Nice little selection of stills of the Wake'N Bacon - but kind of out of place in a piece on the bacon fad, since as far as I can tell, it's just a design prototype that's never been available, even to the hipster elite that were Down With Bacon... BTW, I took a bacon weave to a housewarming party in December and was greeted with adulation - something tells me that a well-timed or -themed weave will *always* be welcome...

As a student of psychology at Columbia University, I am compelled to illustrate a few key points in this article that may serve to elucidate some of the pitfalls of journalistic endeavors such as these. The crux of Rosenfeld's argument is founded on bacon's coverage in "alternative press" and mainstream media, claiming that bacon as a cultural phenomenon has "jumped the shark." In other words, bacon is on a downward trend, evidenced by virtue of being covered covered more-so in popular media and a backlash in alt-press. If only this were true. Yes, NYT is slow to catch on, but in fact, bacon's recent surge in popularity, breaking into the mainstream, has been a reliable indicator of successful of cultural revolutions in the past. The mention of actor John Travolta as a parallel is nothing more than a common perceptual illusion known as "causalation." The metaphor between Mr. Travolta's "rise and decline" in popularity and his coverage in alternative press does not in fact serve to illustrate any causal relationship between alt-press and a cultural trend. Social scientists have long known that within in-groups, that is, a group whose members one identifies with, differentiates itself through unique identifiers, language, or other specific qualities that can serve as a symbol of membership. Therefore the adoption of one cultural icon by people who would be considered out-group causes a feeling of a loss of identity. The offended group represented in this video now clearly seeks to differentiate itself by separating itself from the symbol that it once held dearly and selfishly. Another bias to overcome is that of falsely perceived homogeneity. Psychology has taught us that perceived variability, in members of out-groups is often judged to be less than the variability of members of in-groups. This is often highly correlated stereotyping or stigmatizing of the out-group, in this case, late adopters of bacon. Lastly, the text of the article primes the viewer to expect to see "the internet bacon fad," and continues to use terms like "web fetish," and This is of course, a clear example of the nominal fallacy, whereby through the simple act of naming a phenomenon we are led to believe it has been explained. No. This is more than a fad. This is food. It will make you die early, but to say that it's gone is nothing more than an attempt to disown a symbol that was never yours to begin with. So put your skinny pants back on and have some breakfast! You know you like it! Bacon belongs in the hands of the people! Long live bacon!

It's all about me. Long live me. http://blip.tv/file/1760012/Ribs