- Rats. I missed my chance to put in a request for my very own space shuttle. I wonder if those free engines are still available, though… [via]
- Ever wonder what the U.S. would look like with 50 states of roughly equal population? I’m amused to discover that I’d be working out of state if I continued to live across the border in Long Island. [via]
- Meanwhile, I have read none of the bestselling books in New York City. (Though Under the Dome is sitting in my e-reader, waiting.) Maybe Long Island should secede. [via]
- How did I not know Meat Loaf used to be a Motown artist?
- And fianlly, John Scalzi discusses the pros and cons of being killed by various sci-fi creatures. Of the Alien movies he says:
It’s a perfect killing machine, like a shark or Simon Cowell, so at least you know you’re being killed by the best; nothing says “party” like a chest burster.