A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The concept of controlling a computer and/or a video game with only your mind has been around for a long time, and lately it's been getting closer and closer to reality. Now it looks like the reality is finally here: a neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain and sends them wirelessly to a USB dongle connected to your computer......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Nerd World dug up a pretty cute little video clip from the upcoming Where the Wild Things Are movie. The audio is clearly unfinished, but otherwise it looks pretty much done. Some rumors confirmed: first of all, Ryan Reynolds will indeed appear as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Furthermore, Friday Night Lights regular Taylor Kitsch will play Gambit, and will.i.am will......

Librarians like to stir up a ruckus when they can: The Newbury and Caldecott Medals were awarded this morning at the American Library Association’s Mid-Winter meeting down at the Convention Center, and the choices are, to put it mildly, “bold.” Most of us remember elementary school reading lists filled with past Newbury winners (The Westing Game was our favorite), and the Caldecott denotes excellence in what are called picture books, which are basically what you......

Wednesday As part of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society series, Christian Tetzlaff, violin and Alexander Lonquich, piano will give a concert of Beethoven Sonatas. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 Thursday Acclaimed tenor Matthew Polenzani, accompanied by the accomplished pianist Julius Drake, will give a solo recital of songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Liszt, Britten, and Hahn. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 The Curtis Opera Theater pairs Haydn's Arianna a Naxos with Poulenc's......

If you, like us, suffer from so-called "gentle madness," the Rosenbach Museum's astounding collection of rare books and manuscripts (some in the author's own hand!) might be enough to bring you to an excited, trembling swoon. However, we see how a six-year old might be less-than-excited to see a first edition copy of The Whale (later known as Moby Dick) in a bookcase previously owned by Herman Melville. Luckily, on April 1st and 2nd, The......