Info Meme

Joe.My.God points us to a New York Times story about how evangelical pastors are hosting parties to watch Mixed Martial Arts fights to “toughen up” their flocks. They think America has raised a generation of “little boys.” I’m sure the fact that about half of all MMA fights look like soft-core adult gay films has nothing to do with it.

Sanjay Sharma, the director of the gay-themed Dunno Y . . . Na Jaane Kyun doesn’t anticipate problems getting his film past censors. He may have a point, since he’s the only person who knows what the movie is about.

Evidently scientists have figured out spray-on glass. It’s ridiculously thin, and can be put on anything, making it germ proof because it’s so slick nothing can stick to it. It’s even flexible, meaning it could eventually be sprayed on clothing.

ABC has announced that when Ugly Betty is over, they intend to replace it with the drama Happy Town. I was looking at the cast photo, and I can’t think of anything more depressing. From Ugly Betty’s bright, primary colors to this, with a cast completely in black just makes the end of Betty that much sadder.

When I wrote Tuesday’s Briefs, I mentioned that Fox had no same-sex options in their Animation Domination Valentine’s Day Cards. Fortunately, I found Cerebral Itch Valentine’s Day Cards for iPhone. They’re fun, sassy and inclusive, much like the rest of their software. And at $.99 for the application, it’s a steal.

New York City is getting a 10-foot Ice Heart for Valentine’s Day. There are plans for light shows, and just viewing the kaleidoscope effect of Times Square advertising through the ice should be a trippy experience. If they have an unseasonably warm week, it could be really sad. 

Bankers are totally stressed out. The financial crisis, the looming specter of government regulation, and having a year when they didn’t get seven-digit bonuses have them resorting to Fight Club. A pair of Merill Lynch traders have converted the upper floor of their Upper East Side duplex into a combat ring, and it’s immensely popular.

I have to admit I’m suddenly a little jealous of some of the civil rights bloggers like Joe Jervis and Pam Spaulding. They’ve been immortalized in a comic book called Rise of the Pink Ninjas. Joe.My.God has a link to download it in PDF format. Why not me? At 6’3” and skinny like I am, I’m practically a cartoon character in real life.

HBO has renewed Big Love early in the current season, giving hope to a longer romance for Alby. The show is up 13% in the ratings this year, despite tough counterprogramming against football playoffs and the Grammy Awards.

ManCrunch.com isn’t appropriate for family viewing during the Super Bowl, but interviewing convicted felons from behind bars is.  Bill Cowher  intends to interview former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who is serving a sentence on weapons chargers and was just denied work release. Nice call, CBS.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Manolith gives us the 15 Worst Times, Ways, or Reasons to Dump Someone.

MTV has an admirable campaign called A Thin Line about combating digital abuse amongst teens. One of the core elements of the online campaign is a quiz, one for boys and one for girls. The sad part is that they presume you’re straight by the second question. If only MTV had an in house expert on gay issues they could talk to, these oversights wouldn’t happen.

A 62-year-old Michigan man remains hospitalized after strapping a homemade rocket pack on and going sledding. The pack, made with a mixture of gasoline and gunpowder exploded. Who could have predicted something like that would happen?

It seems the over-50 crowd isn’t just into smoking pot like teenagers, they’re also into sexting. I really don’t need to see that. I’m in my late 30s, and nobody wants to see me sexting.

Manbabies isn’t naughty like it sounds, but it will give you nightmares. 

As you choose between paying your mortgage and buying ramen, signs of life are appearing in the mega-yacht market. Belgian based Emocean Yacht Design unveiled plans for a 656-foot, $900 million mega-yacht. The two “excursion boats” for this floating testament to small packages are 98 feet long, and it comes with a helipad and hanger.

Photo Meme

In proof that cats can get humans to do anything, designer Koichi Futatsumata has created the Hammock. This is a low-rise glass coffee table with, well, a hammock.

Elegant home furnishings.

Like your cat needs another place to sleep.

For elegance while doing dishes, you can buy these designer dish gloves in two designs. You'd feel like Audrey Hepburn wearing these things.

Sure $36 is pricey, but part of it goes to cancer research, and aren't they fabulous?

Artist Motoi Yamamoto creates intricate mazes out of salt. I'm fascinated at the concept, but it leaves me wondering Why? Plus what good is a maze if there's not a little mouse trying to get the cheese at the other end?

Who cleans this up?

This is a BLT done right.

This is a simple optical illusion, but that's what makes it work.

These MouthMan shirts used to just come in kids sizes. Now the adults can get in on the fun. The shark was the most dramatic design, so that's what I used, but I want the frog.

I'm not sure I can pull off the pose.

This just struck me as fair.