This Week in Awesome (1/29/11)

Wow, yesterday just completely disappeared down some rabbit hole. Got up, had a crappy commute, worked, had another crappy commute, sat down in front of the TV with some food and a beer to unwind. But now it's Saturday, which means it's time for your regular weekend dose of awesome...

This is a bit late, but it just came to my attention: the 50 most loathsome people of 2010. Naturally, some of them are political, but some are not. (Buffalo Beast via Unlikely Words)

Infographic time: a map of the United States showing what each state is worst in. (Pleated Jeans via The Hairpin)

This one isn't so much awesome as, well, I feel bad for you if you're in a situation where you need this sort of thing. And I feel compelled to point out that, with only three tumblers, there are only 1000 possible combinations, so it wouldn't really take that long for the person you are theoretically protecting your precious ice cream from to run through all of them. Just saying.

I hope you are familiar with the 1968 Steve McQueen movie Bullitt, which contains what many people feel is the greatest car chase ever put on film. (I concur, though I think the final chase in Ronin comes pretty close.) This is an excellent interview with the man who did the stunt driving for McQueen in the movie, with plenty of accompanying photos and video clips. (JazzWax via Jalopnik)