1977 student film by Charles Burnett, is on the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and was selected as one of the 100 essential films of all time by the National Society of Film Critics but has never been shown in theaters because of music rights clearance issues. This year, the film is finally being released in theaters (it’s showing at IFC Center in NYC through April 12) and will be available on DVD in the fall. Watch the trailer and read a bit more about it in the NY Times.

A-hem.

• Would you like your teenage daughter to read the bible, but they prefer secular media like Cosmo? Why not hide one inside the other? There’s a bible that looks like the syndicated parts of a yearbook for you whether you’re a young lady just blossoming into a woman, or an older girl ready to move up to more advanced patronizing texts. And don’t worry boys, there’s an extreme version of the new testament that will show you how to attract godly girls with your radical faith! (I’m not making up a word of that.)
• People say that Irish food is bad. Don’t let them get away with that. This St. Patrick’s day learn about the greatness of Irish Cuisine. Or at least buy some grassy Irish Butter.
• Some people think they’re good a Wii sports. They should not spend too much time investigating that feeling. Scary things lie that way.
• Harper’s brings the fascinating story of hunting for a Russian Bride.
• This story of vacationing in a different time-speed-zone is very cool, but only because I did not have to live through it. Poor, poor kids. If that piqued your interest in physics, why not take some time to imagine the tenth dimension? It may come in handy for a future trip. And if the current wave of anti-intelectualism turn around again, you could be a star!
• Chandelier of gummy bears. ‘Nuff said.
• Re-creating Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It’s not perfect, but they hit the high points! Ha HA! Points! I’m wonderful. Flickr set.
• We must have more glossy web 2.0 logo revamps!
• Music for robots has done their annual editing of the SXSW music torrent
• Links for language nerds: Heroin was a trademark. Pokemonitize is genius.

Stuff I was wearing

Stuff I thought about bringing

Shirts that are wholly unrelated, but that I love

That’s one way to go…

Or, we can preserve and highlight the most unfortunate photos he took. You know, unfortunate, like for example if…

…you were blinking…

…or you were talking…

…or surprised…

…or confused…

…or angry…

…or making a monkey face…

…or just an odd expression…

…or you were checking someone out…

…or someone was checking you out…

…or you were trying to see the television and the photo was from a bad angle and you left your limbs in an bad position…ahem

Of course, you could always just take evasive measures.

Bold means I recommend it to all. Or, well, all to whom I would take the time to make any recommendations.
Italic means that it’s in danger of being dropped.
Underlined means that it’s very possible that my reasons for liking it are so esoteric that only I would like it.
* means it’s a Wishlist Item

1 Gilmore Girls
2 24
3 Good Eats
4 Veronica Mars
5 the Office
6 Scrubs
7 Dexter
8 Heros
9 30 Rock
10 The Amazing Race
11 Studio 60
12 Lost
13 Shark
14 The Unit
15 L and O
16 How I Met Your Mother
17 Everybody Hates Chris
18 The Simpsons
19 My Name Is Earl
20 Hell’s Kitchen
21 Scrubs (Synd)
22 The Wire
23 L and O CI
24 The Venture Brothers
25 Harvey Birdman
26 Robot Chicken
27 Foster’s home for Imaginary Friends
28 Monk
29 The Closer
30 Psych
31 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
32 Top chef
33 Eureka
34 30 Days
35 Ace of Cakes
36 Frisky Dingo
37 Aqua Teen Hunger Force
38 Project Runway
39 Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
40 Oban: Star Racers
41 Mythbusters
42 Kim Possible
43 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
44 South park
45 Extras
46 The 4400
47 Queer Eye
48 Yin Yang Yo
49 The Real World
50 NOVA
51 Frontline
52 *The Meaning of Food
53 *BNL
54 *Muppet
55 *talk shows with Alton Brown
56 * Lauren Graham
57 *Audi
58 The Simpsons (Synd)
59 Ebert and Roper
60 Get Smart
61 The Daily Show
62 The Colbert Report
63 Real Time with Bill Maher
64 Judge Judy
65 Countdown with keith Olberman
66 The Soup
67 Beauty and the Geek
68 RW/RR
69 Bear in the Big blue House
70 1 v 100
71 Throwdown With Bobby Flay
72 X-Play
73 Next
74 Blind Date
75 BBC World News
76 The Tick

“Real Pirates of the Caribbean” (Real Pirates of the Caribbean)

“True Stories of the Miami Vice Squad” (True Stories of the Miami Vice Squad)

By the way: All this reminds me that in High school I conceived of a video skit titled “Real Stories of the Fake Highway Patrol.” I could not get anyone to agree on the promise of the idea so it never happened. I’m just saying.

“Reno 911 – The Complete Second Season (Uncensored)” (Reno 911!)

But since it takes very little time I thought I would mention that an online travel guide has decided to publish my photos of Lake Clara Meer for the Atlanta guide. I plan to make a static page for information about me so I can keep that stuff off the blog’s front page and this will likely go there, but since that’s not ready yet (see above) I’ll put it here for now.

If the special picker thingy does not appear, as it does not for me, then you can use this link:
Schmap
Also note that it uses some sort of windows proprietary client so I have no idea how good it is. But they seem to have good taste, no?

Piñata video here. Enjoy Prof. Berman shuffling by confused about 10 sec in.

• As is annual tradition, we reveal, and revel in, the truth of the chocolate bunny. We’re a bucket of slime away from being Marc Summers.
• Speaking of sweet meat, check out this intriguing and funny description of food in Argentina.
• Trademarkup newsdate™! Starbucks has been granted federal trademark registration for “Starbucks doubleshot®.” They immediately sued doubleshot Coffee Company™. Since it’s the company’s blog there’s some bias here. It seems obvious that it’s descriptive at best, if not entirely unprotectible. Not to mention that since there are a half-dozen DOUBLESHOT trademarks, this has likely already been limited by file wrapper. Probably it will be read as applying specifically to the name of the packaged product and that will be the end of it. On the other hand, given that he’s staring down the gorilla in the industry, some of his worry is justified. What was particularly impressive is he used the trademark terms of art aproperatly. Either he took the time to understand the law, or his lawyer writes really good client letters. Still, Starbucks seems intent on using its new toy; Expresso Inc. – sleep with one eye open.
• NASA will blow up the moon. Monkeys who can ask “why?” are being kept away from Houston.
• Now you can pretend you are Chloe and Jack has an urgent google search for you. Me, I recieve calls from an even more powerful phone buddy.
• Behold, the nerdiest aprils fools news post ever. EVER.
• Pancake Mountain is a children’s TV show, apparently designed to make children look at their parent’s musical taste with pity and distain. And cars should be more observant of tricycles. They have rights too.

Also they have their very own very cool Threadless tee.

I know it goes against the you-against-the-world atmosphere for the game and the general gamer ethos, but I just like cooperative play much more. I think they should have at least parallel tasks and then allow you to see your teammates on those ubiquitous plot-moving plasmas.

Pictures in the read more link.