It Came From The Sewer, Updated

For those who were kept awake nights, wondering what the hell that thing in a North Carolina sewer was — Anyone but me? No? Well, screw it, I’ve got an update for you anyway.
Thanks to Xeni Jardin over at Boing Boing, who found this story on i09, which confirms that the thing is real, and [...]

Don’t Look. Seriously, don’t.

Fine. I warned you.
A truly odd — and more than a little gross — viral video came over the Internet at me today, called “Unknown Life Form In N. Carolina Sewer.”
I can’t resist something with a title like that. So I checked it out. At first, I had the nagging suspicion I’d been duped into [...]

And now, the bad news…

Despite all the good news today, there are still a few sad notes. Prop 8 passes. Ted Stevens, convicted felon, re-elected. And Michael Crichton, dead of cancer at 66.
My whole life, Crichton has been the guy I’ve compared myself to when I really, really, want to feel like a loser. First article published in the [...]

On Other Sites…

Got a couple new posts over at Examiner.com — one on the bailout, the other on the best comics shops in LA. I’m diverse like that.
At the Absorbascon, Scipio nails the difference between DC and Marvel Comics in a post about J. Michael Stracyznski’s series, The Twelve.
Sleestak at Lady, That’s My Skull, has discovered an [...]

Palin’s an Alien?

This crop circle certainly seems to be evidence pointing in that direction.
(I promise, I will get over my Sarah Palin obsession soon. It’s just the woman is comedy gold, I tell ya.)
(And of course, this thing was carved by someone from Idaho.)

Understanding Chrome by McCloud

Proving once again it loves the hipster doofus demo*, Google hired Scott McCloud, author of Zot! and the much more scholarly and famous Understanding Comics, to create a comic introducing its new Web browser, Chrome. The comic got out a bit early, so anyone who wants a sneak preview of Chrome can read all about [...]

This Week in the End of the World

Great news this week for fans of the Apocalypse.
First, my old favorite, Peak Oil, throws a little more evidence our way:
Fears Emerge Over Russia’s Oil Output
Russian oil production has peaked and may never return to current levels, one of the country’s top energy executives has warned, fuelling concerns that the world’s biggest oil producers cannot [...]

We Must Flee, Part III

OK, now this is just starting to resemble a Simpsons episode. In the NY Times today:
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled 5,000-pound spy satellite within the next two weeks, before it tumbles from orbit, because the rocket fuel it carries could be a danger to people, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
The operation [...]

We Must Flee! (Again)

Spy Satellite May Hit Earth.
You know, when headlines start looking like the phony newspapers they show in sci-fi movies, maybe there’s something going on. Just saying.

The World Meat Crisis

 
Jesum H. Crow. It’s not enough I have to worry about global warming, the world running out of oil, and Norbit being nominated for an Oscar. Now the NY Times tells me the cheeseburger might soon be a thing of the past.
Thank God the FDA recently decided it was OK to eat cloned meat. Sure, [...]