A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. As far as we can tell, the hottest thing on the internet right now is this video of a monkey waiter in a Japanese restaurant. Enjoy! (Via Sarah) How about some fun quizzes? We've got one on super hero secret identities (and if that one's too easy for you, here's another), and one on Harry Potter spells. (Via Sarah) Joystiq recaps its coverage......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. We posted a link to an xkcd comic a while back wherein a character created a virus that would force commenters on YouTube to listen to any comments they tried to make by reading their words back to them aloud. The idea was to shame them with their own stupidity. Clever and funny—and now, reality. The developers at YouTube created an option that......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. CNN's electoral map calculator is a pretty interesting little web app. The default values show you CNN's estimate for how the race will turn out, but you can switch any state you want to either candidate and see how that swings things (via Kevin). In other election news, the Maverick family points out that John McCain is not a maverick, by......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Crisis averted! Royalties won't be increased, and the iTunes Music Store won't be shut down... this time! (Via Sarah) AMC is developing a series based on Red Mars, the first book in Kim Stanley Robinson's epic sci-fi trilogy about the colonization of Mars. Today's collection of ridiculous election-related links: 7-Eleven's coffee cup poll (via Zoe); Defective Yeti's liveblog of last night's Biden-Palin debate;......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Religulous A documentary about world religion, directed by Larry Charles, of Borat and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame, and starring Bill Maher. The freshness rating is above average, but this Phillyist stopped finding Maher funny a few years ago, and doesn't really get the Larry Charles style of embarrassment humor either, so we'll be giving this one a miss. Trailer - Freshness Showing at: Ritz at the......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The iTunes Music Store could be closed soon. The Copyright Royalty Board is scheduled to hand down a decision today on royalties paid to publishers and songwriters for downloaded music, and if those rates are increased by six cents per song, Apple says it will have to shut down the iTunes Music Store because it will no longer be profitable. (Via Sarah) Nintendo......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Japanese newspapers are reporting that a new version of the Nintendo DS will be announced soon which will include a camera and music playback. Woah. The entertainment world suffered another in what seems like a long line of painful losses this year with the death this weekend of Paul Newman. Sorry, fellas, she's taken now: Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds got......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Johnny Depp has officially signed on for a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. It's also now official that Depp will be playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. And he'll be playing Tonto in Jerry Bruckheimer's adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Wow! We're glad to see he's keeping busy. Bruce Willis will make his directorial debut with an indie......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Want to remix a Radiohead song? Through this coming Monday, you can go to Amazon and download a free track from Bob Dylan's upcoming release Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8. It's probably not an entirely fair analogy, but screenwriter Todd Alcott's metaphor for the current economic crisis is definitely clever and funny. (Via) Defective Yeti predicts our political......

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......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Author George R.R. Martin had some exciting news for his fans on his "Not-a-Blog" at the end of last week: HBO exercised its option and purchased the television rights to A Game of Thrones. He cautions not to get too excited, as this still doesn't necessarily mean a TV show based on his fantasy novel is in the works; the project......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Another fun, geeky blog for us to read: Super Punch. (Via Amy) Defective Yeti's amusing thoughts on the Republican National Convention. If you hit Google this morning, you may have noticed that the logo is devoted to the Large Hadron Collider. That's because they switched the LHC on today, an event that some said would destroy the world. But because it's......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters use paint guns to demonstrate the principle of parallel computing. Yay! (Via) Have you seen the new Microsoft commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld? It's pretty hilarious. And it's not even advertising anything specific; it's like they just wanted to make a funny short film with the surprisingly effective comedy duo of Gates and Seinfeld. James Rocchi......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This ad for The Powerpuff Girls is also a brilliant and hilarious parody of Super Friends. Enjoy! (Via) Obama has many famous supporters—even emo! (Via Jill) PW tracks the sad decline of Nic Cage by listing six films in which he just didn't give a flying... well, you know. (Via Sarah) Well, you can forget about the Tarzan reboot being a......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Jess at Apropos of Something did a comparison between John McCain and his running mate, and a couple of folks on a certain sci-fi show, and found some distressing similarities... Esquire picked the 20 best steaks in America, and Philly's own Pat's cheesesteak made the list! On the one hand we're rather proud, but on the other... Pat's?......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This is pretty hilarious: Denny's just started offering a new Rockstar Menu, featuring dishes created by actual rockstars when asked what they like to eat late at night. We're particularly excited about the Heart on a Plate created by Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal. (Via Filter) Director Mathieu Kassovitz says a troubled production and some bad editing have turned......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. NME profiles an American teen who quit school to work on perfecting his Guitar Hero game. His skills have already netted him prizes, and he hopes to go professional eventually. Oh, and don't worry—his parents have hired him a tutor so he can continue his education. (Via Ross) On September 1st, you can go into any participating Chik-Fil-A wearing a sports......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. A gallery of photos of San Fran's annual "Altered Barbie" exhibition. Some could theoretically be considered NSFW, but c'mon, it's just a doll. (Via Sarah) Three men have scheduled a press conference this afternoon in Palo Alto, California where they say they'll reveal the details of their discovery of what they claim is a dead Bigfoot. But apparently even other Bigfoot hunters doubt......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Guardian altered some photos of our president from the Olympics and created LOL Bush. Enjoy! (Via Sarah) Ooh, remote control zombie! (Via Sarah) Cinematical lists seven men gone too soon. It's been a rough year. The poorly named site Galactic Binder picks the top 31 bad-ass Star Wars moments. Some of these aren't exactly "bad-ass," but most of them are pretty......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Dude, Mountain Dew cupcakes! Brilliant! (Via Sarah) Oh no! What have they done to our beloved Clue? Now there are nine rooms, nine weapons (and no lead pipe), and the house is modernized (apparently the new version is more like a mansion from Cribs). Argh! (Via Sarah) Forbes lists the top earning celebrity chefs. We can't believe that......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Apparently McDonalds franchisees have been complaining about having to advertise for the dollar menu, their point being that it makes little sense to pay extra to publicize something that brings in less revenue. So McDonalds is considering changing things, starting with the double cheeseburger. Specifically, they're thinking about either making it more expensive, or taking the cheese off. If they go with the......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Paris Hilton rather famously made a cameo in a recent John McCain campaign ad. So Funny or Die paid for her hilarious video response. It's the best thing we've ever seen her in! Way better than the sex video. (Via Debbie) Check out the Holy Grail of Buffy fandom, a never-before-seen three-minute demo reel for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Disney has optioned a new graphic novel called Monster Attack Network, about a group of tough first responders who battle the sea monsters that are constantly attacking the otherwise perfect South Pacific island of Lapuatu. Sounds like fun. Kevin Smith dropped some interesting tidbits in a recent interview about his struggles with the MPAA over Zack and Miri Make a Porno,......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The world's oldest Bible is going online! All we want to know is, how are they going to jam those fragile old pages down the tubes of the internets without ruining them? (Via Jill) Sounds like NBC is doing a not-so-good job at selling their new programs to TV critics. (Via Jill) It's Comic-Con time! Cinematical has a preliminary post, then coverage of......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. We're really hoping Christian Bale didn't actually beat up his mom and his sister, because then we'd have to be really disappointed in him. Batman does not beat up old ladies! Unless they're super villains, of course (via Ross). Meanwhile, Warren Ellis points out that Hollywood stars used to be capable of more impressive bad behavior. Check out Cinematical's Comic-Con preview.......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Cracked presents The 7 Most Bizarre Fast Food Industry Lawsuits. (Via Sarah) At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper will soon no longer have Ebert or Roeper. Ebert is leaving over a dispute with Disney (which owns the show); he and Siskel's widow own the trademark for the thumbs-up/ thumbs-down film verdict, and they could not come to......

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Wanna Bet (Mon, 9PM-10PM, ABC) A changing panel of celebrity judges bet on whether ordinary people can perform wild stunts. If they win the bet, the money goes to charity. In the first episode, the judges are Tom Green, Sherri Shepherd, George Takei, and Harland Williams, and the stunts include hula-hooping a 50 pound truck tire for 45 seconds, identifying music groups by licking their CDs, and......

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......

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......