The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment.
- A theory based on some of J.J. Abrams' recent work in sci-fi: he's a time-traveler from a parallel Earth here to prepare us for some kind of upcoming reality shift. (Via)
- Apparently R2-D2 makes a cameo in Star Trek (via). Check out these hot, limited edition Star Trek sneakers (via). Nimoy talks about the new Trek.
- Nerd Pride Day, or Geek Pride Day, originated in Spain and takes place on May 25, the anniversary of the premiere of Star Wars.
- ABC has given series orders to Eastwick and V. But what about series renewals? Amazingly, it looks like Dollhouse is coming back for another season!! Hooray! And so is Chuck. But sadly, Terminator is not. Boo!
- Really cool Where the Wild Things Are cake. Also, "Due to a contract dispute Danger Mouse can't legally release his new album. So instead, he's going to sell a blank CD-R with cover art, and encourage people to illegally download the album and burn it." (Via)
- Looks like Tatsunoko vs Capcom is coming to the US after all. Nice!
- We have our Thor, and it is Chris Hemsworth. Dude played Kirk's Dad in Star Trek, he's currently shooting The Cabin in the Woods, and he'll be in the Red Dawn remake.
- Actual photo of alien autopsy!!! (Via Camden)
- Tasty stormtroooper cereal! (Via)
- Laser Obama is cooler and more powerful than regular Obama. (Via)
- The "computational knowledge engine" known as Wolfram Alpha, which was rumored to be a Google killer, has gone live, and Download Squad has an analysis. And here are the top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs (via).
- Very disturbing images of intelligence briefing cover sheets covered with Christian religious propaganda. (Via)
- More movies as directed by David Lynch: two looks at Return of the Jedi (via), and one A Goofy Movie (via).
- Mickey Mouse Gundam!! (Via)
- Five Westerns Every Star Wars Fan Should See. (Via)
- A gallery of images from Iron Sky, the upcoming movie about space Nazis. (Via)
- Marvel is still slowly revealing its top 70 comic book covers ever, and offering collectible prints of each one. (Via)
- Very possibly the world's smallest car.
- Today's Penny Arcade is pretty hilarious.
- Trailers! We've got The Princess and the Frog, Nine, and Gamer.
- Ewan McGregor has no interest in appearing in a sequel to Trainspotting. Also, he doesn't know who Megan Fox is. Do a Google image search, man!
- A tech preview of MS Office 2010 has leaked.
- How to start your own URL shortener.
- Perform a Google search and a Twitter search simultaneously with Twoogle.
- How about some free Meat Puppets?
- Game|Life gives the new Bionic Commando a distressingly mediocre review.
- The first live Twitter comedy show will be going down starting at June 8th at 20.00 BST.
- The auction of Battlestar Galactica memorabilia is over, with Number Six's red dress selling for the highest price ($23,000), but you can still own a print of the oil painting of the first Cylon War that hung in Admiral Adama's quarters, and for much cheaper (via).
- Underwire lists seven "webotainers" worth watching.
- Kid Kthulu! (Via)
- Gameplay footage of Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. (Via)
- The Venture Bros. cast, reimagined. Also, amazing photos of the space shuttle in front of the sun. (Via)
- Uwe Boll's Tunnel Rats video game became available for download this week. It's based on his 2008 film of the same name, which has yet to be released in the US.
- Ed Asner on Up.
- It's looking like that martial arts reimagining of Snow White might actually happen, with Natalie Portman as a potential star. Also possibly hitting the big screen soon: Tomorrowland.
- The Society of Supervillians reveal what eight companies' ads would say if they were being honest, and provide some tips for budget supervillainy.
- A building being used as a giant display.
- An inventor tried to patent a killer chip in Germany, and you'll understand why he was denied when you read the description: it's a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so authorities can track him easily. The advanced model would also include a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.
- The biggest black hole in the universe is... pretty big, actually.
- A bunch of ridiculous trick basketball shots.
- Nine games computers are ruining for humanity. (Via)
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