What Would Jane Austen Do?

Longtime GQ restaurant critic/ food writer/ contrarian dickhead Alan Richman is buddies with Eric Ripert, chef/owner of Le Bernadin fancy-pants seafood restaurant in New York City and Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey. [I kid. He seems like an okay guy.] So Alan, who lives in Westchester, NY, decided to surprise Eric with a trip to the local food market, i.e. Costco. Hilarity ensued. Eric was skeptical but was ultimately impressed with the dinner they made from their purchases. Still he insists that he never wants to go back. Why you gotta be a such a hater, Eric? Now hold the phone: you boys realize that Costco is pretty high-end for American food, right? Especially in richest-zip-code-in-the-country Westchester County. Even most Costco shoppers aren't putting "obscure little white" wines and triple-cream cheeses in their baskets, I assume.  And I'm a little offended that y'all didn't even give the rotisserie chicken a try. But what would be really fun i...

My friend Ben posted this on Facebook.  Watch some French schoolchildren try to identify outdated technology. "It's a bomb!"

Here's Chris Elliot as Skink the Bounty Hunter. (6:34) It's Tuesday.  Slow down with that "productivity" business already.

via dSharp : LOVE this sweet video. Over six years, StoryCorps put up booths where people could interview each other about anything. This one, animated by StoryCorps, is a twelve-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome interviewing his mom about what it's like to raise him.

You have to watch this awesome promo from the BBC for their Olympic coverage. I found it at Warming Glow . As Matt says, it has " art that looks like a graphic novel, an operatic score, wolves chasing a guy on skis, and no fewer than five different winter sports, including a scene where a monster encased in ice is defeated by the explosive power of curling . "

Papi: "Check this out: non-Newtonian fluid." Me: "Huh?" Papi: "Watch these dudes walk on water." Me: "That's awesome." [Watch for a while until the dude sinks into the pool.] Six other "Man-Made Substances That Laugh in the Face of Physics" here .

Mer is my favorite person now because she sent me this. NSFW DON'T MESS WITH MY PILES!

via Mighty Girl . Warning: a spot of naughty language.

This is our song:

7:34

Warning: f-bombs galore. Thanks, B-Side

This is the best song ever written about Jesus. Happy Easter, y'all.

Dear Crew, There will be a quiz. via The Onion

I just mention it because I love this song. And the floral hotpants. P.S. The pr0n has been delayed until Monday. Seriously, you've been warned.

I've had this song in my head all day. We're off to eat pancakes (and the world's greatest bacon) tonight. (video length = 2:22)

I guess some of you didn't get to see this ad during the Super Bowl -- apparently it only aired in Texas. Well, now you know: there is a dating website for married people . Shocking, no? I mean, shocking that people are willing to pay for it; isn't Craigslist free? Anyway, clutch your pearls, because here it is:

Terry Tate, Office Linebacker:

Ten points if you can tell me what instrument Jim James is playing in this video. (video=6:50) Video via the Flub , who is cooler than shit.

This is way, way better than any commercial has a right to be. (video=1 min.)

Posted on The FAIL Blog as "Helen Keller Actress Fail." (44 seconds long)