Well, it's getting dark and the illegal fireworks have started. So, let's get crackin'...

Meal of Links

In time for the 4th, Mark Bittman shows us a bunch of dishes to take on a picnic. Looks like some ingredients I do not have at my disposal.

Your July 4th TV marathons. Do not forget the Hot Dog Eating Contest at Noon on the 4-Letter. SciFi with "Twilight Zone". Again.

Someone stole the gravestone of Ian Curtis. "Damn you, eBay!"

A tribute to awful late '90s hits. Lou Bega, Hah! I have hated that Harvey Danger song for a long time, it seems.

"The Fly" is now an opera. Boy, that seems interesting, doesn't it? Can you sing "What's that thing on your back, Seth?" though.

Viacom will soon know everything you've looked at on YouTube. Seriously. So, with that news and because I failed to mention Canada Day the other day, add another one to the list. And someday in a car, if you're lucky, you'll hear me sing along to this song.

"Red Barchetta"/Rush



Exercise Yard

After the NBA's Seattle Supersonics have bolted to Oklahoma City, in the words of Bill Goldberg, "Who's next?". The usual suspects are rounded up.

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19 Across: Obi-Wan portrayer (4 letters) Answer: Alec