The Paste 7 - May 09

Our favorite entertaining bits of whatever.

Austin L. Ray, Web Editor - David Foster Wallace's Consider the Lobster
It took a special talent to effectively and hilariously cover, in one essay collection, topics including John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign, a pornography awards show and the ethical quandary of consuming lobster. We miss him already.

Mark DiCristina, Production Coordinator - Field Notes
If you’re the kind of person who likes to make lists, jot notes and scribble calculations, Field Notes will change your life. If you’re not that kind of person, you should be.

Nick Purdy, Publisher - Chill Pill mobile speakers
The coolest set of iPod speakers yet, this pocket-sized capsule is actually two little, rechargeable speakers that that pack a punch despite their size.

Rachael Maddux, Assistant Editor - Saturday Night Live’s Kristen Wiig
Wiig’s deft turns as deadpan fool (the recurring “Two Assholes” bit), spot-on impressionist (Suze Orman!) and totally unbridled weirdo (last October’s “Lawrence Welk” sketch) give me a major case of the sillies.

Nick Marino, Managing Editor - Lightning bugs
The blinking beacon of summer.

Kate Kiefer, Associate Editor - The Corduroy Appreciation Club
What could be cooler than a gentlemen’s-style corduroy fan club? For $11.11 (the number that most resembles the fabric’s wales), you get a membership card, certificate and a “cryptic badge”—all in a discretely labeled CONFIDENTIAL envelope.

Jason Killingsworth, Games Editor - Vuzix’s Wrap 920AV sunglasses
I’m a sucker for any technology that could’ve been in Back to the Future Part II, and these sunglasses more than qualify, offering a “see-thru” video experience, simulating a virtual 60-inch display as viewed from nine feet.