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Somehow, I totally missed the whole interracial Cheerios commercial controversy.  And I would have been really pissed seeing as how I’m building an interracial family and my brother has one.  But before I could touch finger to key board to fire off a litany of vitriolic social justice I came across this video of kids watching the commercial.  It’s so fucking precious!  My favorite bits are Dylan with his whole “begins with an ‘E’” rant and Olivia’s bit at the end who just can’t take it anymore.

Obviously, I’m with the kids on this one.  It’s the new damn millennium.  Why is this a big deal?  And people say we’re in a post racial society. HAH!

And now I will buy all the Cheerios because they are awesome.

Just imagine the look on people’s faces when you hand them a huge, chunk of meat packed in styro and cellophane. They’ll say the obligatory “thank you’s” but it’ll take them a while to process the fact that you just gave them the present of raw meat. Of course, they’ll eventually figure it out and everyone will have a few laughs. On a side note, you can see the true measure of your friendship with them during those critical moments: will they scoff at your gift, or will they accept it wholeheartedly?

Kidding aside, this Meat Gift Wrap by Gift Couture takes novelty wrappers to the next level. The steak wrapping paper transforms any present into something that resembles class A meat. It also comes with a bunch of extras, like cutting board paper and meat trays to give it a more authentic, straight-from-the-butcher look.

It’s currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where $15 will get you a standard set which includes two sheets of steak paper and a sheet of cutting board paper. For $5 more, you can upgrade to the Grade A set, where you’ll get the standard set plus a sheet of white butcher paper, twine, a meat tray, and two gift labels.

[ Project Page ] VIA [ Incredible Things ]

Comic book nerd? Physics nerd? Both? Awesome! The video above is going to make you grin ear to ear for five minutes. It’s an engaging breakdown of what would happen if the Man of Steel were to apply his fist to your face, in reality.

VIA [ GeeksAreSexy ]

When Mike Purvis of Century Hill Drive saw Michelle Obama was growing vegetables at the White House he decided to follow suit and strike a small blow for the local-food movement and sustainable living.

Star Trek star and noted homosexual George Takei responds to bigots who believe in restricting the right to love to straight people only: an image gallery on Imgur. Oh, snap, oh glorious snap.

You don’t have to be a gamer to appreciate this awesome set of jewelry that’s fashioned after Nintendo’s game cartridges. These customized trinkets by Etsy seller Jess aka ohmygeekness are available in either gray or gold in the game of your choice. Just make sure you choose the right colored cartridge for the game that you want. I’m sure Jess will oblige with whatever color you prefer, although you’ll have to suffer the wrath of true blue gamers who won’t easily forgive your intentional faux pas.

Miniature Nintendo cartridge earrings, cufflinks, and rings are available online at Jess’s Etsy shop. They range in price from $16 to $25.

VIA [ Geekologie ]