More breaking news from the lawns of Hastings.

I, for one, welcome our new shark overlords.

Clever IMDB...very clever. The rating scale for IMDB's Spinal Tap page ceremoniously "goes to 11"

Photographer Sally Davies has kept a hamburger and fries on her shelf for six months. It looks pretty much pristine.

Lifted from Kottke.org, "The word "denim" comes from "serge de Nîmes", a fabric made in Nîmes, France, and "blue jeans" comes from "Bleu de Genes", blue pants made in Genoa (aka Genes)." So a recent discovery of several paintings depicting people wearing the fabric is noteworthy.

Screw the NY Times Bestseller list. I want any future books of mine to be here.

Oopsie . . .

Shannon asks her friend David, who doesn't like cats, to design a missing cat poster. These are his attempts.

Brilliant, but sad. The bus stop, in front of the Benrath Senior Centre in the western city of Düsseldorf, is an exact replica of a standard stop, with one small difference: buses never stop there. The purpose is to "trap" Alzheimer patients that wander away from the hospital. "They know the green and yellow bus sign and remember that waiting there means they will go home.” The result is that errant patients now wait for their trip home at the bus stop, before quickly forgetting why they were there in the first place."

826LA needs help, and they're throwing a Spelling Bee for Cheaters as a fundraiser to help the kids of Los Angeles have access to free after-school programs.

A certain Calvin Klein product has crossover appeal.

The novel I wrote in 2004 is published by literary magazine Word Riot -- just for today.

In the April issue of Wired, there's a story about Gerald Blanchard, a most ingenious thief.

This Toronto based sandwich shop serves up sandwiches named after Wilco songs. Check out the menu.

Giant, glowing worms exist in NZ.

The Darth Vader Track Jacket: I find your lack of warmth disturbing.

"Warren E. Strickland, 31, of Fairbanks, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Tuesday for throwing a double-decker taco at a manager of the Taco Bell restaurant on University Avenue." The great thing about this...the exact same thing played out at a MacDonald's in Portland...I just happened to be in line at the time.

like the title says.

There are a couple of high-tech companies that are famous (or infamous, El Guapo) for asking seemingly bizarre questions during the interview process. Personally, I have had a few interviews at companies with a similar flair for the obscure. Glassdog.com, an anonymous employer review website, has collected some of its favorites for 2009. Does anybody have any favorite interview questions they would like to share?

J. I need you to check this out for me.