1. Life has posted some previously unpublished pictures of Steve McQueen from 1963–“enlarge” will take you to the full gallery, which is well worth it:

2. My office started a March Madness bracket thing, which I don’t understand at all. I do understand a contest between cake and pie, though. (Pie for the win!) March Madness: Cake vs. Pie.

3. I don’t get a newspaper any more, as you might have guessed from the lack of all political content over the last six months, but yay, a health care bill passed! I really didn’t expect it to.There’s a good Paul Krugmen op-ed from the NYTimes to read here.