A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you.
- "A planet orbiting a red dwarf star 20 light years away could be the first known water world, entirely covered by a deep ocean." (Via)
- Think Geek always has cool stuff, but a few recent additions to their catalog deserve special mention: the Star Trek spork and brand new Dreamcasts.
- Lev Grossman gives in, and murders the fail whale.
- Freddy Mercury as a Green Lantern fighting Darkseid (via). A vaguely related bit of internet madness: a bunch of old computer parts performing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."
- Oops. We forgot to celebrate the Earth yesterday. Thankfully, others did not forget. Wired lists 7 green gadgets, and Wil Wheaton offers some thought provoking images and words, and a video.
- A recent breakthrough could lead to instant-on computers.
- A video interview with Tricky.
- A look at the process behind designing that ice monster for Star Trek.
- Good news in the war between humans and robots! Consumer robots seem to be dying out.
- So now there are Wolverine-branded razors? Wow. "Shave yourself like a tortured, brain-washed killing machine!"
- Details on the Pretty in Pink, Clueless, and Mean Girls video games.
- Some BioShock 2 screenshots, and impressions of the game from Joystiq and Game|Life.
- Amazon is selling WiiWare games now. Actually, they're selling a code that's redeemable for a download at the Wii store. Crazy.
- Five new screenshots from the Wii Punch-Out!!, including a few looks at the multiplayer mode.
- More episodes of G.I. Joe: Resolute. If you aren't watching this series, you seriously need to. It's ridiculously good.
- The Resistance from Terminator: Salvation is on Twitter! Also, the full interview with Arnold on his theoretical, pseudo participation in the film.
- Simpsonized Riddlers.
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew shows off his Gorilla Detector.
- Impressive figurines of famous characters out of pop culture, made entirely out of pipe cleaners.
- More details on the gameplay of LEGO Rock Band.
- Sarien lets you play a selection of vintage Sierra adventure games for free in your browser. Try it before it's shut down! (Via)
- More details on the intriguing upcoming sci-fi film The Surrogates.
- Kevin Macdonald, director of State of Play, has made a deal to develop and direct The End of Eternity, a film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1966 novel.
- Word is that the sequel rights to Sin City are being shopped around Hollywood. That would mean that Dimension Films lost said rights, but the company claims it did not. Huh.
- Sci Fi Wire takes a look at which upcoming sci-fi TV pilots are likely to lead to a series, and which are not.
- Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam has screen-tested for the title role in Thor.
- Interesting details about Majel Roddenberry's will. She was very generous to her dogs, housekeeper, and son.
- How to painfully assure that no one will spend too much time in your shower.
- Geekologie presents the best DS case ever. Slightly NSFW, especially if you scroll down to the unedited version.
- An NES in a purse.
- There's a pet cosplay festival this weekend! Sadly, it's a little far away.
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