This post on a New York Times blog ends with the best sentence ever written in journalism. Seriously, if you're busy, just read the last sentence.

Well, I've been absent for quite a while. I've been involved in a few side projects, which have been taking up all of my time that isn't spent working (a rapidly diminishing quantity, sadly). So, to anyone who's still reading this, sorry, and I haven't forgotten about you (hypothetical though you may be).

And just so this isn't a boring self-interested post providing nothing of value, I nominate the following so-called "research" for "Most Unnecessary Research Ever" award:

Research Shows That People Really Love Bacon

I'll try to post more.