The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. "Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a normal star—a distant world just three times the size of our own." (Via Sarah) Won't somebody please think of the ninjas? Warren Ellis is on a roll lately. He's got links to a couple of fascinating articles, one about new evidence that suggests that Machu Picchu was actually discovered forty years......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Sex: The Revolution (Mon, 10PM-11PM, VH1) Part one of a four-part series on sex! Hooray! This episode covers the repression of the early '50s, the publication of the Kinsey report, the launch of Playboy magazine, and the approval of oral contraceptives. The next episodes follow on succeeding nights, also at 10PM, with the last one airing Thursday night. 1000 Ways to Die (Wed, 11PM-11:30PM, Spike) This is......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Mon, 10PM-10:30PM, Food Network) One of our favorite Food Network shows visits Philly again, this time in order to sample scrapple at a diner. Host Guy also visits other neighborhood joints in St. Louis and Virginia. Live to Be 150... Can You Do It? (Tue, 10PM-11PM, ABC) This Barbara Walters special report on aging takes a look at ways to increase longevity, and......