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Sasha Baron Cohen is killing off Borat, once and for all. For some people, this should have happened a long, long time ago.

Note: Sergio - Please don't cry.

Rochameau Fo Sho: Certainty in Rock-Paper-Scissors

I loved this link, courtesy of Freakonomics.com, on the psychology behind rock-paper-scissors, which is a game also known as rochambeau. Evidently, you should go with scissors every time. The logic? People expect their opponent to start with rock, so they strategically choose paper.

Can we get a game theory diagram on this one??

Obaminable Hope

I'm not endorsing any candidates here, but I liked the way this Rolling Stone writer added more of a story line to our next presidential election. Thanks to Chris Goldberg to pointing this out.

Derelique

Someone has finally taken Mugatu's artistic direction into functional clothes. Link courtesy of extratexture.com

Skiing in Minnesota

The Madness Behind The Method

Great video from PSFK.com about the founding of Method, a consumer brand differentiated by design and eco-friendliness. It goes to show that there's a great opportunity in even the must mundane and mature of product lines.

Dutch's Best Albums of 2007

I know it's a little trite, but the end of the year brings about a much needed necessity - the "best of" list. As a big music fan, I love to read about how other people view the quality of music over the prior twelve months. NPR has listed a ton of critics' lists here. Thanks to Siegl for the link.

My top 3?

# 3
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible





# 2
Wilco, Sky Blue Sky


# 1
The Shins, Wincing the Night Away

Vanity and Obesity: Living in Perfect Harmony

Congratulations, Nashville. You're now a city esteemed enough to be known as the 6th most vain and 7th most obese in America. 28% of you are obese, and there are 4.4. plastic surgeons for every 10,000 people. How on earth did you accomplish such irony? Bravo.

The George Mitchell Report

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that I'm really dismayed by the Mitchell Report on steroid abuse in Major League Baseball. Let's just hope that baseball can leave these dark days behind.

It was most shocking to see Roger Clemens' name on the list. Growing up on Boston, the Rocket was one of those players you pretend you are while playing neighborhood baseball. (I was just as ripped though.) It's a sad day when you find out one of your sports heroes is just a doped up meat-head.



The Onion did a good job of adding humor to this situation in August 2006 in an article entitled "Report: Your Favorite Player Took Steroids." The best part is where Bryant Gumble implicates Secretariat for doping.

Deep Thoughts - Google Style

Google just released their 2007 Zeitgeist - a compilation of reports on what we're searching for on the internet. The Zeitgeist - which is updated monthly - is one of my favorite reads, and gives you a glimpse of the collective human data acquisition experience.

My favorite chart from this year's version? The one below...