If You Think You Have a Problem With Video Games…

Historical Photographs
http://www.smashinglists.com/top-25-most-ancient-historical-photographs/

Little Billy’s Letters to famous and infamous people
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/10/little-billys-letter.html

Video games as a genre of creative expression
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/games/video-games-as-a-genre-of-creative-expression-20100401-rh8z.html
My favorite line is where Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is referred to as “the Citizen Kane of repeatedly shooting people in the face.”

Penguin, Capybara, Monkey Crime Spree
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/7403150/Pet-shop-manager-caught-stealing-penguin-from-Japanese-zoo.html

The top 20 most annoying book reviewer cliches and how to use them all in one meaningless review
http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2009m3d11-The-top-20-most-annoying-book-reviewer-phrases-and-how-to-use-them-all-in-one-meaningless-review

A really interesting talk about using the psychology of game design, games and social networking, external rewards, and how games are going to be everywhere in the future.

http://www.sirlin.net/blog/2010/2/22/external-rewards-and-jesse-schells-amazing-lecture.html

The Death of the Slush Pile
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703414504575001271351446274.html

For The Love of God, People, The Slush Pile Isn’t Dead
http://therumpus.net/2010/01/for-the-love-of-god-people-the-slush-pile-isnt-dead/

A long, but interesting article on James Patterson (who has more NY Times bestsellers than anyone else).
James Patterson Inc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.html?pagewanted=all

Mystery visitor to Poe’s grave is a no-show
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_en_ot/us_poe_mystery_visitor

The monetization paradox (or why Google is not my friend)
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/01/the-monetization-paradox-or-wh.html

The Future of Air Travel

The Secret Cities of Yemen
http://trifter.com/asia-pacific/the-secret-cities-of-yemen/

The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=7612

Do You Thinking Teaching Fighting Skills Could Honor the Lord?

Video game success may be in the mind, study finds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8471182.stm

Learn to Let Go: How Success Killed Duke Nukem
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/all/1

Phantom Menace Review
The best (and longest) movie review I’ve ever encountered.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/watch-this-70-minute-video-review-of-star-wars-the-phantom-menace/

Star Wars quotes in Japanese
http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/star-wars-quotes-in-japanese/

Can tongue surgery improve English-speaking ability?
http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/12/21/can-tongue-surgery-improve-english-speaking-ability/

Richard K Morgan on the Pointlessness of Arguing About Genres
http://www.richardkmorgan.com/article_soundfury.htm

Satan Takes Pokemon Seriously

Kim Peek, the original Rain Man, dies
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6964730.ece

Using Menu Psychology to Entice Diners
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/23/dining/23menus.html?pagewanted=all

Robot Invasion YouTube Video from Uruguay leads to Hollywood contract
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8417789.stm

HP Computers Are Racist