A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. The first teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be shown in front of The Spiderwick Chronicles when it gets released next weekend. Of course it'll hit the web shortly afterward. According to Page Six, Woody Allen's upcoming film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, features not only a threesome amongst Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, and Javier Bardem, but also......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Persepolis This film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, which was co-directed and co-written by Satrapi herself, along with Vincent Paronnaud, is getting amazing reviews. It follows the trials and tribulations of an outspoken Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution. The English language version of the film being screened here features the voices of Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, and Iggy Pop, with Catherine Deneuve and......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The internet is a wonderful place where every day you can find people out there inventing ingenious new foods. Take, for instance, these meatloaf cupcakes where the frosting is made of mashed potatoes. Brilliant! (Via Sarah) This appears to have gone up on Thursday last week, but it's the first time we're seeing it, so we'll pass it on to you,......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Extra, extra! Google cares a lot less about the First Amendment than we thought. Think those squirrels you see frolicking in the park are adorable and harmless? Not in Denver, where apparently, they're carrying the plague. On this day ten years ago? Computer Deep Blue Something (how 1997 can you get?!) beats its human opponent in tournament-level chess. In what's surely an attempt......

I don't know nearly as much about poker as I thought I did. Apparently, watching the occasional episode of Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo does not make you an expert. Also, there seem to be more kinds of poker than Texas Hold 'Em and Five Card Stud. Who knew? (Answer: the producers of Lucky You.) That being said, I don't think I missed out on too much in Lucky You because of my lack......

What's new and/or interesting at Philly theaters this weekend. Lower City (Cidade Baixa) - Two best friends meet a beautiful stripper/prostitute and a complex romantic triangle forms as all three try to find a way to survive on the gritty streets of Salvador de Bahia's "lower city." Sergio Machado's directorial debut, this one's supposed to be intense and sensual. Could be fun! Trailer Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse Most Likely to Rule: Scoop -......

Yesterday, we kept the colons out, but in today's run-down, we've made sure to put them all back in! Surgery, in reverse... Houstonist: Author extraordinaire Margaret Atwood has invented something called the LongPen, with which one can sign autographs from a remote location. Without astral projection. (See image at left.) Austinist: If you don't know who Kinky Friedman is, you should. Even here in Philadelphia. DCist: The West Wing is filming its final episodes in......