Culture Consume Soup.

Who says consuming is a bad thing? Other than Al Gore, David Suzuki, Karl Marx, Jane Jacobs, The Yes Men, Naomi Klein, Ralph Nader and the rest of those crazy activists over the years. In an effort to consume more of the right things, here's a list of some of the stuff I'm into this week.

Banksy: The man behind the mask has been revealed. Does that take away from the mystique of the work? Maybe a bit. Does it make it any less cool to look at? Nope.

Augusten Burroughs' Running With Scissors. Burroughs' writing style will pull you in. I couldn't put this book down all week.

The Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum closed last Sunday, but the Gagosian will have his work included in an exhibit thats open until August 22. Now if I could only afford to buy My Lonesome Cowboy (above) to put in my home.

It's 1994 again. Mary-Kate O is hardly in this film, which may be a good thing, and may be a bad thing. Either way, the film is great, and Method Man rules.

I know all the hype this week is about Batman. And I know no one from the cast of Hellboy II has recently died, but this movie is seriously worth checking out. Blood, guts and comics. Can't go wrong.

Club Monaco. Bow-ties, vests, suspenders, and blazers in a classic black and white. What more could one ask for? Colour? Casual wear? The return of Joe Mimran? Pish-posh.