• Why shouldn’t food look like the stadium? (1. It’s disturbing. 2. See 1.)
• We know why you watch: A guide to all the new commercials
• And the reason you’ve probably seen most of them already
• If you’re feeling nostalgic, check out the last 40 years worth of spots
• And if you’ve got something to say, big brands are listening
• Of course not everyone’s into the game; that’s why there’s counterprogramming here and here
• A good rule of thumb for the day: Don’t believe the hype

And, our vote for the best commercial of the 2012 crop.

First, there’s the obviously over-qualified Australian Open ballboy.

Then onto something for people who are just plain sick of just plain cat videos.

A better idea for newscasts…or courtroom re-enactments. Well, both, really.

A (very narrowcast) pop culture retrospective.

The classiest response to an infuriating act.

The coolest Rube Goldberg since Mouse Trap.

Jagger wishes he had moves like this.

And finally, a lesson in mammology with a side of cute-ness.

• Travel: Read and tweet tales of woe.
• Entertainment: The kid in you knows that the best part of the parade happens tonight.
• Sports: New rules for  playing holiday football, while waiting for the Harbaugh Bowl.
• Dining: One of us just went all gluten-free, so we offer this up and hope for the best.
• Serving: Carve like a pro.
• Safety: Careful with the cutlery. (And for goodness sake, save the liver; it’s a natural coagulant.)
• Shopping: 5 apps to help you win Black Friday; then again…
• Giving: Volunteer locally, and remember the folks overseas.

• Like a zombie movie that’s worth the 7-minute running time
• The scariest comic books of all time (as if something’s gonna top ‘Blood Clot Boy’)
• And what may be the most impressive carving endeavor of this or any season

• For instance, there was confirmation that Siri is human (or at least not Glaswegian)
• A primer on how to keep leaf raking to a minimum
• Microsoft’s vision of the future, followed by snarky comments about whether they’d be the ones to bring it to us
• A report asserting that you’re no longer 1 in a million; an application to determine  what number you are
• And, for anyone who uses the interwebs, something that should scare you silly

• Normal isn’t normal anymore.
• Trick or treating in one of these cities not likely to be fruitful.
• Feel free to try these places, though.
• It turns out no one wants the stuff we don’t need.
• Man on bike hit by animal. That is all.
• An examination of washroom signage.
• 1 year old doesn’t know how to work a magazine.
• Did Apple make a mistake by including Siri?

• Maybe not as hot as the Kindle Fire, but what is?
• Twitter, perhaps. And not just as a social media platform, but as a burglary add-on
• And an amazingly accurate barometer our mood swings
• On the subject of highs & lows, you may be interested to know how that Facebook timeline thing started
• Or how it never really stops, unless you take extraordinary measures
• All of which might make you question the amount of time you spend with that social stuff
• And think about people and numbers and history in a whole new way
• Which is weird and wonderful and might make you cry; or laugh
• This, however, will make you wonder how you ever lived without such insight

• We begin where all weekends should: Waffle House
• From there, it’s on to the moon. For pizza. (Where else?)
• Not hungry? You could time travel to the future for a joy ride with your entire social network
• Speaking of the future…wait, what’s the future again?
• Back in the day, computers were the future. Then the sh&% got real—in this order
• Strangely absent from the evolution of the web: The moment when ‘top secret’ was rendered meaningless
• Speaking of meaningless—and, in this case, hysterical—listen in to this exchange
• Is it odd that both those bots are more attractive than this morphed thing?
• No more odd than a stand-up desk (just don’t tell those hipsters at Fb that Rummy was doing it first)

Got a few goodies of your own? Let’s have ‘em!

For starters, there’s businessy stuff along the lines of…

• The single best breakdown of the web dev process, evah
• Lessons Mr. Jobs is teaching us, even as he rides off into the sunset
• How UGC is changing SEO because its affects on SERP
• Why using CTRL+F makes you smarter than 90% of the gen pop

And then there’s fun stuff, like…

• An animated map of people tweeting about a little unexpected terrestrial movement
• A new way to make yourself heard in NYC
• Same, but different for Bostonians
• Muammar’s secret crush
• And the stuff we’re listening to while everyone else is stocking up on toilet paper & Pringles

What’s your stuff like? Leave a comment—and be sure to drop a few links of your own.

• Unfortunately, this pale geek will have a hard time finding the right sun protection (but that has nothing to do with the sun);
• these dudes will be standing vigil in anticipation of the next shuttle launch;
• and some poor bastard in Japan is will still be recovering from this harrowing experience.
• You, on the other hand, will probably not be clicking on any banner ads;
• ‘acting’ like such a dork around the little’uns;
• taking your pizza box for granted;
• or goofing on suburban Moms who spend their days watching The View and updating Facebook (anymore)

Weather permitting, take a few minutes to comment and, as always, send us some links of your own.

Just when you thought you had completely kicked the habit comes a fresh fix of links guaranteed to end the week on a high note.

• Maybe they can levitate, maybe they can’t. The more important question is “How the hell did they travel back in time to 1973 and raid our Uncle Murray’s closet?”

Pleated jeans: They're not just for moms anymore

• Speaking of Murray, it seems his borscht-belt schtick has finally caught on.
• And while we’re on the judicial tip, consider this: Criminal vegetable gardens. I know a few 4-year olds who would agree completely.
• Another point of consensus: wrinkles are kinda creepy, but (apparently) they’re functional.
• Also functional (depending on what you’re into).
• Not functional at all: Times Square after this jerk-wad got finished doing his thing.
• Some peoples’ things are oddly compelling. Exhibit A).
• And B).
• Finally, we have tweets from space. Or perhaps they’re just another part of the government’s elaborate hoax. You decide.

Now that you’ve had your fun, leave a comment and/or send us a few of your own favorite links.