A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. XPN's 885 countdown this year will list the quintessential XPN songs. We're not even sure what that means, but you can go and vote right here. So what's next now that E3 is over? Comic-Con! EW has your photo gallery preview of the event (via). And check out the sweet Star Trek character poster! Amazon has launched a video streaming service called Amazon......

You know... we knew that cheesesteaks were unhealthy. But a thousand calories apiece? These kids will be in worse shape than Morgan Spurlock.......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. The Last Mistress A film adaptation of the novel An Old Mistress starring Fu'ad Ait Aatou as Ryno de Marigny, and Asia Argento as Vellini, two lovers in 19th century Paris. They've been involved for nearly a decade when de Marigny tries to end the relationship because he's now engaged to a respectable young woman. But can he deny his past, and Vellini's passion? Period romances......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A couple has amassed a huge collection of board games (including many rare and vintage examples), video games, and video game hardware, and you can buy the stuff at their website: 1st in Games. (Via Sarah) Check out the very cool teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation. Seth McFarlane is still talking about a Family Guy movie. Somebody found a 40-year-old screenplay for a......

This guy is clearly not a good Philadelphia tourist.......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Computerworld takes a look at how CAPTCHA was cracked, and the consequences of that event. (Via Slashdot, via Jill) Babble picks the 26 most disturbing kid movies ever. (Via Sarah) Justin Theroux will write the sequel to Iron Man, and Marvel is close to a deal that will bring back director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. The plan is......

Come on... can you blame the guy?......

If only the folks at My Home 2.0 could use this technology to teach people how to play ball.........

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. There's nothing at the URL as of this writing, but PR people tell us that some time early this week, code.google.com/radiohead will host a clip of a video for "House Of Cards" created using two crazy technologies called Geometric Informatics and Velodyne Lidar. Not used in creating the video were cameras of any kind. Those crazy Radiohead peoples. Great moments in......

What's the only thing better than wine? Wine pairings going head-to-head, that's what!......

The City of Philadelphia still has police officers—at least temporarily—thanks to a deal struck this week. Michael referred to the deal as buying time to work out the details of a longer-term agreement. Maybe he's right, or maybe he's just postponing the inevitable. Only time will tell. Michael's slogan for Philadelphia's soon-to-be-effective law requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours: "If you lose your piece, call the police." Somewhere, Johnny......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. We're a bit torn about the Spinmallow. On the one hand, how lazy do you have to be to need a spinning stick to toast your marshmallow? But on the other hand... ooh, spinning stick! (Via Jill) In honor of the release of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Cinematical picks seven other movies they'd like to see in 3D. Upcoming Japanese......

...We still knew how to lose a ballgame.* *Yeah, we know they're in first place. But we've learned that that can change.......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Rock the Vote and MySpace have gotten together to create a little contest called DemROCKracy. The band with a MySpace page that registers the most voters through Rock the Vote’s voter registration tool on MySpace will win prizes including Gibson guitars and the chance to perform on a major concert stage. (Via Julia) The rumors are true: Robert Downey Jr. will play Sherlock......

Former Phillyist and newly-published author Jen A. Miller was on TV yesterday talking about one of our favorite parts of going down the shore: all the junk food. Note: you'll have to view the video on the NBC10 website. Click the image for the video!......

The Fourth of July may have already passed us, but while everyone is still more or less in the holiday mood, we thought a video about American history wouldn't be out of place.......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The secret process for making chocolate covered bacon. (Via Bob) Even more low quality scans of photos from the Dragonball set! Oh joy! (Via) Interesting spy photos from the set of Bruce Willis' latest, a sci-fi thriller called The Surrogates. (Via) The director of An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim, is reportedly working on a film about Senator Barack......

Would the U.S. Government produce a video like this in 2008? Probably not, but we can't help but feel that things might be more pleasant if they did. Thanks to D-Mac for this one!......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. On the internet, there are many web apps for generating many things, but previously they were scattered all over the place. No longer! Now we have Generator Land! (Via Mike) Gizmodo has the pretty pictures you need of the new Nike McFly. (Via Mickey) The Terror Film Festival is a local celebration of horror flicks, and it's currently open for submissions!......

Ever thought to yourself: "Axl Rose couldn't possibly be as much of a douche as everyone says he is?" Yeah. Here's evidence to the contrary.......

Photo of Cody by Dan Bergeron Torontoist took a look at Regent Park, a low-income neighborhood whose soon-to-be-demolished buildings are being graced with huge wheatpastes of the area's displaced residents. (On that note, they also tried to find a legal middle ground for street art.)Phillyist curated their first art exhibition, and posted pictures from its opening.Gothamist was shocked when surveillance footage was released of a Brooklyn hospital's staffers repeatedly ignoring a patient—who had waited......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Clutch is putting out a live CD/DVD called Full Fathom Five. It's due out on August 12th on the band's own label, Weathermaker Music. You can get an MP3 download of a song off it right here. (Via Matt) Thanks probably in large part to the tireless work of The official McFLY 2015 project, Nike is finally going to put out "Air McFlys,"......

Well, that's a creative way to protest Scientology.........

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Want to win a trip to the San Diego Comic Con to meet the cast of Death Race, and maybe even appear in the DVD as a casualty of the race? Sure you do! Just click here and fill out the form to enter. (Via Jill) A look into Harvey Weinstein's recycle bin. Check out the very creepy red band trailer......

We just love it when art students put these things up on YouTube.......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Guillermo Del Toro dropped some more hints about what we can expect from the one or two Hobbit movies he's going to direct. Check out Pixar's first short film. More pics from Scorsese's upcoming film, Ashecliffe. An upcoming film version of King Lear is set to star Anthony Hopkins as the titular king and Naomi Watts, Keira Knightley,......

This guy's cable access show. (Warning: it's just a little disturbing. Especially if you're afraid of clowns.)......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Cinematical's review of Hellboy II is encouragingly positive. You can check out the new, third trailer for the film right here (via). Two Greek mythology movies are on their way and are likely to end up fighting it out at the box office. One is a remake of Clash of the Titans, to be directed by Louis Leterrier and written by......

It's been quite some time since we showed one of these videos—and this time, the runners aren't just any old tourists.......

When skateboarding was banned from Love Park... it didn't really change much. Walking through the other day, we caught a couple of guys on boards jumping off one of the high planters, and wondered if they knew about the ban (a surprising number of people don't, but a bigger number just don't care), or about the very cool Paine's Park Project. The Paine's Park Project is a 2.5-acre skatepark, originally commissioned by Mayor Street......