Today marks the start of this year's college basketball "March Madness" that annually grips the nation. This means I will spend the next couple of weeks not filling out brackets, not rooting for anyone, and not watching any games, as the appeal of collegiate athletics is lost on me.

R.I.P.: Power-Pop Icon Alex Chilton of Big Star Dies at 59. Thanks WalterEgo. "If he died in Memphis, then that'd be cool, babe."

Mad Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	St Pattack. Ragdoll Homicide.
Links:	Make Your Own Steve Jobs Cheese Head. Thanks brother19. Nintendo Papercraft Gameboy Color Will Fool People. Braille Rubik's Cube Would Take 54 Times As Long To Complete.
Stories:	Why You’d Rather Ride With a Woman Than a Man. Thanks Neutronbeam. Mexico Tourism Suffers as Drug Gangs Rain on Spring Break Party. Thanks brother19. St. Patrick's Day massacre of White House shamrocks. Thanks Digg.
Science:	Methane May Be Building Under Antarctic Ice. Ice farts. General relativity passes a large scale test. Red in Jupiter’s Spot Not What Astronomers Thought. Thanks Joker961 via Digg.
Images:	Can You Hear His Laughter? Blockbuster Win. Nano Trek.
Media:	Mega64 redefine Beatlemania with a little help. Thanks Kingsley. Is YOUR Mom on Facebook?
Follow-up:	Conan O’Brien Plots A Movie Maneuver. Thanks Digg. Game developer's lost Russian rover is found. Thanks Slashdot. Invader (artist) - Wikipedia. Probably the source of yesterday's image. Thanks Brendan.