To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the Democrats!

While you are sweltering under the hot August sun, spend six minutes cooling off with this awesome movie, Antarctica Time Lapse: A Year on Ice

Courtesy of Phil Jacobsen, who is enjoying the sunrise at the bottom of the world.

"I went to Austria recently and got paid 1 million dollars just to wave at a crowd of people there. I had to say 'hi' and tell them why I loved Austria so much," she said.

Asked why she loved Austria so much, she said: "Because they pay me 1 million dollars to wave at crowds!"

Maybe Paris Hilton is starting to grow on me.

My wife and I watched a TV show last night (via bittorrent) focussing on the history of British TV show Top of the Pops with clips from 1964 to the present. Even though we're only a few years apart in age, it soon became clear that our musical experiences were vastly different. My musical education began with glam rock, travelled through punk and ended in New Wave and New Romantics, whereas hers, delayed by another 7 years, seemed to be filled with 80s big hair.

20 years ago, I remember a brief trip to Oxford to visit a friend performing in repertory theatre, where the album on constant loop in the actors' slums was Suzanne Vega's self-titled debut album. At that point, I had never visited the US, and New York still seemed an exotic place. Vega was from "The Village", a place I could only imagine as sunny and bohemian, and desperately hoped one day I could visit.

Two decades later, and I'm sitting in an office on 14th & 8th, overlooking the West Village, through which I walk most lunchtimes. Even listening To "Marlene on the Wall" on my iPod doesn't really conjure up the experience I imagined

So where the heck is Suzanne Vega now? Believe it or not, she's performing live tonight - but not here. To see the concert, you'll have to head on over to Second Life, where her avatar becomes the first major star to perform in the land of Linden.

There's a moral here somewhere, and it's probably got something to do with me being constantly 5 steps behind contemporary culture.

You may remember Ms. Blake from Scara's earlier post. Well, she made a surprise appearance at Comic Con, where she accused the show's producers of holding back the truth about the Hanso Foundation.

Turns out, she's keeping a series of video journals on YouTube. And of course, she's got a site.

- So many Will Ferrell clips to watch...but so little time. Check out his very best work in these top ten SNL sketches.
- Or watch Christopher Walken try to explain how he, 80 roommates and a bobcat can live together in one apartment
- Dating is never easy for the new Sith Lord on the block. Daytime manager Chad Vader is back in this second episode.
- The Mentos Geyser Video contest is up and running. Grab your favorite carbonated beverage and join in the fun.
- And watching Bob Saget in The Aristocrats (warning...REALLY strong language) makes me think this will be hilarious.

I might be making a dire mistake, posting a recipe link on this testosterone-laden site, but here goes nothin... Meat Cake.
From the website: "I hate that wedding cakes are all girly. There should be like a groom cake to go with the traditional wedding cake. A guy's cake. Like..made out of meat."
A lightbulb went off in my mind. "I could TOTALLY do that," I exclaimed.

Step by step instructions here.