Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday

• New research suggests the black holes at the center of almost all galaxies may have given birth to said galaxies.
• A look at Obama's bad-ass new Presidential limo.
• Cinematical has a bunch of random items of interest in this post, including concept art for the new Judge Dredd, a few of the American Society of Cinematographers' nominations, a handful of new trailers, and the news that a judge will supposedly settle the Watchmen case on January 20th.
• Speaking of Watchmen, how about some snazzy Dr. Manhattan clothing? You can also watch a cool behind-the-scenes video about the Minutemen.
• It was rumored a while back that Taylor Lautner would be replaced in the part of Jacob for the follow-up to Twilight, but now we have official confirmation that he will reprise the role.
• Discussion of the nominees for the Writers Guild of America awards, and the Independent Games Festival awards.
• Sarah Connor never wanted to be the mother of the future—what she really wanted was to direct! Lena Headey, who plays Sarah Connor on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will make her directorial debut with the film Kill Drug, about an underground group of vigilantes.
• Arcade Fire members Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, and Owen Pallet are doing the score for Richard Kelly's The Box.
• A bunch of fun vintage "space age" illustrations. (Via)
• A competitive version of Bejeweled has hit Facebook.
• BioShock could get as many as five sequels. But that supposed BioShock 2 screenshot you may have seen of a "New Daddy" is just concept art from the first game.
• More on the Wachowskis' next project, Ninja Assassin, including some behind-the-scenes fight choreography.
• A new study reveals that playing Tetris can help those with post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Super Punch presents another fun collection of links, which includes a story about a woman who was caught shoplifting with her two young children; one of the items was 101 Ways to Be a Great Mom. Also, Diet Coke Plus violates various FDA standards.
• Heh heh. A great Boba Fett/Sarlacc Pit military patch.
• Beware! You may be scarred forever by The Secret Origins of Clippy! Includes disturbing patent images! (Via)
• Mad Catz has announced a bunch of Street Fighter IV controllers and accessories.
• While announcing a June 19 release date for the Blu-ray version of Ghostbusters (the movie), Sony also confirmed a release date of June 16th for Ghostbusters: The Video Game. But seeing as how the game's developer, Atari, hasn't said anything about a release date yet, you might want to take that with a grain of salt.
• Microsoft expects Sony to drop the price of the PS3 in the next couple of months.
• Aliens: Colonial Marines will supposedly be released in Q1 of this year, although Joystiq isn't so sure.
• The upcoming TV show Flash Forward is designed to reset itself each season, starting with a new flash and ending when the premonitions come true.
• Garret Dillahunt—Cromartie/John Henry from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles—talks about his role in the upcoming film adaptation of The Road.
• Here's something you never knew you needed: the David Lee Roth "Runnin' with the Devil" soundboard. (Via Jill)

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