I.Am.Bored: The Mariana Trench

How deep is it? It is so deep...

Which Cars Are Assembled in the USA?

Interactive graphic at the NYTimes. We thought more BMWs came from South Carolina than just the SUV-types, but nice to know we have a decent selection of Mazdas and Subarus if we want to buy American.

The Day the Music Died

The truth about the economy, from The Onion.

The Complete '53 to '89 Corvette Set

We especially like that they've been sitting, largely ignored, in a garage in Brooklyn.

Perfect Timing

On the heels of yet another annoying Facebook re-design comes Google Buzz, which is like the Facebook feed without the time-wasting games that people of weak minds (like ours) are so easily addicted to.

Gift Cards are Broken

The industry term is actually "breakage." Just send cash.

More Marketable than Soylent Green

But they probably have a focus group working on that...

Resourceful Drunks

The guy is drunk, but manages to open another bottle without a corkscrew. Impressive.

Via.

Firewood Sculpture

www.alastairheseltine.com

'Best Albums of the Decade'

Suspect there will be LOTS of these lists in the coming months, so let this be our first "Best of the Decade" post.

Drop Trou for Wine

Not sure what this accomplished for Greenpeace, but presumably a bunch of guys got laid.

We CAN taste the difference

Starbucks VIA. Like Starbucks, only more bitter.

Guess that explains why he is no longer the angriest man on TV

David Letterman has been sleeping with staff members.

Sell Your Used Gadgets

Turns out iPods hold value pretty well. Smartphones, not so much. NextWorth.

Summary of All Arguments Against the Nanny State

Man accused of harming rare & endangered turtles by keeping them at his house. State confiscates turtles. Man subsequently acquited. State returns a few injured, sickly turtles; 300 of 500 died under State custody during the trial.

Texas Likes the Death Penalty More Than Science

This should end the death penalty, but nothing else has.

Good Eats on Martha's Vineyard

Water Street, at the Harbor View. The sommelier made us laugh, but he was really a jovial man who meant well. And the food was excellent.

I May Have Over-Payed for this Beer

But how can I be sure?