Yesterday's New York Times ran a rather long piece called "How Do You Prove You're a Jew?", and while it may seem an unconventional topic for a manners column, I'd like to expound a bit upon it. Have no fear: even if you don't have the time or the inclination to read the original Gershom Gorenberg essay, I'm only using it as a jumping-off point for this column, and I promise not to allude......

No, we did not get a Wii this weekend. Yes, we are exceedingly depressed about it. Regardless, we're still going to bring you the best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. It's just not going to have anything to do with video games. Banksy the guerrilla street aritst sneaks into famous museums and installs his art pieces next to the "legitimate" ones, complete with explanatory plaques. We love this......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. A quick glance at the images on Bert Monroy's website might lead you to believe he's a photographer, but this is not so; all those images were created entirely on the computer, using programs like Illustrator and Photoshop. In fact, Monroy is a digital photo-realist, and his work is pretty astonishing. Check it out. (Via) Dude, quick! Local......