Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions

• Wow, there's going to be a Wicker Man stage production. You can invest now! (Via)
• A fun interview with Harold Ramis on all things Ghostbusters. (Via)
• Sounds like Trent Reznor is leaving Twitter and other social networking sites behind. He got tired of the trolls and the haters. (Via)
• Amanda Palmer covers "Everybody Hurts." The video is a collection of rather lame, emo images, but the audio is interesting. (Via)
• Another amusing Star Wars fan video: Incident at Toshi Station. (Via)
• Darth Vader sewing. (Via)
• It's raining tadpoles in Japan. We don't see how this could be a good sign. (Via)
• A look at the most dangerous search terms on the internet. (Via Sarah)
• Wired has another gadget gallery for us.
• Yet more on Ron Moore's Virtuality.
• How DVD Jon is mocking Apple with his new company doubleTwist and its latest ad.
• Swine flu, which we'd practically forgotten about at this point, is now officially a pandemic.
• Scientists have taken another step toward creating life in the lab.
• A review of Francis Ford Coppola's latest, Tetro.
• Updates from Guillermo del Toro on some of his many upcoming projects: Doug Jones is Frankenstein; Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, and Hugo Weaving are all coming back for The Hobbit; Hellboy 3 probably won't happen; it's hard getting funding for At the Mountains of Madness; and del Toro almost directed Thor.
• There's a rumor going around that G.I. Joe tested so badly with audiences that director Stephen Sommers got fired. But the producer of the film says that isn't true at all.
• We recently posted the news that the new Pirates movie was being pushed back in favor of The Lone Ranger, but now it sounds like the opposite is true.
• Word has it that Microsoft is preparing to launch a free anti-virus application for Windows.
• How about an RSS lampshade to go with that RSS pillow we posted about a while back?
• Research is being done that could allow you to charge your phone via Wi-Fi. Awesome!
• More E3 leftovers! Hands-on with various Ubisoft games, a look at Mass Effect 2, and a collection of the best E3 trailers.
• Sonic the hedgehog's Facebook page. (Via)
• Moon! Woo! Here's a talk with director Duncan Jones about the film, and a review.
• Twitter made the AP Stylebook! Makes you want to put on a Twitter beard mask, doesn't it?
• Photos of awesome office pranks. (Via)
• An ad for Disney's Fantasmic prominently features an automated, fire-breathing dragon. The problem is, the dragon doesn't work and won't actually be part of the show.
• A Ronald McDonald shinigami! Also, Wolverine visits a nail salon. (Via)
• Worth 1000 does deadly cute. A collection of "orphaned tweets"—tweets from people who signed up to Twitter, tweeted once, and then never came back. (Via)
• Bayonetta sounds CRAZY.
• Johnny Chung Lee, that dude who did all the crazy awesome hacks of the Wii Remote, is working on Project Natal. Hands-on (as it were) with Project Natal. And Project Natal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
• A metareview of Prototype.
• The ridiculously moving and excellent full trailer for The Last Guardian, plus some screenshots.
• James Middleton, executive producer of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, says he'd love to continue the show in another format, and talks about where it might have gone next.
• Sci Fi Wire reviews the new comic book adaptation of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
• Neil Marshall is rumored to be close to signing on to direct the Predators movie for 20th Century Fox.
• Joss Whedon talks about the next season of Dollhouse! Woo! We can't wait.
• Rumor has it that Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th) will direct the remake of Conan the Barbarian. (We read about this news in various places, but chose this particular post because of the awesome picture included. Click through and enjoy.)
• 10 new images from Blood: The Last Vampire.
• Super cute animated gif.
• J.J. Abrams on Star Trek sequel rumors.
• A video tour of the Star Trek exhibit at the Franklin Institute.
• A look at how Hollywood is drawn to comics. (Via)

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