Personalized Steak Brand

Do you love steak?
Have you always wanted to play cowboy and brand your own grilled meat?
Do you love monogramed towels?

If you've answered "yes" the all of the above questions, you'll be in heaven with this Williams-Sonoma Monogrammed Steak Brand. Available with either two or three initials, this personalized iron brand is hand forged in Texas. The 11 1/2" long iron comes with a 14" high, wall-mount rack for storage. For just $39.95, you'll be able to leave your mark on all of the steaks you serve at your next BBQ.

(Via Cool Hunting)

The National Entertainment State, 2006

From The Nation:

Where do Americans get their news and who controls what they consume? Ten years ago, when The Nation first charted a map of the National Entertainment State, four colossal conglomerates spread across the media landscape. Today, that map has significantly changed, because of the rise of new media and a vigorous reform movement, but the old corporate giants still hold most of the cards. Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft are quickly rising, but are not included in this chart because they do not own -- not yet, anyway -- the major television networks, which remain Americans' #1 source of news.

Illustration by Peter Ahlberg.
Research: Emily Biuso, Sarah Goldstein.

Download a PDF of the 2006 National Entertainment State Chart.

(Via The Nation)