When it comes to donating to charities, a few fundamental problems exist. One: There are millions of them. Two: Not too many of us have millions of dollars to donate. Three: Life’s busy. We might be out of town during the Walk for a Cure, might not have time to call in during the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon, might forget we wanted to fish out our credit cards and donate to that charity we heard about last week. Lucky for us — and the world at large — technology is stepping in to help.

We have before us on the bar the new Old-Fashioned. What’s new about this stalwart cocktail is its hook: bacon. My initial reaction to the pork ranged from intrigue to skepticism to what the hell – I need to try this. The drink found me as I sat sipping wine in the Clever Wine Bar in Mid-City, New Orleans. Resident mixologist Sean Thibodeaux regaled me with tales of rosemary-infused simple syrup served with a silver tequila and homemade seltzer; I knew I had to try his Old-Fashioned.

In 1925, Alain Locke edited The New Negro, which was a publication of poems and essays from prominent black writers during the Harlem Renaissance. In it, Locke recognizes the Harlem Renaissance as the perfect opportunity to cast away the negative stereotypes that have plagued African-Americans throughout their history in America. His message to African-Americans is simple: recreate your image.

Look at this thing.

If your first thought was “AAAA MUTATED JAPANESE BEETLE INVASION,” you are not alone.

So what the hell is it? Okay, let’s start simple: It’s a car. I know, I know. But it’s a real car, like one a person could get in and drive around and be seen driving by other people in public.

It’s a 1937 Schlor Pillbug. It seats 5-7. It has a Cd of 0.13. And EcoModder.com’s Neil Blanchard says it is the car of the future.

With the exception of the comedy rock band, “The Upper Crust,” once powdered wigs went out of fashion at the end of the 18th century, men kept their hair cut short and neat until the early 1960s. When the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 with their mop-tops it sparked a revolution in men’s fashion and the youth of America began to forsake their crew cuts in favor of long hair. The mop-top was so named because it reminded the older generation of a wet mop.