A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Cinematical smashes a couple of casting rumors (no, Will Smith is not playing Captain America, and no, David Boreanaz is not playing the Green Lantern), reveals that Brett Ratner would be interested in making the new Superman movie, and gives us the scoop on early preview screenings of G.I. Joe and Star Trek (the general feeling seems to be that Joe is bad......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. LOLcats sing Metallica! Kind of. (Via Sarah) Speaking of Metallica, a music journalist for a Swedish paper included in his review of the band's latest album a link to a user-edited, condensed version of said album, and even suggested the edited version was better. In response, the band's representative's at Universal have threatened to cut off the paper's access not only......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Ancient Discoveries (Mon, 10PM-11PM, History Channel) This week's episode of Ancient Discoveries is entitled "Ancient Super Ballistics," and if that doesn't sound awesome to you, then we don't want to know you. It's about the history of ballistics, and features firearms experts testing ancient weapons for speed, accuracy, and power. Nova (Tue, 8PM-9PM, WHYY & WLVT) The venerable PBS science show takes a look at the Cold......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. It's Rock Band week, people! Game|Life has a glowing review, while Joystiq has put together their usual metareview. Joystiq has also launched a new weekly post highlighting new downloadable content for Rock Band. And they've paid tribute to an intrepid soul who tried to be a one-woman Rock Band. Matt Selman over on Nerd World has written an amusing essay on......

We're blue jean people. And we have an office job that we can't wear blue jeans to. That was fine all summer. But now it's getting cold. We're doing laundry almost daily. And we don't have a shopping budget. Austinist: This headline made us happy. Parisist: We think we've seen this guy in our neighborhood! Bostonist: We're waiting for this to be approved for people. Gothamist: This is news? SFist: Poor ferret! Chicagoist: Not Kansas......

...False Appearances: Even the celebrities we think are moderately normal turn out not to be, sometimes. (Via People.) ...Nonsensical Cameos: Why clutter up your fictional movie with real-life characters if you're not re-making Forrest Gump? (Via THN.) ...Engagement: Funny how Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn never officially acknowledged their relationship, but now they're engaged, isn't it? (Via Yahoo!) ...Malicious Children: Coco Arquette wants the paparrazi to chase her mommy. Bet she'll be embarassed in......

Today marks Elite -ist's first official Friday as a working stiff. Which means, for the first time in Elite -ist's life, we can say "TGIF" without any sense of irony whatsoever. Rock on. Miamist: Pregnant? At a loss for names? Consider a tropical storm! Bostonist: Kids these days! SFist: Dreamboat (to some) reporter Anderson Cooper is in San Francisco today, but not, repeat not, for the LGBT Film Fest. Chicagoist: Yes, but where was Beavis?......