first of a five part feature on the france family and their relationship with the history of nascar.

two-lane: 16 reasons

saw pacific rim earlier. not great by any stretch but the pyrotechnics were well done and it was self aware of the expectations of the genre. got some pretty decent reviews but whether it lacked star power or didnt have a comic book franchise attached to it, the box office has been flat. will probably make its money though on foreign box office which some suggest is who it was aimed at anyway. guillermo del toro directs.

Maron. this has got Dave written all over it. And for that reason he will denounce it.
mock mock. Who's there?

guess i ought to cross post this on 110%. 

lewis black gives the finger to texas. this was part of a longer bit about texas governor perry trying to lure businesses from other states to texas via tv and radio ads.

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Xul Solar
About the stand your ground law.
Brice
sublimed
Harry Bertoia at the Michener in Doylestown pa
fassade und Interieur

another new show alert -- the bridge debuts tonight on fx. this reviewer has high hopes for it. another serialized detective murder mystery show, this time set at the mexican border in el paso and juarez.

Organic farming: an international history
Bill Heine

The oldest, tallest tree in NYC. Located in Alley Pond Park. Well, okay, "probably" the oldest. And the tallest that has been "carefully measured".

the Pass. It's local if you live near here! Good value. Great stuff.

Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything iPhone and iPad app is free right now on the iTunes store in honor of their 5th anniversary.

sudden death
scott's bar-b-que Hemingway, SC
emery blagdon: the healing machine